Chapter 280: The Nine-Colored Heavenly Calamity

On that day, a powerful energy storm swept across Agri Planet, astonishing all the strong warriors residing there.
The cause of this energy storm was even more peculiar—it wasn’t energy emitted externally but rather gathered artificially. After this event, nearly half of the planet’s energy was depleted. Such massive energy absorption was extremely rare even in the entire cultivation world.
The source of this energy was Hou Mulis’s stronghold, prompting many strong warriors to withdraw their probing mental energies. After the treasure hunt over three hundred years ago, Hou Mulis’s faction had become one of the most powerful forces in the cultivation world. Though their numbers paled in comparison to larger sects, the presence of peak warriors like Fat, Lilith, Kastedio, and Gunan was enough to intimidate everyone.
Under normal circumstances, the strength of cultivators in the cultivation world rarely exceeded that of a Nine-Calamity Immortal. As early as three hundred years ago, Lilith and Kastedio already possessed strength comparable to that of Nine-Calamity Immortals, which was enough to awe everyone in the cultivation world. Not to mention that Fat and Gunan had long since surpassed the Spirit Immortal level.
Fat and the others glanced in surprise toward the location of the seclusion room.
“This energy fluctuation is…” Fat raised his brows slightly.
“Is it Long Tian in the seclusion room?” Lilith asked curiously. “I remember that after we returned from our seclusion, Long Tian disappeared. You say he went into the seclusion room…”
“This method of energy absorption is too strange!” Kastedio frowned tightly. “Even we, who have reached the Heavenly Immortal level, couldn’t achieve such absorption.”
“It seems it’s not just Dao Feng who’s an oddity; his friend here is also quite interesting,” Fat said, though he was somewhat surprised but didn’t take it too seriously.
The intense energy fluctuations gradually subsided. As Fat and the others had predicted, the person who created these fluctuations had completely absorbed the energy.
Although Pearl and the others were still at the Yuan Ying stage, they felt the energy fluctuations as well and gathered in the hall where everyone was assembled.
“What happened?”
“Nothing much. It’s just the noise caused by Long Tian’s cultivation,” Fat said, pointing at the seclusion room.
“Is my brother in trouble?” Long Yue asked worriedly.

“Don’t worry. That energy was created by him, and it has already been absorbed. He should emerge from seclusion soon,” Fat said, recalling that Long Tian had mentioned that once he reached the Mahayana stage, he would join them in the mission to rescue Ye Feng. But now, less than sixty days had passed since the one-hundred-day deadline. “It seems our rescue team will need one more member,” Fat said, shaking his head helplessly. He knew that after being purified by that powerful energy, Long Tian would be enough to advance to the Mahayana stage. “One more person? You mean Long Tian?” Kastdio frowned slightly. “But even after absorbing that energy, he can at most reach the Mahayana stage. Going to those places at that level, he probably won’t be able to protect himself.” “I already promised him. I didn’t think he could actually do it,” Fat said with a bitter smile. “Originally, I wanted to dissuade him by telling him that even the weakest person who joined last time was already at the Mahayana stage. But he demanded to join as soon as he reached that stage, so I had no choice but to agree as a temporary solution…” “Although he only reached the Mahayana stage after ending his seclusion this time, advancing from the Outward Journey stage to the Mahayana stage in less than a hundred days—such a guy is definitely not someone to be underestimated! We don’t need to worry too much about his safety.” Fat thought Long Tian was a man who hid his true abilities well, and he didn’t see any problem with him joining them at the Mahayana stage. Not long after that energy dissipated, a creaking sound came from the stone door of the seclusion room, and the door slowly opened. Long Tian stepped out, glanced around at everyone, then said to Fat, “I did it. Do I now qualify to join you in the rescue?” “No problem, but there’s one condition—be careful and don’t get killed,” Fat warned. “I’ll be careful!” Long Tian nodded. Just then, another scene appeared on Agri Planet. The sky over the entire planet dimmed in an instant, with dark clouds covering every corner of the sky. Birds and animals began to chirp anxiously, and the crowd also grew restless. “What’s happening?” Everyone looked up at the sky, as the light on the ground grew dimmer. It felt like the end of the world had arrived. “It’s my heavenly calamity,” Long Tian said before disappearing.

On the entire planet, there was only one place where the sky still resembled daylight—only, what illuminated it was not the star of Agri Planet, but several multicolored clouds. These clouds floated above Fat’s stronghold, drawing the attention of many cultivators in the vicinity.

