My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 502 Three Calamities and Nine Misfortunes, Unexpected Events Frequent

Having successfully transcended the tribulation, Chu Lengyu stayed in the Minghai Realm for another month.

The demons are being held back by Danzhu using a fake secret realm. The conditions here are good, and the time flow is faster than in the Great Xia World, making it very suitable for temporary cultivation.

After she finished regulating her breathing, she took out another scroll and walked out again, this time in the cabin of the Nine Stars.

Tang Qingying looked at her and realized that she had advanced from the Integration Stage to the Mahayana Stage in just over a month and was now on equal footing with her. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't shocked.

Even among the geniuses from the holy lands she had met, none of them could produce such a terrifying cultivation speed.

Moreover, Chu Lengyu's successful breakthrough also means that the cultivation technique she practices is of an extremely high grade!

Perhaps that plan wasn't a joke; she really was preparing to transcend tribulation and become an immortal!

During the month of waiting, Tang Qingying had the thought of running away several times, because she understood that Chu Lengyu could not have gotten to this point on her own, and the small world would not have a cultivation method sufficient to become an immortal.

Therefore, her conclusion was that Chu Lengyu was likely a pawn planted by some powerful being.

Even without Tang Qingying, there would be others to help her overcome her tribulations and help her become an immortal.

Tang Qingying fears nothing but being manipulated by others, fearing that her every move is part of their scheme, that she'll be sold out while still happily counting the money for them.

But then she thought, having come this far, she had no reason to give up halfway.

Moreover, it's likely that both he and Danzhu have already revealed all their trump cards, so it's too late to run now.

Paying the price of a top-grade purple-gold merit lotus is better than losing your life.

Tang Qingying put on a very serious face and asked one last time, "Are you really ready? The eighth-order tribulation is the most difficult hurdle, even more terrifying than the nine-nine lightning tribulation, because it is unpredictable and full of surprises. Throughout history, countless cultivators have perished in the three calamities and nine tribulations!"

(The three calamities and nine tribulations are purely fictional.)

Merit is not a panacea; it can only play a supplementary role.

If good deeds could guarantee helping people overcome all kinds of disasters and difficulties, then the whole world would probably be full of "great philanthropists".

Chu Lengyu was already mentally prepared and nodded.

In fact, she doesn't have many karmic ties, and the rumored disasters related to family and love should not affect her. The most likely explanation is some unpredictable accidents.

The Nine Stars is now docked in another world that is even more prosperous than the Sea Realm. There is also a branch of the Myriad Stars Alliance here. Obviously, Tang Qingying is preparing to continue to take advantage of her identity to fleece the Myriad Stars Alliance, this fat sheep.

According to her, over the years, the cultivators have accumulated some experience regarding the Three Calamities and Nine Disasters.

For example, staying in the void of the starry sea is very likely to encounter cosmic disasters such as void storms, making it the worst place to undergo tribulation.

Staying in a desolate little world may seem less dangerous on the surface, but it could potentially trigger a devastating catastrophe like a comet impact, far exceeding our ability to cope.

Staying in the bustling world, although the types of "accidents" become endless, on average, the danger is actually lower. Moreover, the bustling world has more ways to defend oneself, and one can take advantage of the terrain.

Ironically, both favorable location and external forces could turn into "accidents" again.

Chu Lengyu was resolute, and Tang Qingying stopped trying to dissuade her.

Cultivating immortality is inherently a difficult path of going against the current.

The entire Nine Stars is now shut down, with no spiritual energy remaining to prevent any accidental clashes. Everything in the cabins has been moved out and stored as equipment to reduce the possibility of an accident.

After bathing and burning incense, Tang Qingying plucked a lotus petal and murmured to herself, but not as a blessing, but as a curse upon Chu Lengyu, wishing her to suffer the three calamities as soon as possible.

The Tribulation Transcending stage does not require passing through a lightning tribulation. After achieving the Great Ascension stage, one can enter it with just a thought. However, when the disaster will strike is unknown, so one needs to hide and wait.

For Chu Lengyu, the sooner the better, otherwise, if fate were to throw an unexpected accident, it would be difficult to react in time.

Tang Qingying had used curses to kill many people before, and she believed she could control the degree of such curses.

The entire lotus petal of merit vanished.

Several hours later, a strange fire ignited in the void.

The fire was visible but intangible. Chu Lengyu sensed that it was burning away her lifespan, capable of burning away a year's worth of life in an instant.

But she did not act rashly, letting the flames burn.

After finding out the speed at which the lifespan was burning, Tang Qingying breathed a sigh of relief and wrote on the white paper: "First disaster - Lifespan Burning Fire".

Of the three disasters, fire is very common, and the Burning Life Fire is one of them.

Chu Lengyu's rate of burning a year's lifespan in a single breath is already considered slow. There are many who burn a hundred years' lifespan in a single breath. If it were a cultivator with a short lifespan, they might not even have time to say their last words before passing away on the spot.

As the flames gradually subsided, Chu Lengyu's face turned slightly pale.

The lifespan of a Mahayana cultivator is ten thousand years. This fire burned for more than six hundred years, which is not much. However, if she were to encounter a life-burning fire that lasts for a hundred years, she would actually owe the Heavenly Dao fifty thousand years of lifespan!

She had prepared some longevity pills and spiritual fruits in advance, just in case, but compared to the terrifying life-burning fire, it was simply a drop in the ocean.

No wonder there aren't a single cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage; the number of ninth-tier cultivators is so small.

This was only the first disaster, yet it already filled Chu Lengyu with lingering fear.

Just as Tang Qingying was about to say something, a transmission talisman suddenly arrived. It was from this branch of the Myriad Stars Alliance, saying that a grandmaster of weapon crafting wanted to board the Nine Luminaries for research.

