Chapter 678

“Yiyi, Huan’er . ” Qin Yun looked at his children and felt a marked improvement in his mood .

Qin Yiyi walked over and hugged Qin Yun’s arm . “Dad, your seclusive cultivation is typically short . Yet, you entered seclusion for three hundred years this time . It’s the longest seclusion in the recent two millennia . Have you had another breakthrough?”

She asked this in an ingratiating manner while trying to get some news out of her father .

If her father had a breakthrough, the chances of him surviving the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation would be a lot higher .

“I did have a key breakthrough which resulted in a such a long seclusion,” said Qin Yun with a smile .

Qin Yiyi and Meng Huan could not help but reveal their delight .

“Dad, you are already at the half-step Heavenly Dao realm . Now that you have broken through again, perhaps you will be able to reach the Heavenly Dao realm soon,” Qin Yiyi said .

“How ignorant,” Qin Yun berated her lightly . “I’ve only attained a perfected Great Dao recently . As a sword immortal, I only have the strength of a half-step Heavenly Dao realm because my Intrinsic Flying Sword is a Connate Cardinal treasure . In terms of realm… I’m far inferior to the likes of Ancestral Dragon or Amita . “

Qin Yun knew his limitations .

People like Amita, Ancestral Dragon, and Hou Yi, they did not have any Intrinsic Connate Cardinal treasures, but they possessed strength at the half-step Heavenly Dao realm . It was purely from accumulated insight and experience as they grasped more than one perfected Great Dao . Even the three Human Sovereigns had realms above that of Qin Yun . In terms of realm, Qin Yun was only considered ordinary among the perfected Great Dao existences .

What made him unique was his status as a sword immortal and that he had an Intrinsic Connate Cardinal treasure in hand .

On the contrary, it also meant that Qin Yun had a lot of room for improvement! If he could one day be equal to Amita and the Ancestral Dragon in terms of realm, Qin Yun’s Intrinsic Flying Sword would only produce a might that was naturally more terrifying .

“Hehe . ” Qin Yiyi giggled . “Regardless of reaching the Heavenly Dao realm or not, your strength has increased, right Dad? There’s nothing wrong with what I said, isn’t that so?”

“You and your sweet mouth . ” Qin Yun curled his lips .

Meng Huan added, “Dad, when will your eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation happen?”

“Tomorrow . ” Qin Yun had a sliver of anticipation in his eyes .

The eleventh time .

Through it, he could estimate the might of the twelfth .

…

The next day .

Yi Xiao and a huge group of people, including many juniors and Qin Yun’s disciples, gathered at Mt . Lightning Roar’s mountaintop as they looked up into the sky .

There, Qin Yun stood in midair . The sky had already turned red as wisps of red tribulation clouds gathered from every direction . They combined into a tribulation cloud that constantly grew in size as it turned darker .

The eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation was about to begin .

“Time sure passes quickly . “

Deep in the Tenebrous Fiend Abyss, the Ancestral Fiend’s destruction body looked in the direction of the Heavenly realm . “Without me realizing it, this Qin Yun is already beginning to face his eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation! Soon . In another thousand years, it will be the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation! He will die from it and, without this madman’s obstruction, I can wage war again in the Three Realms .

“The Dao Ancestors and Buddhist Ancestor are all waiting for the day we are forced to leave the Three Realms so that they can join forces to kill me . ” Ancestral Fiend sneered . “But would I just sit idle?

“Before leaving the Three Realms, I will wage a war more cruel than the Daoist-Fiend war . I will make the Fiendish Heavenly Dao spread through even more territories and I will control even more territories of the Three Realms .

“When the time comes, there will bloodshed… and countless dead…

“Hahaha… even if I fail, the death of so many people of the orthodox path will result in their powers returning to the Three Realms . The burden the Three Realms would face would greatly reduce as well . The day I’ll have to leave the Three Realms would be greatly pushed back,” thought Fiend Ancestor . “However, to wage this war, Qin Yun has to be finished first .

“Amita can be dealt with using Boxun .

“Ancestral Dragon? His duty is to the dragon race, he would not risk his life fighting the fiends .

“The most critical element in the Daoist-Fiend war is Qin Yun . Just the addition of this half-step Heavenly Dao realm has created too much fear in others . Even if those old fools are willing to be bribed by me, few of them are willing to risk their lives fighting Qin Yun .

“Therefore, it’s best you die under the Itinerant Immortal tribulation .

“Once you are dead, the difference in strength between fiend and Daoist won’t be that great . “

The Fiend Ancestor looked coldly towards the Heavenly realm .

As Heavenly Dao realm existences, they were unable to enter Great Worlds or Small Worlds; therefore, the outcome of the war would be dependent on the countless immortals, Buddhists, and Godfiends . The influence of an additional half-step Heavenly Dao realm was just too great . It even raised the difficulty of bribing ancient existences .

