Cultivation: Being Immortal

Lingqing Star

Liang Long withstood the eighth lightning tribulation. The terrifying power of the eighth lightning tribulation shocked everyone around him.

Both the Buddha sect and the Heavenly Court were somewhat stunned. They had never seen such a fierce lightning tribulation. In their records, even the ninth lightning tribulation was not as powerful as Liang Long’s eighth.

"Master, I have heard that the stronger the lightning tribulation, the stronger the power of a celestial being after transcending. Is this true?"

Ming’an couldn’t help but ask Li Canghai. Liang Long had truly opened their eyes this time.

"Yes, the way of heaven is to weaken the strong and strengthen the weak. The way of heaven is the most fair. This lightning tribulation can harm our bodies, but it can also refine our bodies. The stronger the lightning tribulation, the stronger we will be after becoming immortal. Immortals are ranked in different levels."

Li Canghai said that cultivators are also ranked. Some cultivators are unbeatable at their level, while others can be challenged and defeated by those at a higher level. There is a great difference among cultivators of the same realm, and the same goes for immortals.

"But Master Ancestor, why is Liang Long’s lightning tribulation so powerful? Even if Liang Long is very strong, it shouldn’t be like this. It seems the way of heaven wants to destroy Liang Long."

"It looks like the problem lies in his body. His strange recovery ability seems to have some issues."

"Should Master Ancestor advise Liang Long to give up his body? He can still become immortal without it, and he can reunite with his body later."

"Do you think we should advise him?"

Li Canghai asked back, unsure of what to decide. This Liang Long is strange, powerful, clever, and calm. If he succeeds in overcoming the tribulation, it would be fine if he becomes a friend; however, if he becomes an enemy, that would be terrible, as it would create a great foe.

"Master Ancestor, I do not think Liang Long is a threat; the Buddhist sect is the real danger."

Ming’an shared his thoughts. He had communicated with Liang Long many times and knew that Liang Long was influenced by the culture of Blue Star. He was a very stable person, just a bit too rational. They had no conflict of interest with Liang Long, and he wouldn’t become their enemy for no reason.

Li Canghai nodded, and then a voice entered Liang Long’s ear.

At that moment, Liang Long was lying flat on the ground, his body was battered and broken; one leg was something he had found and attached himself. Around him were many spirit stones and potions, and the energy from these things filled every cell in his body.

Hearing Li Canghai’s reminder, Liang Long couldn’t help but remember how he came to have this body.

Liang Long’s true form was named Lu Xuan. At first, he was just a biologist from Ying Continent. He conducted unethical experiments on himself, altering his genes. But no matter how successful his experiments were, the limits of his body were too low for Liang Long to accept.

So, he made long-term plans. His body’s parents were secretly controlled by him; he had modified their bodies too and performed gene editing while his mother was pregnant, making his body the most perfect one. Most importantly, before this body was born, his spirit took over, erasing the original soul.

It wasn’t until Lu Xuan’s body died in battle that the soul unlocked its memories, and Lu Xuan became the true Liang Long, until now.

"So, a body that has been artificially altered cannot achieve immortality, right?"

At this moment, Liang Long realized this truth. He didn’t find this idea hard to accept; in his view, it was normal. The way of heaven is fair, isn’t it?

With this thought, Liang Long prepared to abandon his body, but not immediately, as he still needed it to nourish his spirit.

The body and the soul depend on each other. Without the soul, the body has no life; it becomes just a pile of rotten flesh. And without the body, the soul loses its source of power, at least at the level of a cultivator.

When the body is tired, the soul becomes tired too, and the same goes for the soul. A strong body must have a strong soul.

After being struck by lightning eight times, both Liang Long’s body and soul were badly hurt, and he still needed his body to nourish his soul.

With his unusual body, Liang Long recovered once again. As the ninth lightning bolt was about to strike, Liang Long chose to sacrifice his body and faced the heavenly disaster with his soul, using a secret technique to launch a fierce counterattack against the lightning.

"Boom!"

At the spot of the purple lightning, Liang Long’s soul faced an unprecedented blow; it was on the brink of collapse, and he fell into an illusion once more, known as the Heart Demon.

Many images flashed through Liang Long’s mind—his painful memories of unfulfilled desires while studying, which he shattered with disdain; his assistant pleading for mercy when they destroyed evidence on Ying Continent, which he cruelly ignored. freewebnovel.cσ๓

There were also memories of the massacres he ordered during battles, and it seemed like countless vengeful souls were howling in his ears, as if they wanted revenge on him. Liang Long simply raised his weapon.

