Archean Eon Art Chapter 762 - Tribulation Begins, Exorcist

Chapter 762: Tribulation Begins, Exorcist

Translator: CKtalon

Archean Eon Realm.

Snow fell as ng Chuan and his wife, Liu Qiyue, watched the history of Archean Eon Realm together.

Oh? ng Chuan suddenly sensed sothing.

The Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend; the vast power left ng Chuan alard.

“Qiyue,” said ng Chuan.

Liu Qiyue looked at her husband and imdiately realized what was happening when she saw his expression. She asked, “Is it ti for the tribulation?”

“Yes.” ng Chuan nodded. “I’m going to transcend the tribulation. There’s no need to tell Dad, Mom, and An’er.”

Everyone knew that ng Chuan had to transcend the tribulation after becoming an Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation Eminence, but ng Chuan didn’t tell them the exact ti.

“Alright,” replied Liu Qiyue solemnly.

ng Chuan stood up.

Liu Qiyue imdiately stood up, hugged her husband, and said softly, “I’ll wait for you.”

“Alright.” ng Chuan smiled and let go of his wife. He turned around and walked to the chamber.

Liu Qiyue watched silently before sitting down again. She watched the snow flutter.

The eighth Essence Soul Tribulation. Liu Qiyue knew very well that this might be the most terrifying Heavenly Tribulation her husband would encounter.

Ah Chuan, you will succeed. I know it. Liu Qiyue prayed silently.

...

In the chamber.

ng Chuan dispersed all his Essence Soul avatars, leaving only his true body sitting cross-legged.

It’s here. ng Chuan sensed it.

As though warranted by fate, the Heavenly Tribulation descended. The invisible, terrifying force struck ng Chuan’s Essence Soul, and his Essence Soul instantly trembled with no way to resist it.

ng Chuan felt his consciousness rumble as he lost his perception of himself.

With a blurry consciousness, he felt a terrifying force wrap around him and throw him out! He traversed endless spaceti and headed to an extrely distant place. It was a place even further than Dry Origin Mountain.

It was another world...

...

“Senior Brother, don’t die! Don’t die; it’s all my fault. It’s all my fault...”

“Senior Brother, I’ll definitely bring you back to the Exorcism Division!”

“Senior Brother, we’re back. We’ve arrived at the Exorcism Division!”

“It will depend on fate whether Fang Qi wakes up. His injuries are too severe, and he lost too much blood...”

ng Chuan vaguely heard so voices. Although he didn’t understand the language, he instinctively understood. However, the vessel for his consciousness was extrely weak, causing his consciousness to be adrift.

Occasionally, he would hear words from the outside world.

Gradually, ng Chuan’s consciousness stabilized.

Finally, one day.

Boom!

ng Chuan completely received the mories of a lifeform.

An Exorcist from the Great Yu Dynasty’s Exorcism Division? The world is already in chaos. Many warlords have risen together? The most terrifying existence in the world... Fiends? ng Chuan ca to a complete understanding.

This was a mortal world. The Great Yu Dynasty was the largest dynasty in the entire world, and it had unified the world. But after 1300 years of rule, it had turned completely decadent. With the rise of firearms, many warlords used firearms to equip their armies.

The Great Yu Dynasty was already on the verge of collapse. Although the Imperial Court’s upper echelons knew that they had to use firearms, it was difficult to carry out the various orders once they reached the lower echelons. The military was bloated, and many factions occupied the land. This caused the Imperial Court’s army to be decimated. They were no match for the new armies of the warlords.

Fang Qi was the original owner of ng Chuan’s body. He was the son of a local tycoon, Fang Dalong. When he was young, he entered the Exorcism Academy for his studies. Now, he was a Silver-badged Exorcist of the Imperial Court’s Exorcism Division—a seventh-grade official.

No matter how corrupt the Imperial Court was, Exorcists were viewed with great importance. This was because fiends were the most terrifying existence in the entire world. Even an army couldn’t deal with them. Therefore, during any era of the dynasty, all factions placed great importance on Exorcists.

Only an Exorcist could deal with fiends!

Huh? ng Chuan woke up and opened his eyes. He saw the bright sunlight shining in from the window.

What a weak body. ng Chuan sensed his body, and even breathing felt strenuous. In my mories, this body was still very strong. I must’ve been lying in bed for too long.

ng Chuan barely managed to sit up.

He looked at his right arm. It was empty, with only his sleeve fluttering.

I lost my right arm? ng Chuan wasn’t surprised. In his mories, he had lost an arm in order to save his junior brother, Li Feng. Back then, he had already lost an arm and was fleeing in panic with his junior brother. After that, he completely lost consciousness.

The original owner of this body had probably died at that ti, and then he occupied this body.

This room was very familiar—it was where Fang Qi usually lived. As an Exorcist, the residence arranged by the Imperial Court was quite good.

ng Chuan imdiately saw a huge mirror, and it clearly reflected the outside world. Just this huge mirror alone was worth 100 taels of silver. It was definitely a luxury item.

ng Chuan walked over and looked at himself in the mirror—a pale-faced, one-ard youth.

