Chapter 329 : Breaking Through to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!
Chapter 329: Breaking Through to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!
“Is the Sect Master going to undergo tribulation?”
A disciple of the Formation Hall asked in astonishment. In their hearts, the Sect Master was the most powerful existence; the first heavenly tribulation of the Clear Sky Sect had been triggered by him.
Was the Sect Master undergoing tribulation again because he was about to break through once more?
A higher realm beyond the Spirit Sense Realm?
After a brief moment of shock, Hu Yan looked at Li Qingqiu with admiration and said, “If that’s the case, then I’ll delay my breakthrough for a few days.”
The other Formation Hall disciples naturally had no objections. After all, who would dare go up and drive away the Sect Master?
They also did not descend the mountain, instead watching Li Qingqiu on the platform with curiosity.
Li Qingqiu had already entered a state of enlightenment, focusing on shaping his Dharma Manifestation. Within the Clear Sky Sect, he was not afraid of a sneak attack. Moreover, he possessed 【Righteous Aura】—if he were attacked, it would automatically protect his body.
His Righteous Aura was not something Hu Yan could compare with; cultivators of the Spirit Sense Realm could not harm him at all.
Li Qingqiu already had a plan.
He intended to use the destinies he had currently obtained to shape his Dharma Manifestation.
Some destinies were not suitable for forming a concrete image, so Li Qingqiu decided to only manifest 【Innate Sword Obsession】, 【Hundred-Refinement Demonic Body】, 【Ghostly Deity of the Mortal Realm】, 【Righteous Aura】, and 【Undying Tyrant Body】.
His Dharma Manifestation domain could not be small—he believed the larger, the better, ideally capable of extending infinitely.
The greater the heaven and earth, the greater his Dharma Manifestation!
Although the concept was grand, the process had to proceed step by step.
As Li Qingqiu’s thoughts expanded, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, circling around the tribulation platform.
At this moment, changes appeared on the surface of Li Qingqiu’s soul. The vital energy covering it began to surge, gradually condensing into five figures.
For Li Qingqiu, this process was very slow, but in reality, time passed quickly.
More and more disciples gathered at the summit of Lixue Peak. News of the Sect Master’s breakthrough tribulation spread, drawing increasing numbers of people to watch.
The Sect Master undergoing tribulation meant he was definitely surpassing the Spirit Sense Realm!
Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, Xu Ning, Yun Cai, Li Shouzheng, Li Shoumin, and others arrived one after another. Some disciples even stood suspended in midair on their Clear Sky Swords, gazing at Li Qingqiu.
Although Li Qingqiu’s heavenly tribulation had yet to descend, he had already stirred the power of heaven and earth, causing a tremendous pressure to emanate from him, making all observers feel a sense of dread.
Because it was the Sect Master, the disciples felt no fear; instead, they transformed that dread into reverence.
All Clear Sky Sect disciples believed the Sect Master would never harm them.
Even those who suspected darkness hidden within the sect did not doubt Li Qingqiu. To this day, his chivalrous deeds were still widely told, inspiring younger disciples to uphold justice.
As long as Li Qingqiu lived, the Clear Sky Sect would always follow the righteous path of chivalry.
In the blink of an eye—
Two days passed.
Not only had the number of people watching at Lixue Peak not decreased, it had increased even further. Even disciples from neighboring peaks were looking over from afar.
Rolling thunderclouds surged in, quickly covering Lixue Peak.
Li Shoumin suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Brother, look!”
Li Shouzheng and the others focused their gaze, only to see Li Qingqiu’s vital energy escaping from his body, gradually condensing into five silver figures behind him.
The five figures differed in form and posture, each radiating immense pressure, like divine beings descending.
“That is…”
Yang Jueding revealed a shocked expression. Not just him—everyone who saw the five figures behind Li Qingqiu had their expressions drastically change.
Those five figures did not seem to be the same as Li Qingqiu’s true body. They were more mysterious, some even more robust.
“Could those be the Primordial Five?”
A disciple suddenly cried out, causing an uproar.
The Primordial Five were immortal deities revered by the Clear Sky Sect, worshipped by countless devotees. With the establishment of the Mystic Dynasty and the promotion by the imperial court, the Primordial Five had spread across the Nine Provinces and the northern regions, becoming the most renowned deities of the present era.
Because Clear Sky Sect disciples cultivated immortality, they did not hold particularly strong beliefs in the Primordial Five—but they never expected them to truly exist!
