180: Chapter 180 Purple Mansion Stage!!

As the first bolt of lightning fell, it was immediately followed by the second and the third.

Chen Changqing continuously endured the baptism of the Lightning Tribulation, and his Physical Body was constantly battered. However, after each bolt of lightning fell, he could also feel his Physical Body growing stronger.

Initially, he was somewhat resistant, but now he let go of all defenses and gritted his teeth to endure it head-on.

The fourth and fifth bolts quietly fell while he was deep in thought.

Then came the sixth, seventh, and finally the ninth bolt of lightning.

Having survived the nine bolts of Lightning Tribulation, this also meant that he had completely stepped into the Purple Mansion stage.

Chen Changqing reined in his focus and looked inward at his Niwan Palace. Now, the Niwan Palace had transformed into a Purple Mansion, and this Purple Mansion had reached a full nine zhang in size.

"A nine-zhang Purple Mansion!"

This was something he never dared to imagine. Back then, he thought that possessing a five-zhang Purple Mansion would be his limit, but during the Breakthrough, he still had spare energy, forcefully pushing him to a seven-zhang Purple Mansion.

But the last two zhang...

He pondered for a moment. If not for the help of Bai Yuqing and the dao bead, and if not for all this various luck, he truly wouldn't have been able to achieve it.

Now, his magic power was more than nine times that of an average Purple Palace Cultivator, and his strength had increased several times over.

Other than that...

He gently clenched his right hand into a fist, carefully feeling the power of his vastly increased Physical Body. Previously, at the Peak of the Second-Order High Grade, his physical strength had already reached three million jin.

Now that he had reached the Second-Order Top Grade, his physical strength had soared to four million jin.

Just the outbreak of this power alone, even against a Purple Palace Cultivator, would definitely result in a one-hit kill.

If he had already attained a Second-Order Top Grade Physical Body when dealing with Zhao Tiangang earlier, it definitely would have been much easier.

However, nowadays, even if three more Purple Mansion figures at Zhao Tiangang's level were to come, he was confident he could easily take them down.

Aside from magic power and his Physical Body, his Divine Soul had also increased significantly. Through the tempering of the nine heavenly lightning bolts, the strength of his Divine Soul had risen from the previous fourth layer of the Purple Mansion to the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion.

He stopped thinking too much, turned his focus inward, and began to consolidate his cultivation base.

...

Three months later, Chen Changqing's Immortal Cave opened.

Li Qingling and the others looked over as a cyan figure walked out from the Immortal Cave.

Seeing the people outside, Chen Changqing was quite surprised. Aside from Dong Tianheng, there were two other people here whose aura was close to theirs, presumably the few Purple Palace Cultivators who had been in seclusion year-round.

"Senior Brother." Chen Changqing bowed to the three of them.

"Mn, Junior Brother Chen, these two are Senior Brother Tao Heng and Junior Brother Deng Yang." Dong Tianheng retracted his shocked gaze, gave a light cough, and explained.

Chen Changqing looked in the direction Dong Tianheng was pointing, and that white-haired old man was looking at him with a calm expression.

"Senior Brother Tao Heng, Senior Brother Deng."

"Mn, Junior Brother's commotion in breaking through to the Purple Mansion is truly breathtaking!" Senior Brother Tao Heng sighed with emotion.

"For our Sect to have a Genius and Prodigy with such monstrous talent like Junior Brother, it is truly a great fortune."

"Senior Brother flatters me too much. Without the Sect's ziyu pill, this Junior Brother would never be able to break through to the Purple Mansion in a lifetime."

This sentence was not a lie. Without the ziyu pill, even if he could break through to the Purple Mansion, he would still be held to account by the Yuxu Sect.

"Junior Brother is too modest. Being able to attract the Lightning Tribulation proves just how peerless your talent is." At this time, Junior Brother Deng Yang also spoke in praise.

Praised by the two of them word by word, Chen Changqing's expression remained calm. He was no longer the child who had just entered immortal cultivation back then, and he wouldn't be flattered so much by a few compliments that he lost his bearings.

