Inside the Primordial Wood Star Forest, in the territory of the Heavenly Wolf Sacred Ancestor.
The thunderclouds in the sky, which had been drawn into a giant vortex, had been there for two hours. Suddenly, the sky, like a piece of cloth, was cut in two by a flash of light. Within the thunderclouds, a force and a light, opposing each other, unexpectedly burst forth.
"..." There was no explosion or earth-shattering power overflowing. The two forces seemed to intertwine and then dissipate on their own as if they had never appeared. Of course, the torn sky, still not recovered, was proof of the two terrifying forces that had just emerged.
"What was that flash of light just now?" A Sacred Ancestor of the Demon Race asked, his pupils contracting.
"It could contend with the White-robed Sacred Monarch..." Another Demon Race member said, equally astonished.
The terror of the White-robed Sacred Monarch was known throughout the star system. Proof of this was that even Cang Sheng, wielding an ancestral artifact, could not mistake him. Cang Sheng, with an ancestral artifact in hand, was invincible, sweeping all before him. No matter how many peak-stage Sacred Ancestors there were, it wouldn't be enough for him to kill...
What kind of light was that, so powerful? Several Sacred Ancestors of the Demon Race in the Primordial Wood Star Forest speculated endlessly.
As for the various Protectors and the Eight Great Spirit Children, who were observing the tribulation from close range, they felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They were not undergoing tribulation, but Yu Tianjun and Wu Zixuan were, and it was extremely perilous. Wu Zixuan, severely injured, was sitting and healing while also releasing his true cultivation. Yu Tianjun, on the other hand, was undergoing the tribulation on his behalf, which seemed to increase the power of the lightning tribulation.
Yu Tianjun could understand the lightning tribulation becoming more terrifying; he even wanted more of it. However, that "ominous" light made him uncomfortable and cautious. First, he didn't know how that light appeared. Second, the attacking power of that light had absolutely surpassed the level of a Sacred Ancestor. No wonder tribulation-crossers could hardly overcome the lightning tribulation. He definitely wanted to find out what that "ominous" light was.
"What was that, tearing through the void so easily?" Yu Tianjun muttered, looking at the still unclosed sky. The more hidden the power, the more he wanted to know. He believed that "ominous" was just another manifestation of the will of the Heavenly Dao, but he didn't know what form it took. His curiosity was piqued, and once it arose, it could not be suppressed.
Yu Tianjun stared intently at the void. The torn sky had already mended, but he did not relax in the slightest. That flash of light could reappear and kill Wu Zixuan.
As if Yu Tianjun's waiting didn't matter much, the light did not reappear, and the thunderclouds also stopped gathering. A light filled with spiritual energy descended from the sky near where Wu Zixuan and Yu Tianjun were undergoing tribulation. The lightning tribulation suddenly stopped, a bit anticlimactic!
"It only descended once..." Yu Tianjun frowned. "Absorb all this spiritual energy from the light screen! It might help you consolidate your cultivation a lot!" Yu Tianjun jumped out of the area where he had just undergone tribulation. He didn't need that kind of power much; it was better for Wu Zixuan to absorb it.
"Thank you, Young Master, for your assistance..." Wu Zixuan said gratefully. Even though he was Yu Tianjun's subordinate, for Yu Tianjun to put himself in danger for him was already rare. And in the end, he got to enjoy the fruits of it himself...
"Hurry up and absorb it!" Yu Tianjun impatiently waved his hand. "I still have to let those guys undergo tribulation. Hmm! I really want to know what that light was." He sighed.
"Yes!" Wu Zixuan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Just now, when that ray of light appeared, he felt death approaching, yet Yu Tianjun had resolved it so easily. How heaven-defying was his combat power? He was even curious to know what that ray of light was...
Stepping out of the range of the lightning tribulation, Yu Tianjun walked over to his subordinates and spoke seriously.
