Chapter 600: About to Cross the Tribulation

Xueyu left. Before going, she tossed Su Che a sentence: “Dozens of beings at the Mahayana stage died because of you. The remaining three, including me, have lost all confidence due to your rapid growth… Su Che, with such achievements, you have every reason to be proud!”
“Did she really leave?”
Lao He muttered in the Immortal Prison, “Could she be using some psychological tactic again? Saying she’s ascending to the Immortal Realm, but actually hiding somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to strike at you!”
“I actually hope she does that, so that after I ascend and cross the tribulation, I can kill her in one go…”
Su Che shook his head inwardly. “It’s a pity such a cunning woman won’t give me that chance. She wasn’t lying this time; she really left… It’s too bad—just a few days left!”
“Yes, in a few more days, the master will be able to enter the tribulation phase,” Lao He said with a sigh. “I really can’t figure out how Xueyu managed to calculate the time so accurately.”
“That’s precisely why she’s so troublesome,” Su Che replied inwardly. “This woman is filled with inexplicable mystery in many aspects. Even now, our understanding of her remains superficial.”
“No matter how troublesome or mysterious she is, it’s useless. She was still forced by the master to ascend to the Immortal Realm!”
Lao He laughed. “What’s even funnier is that her plan to wait for you in the Immortal Realm is doomed to fail. In the Immortal Realm, we have Sister Tianyin, a top-tier shaman, to rely on. A mere figure like Xueyu would be killed by Tianyin’s single roar—hundreds at once.”
Lao He’s words seemed reasonable, but Su Che didn’t respond, as his thoughts were far from as optimistic.
Would going to the Immortal Realm mean receiving Tianyin’s protection and care?
Would that shaman god let him off so easily?
Unless he was willing to join the Shaman Clan, even if he wanted to see Tianyin, she would surely find countless reasons to hinder him…
Su Che could imagine that when the time came for him to enter the Immortal Realm, it would still be full of peril and danger—this was his fate, already determined.
Joining the Shaman Clan would naturally change this fate. Under their protection, it would be almost impossible to encounter great danger. But under the control of the shaman god, his achievements would be limited to that of a great shaman. The shaman god would never allow any member of the Shaman Clan to stand equal to him, let alone surpass him.

Su Che’s ideals could never be satisfied by just a great shaman; he was even less willing to submit to others and be constantly suppressed. As the owner of the Immortal Prison Pagoda, how could he live in such distress?
Su Che could also imagine that from the shaman god’s perspective, it would be preferable for him to face constant crises in the Immortal Realm, making it impossible to move forward, until he eventually succumbed to the trials and chose to join the shaman clan.
The shaman god’s token given to him had already foretold many things.
What did the token’s distress signal function mean?
Through this, Su Che could deduce that the shaman god would never allow Tian Yin to accompany him as a great shaman to protect him.
Therefore, he had no hope of relying on Tian Yin’s powerful strength to deal with his enemies in the Immortal Realm.
His own life, his own path, his own ideals—ultimately, they had to be achieved through his own efforts. No one else could be relied on!
“Future matters can wait. The key now is to reach the Tribulation Phase!”
Su Che dismissed all distractions, focused his mind, and adjusted his state, ready to advance to the Tribulation Phase.
To advance to this phase, not only must one reach a certain level in terms of the strength of their spiritual core and cultivation, but more importantly, they must achieve a true state of transcendence in understanding the “Way,” truly touching the Heavenly Dao…
In the simplest terms, it could be described as: using an ordinary mortal’s body to “disturb” the Heavenly Dao.
Normally, the supreme Heavenly Dao would never pay attention to an ordinary mortal like him. Only by disturbing it—like knocking on its door—could one tell it: “I want to advance to a higher form of existence. I want to become an immortal, to gain eternal life. I am ready to face all the trials you send.”
Then, the heavenly tribulations descend!
During this period, one must face various trials sent by heaven—there’s no fixed number; it could be three or more, depending on the individual.
This period is called the Tribulation Phase by cultivators.
Once all the tribulations are overcome, one’s cultivation will naturally advance to the Great Completion stage—a stage full of hope, awaiting ascension to the Immortal Realm.
During this time, as long as one does not die, ascension to the Immortal Realm is guaranteed, without any exceptions or further obstacles.
So, to those who died “because of me” during the Great Completion stage, Su Che would simply say: “Serves you right! You brought it upon yourself—no right to live!”

At present, Su Che’s cultivation level of true essence and the strength of his primordial spirit both meet the requirements for advancement. In particular, the strength of his primordial spirit has long surpassed the level of the middle stage of tribulation and is on the verge of reaching the later stage. After reaching the Divine Transformation stage, the most crucial factor for cultivators is the primordial spirit. This means that Su Che’s advancement will be much easier compared to others. The only things left to do these days are to comprehend the Great Dao and touch the will of heaven… Su Che silently closed his eyes in deep thought: “My path is already clear—it is the purpose of the Immortal Prison Pagoda. What was the meaning behind its creation by heaven? What is its goal? My path is that…” “My path is…” Su Che repeated these words over and over in his mind, as if speaking to himself or confiding in the heavens. Having the Immortal Prison, Su Che was after all special. He didn’t need to be as strict or diligent in his cultivation as other cultivators, nor did he have to spend tens of thousands of years of effort to elevate his mental realm beyond the mundane and gain the recognition of the will of heaven. With the Immortal Prison, Su Che didn’t have to go through such hardships; he only needed to truly understand his responsibilities and mission. Yet even so, after repeating these words for three full days, Su Che felt no reaction from the heavens. Could it be… “Is heaven too busy to pay attention to you for now?” Lao Hei, who had just finished a hearty meal, was lying half-reclined on a giant armchair in the Immortal Prison, picking his teeth and murmuring out of boredom, “Master, should you shout out what’s on your mind so that he can hear it?” Su Che was too lazy to engage in trivial talk. His gaze shifted to the huge silver sphere, thinking: Could it be that the special environment here makes it unsuitable for me to undergo the trial of heavenly tribulation? Acting on this thought, Su Che moved instantly, leaving that space and flying out of the Thunder God Temple at the fastest speed. Sure enough, his guess was correct! As soon as he stepped outside, Su Che felt that his heavenly tribulation was approaching! He then thought, “The entire Thunder God Temple was built to seal that spatial passage, to protect that silver sphere from harm. There must be some extremely sophisticated isolation formation inside, capable even of blocking the perception of heavenly tribulation. If nothing goes wrong, the entire Thunder God Temple, and even the Thunder Star, must have been created by some peak-level powerhouse, similar to a peak-level deity like the Witch God…”

To advance to the Tribulation Phase, the first trial one must face is surely the Thunder Tribulation! This is true for every cultivator, and Su Che is no exception. “Is enduring the Thunder Tribulation on Thunder Star a good thing or a bad thing?” At the thought of this, Su Che couldn’t help but smile. Thunder Star, which is already filled with celestial thunder, what scale of thunder tribulation could it possibly unleash?