…

The fiends had sealed their Great Worlds because of Qin Yun . Beyond the fiendish dominions, there was nearly zero trace of the fiends .

To lay dormant and employ such restraint, it was all because of Sword Immortal Qin .

The fiends naturally hated Qin Yun to the bone, wishing that he was dead .

There were people who hated him, but there were others who hoped that Qin Yun would succeed in transcending the tribulation .

For instance, the Daoist Three Pure Ones and the Buddhist Ancestor, Gautama, all looked forward to it .

“The eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation . I wonder if he can survive the twelfth . ” In the Western Paradise Great World, the lord of the world, Amita, sat cross-legged on a lotus flower throne . His body emitted infinite light as he looked far into the Heavenly realm .

“I still remember my first time meeting him . He was only a mortal . He dreamed a hundred years because of an item I left behind . “

Amita had a rather special fondness for Qin Yun .

He had watched Qin Yun slowly develop himself, far earlier than Numinous Treasure Dao Ancestor .

“There is cause and there is effect . Having done such great deeds in the Three Realms, you will receive great rewards,” Amita said softly . He hoped that there would be a good outcome for Qin Yun .

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Qin Yun’s tribulation did attract the attention of many experts in the Three Realms . This was because the next one was the true life-and-death tribulation . It was a rare opportunity to see the means available to this legendary sword immortal! Furthermore… since the Chaos developed, only Bai Ze’s previous incarnation had succeeded in surviving it . The others failed to survive it .

Therefore, the eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation was a rare event .

“Rumble!” The blackish-red tribulation cloud turned into a spiral and its surface was black . There was a red glow deep in the eye of the vortex and it produced a rumbling sound . Clearly, it possessed extreme might .

“According to the intelligence, the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation is a tribulation of wind, fire, and lightning . And the eleventh tribulation is only a fire tribulation . “

“Despite it being only a fire tribulation… it requires the strength of a perfected Great Dao to be able to resist it . “

Qin Yun understood this point .

The blackish-red cloud in the sky was gathering its strength before its imminent attack .

However, the tribulation had already descended upon him .

“Oh?”

Qin Yun’s skin turned red as his eyes wore a fervent look .

Flames rose in his heart!

Qin Yun was an Itinerant Immortal and only had an Essence Soul for his body . The moment the flames rose, they naturally spread throughout his Essence Soul .

Although there was a fervent look in his eyes, his Essence Soul was extraordinary . He was still able to maintain his calm despite the spreading of the flames . This was also an Essence Soul at the perfected Great Dao level . If his Essence Soul was at the pinnacle Great Dao level, the flames would probably turn more demented . Then, the various fire tribulations that followed would reduce the chances of him successfully transcending by at least half .

A wisp of misty rain flew out from Qin Yun’s fingertip and transformed into three flying swords . They floated in three directions and they were none other than Heaven, Earth, and Man .

Instantly, the Misty Rain Array was set up .

“Chi! Chi! Chi!”

Flames that were originally invisible in the void exposed themselves under the Misty Rain Array’s envelopment . The transparent flames were easily repressed by the Misty Rain Array .

“After I transcend this eleventh Itinerant Immortal tribulation, I will invite Hou Yi and company to enter the Chaos spatial rift again,” thought Qin Yun . “The experts inside the spatial tide have unfathomable means . Perhaps, I might end up bumping in someone stronger than Fate . Hou Yi will be first on the list of invitees, but I still need to invite a few others .

“To invite them, I need to demonstrate my strength .

“Many experts in the Three Realms are watching this Itinerant Immortal tribulation of mine . It’s the best time to demonstrate my strength,” thought Qin Yun . “Also, I can take the opportunity to see how strong the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation could be . “

“Go . “

Qin Yun gave a mental command .

Countless sword beams flew up within the vast Misty Rain Array . Billions of sword beams combined into a sword beam that flew straight into the blackish-red tribulation cloud .

“What?”

“He plans on attacking the tribulation cloud?”

This scene shocked many experts in the Three Realms .

By attacking the tribulation cloud, it would release all the energy accumulated within instantly . The might would be much greater . It would be fine if Qin Yun tried this in previous tribulations, but to do it at the eleventh tribulation was madness .

“The fire in the heart, the fire in space, the fire in stone, the fire in wood, a total of nineteen flames . I do not have the time to slowly sample them . Just let it all out at once . By releasing them all at once, perhaps the might would be close to that of the twelfth Itinerant Immortal tribulation,” thought Qin Yun . As he carefully used the Misty Rain Array to put up an impermeable defense, he attacked the tribulation cloud .