The Primordial Five were actually the Sect Master!
Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, Taiji—were they all incarnations of the Sect Master?
Not only ordinary disciples, but even the hall masters were shocked.
Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, and Li Sifeng were especially stunned.
So Senior Brother hadn’t just imagined those deities at random?
What they did not know was that Li Qingqiu had not intentionally created the Primordial Five—rather, the Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root and Tempered Through a Thousand Trials were difficult to shape into forms. Otherwise, his Dharma Manifestation would have had more than five figures.
The lower halves of the five Dharma Manifestations merged into Li Qingqiu’s body, while their upper bodies spread out like a fan, appearing even more sacred.
One Dharma Manifestation held a sword, one resembled a ghostly deity, one crossed its arms before its chest, one radiated righteous energy, and one had a towering, robust physique. As they fully manifested, all observers were shaken to their core.
Was this a spell—or a divine ability?
Li Qingqiu suddenly opened his eyes, a chilling light bursting forth within them.
In an instant, a terrifying power erupted from his body, sweeping across several miles. Everyone within that range felt as if they had been transported into a dim world—within that dark realm, Li Qingqiu’s five Dharma Manifestations stood incomparably tall, reaching the heavens and looking down upon them.
Everything seemed like an illusion—yet it vanished in a fleeting moment!
Before the disciples could react, their vision returned to normal, leaving them unable to distinguish reality from illusion.
Rumble—
Thunder roared, interrupting everyone’s thoughts.
“Did you all see that just now?”
“I saw it—I felt like I entered another world and saw five towering figures! Yes, the shadows behind the Sect Master!”
“Me too! It wasn’t an illusion?”
“It felt so real—the pressure made the vital energy in my body freeze!”
“Yes…”
The disciples discussed excitedly, including the sect’s upper echelon. Li Qingqiu’s Dharma Manifestation domain had deeply shocked them.
They could not understand what that illusion had been—yet their intuition told them it was not an illusion technique.
Li Qingqiu raised his gaze to the heavens. Lightning flickered within the rolling thunderclouds.
His heavenly tribulation was about to begin.
“Everyone, leave. Do not approach the summit.”
Li Qingqiu spoke, his voice clear and resounding in everyone’s ears.
His authority was absolute. The moment he spoke, everyone descended the mountain or flew away on swords. In less than three breaths, only he remained atop Lixue Peak.
In a courtyard on Clear Sky Mountain, Yan Qing stepped out of a house and looked toward Lixue Peak, shock appearing on his injured face.
In the Spirit Sea, he had witnessed many seniors undergoing tribulation. Based on his experience, the heavenly tribulation above Lixue Peak was definitely not one of the Spirit Sense Realm.
“Someone has actually reached the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm… this Clear Sky Sect…”
Yan Qing was deeply shaken. In just thirty years, someone within the Clear Sky Sect had gone from mortal to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm?
How was that possible!
But when he thought of Yuan Li and Yun Cai, he had no choice but to believe it.
He suddenly felt that the Clear Sky Sect might surpass the Spirit Sea in the future!
Once that thought appeared, it grew stronger, quickly occupying his mind and changing his mentality.
He recalled what Li Qingqiu had once said to him—perhaps staying in the Clear Sky Sect was not his calamity, but his opportunity!
……
At the border of Yu Province, deep within endless mountains, a city stood among the peaks, its walls covered by towering trees.
Yuan Li, who was meditating atop the tallest building in the city, opened his eyes and turned to look east, frowning.
“This heavenly might…”
He could sense a powerful force of heaven and earth gathering in the east, along with the might of a heavenly tribulation.
It was not a Spirit Sense Realm tribulation—but something far stronger.
That direction should be where the Clear Sky Sect was located!
Had another terrifying genius been born within the sect?
After awakening his Undying Tyrant Body, Yuan Li had not become arrogant. He believed that if he could awaken it, others could as well—especially with his master’s insight, who could surely uncover hidden talents.
Yuan Li felt pressure. He could not indulge in his current strength—if he wanted to maintain his position as the strongest disciple, he had to continue cultivating diligently.
He recalled hearing from Martial Uncle Zhang that his master had sent Elder Shen Yue to find his junior brother, who was said to be even more talented than him.
Could it be that his junior brother had already returned?
Yuan Li took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, adjusted his mindset, and continued cultivating.
……
The rolling thunderclouds covered the entire Taikun Mountain Range, plunging the Clear Sky Sect into a heavy atmosphere. Deafening thunder continued to roar.