"Which of you wants to undergo tribulation first?" He was referring to the remaining eleven protectors. "Or do you want to go in order? Let Mo Lian undergo tribulation last. I will help all of you break through your cultivation this time..."
Following that order, the next one was Chi Danzi.
"Haha! This old man trusts Young Master!" Chi Danzi laughed heartily upon hearing this. Although he didn't know what that ray of light was, as long as Yu Tianjun could block it, that was enough. Looking at his demeanor, it didn't seem too difficult.
"Young Master! What was that ray of light?" Mo Lian looked at Yu Tianjun with less optimism. He had skipped the most steps, believing that his Heavenly Tribulation would be even more terrifying.
"I don't know! How would I understand the Heavenly Dao? Let you all undergo tribulation and then figure it out. That ray of light is probably some form of Heavenly Dao will that I don't know about..." Yu Tianjun said.
"..." The eleven protectors' faces darkened. If he was going to take advantage of them, fine, but to say it to their faces? How could Young Master be so shameless?
As for the male spiritual bodies, they looked at him with eyes full of adoration. Young Master is mighty!
Half an hour later, Wu Zixuan had fully absorbed the spiritual energy from the descending light screen. His injuries were almost completely healed. He exhaled a mouthful of white air, then stood up and flew towards Yu Tianjun and the others nearby.
"Young Master!" He respectfully cupped his hands towards Yu Tianjun. His achievements today were almost entirely due to Yu Tianjun.
"What is due will be due!" Yu Tianjun smirked. "How is it? Since the Heavenly Dao has unleashed one tribulation, from now until you reach the eighth step of the Saint Ancestor realm, there will be no more lightning tribulations."
"Huh! From the third to the seventh minor realms, all have reached minor completion! That light screen helped me gain a lot of insights." Wu Zixuan said with a hint of pride.
The development of a minor world can also be divided into three levels: Minor Completion, Major Completion, and Peak. These can also be seen as corresponding to the stages of the Inner World in the Divine Venerable, Saint God, and Half-step Saint Ancestor realms. It is precisely because of this that developing the inner world is not too difficult for Saint Ancestor powerhouses. After all, by the Saint Ancestor realm, one must have already passed through the cultivation of Divine Venerable, Saint God, and Half-step Saint Ancestor.
"Already reached Minor Completion? Haha! If so, your combat power has also reached the peak of the fifth step of the Saint Ancestor realm." Yu Tianjun said with a joyful laugh. Although Wu Zixuan's minor worlds had all reached the Minor Completion stage, he hadn't truly reached that level yet. It would still take some time for his minor worlds to reach their peak, at which point he would reach the peak of the seventh step of the Saint Ancestor realm.
"It's probably not far off! That light screen of spiritual energy also helped me gain many insights, like a kind of reward. I feel that in three to five years, I will truly grasp my current cultivation!" Wu Zixuan said confidently. This was his feeling, and a cultivator's intuition is almost one hundred percent accurate.
"There's also this?" Yu Tianjun was surprised. This meant that very soon, he would have a group of subordinates at the sixth step of the Saint Ancestor realm and beyond. Just thinking about it gave him a sense of accomplishment. Although it was still far from his ideal, it could be considered the first step of harvesting.
"Chi Danzi, go undergo your tribulation..." He looked at Chi Danzi and said, wanting to know what that beam of light was. That faint power, yet terrifyingly destructive, couldn't be simpler than a lightning storm.
A lightning storm was also a tribulation of annihilation. No matter how heaven-defying a cultivator was, if they didn't possess ultimate power, they would undoubtedly perish. It was one aspect of the Heavenly Dao annihilating talented cultivators. That "ominous" beam of light, however, was different. It had no pressure or restraint whatsoever, just a single attack. An attack that surpassed the cultivator's cultivation level, transcending major realms. So, if one had a suitable magic treasure, there might be a chance to withstand it and pass. In other words, the chance of survival during this tribulation would still be higher than facing a lightning storm. Wu Tianjun didn't know what that "ominous" thing was, but he would certainly find out. There were many things in this starry sky that he needed to understand thoroughly. The Primordial Era, the Great Desolation War... the path he needed to travel was still very long.
