The Path to Immortality

"The top-grade spiritual weapon only blocked one attack..."

Wang Chen's heart sank.

In order to survive the small heavenly tribulation of forming a pill, he prepared many spiritual weapons, including a top-grade spiritual weapon.

But this is only the fifth heavenly thunder!

However, the tribulation clouds in the sky don't care what the ants who are undergoing the tribulation below are thinking.

In an instant, the sixth thundercloud condensed and formed again.

Wang Chen gritted his teeth and threw out another bowl-shaped top-grade spiritual weapon. He used all his magic power to drive it towards the heavenly thunder.

"Boom!"

Under the destructive thunder tribulation, the golden bowl exploded on the spot.

The aftermath of the heavenly thunder did not diminish, and it fell on Wang Chen with a breath of eternal tribulation. It just failed to penetrate his protective spiritual weapon and magic shield, and was blocked without any damage.

"Master Wang, you are so powerful!"

An inner disciple witnessed this scene from afar and couldn't help but cheer.

All six heavenly thunders were easily blocked, leaving only the last three heavenly thunders. Isn't it possible to survive the tribulation?

Only a few Jindan ancestors who were watching the battle from afar sighed in disappointment.

Among them, Jiang Changzong, the only Jindan late-stage cultivator of Luoyang Sect, even closed his eyes slightly, then turned around and flew back to the cave, and did not watch directly.

Ancestor Lingyun and others were still holding a glimmer of luck, waiting for the final result.

After a slightly long brewing, the more terrifying seventh thunder fell!

In the Jindan minor heavenly tribulation, the conventional nine thunders, generally every three thunders, the power will be significantly increased.

At this moment, facing the seventh thunder that was as thick as a bucket, Wang Chen also felt the oncoming pressure and danger, and used all his strength.

He sacrificed in advance the top-grade spiritual weapon that he had sacrificed for the longest time and had the most amazing power - the Five Fires Universe Banner!

The power of the top-grade spiritual weapon driven by the quasi-Jindan cultivator is enough to make any foundation-building cultivator pale in comparison.

The sky was full of flames covering Wang Chen's head, and the entire top of the barren mountain seemed to be burned red.

But even such a terrifying blow was pierced by the seventh thunder.

The thunder tribulation, which represented the mighty power of heaven, defeated the flames of the Five Fires Qiankun Banner in one fell swoop, and the remaining force did not diminish, and it fell on Wang Chen.

At that moment, the solid rock under Wang Chen's feet was blown into a huge deep pit.

The aftermath of the thunder alone had such power. It is conceivable what kind of attack Wang Chen, who was the first to bear the brunt, had endured.

When the raging lightning dissipated, although the protective shield that Wang Chen held up was still standing, he also paid a huge price to resist this blow.

His face was as pale as gold paper, and his body trembled for a while. Finally, he couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood.

With a touch of despair, Wang Chen grabbed several healing pills prepared in advance from the storage bag, swallowed them quickly, and then used all his remaining strength to wait for the eighth thunder.

Under the anxious gaze of many Luoyang Sect cultivators, the blue-purple thunder, which was ten times more powerful than the original thunder, fell with a devastating force.

"Crack~"

Amidst the invisible shattering sound, Wang Chen's body shield completely collapsed.

This strong man who had already stepped into the Golden Core Realm fell before the last thunder condensed!

At that moment, the entire Luoyang Sect was silent and fell into a dead silence.

………

Overnight.

An astonishing news spread from Luoyang Sect.

Wang Chen, the inner sect elder of Luoyang Sect, failed to form a pill and fell under the small heavenly tribulation!

The entire Liang Kingdom's cultivation world was shocked by this news.

Some people felt sorry, some felt sad, and some were gloating. For a time, countless cultivators talked about it, and it became the focus of discussion in the entire Liang Kingdom's cultivation world.

However, for outsiders, no matter how shocking the news was, it was just a topic of conversation after all.

But for Luoyang Sect, it was an absolute big deal.

Wang Chen died, and how to deal with his affairs after his death was not discussed. The vacancy of his original position as elder was enough to trigger a series of changes in sect affairs.

Not to mention, once Wang Chen died, the status of the Wang family in Luoyang Sect and the family faction was bound to plummet.

Although the Wang family still had several foundation-building cultivators to keep them in check, and other Jindan ancestors would not allow the Wang family to be suppressed too much, it was a foreseeable fact that the power of the Wang family would be greatly weakened.

The ripples and shocks caused by the upper-level power distribution soon affected the Qi training disciples.

Ten days later.

As the new elders were decided, dozens of different positions within the sect changed.

More than one-third of them were originally held by Wang family disciples, but now they were all given up.

Around these positions, the cultivators of the family faction, the master-disciple faction, and the other courtyard faction had a lot of fights. Even with the words of the Jindan Patriarch, the situation was only more stable on the surface, but undercurrents were still surging in secret.

Outside the sect, many of the lucrative positions that were originally stationed in the big market and the lower courtyard also underwent a series of changes.

The positions vacated by the cultivators who replaced the Wang family disciples after their promotion would naturally attract competition from others.

However, after such rotation, the ones left at the end must be some hard jobs that no one cares about and lack of benefits!

For example, the managers of some remote small market towns; some mines with strong evil spirits; the secular worshippers of Liang State, etc.

These positions generally have the disadvantages of long years, lack of spiritual energy in the location, far away from Luoyang Sect, and lack of information. Once they are in office, it is equivalent to self-exile to some extent.

Take the time limit for example. Once you take up a similar position, it will take at least five years to return.

If you are unlucky, even if you stay for another term, it is common for you to return after ten years.

Think about it, the golden time for Qigong practitioners to practice is only a few decades in total. If you stay outside for five or ten years, your cultivation will at least lag behind your fellow disciples by one small level.

Originally, there was a glimmer of hope for foundation building, but it will be completely delayed.

For this reason, any disciple who has some understanding of these hard jobs will not be willing to accept it.

But since these positions can always exist, they are often necessary and cannot be vacant for a long time.

If you can't find a disciple willing to take over, the sect may have to force the appointment.

………

Outside Liu Wuchen's cave.

Fang Ping, who received the communication talisman, rushed over as soon as possible and met this senior brother who was preparing to go out for travel.

Luoyang Sect has a tradition that inner disciples need to go out for three years of training before building their foundation.

In order to avoid staying in the sect all year round and becoming a hard-working monk who only knows how to practice and knows nothing else.

This tradition is difficult to escape even for disciples with background and connections.

Unless they are truly Tianjiao Dao seeds, such as Tianlinggen, or have some kind of innate Dao body, and there is a risk of being targeted by other sects, they will be exempted.

Liu Wuchen was promoted to the ninth level of Qi training two years ago, not long after returning from Dangyan Peak.

Now is the right time to travel and look for foundation building opportunities.

"I wish you a safe journey, Senior Brother Liu."

Fang Ping gave his best wishes.

Liu Wuchen smiled slightly and said, "Junior Brother Fang, do you know why I chose to travel at this time?"