Chapter 550 - 330: Yuqing Ancestor Master’s True Body, Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Tribulation, The Celestial Dao’s Gaze

A neat line of Daoist Disciples arrived. A man with flowing black hair and a billowing, Blazing Red Magic Robe stepped out first. The disc behind him greatly resembled a blazing sun.

Master of the Dao Alliance, Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch.

Right then, the Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch gazed at the firmament. With yin and yang swirling in his palm, he pinched his fingers together and made a divination.

Even with his revered status as Master of the Dao Alliance, he kept his left hand behind his back, bowing respectfully to a man in white who stood behind him. This man had long, Silver Frost-colored hair and an exceptionally handsome face.

"Ancestor Master, someone is undergoing a tribulation here."

The divinely handsome man in white walked along the shore. His long white hair, a full three meters in length, floated around him, constantly flowing and circling his body. As his aura circulated, a majestic Holy Qi emanated from him.

A Three-leaf True Flame rested between his brows, exceptionally conspicuous. He wore a smile, yet the depths of his eyes revealed the immense weight of ages, giving him an air of detachment—like a secluded valley on an empty mountain, far removed from the mortal world.

The eyes of the Dao Alliance disciples beside him were filled with nothing but respect and awe.

In all the world, only three people in the Daoist Sect were worthy of the peerless title of Ancestor Master.

And the young-looking man in white before them...

was one of those three.

Yuqing Ancestor Master.

A disciple of the Taoist Ancestor and the great personage who had ushered in the age of Daoist Techniques.

He had numerous disciples and countless subordinate Sects. True Monarchs under his banner were as common as ox hair.

The Celestial Master’s Mansion was just one of them.

According to rumor, the very formation of the Dao Alliance had been orchestrated by the Yuqing Ancestor Master.

With Taiqing missing and the Shangqing lineage in decline, the order and stability of the entire Daoist Sect fell under the Yuqing Ancestor Master’s purview.

In the Taoist Ancestor’s absence, the Yuqing Ancestor Master was now the undisputed number one figure of the Daoist Sect in the entire Central Plains World.

Fourteenth Realm Peak Perfection, only half a step away from the Fifteenth Realm.

However, the Yuqing Ancestor Master was as elusive as a divine dragon, rarely showing himself. Now that they finally had the rare chance to see him, they found he was far younger than they had imagined.

’On second thought, it made sense.’

’With the Yuqing Ancestor Master’s Heaven-Reaching Cultivation, living for tens of thousands of years was nothing out of the ordinary.’

’Perhaps he had his reasons for not appearing as an old man.’

"Only through myriad causes and effects does Opportunity manifest."

The Yuqing Ancestor Master gazed toward the tribulation cloud and smiled profoundly.

"I only hope the Emperor of Great Yan has not forgotten the agreement between us."

"As for this trip into the Grotto Heaven, let the Daoist Sect be the one to wrap things up."

Facing his master, the Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch dared not be careless. With a grand wave of his hand, a swirling cloud of fiery vapor materialized around him. He then made a welcoming gesture with his right hand.

The Yuqing Ancestor Master stepped into this cloud of vapor and disappeared.

A Daoist Sect spatial Divine Technique: Shrink the Ground to an Inch.

The Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch followed after him, but the cloud of vapor remained behind.

The disciples disembarking after him stepped into the cloud of vapor one by one. In an instant, they arrived at the center of the Ascension Relics.

Below Ascension Mountain Peak, a cloud of vapor silently materialized, and from within it, countless figures emerged.

...

CRACK—

BOOM!

Here on Ascension Mountain Peak, serpents of lightning danced wildly as the churning tribulation cloud began to shrink rapidly. Boundless Spiritual Qi swept in from a ten-thousand-li radius, merging with the vast celestial might to reveal the Celestial Tribulation’s true form!

The tribulation cloud shrank to a diameter of three hundred li and thickened madly, spinning ceaselessly above Lu Mingyuan’s head!

Lu Mingyuan’s Primordial Consciousness was suppressed by the celestial might, and he could only faintly perceive the cloud’s bizarre state. He had no idea how this tribulation cloud would ultimately evolve.

Streaks of Golden Light suddenly appeared in the once dark and gloomy sky.

The tribulation cloud above took the shape of a Celestial Palace’s halls and towers. It spun slowly, dyeing every cloud above and below it a brilliant gold.

The Golden Light flared, brightly illuminating the heavens and earth for ten thousand li!

And when the Golden Light faded, the tribulation cloud shrank again, this time transforming into its final form—

A ten-thousand-zhang-tall tower, shrouded in clouds and mist!

The tower had thirty-three levels with high, pointed eaves. Within each window, a Divine Spirit was visible. From walking beasts and ferocious monsters to divine birds and Spiritual Birds, every living creature between heaven and earth could find its counterpart within the tower!

The moment they appeared, they sensed the vast celestial might gathering in the sky!

’The tribulation has already started?’

The Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch subconsciously chose an uninhabited spot to land, not wanting to disturb the one undergoing the tribulation. He never expected the Celestial Tribulation would be so formidable.

’This looks like the Myriad Manifestations Divine Tribulation, one of the top ten in the Compendium of Celestial Tribulations. It can manifest anything in the world and is the truest reflection of a Cultivator’s heart—whatever you fear most is what appears. But why would this kid be afraid of a Celestial Palace Immortal Tower?’

The Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch was inwardly astonished.

In all his years of Cultivation, he had seen the Myriad Manifestations Divine Tribulation only a few times and had never heard of a single living being surviving it.

’In his heart, he could only wish the person undergoing the tribulation the best of luck.’

The lineup of Upper Three Grades masters the Daoist Sect had brought this time was nothing short of extravagant.

There were four in total. The first, naturally, was his master.

’He didn’t know why his master had chosen to return to the Dao Alliance at this particular moment and take an active role in the plan to rescue the Human Race.’

The second was himself: the Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch, at Fourteenth Realm Perfection.

’He admitted to himself that even though his strength was nowhere near his Ancestor Master’s, the difference between "Fourteenth Realm Perfection" and "Fourteenth Realm Peak Perfection" was just a single word.’

’But in terms of strength, they were worlds apart.’

’The Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch suspected his master had already reached the Half-step Fifteenth Realm.’

’He had noticed that his Ancestor Master’s aura was beginning to align with the Celestial Dao, becoming equal to the heavens themselves.’

The third Great Power was a man named Immortal Zuo Ren, nicknamed the One-Armed Sword Immortal. He was the chief Tributor of the Dao Alliance and had recently broken through to the Peak of the Thirteenth Realm. A supreme Sword Cultivator, he had not known a single defeat in a thousand years.

As for the fourth...

While the Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch’s thoughts were wandering, a cold-faced Fairy with a stately presence appeared. Dressed in a wide-sleeved coat and holding a Jade Flute, she rode a tall white deer through his cloud of fiery vapor, emerging at the edge of the tribulation grounds.

The fourth was the one woman in the Daoist Sect you must never provoke.

One of the Sect Leaders from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the current Sect Leader of Fulu Heaven: the Lady of Fortune and Blessing.