Zhang Yuhe quickly scanned the small island in the center of the Lake and nodded with satisfaction.
"This is the place."
With a wave of his right hand, Sword Qi swiftly swept across the sky above the small island, clearing away trees and weeds.
Soon, Zhang Yuhe cleared a large open space in the center of the small island.
In the middle of the open space, there was also a raised platform cut by Sword Qi.
Zhang Yuhe flew down onto the platform, then with a wave of his right hand, tall pillars quickly flew towards the surroundings of the small island.
Ren Water Lightning Absorption Array.
This was a Formation he found in the Book Building.
This Formation had no other use; it could only, to a certain extent, weaken the power of the Heavenly Tribulation when a Cultivator was Undergoing Tribulation.
Its principle was somewhat similar to a lightning rod on Blue Star.
Of course, the actual operating rules of the Formation were definitely different from a lightning rod.
These pillars were called Lightning Absorbing Pillars; there were twenty-eight Lightning Absorbing Pillars in total, standing in the outer perimeter of the small island in the positions of constellations.
Lightning Absorbing Pillars were also a special type of Spirit Treasure if used individually.
Their power was not much weaker than a normal Spirit Treasure.
This was why Zhang Yuhe, with his superb Artifact Refining skills, and after annihilating the He and Li families,
Collected a large amount of Materials; otherwise, it would have been truly difficult to gather the Materials for these pillars.
For an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator, just these twenty-eight pillars.
They would probably not be able to acquire them even if they struggled their entire lives.
Cultivating Immortality not only required Aptitude but also mastering a good skill was very important.
Of course, if one could master several skills, that would certainly be even better.
Just like Zhang Yuhe, whether it was Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or drawing talismans and carving Formations, he could do it all himself.
He didn't need to ask anyone for help.
After the twenty-eight Lightning Absorbing Pillars were in place, Zhang Yuhe quickly carved Formation patterns around the small island.
Before long, these Lightning Absorbing Pillars were connected by Formation patterns.
Zhang Yuhe performed a spell incantation.
"Activate Formation."
A faint blue light rose from the Lightning Absorbing Pillars and then swept towards the distant Lake surface.
The entire Lake surface was quickly enveloped by a faint blue light.
"Done."
Seeing the Lightning Absorption Array successfully set up, Zhang Yuhe let out a sigh of relief.
Compared to ordinary sixth-rank Formations, the Lightning Absorption Array was truly somewhat complex.
Whether it was the twenty-eight Lightning Absorbing Pillars or the on-site carving of Formation patterns.
It was not something an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator could handle.
The Lightning Absorption Array had already been activated.
Zhang Yuhe came to the platform in the middle of the small island and slowly sat down cross-legged.
With a wave of his right hand, five Formation Flags fell to the four sides of the platform.
Then he took out a black Formation Plate and placed it not far in front of him.
Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
When a Cultivator Breakthroughs their Realm, they will attract a massive amount of surrounding Spiritual Qi to gather.
Because Breakthroughing a Realm inherently requires a large amount of Spiritual Qi support.
Normally, the Spiritual Qi gathered from the outside world is generally sufficient for the Breakthrough.
However, Zhang Yuhe thought.
Wouldn't it be even better with the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array's blessing?
More Spiritual Qi wouldn't hurt.
After casually carving, Zhang Yuhe quickly performed a spell incantation to activate the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
With the Formation ready, he took out small jade bottles from his ring and placed them in front of him.
These jade bottles contained various Medicinal Pills for restoring magical power and healing injuries.
Facing the Heavenly Tribulation for the first time, Zhang Yuhe dared not be careless in the slightest.
Although he had never seen anyone else Undergoing Tribulation.
However, according to the records in ancient texts, the power of any Heavenly Tribulation is extremely powerful and should not be underestimated.
The Heavenly Tribulation a Cultivator needs to face when Breakthroughing to the Void Refining Realm is called the Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
There are seven rounds, and each round has nine Heavenly Tribulations.