“Fang Qi, 19 years old. A Silver-badged Exorcist,” muttered ng Chuan softly. “He lost an arm and 90% of his strength.”

Exorcists needed to form seals. Forming hand seals with both hands was naturally very different from forming hand seals with one hand. A single-handed hand seal could only unleash 10% of one’s strength.

Are Exorcists all mortals in this world? ng Chuan had a headache. As a Silver-badged Exorcist of the Imperial Court, he naturally knew many secrets.

Exorcists were also mortals. Even if they didn’t suffer from illnesses or disasters, their lifespans were the sa as a normal person’s. It was a blessing for a normal person to be 100 years old.

One would be satisfied if they could live to 50 or 60 years of age.

ng Chuan picked up a long pole and supported himself with one hand. Then, he slowly walked out of the house and out of the courtyard.

This small courtyard was also a part of the Exorcism Division.

“Fang Qi, you’re awake.”

“Silver-badged Fang!”

On the road ahead, two Exorcism Division officials walked side by side. They revealed looks of delight when they saw ng Chuan.

ng Chuan nodded slightly.

“Fang Qi, you’re awake.”

“Fang Qi has been unconscious for more than half a month, but he has actually awoken.” The entirety of the Exorcism Division now knew that Fang Qi had awoken.

...

“Fang Qi,” said a white-browed elder in an official robe. “It’s a joyous occasion that you can wake up. Now that you have lost an arm, your strength has decreased greatly. It’s not suitable for you to continue being an Exorcist. You have two choices: One, you will still be a seventh-grade official when you return to the countryside. You will be given a leisurely job.”

The Exorcism Division had branches across the dynasty. It wasn’t difficult for them to arrange a retirent job for their staff back in their hotowns.

This was because many Exorcists died during exorcisms. So survived but beca crippled. The Exorcism Division had always guaranteed that every Exorcist could live a peaceful life even if they were crippled. After all, no matter how powerful an Exorcist was, they could beco crippled because they had to deal with powerful fiends. Protecting these crippled people was to protect their future selves.

“The second choice is Exorcism Academy,” said the white-browed elder. “In Exorcism Academy, you will be a lecturer and teach the young children.”

“I’ll choose the second one,” said ng Chuan.

The white-browed elder nodded slightly. “With your status as a Silver-badged Exorcist, you can directly beco an official lecturer at the Exorcism Academy, which is a lower sixth-grade official. You can still be promoted by half a grade. By the way, rember to hand over the Exorcism Division’s Dharma artifacts.”

“Yes.” ng Chuan nodded. Apart from personally purchased Dharma artifacts, he still had to return the Dharma artifacts the Exorcism Division had given him.

...

Fang Qi—an Exorcist with a severed arm—beca a lecturer in the capital’s Exorcism Academy. This piece of news spread among the Exorcists.

Great Yu Dynasty’s capital, Exorcism Academy.

“Senior Brother, you can find a good-paying job and enjoy life. You can even get a few concubines to carry on your Fang family’s lineage. Why do you have to stay in the capital?” Li Feng was a very thin youth. He was 17 years old this year and had rather high talent. He had just been promoted to a Silver-badged Exorcist this year.

He was a good friend who shared the sa room with Fang Qi back at the Exorcism Academy. But compared to Fang Qi, he was still lacking in experience and strength. Previously, he had caused Fang Qi to be crippled because of his mistake when dealing with the fiend.

“I don’t want to return for the ti being,” said ng Chuan with a smile.

“You don’t want to return?” said Li Feng. “I heard that your father got his sixth concubine. Are you unwilling to et him?” He knew his senior brother’s situation.

“Don’t ask so much; go back and practice well. You have to be more familiar with the sealing technique. I saved you last ti, but I won’t be able to save you the next ti,” said ng Chuan.

“Yes.” Li Feng nodded. Seeing his senior brother’s ruddy complexion, he felt relieved. Then, he walked away in the snow.

ng Chuan watched Li Feng leave and then walked toward the Sutra Repository in Exorcism Academy.

I ca to Exorcism Academy for this Sutra Repository. The students of Exorcism Academy could freely borrow the books here. As lecturers, they could naturally read them as they pleased.

When he was a student, Fang Qi only learned from a few key books and read so of the other topics.

Now that ng Chuan was here, he read even more voraciously. The Sutra Repository of the Great Yu Dynasty’s Capital Exorcism Academy was ranked in the top three in the world. There were more than 100,000 books on Exorcism. Although the students could read them freely, the birth of a powerful Exorcist was still very difficult.

With over 100,000 Exorcism books, many of them could be thrown to the side after a simple scan. However, there were still over 1,000 books worth reading seriously. ng Chuan was now a mortal, so he read very slowly.

Fiends are divided into three levels: Bizarro Fiend, Great Fiend, and Origins Fiend.

Exorcists are divided into ordinary Exorcists, Master Exorcists, and Heaven Master Exorcists.

