Chapter 116: Solar Calamity, Division

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Perceiving the type of tribulation object: Yang Apex Heaven, a Three-Yang Lifespan Tribulation Object.

The Three Yang Tribulations: the Lifespan Yang Tribulation, the Realm Yang Tribulation, and the Malice Yang Tribulation.

The Yang Tribulation is undergoing transformation. Controlling the vessel of the Yang Tribulation...

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The Lifespan Yang Tribulation has been brought under control, returning to the lifespan of Heaven and Earth...

The Realm Yang Tribulation has been brought under control, returning to the positions and ranks of Heaven and Earth...

The Malice Yang Tribulation has been brought under control, bestowed upon the authority of Heaven and Earth...

Based on the tribulation aura within the host, the Yang Tribulation has established a connection with Heaven and Earth...

Originally, Red Cloud’s tribulation aura had long since changed beyond recognition after undergoing the cycle of creation and destruction brought about by the Five Elements Tribulation Aura.

Moreover, after he sealed the tribulation object within his body, it was captured by the panel, immediately undergoing a world-shaking transformation.

With the Lifespan Yang Tribulation and the Realm Yang Tribulation returning to Heaven and Earth, he himself had already begun to establish contact with them, while the existence of the Malice Yang Tribulation became a new bargaining chip.

The patterns upon the tribulation object began to flow little by little, like brands being imprinted upon his body.

From within to without, in every respect, they spread like dye soaking into cloth, gradually entering Red Cloud’s sea of consciousness and leaving the aura of tribulation upon his soul.

Within the Treasure Vase Realm, Heaven and Earth likewise began to change as the brand flowed. It was as though the lights in a sealed chamber had been extinguished, leaving not the slightest glimmer in the sky.

A candle that had originally been able to illuminate an entire room now cast light across less than a tenth of that distance.

Even the magical artifacts activated through baleful energy were nearly swallowed by the darkness.

Heaven and Earth underwent a tremendous change.

The ability of countless cultivators to see at night was greatly diminished. They could see only a few feet before them, and even when they used various means to create illumination, they could not alter the scene of the light gradually receding.

Red Cloud, the one who had caused it all, was experiencing the blessings brought about by the transformation.

Within his perception, nothing in the Treasure Vase Realm that belonged to the Five Elements could escape his awareness.

Every person and every thing seemed to appear directly before him, without the slightest secret.

At that moment, an understanding suddenly rose within his heart.

“If I merge this tribulation seed and the tribulation object completely into myself, replacing the original tribulation object, does that mean I have become a new tribulation of this world?”

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The instant this thought appeared, the panel began to change.

The host’s Yang Tribulation has established a connection with Heaven and Earth. The Yang Tribulation has taken shape. The name of the Yang Tribulation... has transformed into the Creation Yang Tribulation!

The Five Elements Tribulation Aura circulates, generating one another endlessly; it circulates in mutual restraint, bringing annihilation into creation. It may be called the Five Elements Creation Yang Tribulation.

The host’s tribulation object has changed. The Three-Yang Lifespan Tribulation Object has been replaced. A new cycle has begun: the Four-Yang Creation Tribulation Object!

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Feeling the darkness between Heaven and Earth, he slowly opened his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the world was filled with radiant light. Two suns and two moons appeared, with the sun and moon sharing the sky.

This feeling is remarkably similar to comprehending the Heavenly Dao...

Red Cloud thought this to himself and tried to control the courses of the sun and moon in the sky. In an instant, the twin moons withdrew, leaving two great suns born together and accompanying one another as they scorched the earth.

That would not do. It could easily bring about unnecessary changes.

With a thought, he gradually drew the two suns farther away and tried to reduce the intensity of the sunlight they shed.

Immediately afterward, his thoughts stirred again, and he began attempting to summon the wind, frost, rain, and snow of this world, as well as its lightning and tribulation aura. He nearly felt omnipotent.

