206: Chapter 206 The Secret Realm Closes, Return to the Sect, and the Heavenly Tribulation of Dao Integration Quietly Arrives

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Ye Qing was sitting cross-legged atop an unnamed barren mountain, eyes closed while regulating his breath. The magic power within his body surged and flowed like a vast river, faintly resonating with the surrounding world.

Although he had not officially completed the Undergoing Tribulation to step into the Dao Integration Realm, the final barrier had been thoroughly broken through. The magic power within him had completed most of its transformation; only one final step remained before success would come naturally.

Suddenly, he felt a strange ripple in the surrounding Void Realm. That ripple was not strong, yet it carried an irresistible force of rules, as if an invisible hand were peeling him away from this space.

He opened his eyes, knowing that the closing time for the Sword Ruins Secret Realm had arrived. He did not resist, allowing that force of rules to envelop his body.

The next moment, he felt a blur before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery retreated rapidly like flowing water. After a brief sensation of weightlessness, he found himself standing on a familiar platform—it was precisely the summit of Wenjian Peak of the Heavenly Sword Sect, in front of that massive bronze gate leading to the Sword Ruins Secret Realm.

On the platform, many Disciples had already been teleported out before him. Some had faces filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest, while others were pale, their Aura unstable, clearly having suffered significant losses. There were even a few who would remain forever in that gray, misty Secret Realm.

Ye Qing scanned his surroundings calmly and discovered that the Disciples who had been teleported out accounted for about seventy to eighty percent of those who entered. For a trial at the level of the Sword Ruins Secret Realm, this casualty rate was already considered quite low.

He withdrew his gaze and was preparing to leave the crowd discreetly to return to his Immortal Cave at Tingjian Cliff. However, the moment he took a step—the magic power within his body, which he had been suppressing and which had already completed most of its transformation, seemed to lose the suppression of the Secret Realm. It could no longer be restrained and began to boil violently!

Boom—!!!

In the clear sky, a thunderclap rang out without warning! A vast Heavenly Might, carrying an Aura of destruction, descended from the sky like an invisible tide, instantly enveloping the entire summit of Wenjian Peak!

On the platform, those Disciples who had just emerged from the Secret Realm all had their expressions change drastically, and they looked up at the sky one after another. They saw that above Wenjian Peak, the originally cloudless blue sky was now gathering a pitch-black layer of tribulation clouds at a speed visible to the naked eye! Within those tribulation clouds, countless thick, silver lightning bolts were frantically darting about like silver snakes, emitting a terrifying pressure that made one's heart palpitate!

"Dao... Dao Integration Heavenly Tribulation?!" A Core Disciple with relatively high cultivation exclaimed in shock, "Someone is at Wenjian Peak Undergoing Tribulation for the Dao Integration Realm?!"

Everyone's gaze subconsciously turned toward the source locked onto by the Aura of the Heavenly Tribulation—Ye Qing!

Ye Qing stood in the crowd, his brows slightly furrowed. He also had not expected this Dao Integration Heavenly Tribulation to arrive so suddenly and at such an inopportune time. He had originally planned to return to his Immortal Cave and make full preparations before triggering the Heavenly Tribulation, but he did not expect that the moment he left the Secret Realm, the magic power within him could no longer be suppressed, directly triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Ye Qing! Is it you who triggered the Heavenly Tribulation?!" An aged and dignified voice resounded from the heights of Wenjian Peak. Immediately after, a gray figure appeared above the platform as if teleporting; it was the gray-robed Elder who had presided over the opening of the Sword Ruins Secret Realm. His eyes, which seemed capable of discerning all things in the world, fell upon Ye Qing, carrying a hint of surprise and a hint of scrutiny.

Ye Qing cupped his hands toward the gray-robed Elder and said in a calm tone, "Disciple Ye Qing was fortunate enough to have an epiphany in the Secret Realm, which triggered the Dao Integration Heavenly Tribulation. The matter was sudden, and I apologize for disturbing the Elders and Senior Brothers."

The gray-robed Elder looked at him deeply, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly nodded, "Being able to have an epiphany in the Sword Ruins Secret Realm is your Opportunity. Since the Heavenly Tribulation has arrived, there is no need to suppress it. Perform the Undergoing Tribulation right here; I will act as your Protector to prevent anyone from being blind and interfering with your Undergoing Tribulation."

As his words fell, he raised his hand and waved it, and an invisible force pushed all the Disciples on the platform who were watching the commotion out of the range covered by the Heavenly Tribulation.

Ye Qing took a deep breath and cupped his hands again toward the gray-robed Elder, "Thank you, Elder, for acting as my Protector."

Then, he no longer suppressed the magic power within his body, released his Aura, and unleashed his own presence without reservation!

Boom—!!!

The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to have been stimulated, churning even more violently! A silver lightning bolt as thick as a water bucket, like an angry silver Dragon, tore through the sky and struck fiercely toward the crown of Ye Qing's head!

The Dao Integration Heavenly Tribulation had officially descended!