Chapter 189: The Dragon-Phoenix Heaven-Defying Pill, Instantly Become Tribulation Crossing!

"Princess Anle, long time no see." You turned and greeted her with a smile.

You followed Princess Anle into the Imperial Palace, heading toward the destination of this trip.

"Princess, may I ask why you have summoned us here this time?" you asked Princess Anle beside you.

Princess Anle smiled mysteriously. "Sect Master Ye will know when the time comes."

You arrived at a palace, where you met the Sect Masters of the Turtle Breath Sect and the Seven Colors Sect, as well as the Patriarchs of the Four Great Families.

"Everyone, please wait here a moment. This Empress will go call Imperial Father over." Princess Anle bowed slightly and turned to leave.

While waiting, you probed the others present for the purpose of this trip, only to gain nothing.

Knowing nothing only made you more uneasy. You glanced at Ancestor Yunyi beside you and sent a voice transmission. "Ancestor, are you really going to be okay?"

"Don't use voice transmission. There's an expert here!" Ancestor Yunyi's voice sounded in your mind.

"Eight Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. Heh, what a grand gesture!"

"But rest assured. Even if a Great Vehicle stage powerhouse came in person, I could keep you safe!"

Hearing this, you felt considerably more at ease. You nodded and said no more.

"His Majesty arrives—!!!" A shrill voice rang out. A middle-aged man in a dragon robe appeared, with Princess Anle following closely behind.

Every cultivator present actually stood up to show respect. Naturally, you did not act differently.

"My beloved ministers, please be seated." So spoke Li Wudao, the current His Holiness the Sovereign of the Purple Firmament Immortal Dynasty, a Tribulation Transcendence great expert.

"May I ask why Your Majesty has summoned us here?" The Sect Master of the Turtle Breath Sect was the first to ask.

"Have you found the gift I prepared for you all satisfactory?"

You knew this gift referred to the various family forces that had been eliminated.

"Hmph!" The Sect Master of the Turtle Breath Sect slapped the table. "Your intelligence was flawed, which caused my Turtle Breath Sect to suffer heavy losses!"

"Indeed. For this matter, Your Majesty still owes us an explanation!"

Watching the reactions of those present, everything finally clicked. So the Imperial Family deliberately leaked false intelligence.

That way, they eliminated their enemies and weakened our strength at the same time. Truly killing two birds with one stone!

"My lords, do not be hasty. The matter of compensation can be discussed later. There is something even more important right now." Li Wudao clapped his hands, and a group of maidservants entered, each carrying a bottle.

You looked at the bottle before you but did not rashly open it, waiting for what came next.

"What is this?"

Li Wudao, as His Majesty, did not answer. Princess Anle stepped forward and introduced it. "The pill inside the bottle is an extremely rare eighth-grade pill! The Dragon-Phoenix Heaven-Defying Pill!"

"After consuming this pill, one can directly break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage, becoming a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator and gaining eight thousand years of lifespan!"

"Hiss!" As her words fell, you saw the eyes of the Sect Masters and Patriarchs of every major faction present burn with fervor. They were eager to immediately consume the pill and become Tribulation Transcendence on the spot!

"Such a heaven-defying pill, does it have any side effects?" you asked. You did not believe in pies falling from the sky.

"There is, Sect Master Ye." Princess Anle smiled faintly at you.

"After consuming this pill, one can only remain at the Tribulation Transcendence stage for life. Cultivation can no longer increase by even a fraction!"

As her words fell, everyone present gradually calmed down.

"My lords, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator with eight thousand years of lifespan — compared to such a tiny side effect, what does it amount to?"

"Throughout the ten-thousand-year history of the Cultivation World, how many people have ever broken through Tribulation Transcendence to become a Great Vehicle stage cultivator?"

"As a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, so long as no Great Vehicle stage expert appears, you will be invincible existences in this world!!!"

Faced with Princess Anle's patient persuasion, you were unmoved.

The Tribulation Transcendence stage was not your endpoint. Becoming an immortal was!

"Becoming Tribulation Transcendence on the spot, don't you want to try it?" Ancestor Yunyi looked at you with a chuckle and asked.

You shook your head and said nothing.

"Such a heaven-defying pill, and you are just giving it to us?" The Sect Master of the Turtle Breath Sect's hands trembled slightly as he picked up the pill before him and asked.

"This pill consumed half of my Imperial Family's resources and took eighty-one years to refine."

"So long as you are willing to serve my Imperial Family loyally, this pill will be given to you!" The current Sovereign, Li Wudao, spoke up.

"That is only natural."

"A vow of deathly loyalty!" Everyone expressed their stance one after another. Naturally, you were no exception.

Standing within the Imperial Palace, you did not want to invite hatred out of nowhere. It was just a verbal agreement anyway. Whether you actually served the Imperial Family loyally was still up to you.

"Good!" Li Wudao laughed heartily and rose to his feet. "I have already arranged secluded cultivation grounds for you all. There is no time to lose. Everyone, first consume the pill and break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage!"

"Anle, lead the way."

"Everyone, please follow This Empress." Princess Anle led the way.

You picked up the pill on the table and looked toward Ancestor Yunyi.

Follow them and see what they're really trying to do.

You nodded and arrived at a secret chamber, then put the pill away without any intention of consuming it.

Boom———!!!

Several powerful auras shot into the sky in succession, piercing straight through the clouds.

Rolling Heavenly Lightning began to gather, ready to fall at any moment.

You emerged from seclusion, looking at the Lightning Tribulation in the sky, and felt something was off.

This Lightning Tribulation… why does it seem man-made?

Possessing a sliver of the Authority of the Heavenly Dao, you were extremely familiar with the aura of the Heavenly Dao. Although the Heavenly Tribulation before you was imposing, it was still lacking something.

"Ancestor." Ancestor Yunyi appeared beside you, lifting his head to gaze at the Lightning Tribulation in the sky.

"Something is wrong. Be careful." Ancestor Yunyi's voice sounded in your mind.

You nodded to show you understood.

"Hahaha, it worked, I did it!" The Sect Master of the Turtle Breath Sect laughed heartily. His cultivation at the Fusion realm began to surge, quickly breaking through the threshold and stepping into another layer of境界!

Tribulation Transcendence stage!!!

Sensing the aura from the Sect Master of the Turtle Breath Sect, you felt something was off. Compared to the aura you had sensed from the Tribulation Transcendence Ancestor of the Heavenly Blade Sect, it was like the difference between heaven and earth!

"Hmph. You really think eating a pill lets you break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage? What a joke!" Ancestor Yunyi sneered coldly.

The Heavenly Lightning fell, and everyone began their Tribulation Crossing.

A moment later, the Lightning Tribulation dispersed, and six Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses had appeared in the world.

"No way, this is way too perfunctory, isn't it?" Looking at the few who had already succeeded in their Tribulation Crossing, you could not help but twitch the corner of your mouth.