The news had already spread—every disciple knew the Sect Master was undergoing tribulation.
Such overwhelming heavenly might allowed the disciples to directly feel the Sect Master’s strength.
Even with the Formation Hall’s tribulation arrays, they had no confidence in surviving such a tribulation.
At this moment, Wei Tianxiong stood on a rooftop, gazing toward Lixue Peak, his face filled with shock.
“His heavenly tribulation is actually this powerful…”
Wei Tianxiong muttered. Comparing it to his own tribulation in the past, he found there was no comparison at all. Without exaggeration, he had never experienced such a terrifying tribulation.
The stronger the tribulation, the stronger the one undergoing it.
He even had a ridiculous thought—Li Qingqiu, even before reaching the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm, might already be stronger than him at his peak.
Could Li Qingqiu slay a Radiance Realm cultivator while still in the Spirit Sense Realm?
The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
The truly terrifying aspect of the Clear Sky Sect was not its geniuses—but Li Qingqiu himself. His talent surpassed everyone else!
After the shock, Wei Tianxiong felt excitement.
With such a person leading the Clear Sky Sect, perhaps it could one day surpass the Longevity Immortal Alliance!
If Yuan Li gave him hope for revenge, then Li Qingqiu gave him confidence in achieving it!
He began to admire this grand heavenly tribulation.
The tribulation lasted for a long time. Each bolt of heavenly lightning descended with immense might, causing the world to alternately brighten and darken.
A full two hours passed.
The heavenly tribulation finally ended.
Li Qingqiu successfully broke through to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!
At Lixue Peak, on the tribulation platform—
Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged in midair, his robes billowing violently. He appeared completely unharmed, and his five Dharma Manifestations had already returned to his body.
This time, he had also endured ninety-nine bolts of heavenly lightning. Each bolt had been extraordinarily terrifying—enough to reduce Spirit Sense Realm cultivators to ashes.
Relying on his Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root, he absorbed the lightning, strengthening his physique. Even his Righteous Aura had grown stronger.
For him, undergoing tribulation had become an opportunity—a great fortune!
As he successfully broke through, a prompt appeared before his eyes.329 Chapter: Breaking Through to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!
“Is the Sect Master going to undergo tribulation?”
A disciple of the Heavenly Works Hall asked in astonishment. In their hearts, the Sect Master was the most powerful existence. The Clear Sky Sect’s first heavenly tribulation had been triggered by the Sect Master.
Now that the Sect Master was undergoing tribulation again… was he about to break through once more?
A realm even higher than the Spirit Perception Realm?
After a brief moment of shock, Hu Yan looked at Li Qingqiu with admiration and said, “In that case, I’ll delay my breakthrough by a few days.”
The other Heavenly Works Hall disciples naturally had no objections. What a joke—who would dare go up and drive away the Sect Master?
They did not descend the mountain either, instead watching Li Qingqiu on the platform with curiosity.
Li Qingqiu had already entered a state of enlightenment, fully focused on shaping his Dharma Manifestation. Within the Clear Sky Sect, he did not fear sneak attacks. Moreover, he possessed the [Righteous Qi of Vast Integrity]; if he were attacked, it would automatically protect his body.
His Righteous Qi of Vast Integrity was far beyond Hu Yan’s—cultivators at the Spirit Perception Realm could not harm him at all.
Li Qingqiu already had a plan.
He intended to use the Fate Traits he had obtained so far to shape his Dharma Manifestation.
Some Fate Traits were not suitable for forming a concrete image, so Li Qingqiu decided to manifest only [Innate Sword Maniac], [Hundred-Refinement Demonic Body], [Human Ghost-God], [Righteous Qi of Vast Integrity], and [Undying Overlord Body].
The domain of his Dharma Manifestation could not be small—he felt that the larger, the better, ideally capable of infinite expansion.
The vaster the heavens and earth, the greater his Dharma Manifestation!
Although the vision was grand, the process had to proceed step by step.
As Li Qingqiu’s thoughts expanded, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, revolving around the Tribulation Platform.
At this moment, changes appeared on the surface of Li Qingqiu’s soul. The vital energy covering it began to surge, gradually condensing into five figures.
For Li Qingqiu, the process was slow, but in reality, time passed quickly.
More and more disciples gathered at the summit of Establishing Snow Peak. News of the Sect Master undergoing tribulation spread, drawing increasing numbers of spectators.
If the Sect Master was undergoing tribulation, it must be for a realm beyond the Spirit Perception Realm!
Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, Xu Ning, Yun Cai, Li Shouzheng, Li Shoumin, and others arrived one after another. Some disciples even stood suspended in midair on their Clear Sky Swords, gazing at Li Qingqiu.
Although Li Qingqiu’s heavenly tribulation had not yet descended, he had already stirred the power of heaven and earth, causing an immense pressure to emanate from his body, making all onlookers feel their hearts tremble.
Because he was the Sect Master, the disciples felt no fear—only reverence born from that pressure.
All Clear Sky Sect disciples believed that the Sect Master would never harm them.
Even those who suspected hidden darkness within the sect did not doubt Li Qingqiu. To this day, his chivalrous deeds were still widely told, inspiring younger disciples to uphold justice.
As long as Li Qingqiu did not die, the Clear Sky Sect would forever follow the righteous path of chivalry.
In the blink of an eye—
Two days passed.
Not only did the number of people watching from Establishing Snow Peak not decrease, it increased. Even disciples from neighboring peaks were gazing over.
Rolling thunderclouds surged in, quickly covering Establishing Snow Peak.
Li Shoumin stared at the Tribulation Platform and suddenly widened his eyes, exclaiming, “Brother, look!”
Li Shouzheng and the others focused their gaze. They saw Li Qingqiu’s vital energy spill out from his body, gradually condensing into five silver figures behind him.
The five figures differed in form and posture, all radiating immense pressure, like descending deities.
“That is…”
Yang Jueding revealed a shocked expression. Not just him—everyone who saw the five figures behind Li Qingqiu was greatly alarmed.
Those five figures did not resemble Li Qingqiu himself—they were even more mysterious, some even more robust.
“Are those… the Innate Five Supreme?”
A disciple suddenly cried out, causing an uproar.
The Innate Five Supreme were the deities revered by the Clear Sky Sect, worshipped by countless pilgrims. With the founding of the Mystic Dynasty, and with the court’s promotion, the Innate Five Supreme had spread across the Nine Provinces and the Northern Border, becoming the most renowned deities of the present era.
Because the disciples cultivated immortality, they did not hold particularly strong beliefs toward the Innate Five Supreme. But they never expected them to truly exist!
The Innate Five Supreme… were the Sect Master!
Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, Taiji—were they all the Sect Master’s incarnations?
Not only ordinary disciples—even the Hall Masters were stunned.
Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, and Li Sifeng were even more bewildered.
So Senior Brother hadn’t just been randomly imagining deities?
Little did they know, Li Qingqiu had not deliberately created the Innate Five Supreme. It was simply that the Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root and Tempered Through a Thousand Trials were difficult to shape into forms—otherwise, his Dharma Manifestation would have consisted of more than just five figures.
The lower halves of the five Dharma Manifestations merged into Li Qingqiu’s body. Their upper bodies spread out like a fan, appearing even more sacred.
One Dharma Manifestation held a sword, one resembled a ghostly deity, one crossed its arms before its chest, one radiated righteous energy, and one possessed a towering, robust physique. As they fully manifested, every observer was shaken to the core.
Was this a spell… or a divine art?
Li Qingqiu suddenly opened his eyes, a chilling light bursting forth within them.
In an instant, a terrifying force erupted from his body, sweeping across several miles. Everyone within that range felt as though they had entered another dim world. Within that dark heaven and earth, Li Qingqiu’s five Dharma Manifestations stood towering between heaven and earth, gazing down upon them.
Everything seemed like an illusion—vanishing in a fleeting moment!
Before the disciples could react, their vision returned to normal, leaving them unable to distinguish truth from illusion.
Rumble—
Thunder roared, interrupting all thoughts.
“Did you all see that just now?”
“I did! It felt like I entered another world and saw five gigantic figures reaching the heavens—that’s right, the projections on the Sect Master!”
“Same here! It wasn’t an illusion?”
“It was too real—that pressure froze the vital energy in my body!”
“Exactly…”
The disciples discussed excitedly, including the sect’s upper ranks. Li Qingqiu’s Dharma Manifestation domain had deeply shocked them.
They could not understand what that scene had been—instinct told them it was not an illusion technique.
Li Qingqiu raised his eyes to the sky. Lightning flickered within the rolling thunderclouds.
His heavenly tribulation was about to begin.
“All of you, leave. Do not approach the mountain summit.”
Li Qingqiu spoke. His voice was loud and clear, reaching everyone’s ears.