Such an existence was much like the natal star in which he had entrusted himself, yet also somewhat like the Great Luo Grotto-Heaven he had evolved himself.

The difference lay in the tribulation within it.

After completely imprisoning the tribulation object, he sensed his dantian once more. The aura of the tribulation object had vanished, as though it had been captured and subdued, becoming wholly one with him.

And this was far more than merely restoring clarity to Heaven and Earth. The tribulations of this world had entirely entered his body, while the authority of Heaven and Earth lay within the palm of his hand.

Only then did he sense what was different about the Treasure Vase Realm.

With a thought, his presence filled the entire world.

The overall shape of Heaven and Earth resembled a vase.

If so, could this world truly have once been nothing more than a vase?

If that was the case, who had originally owned this Treasure Vase?

The questions remained, yet there was no one who could answer them.

Enough. Rather than indulging in idle speculation, he might as well bring everything in this world to an end.

With that thought, he transformed once more into the host himself.

Opening his eyes, he looked upon the desolation and devastation of this place. He shook his head slightly and employed the power of the Creation Tribulation.

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In the blink of an eye, Heaven and Earth regained their clarity, and life began to flourish once more.

Sensing the changes taking place throughout this world, he pondered for a while. He did not act immediately, instead considering how he should restore balance to this realm.

By taking away the original tribulation seed, he had broken the order that had once governed Heaven and Earth.

Yet, in the end, he had been contending with Heaven and fighting against the tribulation. Even if some estrangement remained, once that obsession had vanished, the original cause and effect should naturally have dissipated as well.

As for the new order of Heaven and Earth...

Red Cloud’s thoughts stirred. With a grasp of his five fingers, the Ape Emperor of the Demon Clan, the Great Martial Human Emperor, and Clearstream, the Grand Supreme Elder of the Luan Bird Clan, appeared before him.

Now that he was in the Treasure Vase Realm, he could no longer use cultivation realms to define his strength. If he truly had to give it a name, he was the tribulation itself.

“Sit.”

He said nothing more. At that single word, chairs appeared beneath them, and despite their horror, they were forced to sit down.

“Now that matters have more or less been settled, I have come here to redraw the structure of this age.”

After saying this, Red Cloud raised his hand and removed the Emperor-Slayer Bow and the Luan Emperor Feather Arrows. Having been cleansed by the tribulation aura throughout his body, the bow and arrows had long since been reborn, no longer bound by their former nature. He returned them to Clearstream.

He then drew Luan Seventeen from his own body. A strand of his Creation Tribulation Aura scattered forth and entered her body, causing her to gradually transform.

“These bow and arrows are being returned to their rightful owner, though they are no longer the same as before.”

Before Clearstream could ask anything, he took out the Ephemeral Feather Blade and the Soul-Devouring Scabbard, giving them respectively to the Great Martial Human Emperor and the Ape Emperor of the Demon Clan.

Under the gazes of the two men, he raised his hand and drew the remnants left behind after he had absorbed the Three-Yang Tribulation Object together with the aura of the original tribulation object in this place. With a wave of his hand, he sealed the amalgamation within the Sun-Moon Gorge.

“The original tribulation auras of fire, earth, and metal have now dispersed from this realm. The objects I have given the three of you are all imbued with the new tribulation. Their wondrous uses require no explanation; comprehend them for yourselves.

“Since the lifespans, cultivation realms, and tribulations of this world have been thrown into utter disorder, you will naturally understand what must follow. For a thousand years, neither the human nor demon clans may recklessly provoke conflict.

“Heaven’s mandate does not lie with either of your clans. Tribulation follows like a shadow. Conduct yourselves wisely!”

After saying this, he swept his sleeve and sent them back. Then he turned toward the direction where Moon-Inviter was located and bowed slightly from afar. He shook loose the three Cloud-Riding Feathered Wings from his body, and his figure had already vanished from where he stood.

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