"Alright, this place is not a place for talking. Let's change to another place to chat freely." Dong Tianheng interrupted.

Chen Changqing and the three nodded. Then, he looked at Li Qingling, cast a reassuring look at her, and left together with them.

In the same spot, Li Qingling blankly watched Chen Changqing's back, feeling both excited and somewhat heartbroken in her heart.

Being able to attract the Heavenly Tribulation, although showing enough Prodigy-like talent, was also achieved because Chen Changqing had suffered quite a bit of hardship.

"Junior Sister, everyone has left, what are you still looking at?" Junior Sister Dong Xiyue smiled and teased.

"No, I'm just happy for my brother." Li Qingling smiled faintly.

...

At the summit of Wanxiang Peak, inside a magnificent pavilion, the four of them, including Chen Changqing, were conversing here.

"I didn't expect Senior Martial Uncle's vision to still be so good, actually discovering Junior Brother's talent several years ago." Senior Brother Tao Heng's tone was filled with emotion.

"That's right! Our Wanxiang Peak has consistently been one of the very bottom Peaks among the twelve Peaks year-round. If not for Senior Brother Dong being here, we might not even rank in the bottom two or three."

"That's right, Junior Brother, what do you think? If you join our Wanxiang Peak, you will be the first to choose from the Sect's resources in the future." Junior Brother Deng Yang said with a smile.

Chen Changqing stood aside, feeling somewhat helpless. The few of them were extremely enthusiastic and even intended to have him quit the Yuxu Peak lineage and turn to join them instead.

Dong Tianheng was also somewhat speechless. His fellow disciples had not done this kind of thing just once or twice.

Back then, when Junior Sister Baiye had just stepped into the Purple Mansion stage, these two had also run over to poach her, only for Junior Sister Baiye to reject the two of them under the guise of seclusion.

However, over the years, no new Purple Mansion experts had truly appeared on their Wanxiang Peak. Counting him, there were only three people in total.

Especially...

He looked toward Senior Brother Tao Heng. Senior Brother Tao Heng had already entered the Purple Mansion stage for over four hundred years, and there were less than a few decades left until his Purple Mansion lifespan limit.

"Right, Senior Brother, can I also write my own insights into that predecessor's Secret Manual?" Chen Changqing hurriedly changed the subject.

Hearing this, the three of them were slightly stunned.

Dong Tianheng was the first to react, nodding and saying, "Yes."

After obtaining permission, Chen Changqing handed over his insights on breaking through to the Purple Mansion. He had thought about this before; it was impossible to blindly accept the Yuxu Sect's benefits without giving anything in return.

Otherwise, he would feel bad about it himself. In essence, he wasn't the kind of person who only wanted benefits without wanting to repay them.

The three of them carefully examined Chen Changqing's insights on breaking through to the Purple Mansion, and their hearts were shocked. Initially, they thought that even if Chen Changqing provided insights, they wouldn't be much different from those of other Purple Palace Cultivators.

However, the insights before them actually provided a little bit of inspiration for their own cultivation.

As expected of a Prodigy.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Changqing first bade farewell to them. He needed to send a message back to the Family to inform them that he had successfully reached the Purple Mansion stage, but warned them to keep it quiet.

After doing all this, he went to see Li Qingling.

Li Qingling had worked hard during this period, acting as his Protector for nearly a year.

"Qingling." Chen Changqing came before Li Qingling, saying with a pang of distress.

"Brother, congratulations on your Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion." Li Qingling said happily.

Starting from today, their Family was also a Purple Mansion Family. Within the territory of Cang Prefecture, almost no one would dare to provoke them anymore.

Of course, there were still some matters that needed attention. Among them, for their Chen Family, the most dangerous threat still came from the Anti-Immortal Alliance. No one knew what the Anti-Immortal Alliance was actually thinking, where they were currently lurking, or what their next objective was.

This was also what the other Golden Core factions worried about the most.

After Chen Changqing and Li Qingling snuggled together for a good while, they finally separated with lingering reluctance.