His prestige was immense. At his command, everyone descended the mountain or flew away on swords. Within less than three breaths, only he remained atop Establishing Snow Peak.
In a courtyard on Clear Sky Mountain, Yan Qing stepped out of a room. He looked toward Establishing Snow Peak, shock appearing on his injured face.
In the Spirit Sea, he had seen many seniors undergo tribulation. By his judgment, the heavenly tribulation on Establishing Snow Peak was absolutely not one of the Spirit Perception Realm.
“Someone has actually reached the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm… this Clear Sky Sect…”
Yan Qing was shaken. In just thirty years, someone in the Clear Sky Sect had gone from mortal to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm?
How was that possible!
But thinking of Yuan Li and Yun Cai, he could not help but believe it.
A thought suddenly arose—one day, the Clear Sky Sect might surpass the Spirit Sea!
Once that thought appeared, it grew stronger, quickly occupying his mind and changing his mentality.
He recalled what Li Qingqiu had once said to him. Perhaps staying in the Clear Sky Sect was not a calamity—but a fortuitous opportunity!
……
At the border of Yu Province, within endless mountains, a city stood among the peaks, its walls covered by towering trees.
Yuan Li, meditating atop the tallest building in the city, opened his eyes. Turning eastward, he frowned.
“This heavenly might…”
He could sense a powerful gathering of the power of heaven and earth in the east, along with the overwhelming pressure of a heavenly tribulation.
Not a Spirit Perception Realm tribulation—but something far stronger.
That direction should be where the Clear Sky Sect was!
Could it be that another terrifying genius had emerged in the sect?
After awakening his Undying Overlord Body, Yuan Li had not grown arrogant. If he could awaken it, others could as well—especially under his Master’s discerning eye.
He felt pressure.
He could not remain complacent in his current strength. To maintain his position as the strongest disciple, he had to keep cultivating diligently.
He recalled hearing Martial Uncle Zhang mention that his Master had sent Elder Shen Yue to find his junior brother—rumored to possess even greater talent than himself.
Could it be that this junior brother had already returned?
Yuan Li took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, adjusted his mindset, and resumed cultivation.
……
Rolling thunderclouds covered the entire Taikun Mountain Range, plunging the Clear Sky Sect into a heavy atmosphere. Deafening thunder roared continuously.
The news had already spread—every disciple knew the Sect Master was undergoing tribulation.
Such heavenly might allowed the disciples to directly feel the Sect Master’s strength.
Even with the Heavenly Works Hall’s tribulation formations, none of them had confidence in surviving such a tribulation.
At this moment, Wei Tianxiong stood on a rooftop, gazing toward Establishing Snow Peak, his face filled with shock.
“His heavenly tribulation is actually this powerful…”
Wei Tianxiong muttered to himself. Comparing it to his own past tribulation, it was incomparable. Without exaggeration, he had never experienced such terrifying heavenly tribulation.
The stronger the tribulation, the stronger the one undergoing it.
He even formed a ridiculous thought—that even before reaching the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm, Li Qingqiu might already be stronger than him at his peak.
Could Li Qingqiu slay a Radiance Realm cultivator while still in the Spirit Perception Realm?
The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
What truly made the Clear Sky Sect terrifying was not its geniuses—but Li Qingqiu himself. His talent surpassed everyone!
After the shock, Wei Tianxiong felt excitement.
With such a person leading the Clear Sky Sect, it might one day surpass the Longevity Immortal Alliance!
If Yuan Li gave him hope for revenge, then Li Qingqiu gave him confidence in it!
He began to admire this vast heavenly tribulation.
The tribulation lasted for a long time. Each bolt of heavenly lightning descended with immense pressure, causing the world to alternate between light and darkness.
A full two hours passed.
Finally, the heavenly tribulation ended.
Li Qingqiu successfully broke through to the Heaven-Connecting Radiance Realm!
On Establishing Snow Peak, atop the Tribulation Platform—
Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged in midair, his robes billowing violently. He appeared completely uninjured, and his five Dharma Manifestations had already returned into his body.
This time as well, he endured ninety-nine bolts of heavenly lightning. Each bolt was extraordinarily terrifying—enough to reduce Spirit Perception Realm cultivators to ashes.
Relying on his Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root, he absorbed the lightning, strengthening his physique. Even his Righteous Qi of Vast Integrity had grown stronger.
For him, this tribulation had become an opportunity—a great fortune!
As his breakthrough succeeded, a prompt appeared before his eyes.