Chapter 603: Chapter 318: Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, Promoting to Golden Core

Three days later.

The first martial arts tea ceremony was grandly held in the Central Province Imperial City.

Those who participated in the tea ceremony were the pride of the heavens from the twelve provinces of Morigin.

The tea ceremony was held in the form of martial arts exchanges, and it lasted for a full half month before it ended.

At the tea ceremony, several mysterious Heavenly Prides emerged, whose talent and strength were not inferior to the likes of Xiao Yun and others.

Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Lu Yun.

Half a month ago, he had fully entered the state of seclusion.

Originally, he intended to directly enhance his cultivation technique, trigger the Thunder Tribulation, and ascend to the Golden Core Realm.

However, en route, he had a sense of realization and reprised his own cultivation, solidifying the foundation of the Enter Martial Realm and the Meridian Passage Realm, before he started the final breakthrough.

On this day, Lu Yun was sitting by the lake, his mind as still as a serene pool.

To ascend to the Golden Core Realm, one needs to thoroughly integrate the Yuan Hai and the Rune Seed to forge a Golden Core and endure the ‘Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations’ baptism before succeeding.

The Golden Core has nine turns and three grades. The first to third turns make up the Lower-Grade Golden Core.

A Lower-Grade Golden Core cultivator has no hope of opening Cave Heavens to become a Celestial Human in this lifetime.

Most of the Golden Core Realm powerhouses are Lower-Grade Golden Core cultivators with no hope of achieving the Celestial Human status in their lifetimes.

But compared to the Rune Seed Realm, being able to step into the Golden Core Realm with a lifespan of up to five hundred years is already quite fulfilling.

The fourth to sixth turns are the Mid-Level Golden Core, which, with sufficient opportunities, have a certain chance of becoming the Celestial Human.

The seventh to ninth turns are considered the Top-Grade Golden Core, which almost guarantees the honor of the Celestial Human.

But Top-Grade Golden Core is not the limit.

Superior Golden Core is a legendary existence, rarely achieved by anyone. Apart from requiring sufficient talent, it consumes massive willpower and serendipitous opportunities.

It’s fair to say that a Superior Golden Core is a target that all Heavenly Prides and prodigies can aspire to but never reach.

Lu Yun’s goal is also to forge a Superior Golden Core.

Spending half a month revising the Enter Martial Realm and the Meridian Passage Realm was to thoroughly solidify the foundation, just in case.

“Enhance the Pure Yang Martial Canon Golden Core Chapter.”

Next moment.

The figure in Lu Yun’s mind, which resembled him, began to continually assault the Golden Core Realm.

One day…

Two days…

Ten days…

A fortnight…

A month…

Finally, one day, the man inside his mind swallowed a Golden Core, from this point on, his destiny was decided by himself and not by heaven.

Humm.

Almost simultaneously, the vast Yuan Hai inside Lu Yun’s body clashed with the Rune Seed, the golden diamond-shaped rune emitting a vast array of laws, constantly bathing and scourging each other.

A tremendous change occurred in Lu Yun’s body. After the Yuan Hai and Rune Seed fused, they formed a huge sun emanating a mysterious aura.

Following that, it began to condense at an extremely rapid pace, eventually forming a golden Golden Core emitting a golden halo.

Lu Yun felt a mysterious force from between heaven and earth pour into his body and settled on top of the Golden Core.

Under Lu Yun’s surprised gaze, a shade of purple gradually appeared on the Golden Core.

As time passed, the shade deepened, and the halo emitted by the Golden Core turned purple and gold.

“Is the Purple Extreme Golden Core superior to the Superior Golden Core?” Lu Yun looked at the Golden Core gleaming with a purple-gold glow inside his Dantian, and his mouth couldn’t help but twitch up slightly.

Rumble!

Before Lu Yun had a chance to properly examine this Purple Extreme Golden Core, there came a rumble in the sky.

Suddenly, a wild wind rose around Lu Yun, the towering trees swayed ceaselessly, the spirit beasts living nearby fled in frenzy as if sensing something terrifying.

What was once a blue sky now turned a darker shade of red.

Lu Yun opened his eyes, staring at the sky. How familiar this scene, he had undergone the Thunder Tribulation when he ascended to the Golden Body Realm, and faced terrifying Thunder Tribulation when he stepped into the Rune Seed Realm.

He was no stranger to such a scene now.

The Thunder Tribulation of the Golden Core had arrived.

In the distant void, many people were watching this place. Some of them were Heavenly Prides of Morigin, and some were powerhouses from the Imperial Court.

Half a month ago, there was a lot of commotion when Lu Yun secluded himself for the breakthrough to the Golden Core.

As the most notable Heavenly Pride in Morigin, Lu Yun’s Thunder Tribulation of the Golden Core naturally attracted much attention.

Even the Yuan Emperor himself issued an order to activate an array to prevent others from interfering with the Thunder Tribulation.

Rumble…

As seen, a massive vortex formed in the dark red sky. Countless thunder snakes gestated in the entire dark red sky were swept into the vortex, gathered towards it, and instantly turned into a mass of purple Tribulation Clouds.

This mass of purple Tribulation Clouds spanned thousands of miles.

Pat!

The Tribulation Clouds rolled continuously, the thunder within turned into thunder snakes, slithering, seemingly brewing a powerful onslaught.

Dozens of breaths later, an enormous pressure was born from the Tribulation Clouds and pressed down hard onto the ground below.

In an instant, heaven and earth were all in a state of utter turmoil, completely overwhelmed by darkness. The Heavenly Prides who watched from a distance all found it difficult to breathe.

“The Thunder Tribulation hasn’t even started yet, but there’s already such extreme pressure. It seems that Lu Yun’s Thunder Tribulation of the Golden Core is not simple.” A shock crossed Xiao Yun’s heart. He remembered that when he was undergoing his Tribulation, the circumstances were far less intense.

“For Lu Yun, even if the Thunder Tribulation is more terrifying, I’m afraid it won’t cause him any significant impact, we just wait and see.” Xiahou Ying smiled.

The other Heavenly Prides around were all watching Lu Yun under the Tribulation Clouds with solemn faces.

Boom!

A deafening peal of thunder rumbled. A bolt of purple lightning, transforming into a flood dragon, roared out from the Tribulation Clouds then headed downwards with an irresistible momentum, swiftly streaking across the sky.