In other words, he needs to deal with a total of 63 Heavenly Tribulation attacks.
And the power of each of these Heavenly Tribulations is equivalent to an attack from a Void Refining Cultivator.
Moreover, the later it gets, the stronger it becomes.
Not only that, according to the records in ancient texts, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation will also vary from person to person.
The stronger the Cultivator's Aptitude and talent, the stronger the Heavenly Tribulation they trigger will be.
In the history of Yu Fan Heaven, countless Prodigies have fallen under the Heavenly Tribulation.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but feel a headache.
In terms of Aptitude and talent, who in the history of Yu Fan Heaven could compare to him?
It's hard to imagine how strong the Heavenly Tribulation he would attract when he Breakthroughs to Void Refining later?
He felt a little scared.
Therefore, to cope with this Heavenly Tribulation, Zhang Yuhe made extensive preparations.
"I hope nothing unexpected happens."
As long as he overcomes this Heavenly Tribulation, he will have a good idea of what to expect when Undergoing Tribulation again in the future.
Whoosh...
Zhang Yuhe gently exhaled.
"Come on, let's see what the power of the Heavenly Tribulation is like, come what may."
Zhang Yuhe silently circulated the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi quickly swarmed towards him.
As the Spiritual Qi flowed in, the Spiritual Qi sea in his Dantian began to churn with enormous waves.
A small golden figure, emitting dazzling light, floated above the Spiritual Qi sea.
Suddenly, the small golden figure opened its eyes, took a deep breath, and a large amount of Spiritual Qi was sucked into the small figure's mouth.
As the small golden figure opened its eyes, the Spiritual Qi within a radius of tens of thousands of miles began to surge frantically towards the Lake.
The Yao Beasts in the Cloud Python Mountain Range seemed to sense a crisis and fled wildly away from the Lake.
As the Spiritual Qi rapidly converged, Zhang Yuhe's aura began to slowly rise.
Suddenly, the small golden figure floating above the Dantian sea burst forth with scorching light.
The golden light swept across, illuminating the entire Dantian into a golden ocean.
The small golden figure gradually became somewhat solidified.
From illusory to solid, that is Void Refining.
Before the Void Refining Realm, the Nascent Soul in a Cultivator's Dantian was originally just an illusory body; although it could be seen.
It could also leave the body, and even use Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures in combat.
But at this time, the Nascent Soul was actually just an illusory body.
Although the illusory Nascent Soul could use Divine Abilities and Magic Treasures to participate in combat.
However, the Nascent Soul itself was extremely fragile and would immediately dissipate once attacked.
For a Cultivator, the dissipation of the Nascent Soul meant death.
Therefore, before the Void Refining Realm, almost no Cultivator would allow their Nascent Soul to leave their body to participate in combat.
Unless their Physical Body was destroyed by an enemy, a Cultivator would only allow their Nascent Soul to leave their body to escape.
As for whether they could escape, that was another matter.
And a Cultivator's Breakthrough to the Void Refining Realm was actually a process of the Nascent Soul transforming from illusory to solid.
At this moment, the Nascent Soul in Zhang Yuhe's Dantian was slowly solidifying.
The surrounding Spiritual Qi continuously poured in, and the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array operated rapidly.
The Spiritual Qi around Zhang Yuhe had become so dense that it was like raindrops, surging and converging into his Dantian.
...
Time slowly passed.
The Spiritual Qi surge around the Lake continued for a full three days.
Suddenly, the small golden figure in Zhang Yuhe's Dantian once again burst forth with scorching golden light.
Zhang Yuhe felt his whole body relax, as if he had crossed a threshold and entered a new world.
The Nascent Soul had transformed from illusory to solid.
The Realm of Void Refining had been achieved.
At that moment, the surrounding winds and clouds suddenly changed, and the sky was enveloped by darkness.
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