"Wait! Go undergo your tribulation somewhere else..." Wu Tianjun suddenly called Chi Danzi back. This area of the Primordial Wood Star Forest no longer had much Heavenly Dao power. It would be better to undergo the tribulation elsewhere. Wu Tianjun, after all, had already absorbed the lightning clouds, so finding another place for the tribulation was better. Each Protector should break through in a different location!
"Huh..." The Protectors didn't understand. After all, their predecessors had left no records, and they couldn't fathom Wu Tianjun's thoughts.
"Let's go..." Wu Tianjun took the lead, stepping into the void and flying away.
"..." Since Wu Tianjun was like this, the others naturally didn't do anything. Wu Zixuan wrapped up the Eight Great Spirit Children, stepped into the void, and followed. The remaining eleven Protectors also immediately chased after them.
The Eight Great Spirit Bodies, protected within a small space opened by Wu Zixuan, were discussing in confusion.
"What is Young Master doing, ah..." Feng Daoling asked curiously.
"I don't know!" Huo Yunfeng frowned and said, "We've never been able to guess what Young Master is up to, ah."
"The lightning clouds in this entire area have been almost completely absorbed by Young Master. I can't feel any lightning spiritual energy in this vast expanse of sky..." Mu Xingshi said in astonishment. He still couldn't explain Young Master's methods at this moment, so he just considered it a matter of course.
"No more lightning spiritual energy..." The other Spirit Bodies gasped, "So domineering?"
"Young Master absorbed so many lightning clouds, and now he's leaving. If I'm not mistaken, he plans to go to another place, let the Protectors break through, and then absorb the tribulation clouds. This way, he helps the Protectors undergo their tribulations while also cultivating the power of the lightning clouds..." Mu Xingshi speculated.
"..." The Spirit Bodies stared wide-eyed at Mu Xingshi, then looked at Wu Tianjun. After several such glances, they believed what Mu Xingshi said. There was nothing Young Master couldn't do, ah.
The Protectors flying outside naturally heard this. Perhaps Mu Xingshi was right. Young Master wanted to help them undergo their tribulations and absorb the tribulation clouds. To gain even more power, it would probably be best to go to different places to undergo tribulations. It was probably not far off. However, they still didn't understand: where did Young Master store the absorbed power? The internal world of space-time certainly couldn't contain this kind of power; it would even break the structure of the internal world. Moreover, Wu Tianjun had absorbed many lightning tribulations before, and they didn't know where he put them...
In less than half an hour, Wu Tianjun stopped in mid-air. This place was still within the Primordial Wood Star Forest, but they had already entered the territory of another Demon Clan Saint Ancestor. Here, the power of the Heavenly Dao was quite abundant.
"Here it is..." He turned to Chi Danzi and said.
"Yes..." Chi Danzi agreed without hesitation.
"Your Excellency! This is my territory! For you to arrive so casually without any announcement seems rather out of line..." A deep voice rang out. He was a powerful Saint Ancestor of the Demon Race, with a cultivation of the third step of the Saint Ancestor realm. Within the Primordial Wood Star Forest, he was considered a local emperor.
"Hmph!" Wu Zixuan snorted coldly, transforming his hand into a blade and striking towards the source of the voice.
"Boom..." The mountain range shattered, and a black shadow scurried out in a disheveled state, its cold gaze fixed on Wu Tianjun and his group. It sensed a group of Human Race Saint Ancestors arriving. Although the highest among them was only at the peak of the second step of the Saint Ancestor realm, there were twelve of them, so he was wary and didn't want to reveal himself. Of course, this didn't mean he was afraid.
"Human Race! Daring to act so presumptuously in my Demon Race territory, you seek death..." The Demon Race Saint Ancestor said, but upon seeing the Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor, he immediately fell silent. He wasn't afraid of the Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor, but he was afraid of that great deity who was currently within the Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor's territory! The entire Primordial Wood Star Forest feared him!