With absolute calmness and rationality, images flashed by. Not a single one could make Liang Long stop. Power, desire, and greed were, to him, just fleeting things, lowly beyond measure. freewebnσvel.cѳm

Until the image completely disappeared, Liang Long coldly looked around. He was successful; he had passed the trial.

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Blue Star, Endless Sea

Cao Ying was about to face the ninth heavenly trial. Around her appeared a formation, and at her feet lay a pile of empty bottles. She was not as strong as Liang Long and had already used all her resources.

"Come on."

Cao Ying looked at the dark clouds in the sky. Thunder rolled within the clouds, brewing for the final strike.

"Boom!"

The ninth heavenly trial descended, and Cao Ying instantly activated the formation, bringing forth her magical treasure.

The magical treasure was shattered instantly. The thunder struck the formation, and the formation also shattered at once. Then, the remaining thunder fell upon Cao Ying. Her robes and inner armor were still broken, but her various defenses weakened the impact significantly.

Thunder danced around Cao Ying, damaging her life force, but inside her body, a green healing pill was also glowing, restoring her broken body.

This pill was the best, top-level healing pill ever made by Lin Huafei, with the recipe coming from Canglan Star; even the cultivator’s alchemy system could not judge it, as it was seen as a divine pill on Canglan Star.

However, this was not Cao Ying’s final challenge; her final challenge was her Heart Demon.

Cao Ying once had a very serious Heart Demon that came from Lin Jiang. Later, when Lin Jiang appeared, Cao Ying seemed to be freed from the Heart Demon, but now, the Heart Demon had returned.

Cao Ying fell into an illusion, where she saw the failure of this mission; all of Lin Jiang’s plans were uncovered by Xia Qingshan, who then regained control of Blue Star and carried out cruel revenge.

Lin Ying, Big Shadiao, Small Shadiao, Cao Wang, Lin Huafei, Zhu Bin, and all of Lin Jiang’s relatives, friends, clan members, brothers, and disciples were all tortured to death by Xia Qingshan in front of Lin Jiang. Consequently, Lin Jiang went mad, seeking revenge on Xia Qingshan, but no matter what Lin Jiang tried, Xia Qingshan easily defeated him.

Then in Cao Ying’s eyes, Lin Jiang died, tortured by Xia Qingshan.

Seeing her beloved die, Cao Ying was filled with despair; it felt like the sky was falling, and a wave of sadness rose from her heart. She held Lin Jiang’s broken body and cried out loud, with the cruel Xia Qingshan about to strike her.

Cao Ying ignored this; she did not want to live anymore and only thought about dying with Lin Jiang.

Far away, a group of people saw Cao Ying’s situation and their faces changed greatly. They were elite troops from Blue Star, carrying out a mission to guard Cao Ying during her trial.

"Activate the backup plan."

"Who will go?"

"I will go."

"I will go."

A group of officers started to argue. They all had close ties to Cao Ying; some were descendants of Zhonghang Sect disciples, and some were from the Lin family. Even though Cao Ying might not know them, they still honored her as their ancestor. They understood that because of Cao Ying and Lin Jiang, they could live a life better than others.

If Cao Ying and Lin Jiang died, their future would be uncertain. In their education, dying for their family or sect was considered a great honor, so no one feared danger.

"Let’s go together!"

Someone shouted and then flew into a spacecraft.

Hearing this, many people flew into the aircraft and then drove the aircraft toward Cao Ying.

At this moment, the heavenly disaster had not disappeared; normally, they would not dare to enter because they feared the heavenly disaster might mistake them for those undergoing the trial and harm Cao Ying.

However, they were completely overthinking it because their strength was too weak to cause a misunderstanding in the heavenly disaster; only those with equal or greater strength had that right.

"Little Ying…"

"Little Ying…"

Someone turned the volume on the aircraft to the maximum, and a deafening sound echoed over the Endless Sea; it was a recording of Lin Jiang.

Others also chanted the Buddhist scriptures together, the Qingxin Sutra; the secret techniques in Buddhism were stronger than theirs.

Some even dropped weapons on the sea to freeze the water, hoping to use the cold to stimulate Cao Ying and help her calm down.

There were many such methods; these were backup plans that Lin Jiang had prepared, taught by Ming’an. Those trapped in the Heart Demon often found it hard to escape, so external help could be very important. Of course, this tactic was not always effective; in the end, it still depended on the individual.