Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 591 - 240: Fourth Realm of Body Cultivation, Life and Death Tribulation

The crowd, recovering from dizziness, couldn’t wait to scrutinize their surroundings.

The Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm remained the same as before, verdant grass and exotic flowers in bloom.

In the distance, a silver waterfall hung upside down, falling straight from the clouds, akin to an Immortal Sword cleaving through lush green mountains.

As the water fell into the deep pool, mist gathered into rainbows, the surrounding spiritual energy mixed with the peculiar floral fragrance, refreshing one’s heart and mind.

"What a paradise on earth!"

The young girl, Meng Yuntang, holding a long spear, whose cultivation also reached the peak of Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, couldn’t help but praise as she saw the Secret Realm’s scenery.

The other youths were already completely enchanted by the sight of these green mountains, jade screens, and suspended flying stones.

Each with slightly open mouths, wide eyes, scrutinized everything in the distance.

Shen Xiuchan, coming back to his senses, hurriedly took out a map from his Storage Bag.

This map was drawn by his father Shen Chongming, documenting a small portion of the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, all based on his two entries into the realm.

Comparing the map in his hand, Shen Xiuchan studied for a moment before speaking: "We are currently not far from a place called ’Yi Xianting.’"

"Ah Die said that Yi Xianting is also a site of inheritance, but it seems like back in the day, people from the Suihuo Sect did mischief, setting up certain measures."

"Let’s go and take a look first."

The crowd returned to their senses, promptly following him as they walked downstream along the small river ahead.

...

Yunshui City, behind the manor on the mountain.

Inside a hidden cave mansion, a figure sat withered.

The figure’s eyes tightly shut, dust covering the entire body, hair on the head turned silver-gray, like dry grass.

The beard under the chin has grown a foot long, hanging disorderly down the chest.

The face and exposed hands from the wide robe have already become skinny like skin-wrapped bones, the skin dull, the person looking as terrifying as a centuries-dead mummy.

This figure was Shen Wenxing, who was in seclusion, preparing to break through the Fourth Realm of Body Cultivation.

In the body cultivation system, the Fourth Realm is also known as the "Life and Death Realm."

Just by the name, one can see how perilous this realm is for body cultivators.

The Life and Death Realm requires a body cultivator to consume personal Qi Blood Power, simultaneously opening the body’s five secret treasuries, to trigger greater potential.

The first great death tribulation of the Life and Death Realm is the consumption of Blood Qi.

Once a body cultivator begins to break through the Life and Death Realm, the five secret treasuries will continuously absorb the body’s blood qi.

Only when the secret treasuries are filled with blood qi and successfully triggered will they stop.

During this period, the cultivator cannot use external elixirs to replenish, only relying on their own foundation to endure.

If the blood qi is insufficient, the five secret treasuries will drain the entire body’s blood qi, dying instantly.

Shen Wenxing reached the most critical moment of the first great death tribulation in the Life and Death Realm.

Many years ago, the Shen Family and Vajra Sect of Danzhou Immortal Sect were in good terms, and Vajra Sect’s Chief Disciple Jin Sheng had gifted Shen Wenxing with some body cultivation inheritances.

But those inheritances did not mention the cultivation technique for the Fourth Realm "Life and Death Realm."

Shen Wenxing also did not know the Life and Death Realm would have such requirements.

Fortunately, he stayed at the peak of the Third Realm for more than ten years, coupled with his own bloodline power, which prevented the first great death tribulation of the Life and Death Realm from draining all his blood qi.

However, he now has another problem needing solving.

That is leveraging the soon-to-be-unleashed secret power to forge the five viscera.

This step requires his internal organs and five viscera to withstand the initial wave of impact from the Secret Realm’s power, followed by gradual refinement, bit by bit.

According to his understanding of the Life and Death Realm, this step requires some blood qi power to envelop the internal organs and five viscera, easing the impact of secret power on the fragile viscera within.

But now his body’s blood qi power is nearly drained, unable to deploy additional blood qi power to protect his internal organs.

Watching the five secret treasuries within his body emit a crystal-clear radiance, akin to five soon-to-erupt volcanoes, Shen Wenxing, with no recourse, could only grit his teeth, preparing to endure this initial wave of impact.

At this point, wanting to stop the breakthrough is clearly impossible.

Pop!

Just as he resolved to take this desperate gamble, a deep sound suddenly echoed from his shriveled flesh!

In the next moment, the five secret treasuries, having absorbed a large amount of blood qi, were suddenly activated concurrently.

Terror-striking energy instantly rushed towards his internal organs and five viscera!

"Ah!"

A hoarse scream echoed within the cave mansion, Shen Wenxing abruptly opened his eyes, his expression anguished.

The moment the power of the five secret treasuries hit the five viscera, he felt as if countless sharp blades were piercing his heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys!

This pain, even though he was prepared for it, was still unbearable.

"Can’t... can’t hold on..."

The severe pain, coupled with the weakness from blood qi consumption, made his consciousness gradually murky.

The vitality within was also slowly being extinguished.

Shen Wenxing’s eyes were filled with blood, his body stiffened, and he immediately fainted.

...

Second floor of the Black Water Pavilion.

An abundance of Power of Great Derivation permeated Shen Yuan’s body.

Previously, he had received warnings from the White Jade Turtle Shell, foretelling that Shen Wenxing’s breakthrough would involve a life and death tribulation.

At this moment, he was consuming the Spiritual Charm stored within the White Jade Turtle Shell to deduce a path of survival for Shen Wenxing.

After a long period, the Power of Great Derivation gradually dissipated from his body, replaced by another kind of mysterious power.

Under the effect of this mysterious power, a phantom river, resembling a long river of blood, suddenly appeared behind him!

One end of this phantom blood river submerged into the void, while the other end was connected to his body.

In the cave mansion at the back mountain, behing the unconscious Shen Wenxing, the same phantom blood river appeared as well.