"Haha! Golden Rat Demon Saint, are you not going to welcome Young Master when he arrives?" The Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor laughed loudly, then changed his tone, acting like a fox borrowing the tiger's might. Normally, the Golden Rat Demon Saint would have to respectfully address him as "Lord Golden Rat."
"Young Master..." The Golden Rat Demon Saint's pupils constricted as he looked at the group, then focused on Wu Tianjun. Given his age, he naturally recognized Wu Tianjun as the leader of this group. So young, yet already commanding a group of Saint Ancestor realm powerhouses, dressed in white, transcendent, but without a mask! That's right, Wu Tianjun wasn't wearing a mask.
"May I ask... are you the White-robed Saint Lord?" The Golden Rat asked with difficulty, as if something was stuck in his throat. He felt that something was wrong. The White-robed Saint Lord had always been mysterious, never once showing his face to the world, yet he had seen him...
"Are you afraid of me?" Wu Tianjun asked indifferently.
"No! Ah! No... Ah, no! Ah! What I mean is, who isn't afraid of Your Excellency?" The Golden Rat Demon Saint stammered, that great deity glancing at him.
"Huh! Is it a problem to borrow your territory for my subordinate to undergo his tribulation?" Wu Tianjun said nonchalantly.
"Ah! Of course, no problem at all. You can borrow it for as long as you wish, I am the master here..." The Golden Rat said, his eyes flashing. Let alone borrowing the territory, he'd even give it away.
"Huh! Good!" Wu Tianjun said with a smirk. "Release your cultivation, Chi Danzi, quickly undergo your tribulation and then leave..."
"Young Master! He saw your face..." The Heavenly Wolf Saint Ancestor whispered.
"Huh! No need, just take on another subordinate! After all, the Primordial Wood Star Forest will eventually become my Wu Family's territory. Taking them on sooner or later makes little difference!" Wu Tianjun looked at Heavenly Wolf and said nonchalantly.
"Ah! Young Master, I didn't mean that..." Heavenly Wolf immediately knelt down, saying in fright. He had spoken a little carelessly. Young Master was easy to talk to, that was true, but if he made a move, someone would surely die.
"Once I use someone, I will not doubt them... Regardless of any past grudges you may have, let them all go! You are the first Demon Race member to follow me, ah, consider it so, no need to dwell on it too much..." Wu Tianjun said indifferently. The first Demon Race member to follow him was Xiao Qing.
"Yes! Young Master, I was too hasty! Such a thing will not happen again..." Heavenly Wolf said, breathing a sigh of relief as if granted a great pardon.
"Get up!" Wu Tianjun said. "Are you willing to follow me?" He looked at the Golden Rat Demon Saint and asked.
"Ah!" Tian Lang's words made Jin Shu Yao Sheng's nerves tense. The rapid changes left him bewildered, and hearing Yu Tianjun's words, he was startled before immediately kneeling down in joyful surprise. "Jin Shu is willing to follow Young Master, serving Young Master faithfully for generations!"
"No! Serve the Yu family faithfully for generations!" Yu Tianjun corrected.
"Huh?" Jin Shu was startled, afraid of saying the wrong thing. "Jin Shu will serve the Yu family faithfully for generations!" He repeated.
"Hmph! Alright, stand up. You are the second Demon Clan Saint Ancestor to follow me! Just keep calling yourself Jin Shu. From now on, I'll have you manage this Yuan Mu Star Forest for me!" Yu Tianjun said indifferently.
"As Young Master commands!" Both Tian Lang and Tian Shu said respectfully, their eyes flashing with joyful surprise. Managing the Yuan Mu Star Forest!
"Transcending the tribulation..." Yu Tianjun stepped into the void and said. Chi Danzi had already revealed his true cultivation, and the tribulation clouds quickly gathered.