My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 215 - 52: The Cyan Lamp Holds My Hand, 1 Beat of the Fishing Drum Makes the Nine Dragons Dance

Lu Xuan had wondered what scenery lay beyond the Celestial Gate. Perhaps there was nothing at all, or maybe all sorts of phenomena, or even celestial palaces and pavilions. But in truth, it was none of those.

To ascend the Celestial Gate was to face... a tribulation.

Once the Celestial Gate opened, tribulation would inevitably follow!

At the very end of the Ninefold Supreme Jade Steps, the moment he pushed open the Celestial Gate, Lu Xuan's physical body, his spirit—everything about him underwent a fundamental sublimation, a great leap forward!

But amidst this great leap, a fated tribulation descended from the shadows. His once incomparably sturdy body began to tremble, showing signs of shattering and collapse!

'This is...' In a daze, Lu Xuan's True Spirit had a sudden realization. 'This is the first tribulation of an Earth Immortal—the Physical Tribulation!'

At the Earth Immortal Level, one tribulation was one trial. Only by passing all nine tribulations and overcoming all nine trials could one cross the Celestial Gate, step toward the Celestial Palace, and become a True Immortal!

Because he had forced open the Celestial Gate without ever practicing a Cultivation Skill for the Earth Immortal Level, he was caught completely off guard. Lu Xuan's body began to collapse.

Fortunately, he had long ago forged a supreme physical foundation and had been personally tempered by his Three Masters. In just an instant, Lu Xuan stabilized his body and adapted to the Earth Immortal Realm!

And then, in the outside world.

CLANG!!

A clear bell tone rang out—the bell of the physical body had been struck. As it chimed, Qingyun swirled around, Golden Lotuses emerged, and Immortal Flowers bloomed!

Qing Ping whipped his head around in astonishment. High above the clouds, the three embattled Grand Grade experts also briefly paused their fight, peering down in confusion.

"He became an Earth Immortal?" Yan Huang muttered to himself, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes. Others might not know, but he knew perfectly well that just three months ago, this kid wasn't even a Celestial Human!

Three months. From the Jade Tower level to Celestial Human, and now he had pushed open the Celestial Gate to become an Earth Immortal???

In his shock, he was struck by Sakata Shindo, beaten until he coughed up blood, his chest caving in!

"You dare get distracted at a time like this?" Sakata Shindo scoffed coldly. Chairman Ao Tao also stepped forward, a single stride birthing countless lotuses. Accompanied by the Brahma Sound, they crushed down toward Yan Huang!

"I will hold him back, Lord Sakata. You go and kill that little fellow!"

"Fine." Sakata Shindo didn't hesitate. 'First, I'll carry out the orders of the two Tower Masters of the Life Tower. It won't be too late to come back and deal with Yan Huang after.'

He immediately strode down from the clouds. Nearby, Yan Huang's eyes burned with such fury they seemed ready to split open. He wanted to intercept him, but Chairman Ao Tao held him back, his path blocked by layer upon layer of lotuses and the droning Brahma Sound!

Enraged, he manifested the image of a churning True Dragon with his left hand and the form of a soaring Vermilion Bird with his right. The dragon and bird cried out in unison, shattering the void and blasting apart the layers of lotuses.

But more lotuses were born from the Brahma Sound, completely enveloping Yan Huang and temporarily sealing him away!

"Ant, die!"

Sakata Shindo had now disengaged from the battle between the Grand Grade experts. As he descended from the clouds, an immense killing intent filled his eyes.

He had already investigated the matter and learned that the incident at Sanqing Temple was deeply connected to this boy. Even before that, it was this same boy who had handed those three warrants over to Longque Technology to be made public!

One could say that the collapse of Sakata Heavy Industries was single-handedly caused by this person named Lu Xuan!

When he then thought of his left hand, missing on a level of Cause and Effect, fury surged through him. A colossal killing intent erupted from Sakata Shindo, coalescing into a mighty river that seemed to make the Celestial Vault itself collapse.

A pure river of killing intent surged downward. Qing Ping's face fell. He executed a Great Killing Skill, raising his palms high above his head to manifest a scene of heaven and earth turning upside down as he met the attack. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

But the gap in power was simply too vast. Sakata Shindo had not even made a real move; the mere downward surge of his killing intent was enough to slam into Qing Ping and send him coughing up mouthfuls of blood. The Heaven-Flipping Killing Skill he had just manifested shattered violently!

He was flung aside, slamming violently into the slopes of Taishan and kicking up a cloud of dust that filled the sky. Strangely, however, the giant peak only trembled slightly and was not broken in two.

At this moment, Lu Xuan directly faced the vast river of killing intent and the descending Great Grade True Immortal. He was already unable to breathe, and his body, already unstable from undergoing the Physical Tribulation, began to show signs of collapse!

He let out a muffled grunt and, with extreme difficulty, raised his hands and held them out, palms open.

"Ant," Sakata Shindo sneered. "You still want to resist? Absurd..."

With that, he decided not to waste any more words. After all, on Taishan nearby, the Dragon Corpse lay, the Coffin and Casket were imposing, and the Dead Immortal sat cross-legged. There could be unforeseen variables.

Immediately, Sakata Shindo extended his only remaining right hand and pressed it calmly toward Lu Xuan!

"Xiaoxuan!!" High in the Celestial Vault, Yan Huang's eyes were bloodshot. He let out a roar, wanting to lend a hand, but he was blocked and enveloped by layers of lotuses, temporarily sealed and unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the Grand Grade expert's single hand pressed down on Xiaoxuan!

Yan Huang's heart clenched.

Yet, in the next instant.

Lu Xuan struggled to raise his head, directly facing the descending palm of the Grand Grade expert. Enveloped by that terrifying might, his heart pounded violently, and the blood in his veins began to boil.

Even every single one of his cells was screaming, was issuing a warning!!

However, Lu Xuan did not retreat, did not dodge. He simply raised his right hand and met it!

"Such audacity." Sakata Shindo laughed out loud, unconcerned.

The Grand Grade expert's palm, filled with profundity and principles, was about to connect with Lu Xuan's hand, about to grind him to dust, when suddenly.

"Burn, you old bastard!"

Lu Xuan roared. As he thrust his right hand forward, the void rippled and an ancient Cyan Lamp appeared within his grasp. The body of the lamp was shaped like pure glaze, and its flame, seemingly eternal, flickered with myriad grand vistas.

In the next instant, spurred on by Lu Xuan, the flame of the Jade Void Glazed Lamp suddenly swelled, leaping three feet high to burn Sakata Shindo's descending hand.

As the flame swelled, the scenes that rose and fell within it became clear: the Red Dust of the mortal plane, the mountains and rivers of the Human World, the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms and the eternal Nine Nether, the cycle of birth and death across All Realms!