The two exchanged a glance, suspecting this was a new disaster.

Sure enough, after Tang Qingying refused, the other party persisted and even gathered many high-level cultivators to surround the Nine Luminaries, threatening not to let her leave until she agreed, as if they had lost their minds.

Tang Qingying's face was grim. She wrote on the paper: "The first difficulty - the difficulty of blocking the way."

The fire that caused the burning of the longevity tree was a natural disaster, but this was a man-made one, and the nine calamities have always been interconnected.

She originally wanted to curse Chu Lengyu to get through the powerful Three Calamities as soon as possible, and then concentrate on dealing with the more bizarre Nine Tribulations, but unexpected things can happen at any time.

She thought she was clever and didn't choose to hide the Nine Stars at the bottom of the sea or in the wilderness, thinking that she could use the power of the Myriad Stars Alliance to deal with some large-scale disasters. However, she did not expect that she could not escape the cause and effect of human-made disasters.

Perhaps this is the duality of everything.

Tang Qingying had no choice but to temporarily leave the cabin and step in as Master Tang to handle the dispute.

But the other party ignored her identity, refusing to listen to either soft or hard tactics, acting like a mangy dog, which really made her itchy to take action.

This is just the beginning.

The difficulties of windstorms that blow away souls, the hardship of starvation, the difficulty of fame and fortune, the hardship of decay and disease, the difficulty of integration, the hardship of wasted time...

In just a few months, Chu Lengyu faced more life-or-death crises than she had in the previous decades combined.

For example, the difficulty of integration.

This ordeal came without warning. She had only leaned against the wall for a moment when all her ability to resist was suppressed, and she was sealed inside the wall.

Although Tang Qingying managed to break through the wall and rescue her, she still sustained serious injuries.

At that time, any object she touched could potentially become part of her, even if it meant breaking bones to force it in.

Moreover, this difficulty must be overcome; she cannot remain suspended in mid-air without touching anything, otherwise the next difficulty will be even more terrifying.

For example, there are the difficulties of "laziness" and "wasting time." One causes people to become lax in their will, give up everything, and fall into a daze; the other causes people to fall into nihilism and gradually become physically stiff.

Their power is far more terrifying than the inner demon tribulation within the lightning tribulation.

It started with an extremely small thought, which stirred Chu Lengyu's ideas, and then gradually grew stronger in the shadows like a snowball, even splitting her mind and taking over her body.

If Tang Qingying hadn't been protected by the Super Grade Purple Gold Merit Lotus, keeping her conscious and able to provide support at any time, the Three Calamities and Nine Disasters would have been many times more difficult.

The good news is that all the difficulties and dangers have finally passed.

After surviving the final ordeal, Chu Lengyu was almost emaciated, as these disasters had severely eroded her body and spirit.

The bad news is that the petals of the Purple Gold Merit Lotus have been almost completely used up, leaving only a golden lotus platform.

It could no longer provide any assistance in the subsequent process of integrating the Nine Cauldrons.

Tang Qingying put away the lotus platform without saying much about the loss. She had expected this price. Chu Lengyu was already very lucky to have survived. There was probably no one in the entire Star Sea Myriad Realms who could have done it faster than her.

After a moment of silence, she said, "You can't manage the Nine Cauldrons in your current state. You should rest for a while longer."

She had rented a high-level cave dwelling that accelerated time in advance so that Chu Lengyu could rest and prepare for the tough battle of the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

Tang Qingying wasn't very confident at first; she was just going along with it, since with her Void Talent, she could always back out.

But it's different now.

Chu Lengyu really has a chance to break through to the ninth rank!

Even Tang Qingying, who was always pessimistic, had to admit that Chu Lengyu's indomitable spirit made her see the possibility of success.

Upon hearing this, Chu Lengyu shook her head.

Before Tang Qingying could dissuade her again, she said, "The fusion of the Nine Cauldrons will not be presided over by me, but will be temporarily initiated by another person."

Tang Qingying asked in confusion, "Who?"

She thought it was referring to herself, or Danzhu, or perhaps Chu Lengyu's other friends.

But she never expected that Chu Lengyu would mention someone she never thought of.

……

The Emperor of Great Xia was pacing back and forth nervously.

More than two months ago, he saw Chu Lengyu's rescue plan and the revised, more radical plan to become an immortal in her diary.

To his utter surprise, he was fortunate enough to be involved.

The emperor was shocked and puzzled, but he had to admit that he was very much looking forward to it.

After the demonic chains suddenly appeared, the sky collapsed and the palace crumbled amidst the roar. He once thought he would die there.

However, a group of brave young people rushed into the imperial study and pulled him out of the abyss of despair.

Even more unexpectedly, deep within the palace, there was a hidden passage leading to the outside world, a secret unknown even to the emperor himself.

The two passageways, one bright and one dark, that originally existed in the palace had long been destroyed. There was no other way; there were too many palace servants, and not everyone could keep their mouths shut.

Recalling the moment he escaped from the palace, the emperor's feelings were complex and indescribable.

Anger? Relief? Perhaps both.

He was both furious that such a secret existed within the palace, and that he, as the emperor, knew nothing about it; yet he was also grateful for the existence of this passage, which gave him a glimmer of hope in his despair.

As for the origin of the secret passage and the purpose of the person who dug it, he had no interest in pursuing it at this moment.

That thin diary could finally be taken away from the imperial study by him. He was now carrying it in his arms. It was his only support and his only hope.

The emperor once deliberately left the booklet in a conspicuous place, trying to see if anyone else could see it; however, the result left him both pleased and worried.

The good news is that this booklet is truly only visible to him, and he still holds this unique secret.

The worry is that if something were to happen to him, wouldn't this only channel of information be cut off?