Many powerful beings naturally knew that this must be what was called a heavenly calamity. Yet this calamity was extremely terrifying, almost overwhelming. Aside from these multicolored clouds, everything else was covered by swirling dark clouds. Anyone could guess that the one facing such a calamity must be an incredibly powerful being. Still, they wondered whether such a person could survive under the might of this calamity…

Long Tian also sensed the arrival of the heavenly calamity. Inside his seclusion chamber, his perception of the outside world was completely blocked. It was only when he stepped out that he realized he, despite having reached the Mahayana stage, still couldn’t escape the calamity.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to reach the Mahayana stage without overcoming such a calamity. But Long Tian’s situation was special—he had been forcibly elevated in cultivation, using methods far more sophisticated than a regular heavenly calamity, which directly raised him to the Mahayana stage.

However, this multicolored heavenly calamity was different from others; it wouldn’t dissipate just like that, hence the scene before them.

“The multicolored heavenly calamity—last time, Xiao Bei only faced a five-colored one. This time, it’s two levels higher,” Fat and the others also looked up at the sky. “So, the multicolored heavenly calamity is actually this terrifying…”

The immense pressure brought by the calamity filled Fat and the others with fear. Lilith and the others beside them frowned deeply. “With such strong pressure, the power of this calamity must not be underestimated. Even cultivators at the Spirit Immortal level might perish.”

“If cultivators at the Spirit Immortal level encounter such a calamity, their chances of survival are slim. After all, the calamities faced by those at the Nine Calamities Immortal level are far less severe. Even then, few succeed in reaching the True Immortal level. With this level of calamity, even True Immortal cultivators might not fare well here,” Fat said, shaking his head.

“Then isn’t Long Tian in great danger?” Pearl frowned tightly. Long Yue and Zhuge Ling’er beside her bit their lips, looking at Long Tian with concern.

At this moment, Long Tian stood proudly in the void. Although the nine-colored heavenly calamity before him was extremely formidable, he felt no fear whatsoever, though he himself didn’t know why. He seemed utterly confident that he could overcome it unharmed, yet he didn’t understand where this feeling came from or why he had it.

In the sky, the first bolt of lightning descended swiftly, causing a roar that echoed across the entire planet from within the clouds.

Long Tian watched the calamity fall without fear, but to everyone’s astonishment, he didn’t move at all.

“Who is that man? Has he been scared stupid?” Whispers of discussion arose among the crowd.

Long Tian’s complete lack of resistance caused Fat and the others, who had still had some faith in him, to lose all hope. They knew that even true immortals had to approach such a calamity with extreme caution, yet Long Tian’s behavior was nothing short of seeking death.

Long Yue and the others covered their mouths in confusion, staring intently at the spot where Long Tian had been swallowed by the calamity.

“What is he doing? Why isn’t he resisting?” Pearl’s expression showed a hint of frustration at his passivity.

When the first bolt of lightning dissipated and Long Tian reappeared before them unharmed, everyone around was filled with inexplicable shock.

“This kid really has some skills,” Fat said with a shake of his head, smiling. “He made us worry for nothing.”

“How on earth did he do that?” Gu Nan asked, puzzled.

“I didn’t see clearly either,” Lilith replied, shaking her head. “I have no idea what he did just now.”

Only Long Tian himself knew that the lightning calamity hadn’t caused him any harm at all. The moment it touched his body, it was absorbed by his now somewhat peculiar dantian. He could even clearly feel the power of lightning within him growing rapidly.

“Since that’s the case, let me devour you bit by bit as a nourishing treat,” Long Tian said with a slight smirk before vanishing from sight in a flash.

What surprised everyone even more was that the calamity clouds seemed unaware of Long Tian’s disappearance, remaining in place with flickering lightning.

“Where is he?” Seeing Long Tian gone but the clouds still there, the crowd grew restless. They knew full well that if such a calamity struck them, there would be no chance of survival.

Lilith and the others then looked up at the colorful clouds in the sky.

“He entered the clouds?” Pearl and the other women nearby asked uncertainly as Fat and the rest looked up at the sky.
“We only saw a faint figure,” Lilith nodded. “But it must be inside the clouds.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the lightning within the clouds became violent, and everyone present looked up at the sky.
Hidden by the clouds, they could not see that Long Tian was now surrounded by electric sparks, with the Yuan Ying in his dantian flashing with purple lightning from time to time…