Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation! - Chapter 161

Chapter 161: Chapter 137 Breaking Through Five Barriers, Achieving the Divinity Transformation Stage! (5000 words)
 

[At a chance banquet, you discovered the apples in this country were sweet and sour, just to your liking.]

[So you decreed that every citizen in this country, from sixty-year-old men to ten-year-old children, should do nothing but produce apples for you!]

[Clearly, this was an unreasonable order.]

[But as the king of the most powerful empire in the world, no one dared disobey you!]

[That small country with only half a million people had no choice but to comply!]

[However, within just three years of this decree, the country’s economy began to collapse, and chaos ensued. A country of five hundred thousand people could not survive by growing apples alone.]

[And so, war broke out… A new regime overthrew the old emperor and they refused to provide you with apples anymore.]

[You were furious, no one dared defy you!]

[Thus, you ordered an army of half a million soldiers, personally leading them to conquer this country!]

[Obviously, a small country with a population of only five hundred thousand could not resist your army of half a million!]

[Wherever your warhorses and mighty generals passed, not a blade of grass survived!]

[You stood on the land of this country, watching the scenes of war, seeing women who lost their husbands, elders who lost their sons, and infants who lost their fathers…]

[You suddenly felt a trace of sadness…]

[You began to doubt whether it was worth it to destroy an entire country and its people just because of your personal preferences.]

[You began to regret, to feel remorse for your decree, and to question your arrogance…]

[When you realized all this, you noticed you were in an illusionary realm.]

[Everything around you dissipated like smoke, and you returned to the Spirit Field Blessed Land]

[Congratulations on overcoming the Arrogance Trial!]

“Finally, I’ve passed the fourth trial of the Divinity Transformation, the Arrogance Trial. Now, only the last trial, the Anger Trial, remains!”

Su Xing felt a slight excitement in his heart.

Overcoming the five trials of Divinity Transformation was nothing short of a miraculous achievement.

Throughout history, only a handful of the most elite cultivators managed to accomplish this, and those individuals were all devoted cultivators of the Dao.

According to the information Su Xing obtained from the Luotian Meeting Instance, overcoming the five trials of Divinity Transformation was akin to preparing fertile soil for the birth of an Immortal Seed in advance, opening a heavenly gate for becoming an immortal.

Su Xing had always been curious about what this so-called opportunity of becoming an immortal was.

But now, after passing four trials, Su Xing had a vague hypothesis in his heart.

“This opportunity to become an immortal might be about overcoming the five emotions of life: lust, fear, greed, arrogance, and anger… It’s not just about preserving immortal essence and extinguishing human desires, but rather a form of insight into the Dao…”

“The path of cultivation is long and filled with the red dust of the mortal world. One will encounter countless people and events. Whether one can hold firm to the original intention of seeking the Dao amidst this endless red dust is the core factor in pursuing immortality!”

Su Xing sighed slightly in his heart, feeling a slight improvement in his mind state.

He could feel that the five trials of Divinity Transformation were not absolutely necessary to overcome.

Strictly speaking, these five trials should be collectively referred to as the “Heart Refining Trials,” tempering the true heart of a cultivator.

Perhaps many Mahayana cultivators, who were about to uncover the secret of becoming an immortal, had also undergone this tribulation.

Now, Su Xing was only in the Nascent Soul Stage but had already experienced all of this in advance. Naturally, this was very beneficial for Su Xing, at least making him more prepared for the future when crossing the tribulation to become an immortal.

“Well, only the last Anger Trial remains now. Let me see how terrifying this Anger Trial is?”

Su Xing felt slightly excited. Becoming an immortal was still somewhat distant from him.

But as long as he overcame the Anger Trial and achieved Divinity Transformation, it would be within reach!

His gaze turned to the simulation panel.

[After overcoming the Arrogance Trial, you felt subtle changes in your body once more.]

[Apart from deepening your perception of nature’s spiritual energy, the most important thing was the improvement of your mind state.]

[You did not choose to immediately challenge the last trial, opting instead to rest for a few months to adjust your state.]

[In the seventeenth year, Luo Shuying’s hometown was invaded on a large scale by a foreign race.]

[Thousands of Spirit Race people were left homeless, fleeing to the Blue Star, fighting against demonic beasts at the Demon-Subduing Pass.]

[From Luo Shuying and these thousands of Spirit Race individuals, you sensed a bit of confusion and helplessness, and also a deeper level of anger.]

[Feeling touched, you immediately entered the Spirit Field Blessed Land, preparing for a secluded cultivation to break through!]

[You calmed your mind, sank into your Nascent Soul, and let your divine sense drift away…]

[When you woke up again, you found yourself in an unfamiliar environment, forgetting everything from before.]

[The five trials of Divinity Transformation became increasingly challenging, with heavier memory seals and greater difficulty in breaking through.]

[In this environment, you were a teen prodigy in esports, having made it to the global finals at the age of sixteen.]

[You became the hope of countless national esports fans, with high expectations placed on you. However, in the finals, your team was utterly defeated by the opponent due to a vast disparity in skill.]

[Upon returning to your country, you faced an endless barrage of insults and mockery. Overnight, you went from being a genius esports player to a disgraced figure.]

[You were a player easily swayed by emotions, and under the relentless criticism, you became angry and even more emotionally unstable.]

[This caused your skills and emotional control to deteriorate rapidly, and gradually, you fell into a decline.]