When ordinary Exorcists use Dharma artifacts, they have to work together to deal with one Bizarro Fiend. Fang Qi... was forrly an ordinary Exorcist. When he was dealing with a Bizarro Fiend, he lost an arm while saving his junior brother.

Fang Qi was already a true Exorcist. Even so, he also had to be careful. He couldn’t slack off at all when cooperating with his companions since a single mistake could result in his companions dying.

For a Master Exorcist to use a Dharma artifact to deal with a Bizarro Fiend alone is rare. They will at least be a fifth-grade official in the Imperial Court’s Exorcism Division, but only by combining forces with a group of Master Exorcists can they have a chance of dealing with a Great Fiend!

Heaven Master Exorcists represent the highest realm of Exorcists. The Imperial Court only has one. In the entire world... there are only a handful of Heaven Master Exorcists. They can deal with one Great Fiend in a one-on-one battle with external objects like Dharma artifacts.

As for Origins Fiends? The nine Origins Fiends in the world have been sealed. They have lived for at least thousands of years. In history, every Origins Fiend that breaks through the seal will cause pandemonium to the world. Life will plunge into misery and suffering. All the Exorcism factions in the world will join forces to seal it. No matter how many Exorcists there are, they have never killed an Origins Fiend. Origins Fiends are indestructible. ng Chuan frowned.

In this world, Exorcists used their psyche to communicate with Dharma Seals, talismans, Dharma artifacts, and other external objects. They used the Heaven and Earth powers to deal with fiends, but their bodies were ultimately mortal.

My tribulation this ti... The unknown force threw my consciousness here and only sent a ssage—Beco the strongest expert in this world! ng Chuan looked at the book in front of him. However, I can confirm that this world can’t absorb external powers at all.

ng Chuan’s willpower was at the Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm. How powerful was it? However, his willpower relied on this body. His body was his soul’s vessel! If his soul was too powerful, it would crush his body.

ng Chuan could sense that his soul was very weak. Although his willpower had transford his soul, he couldn’t absorb any external power.

Power of Heaven and Earth, Power of the Stars, Power of Supre Yin, Power of Supre Yang...

All powers were sealed.

This body’s soul was clearly extrely thirsty and could rapidly grow, but there wasn’t enough energy to supply it. It couldn’t seek external help; the only way to absorb energy was by eating!

Eating allowed him to absorb nutrients to supply his body and soul. Furthermore, this world was only filled with mortal food. There was no way to transcend the mortal world by eating these.

I can’t absorb external powers just by eating. Even my willpower can’t control my soul. It should be a law restriction. ng Chuan understood this point.

Beco the strongest in this world as a mortal? ng Chuan pondered and continued reading.

...

ng Chuan taught at Exorcism Academy. He spent his free ti reading and exercising.

Mortals could naturally temper their bodies.

ng Chuan knew too many ways to temper his body. As he tried, he gradually figured out a set of mortal exercises. This was the most suitable training thod based on his severed arm.

He also bought a large amount of at, and he ate large amounts of at every day. With enough at, not only could his body beco stronger rapidly, but his soul could also absorb nutrients and grow.

He ate at every day for an hour. Every day, he trained with his mortal body exercises for eight hours. On average, he only needed to teach for an hour a day... Besides working out every day, he had to make the best use of his ti to read.

As a mortal, he had limited ti. Even if he tried his best, it would be very difficult for him to transcend the tribulation successfully. If he slacked off? He would probably fail.

Apart from sleeping, he didn’t waste any ti. Just this ntal fortitude and perseverance were sothing very few mortals could attain.

In two years, his body had reached the limits of mortals.

Sigh, the soul a mortal body at its limits can carry is too weak. ng Chuan picked up a 50-kilogram stone lock with his left hand and casually threw it. After throwing it five to six ters high, he reached out to catch it.

It seed pretty good, but any random Bizarro Fiend was ten-fold stronger than him in pure strength, much less a Great Fiend that could destroy cities.

Such a body is the limit of this world’s mortals? ng Chuan sighed.

Mortals had their limits. Strength, speed, and everything else had their limits, and it was difficult to break past the limits.

ng Chuan estimated that 1,500 kilograms of strength was the limit for mortals. Of course, he had to consider his severed arm.

After my body reaches its limits, the soul I can carry will also reach its limits. I won’t be able to beco stronger; this is the foundation I can rely on. ng Chuan knew this very well.

Exorcists use their psyche to communicate with Dharma Seals, talismans, Dharma artifacts, and other items... The psyche originates from the soul. My soul’s limit is only this high. Furthermore, a mortal’s body will gradually decline from its peak at the age of 30. They will be old by the age of 50. It’s already not bad if they can live to the age of 80 or 90.

Therefore, it’s best if I succeed in transcending the tribulation at the age of 30. The longer I delay, the older my body will beco, and the weaker my soul will be... In turn, it will be harder to beco the world’s strongest.

ng Chuan also understood this.

The strongest in this world was naturally not in comparison to humans but to all living beings in this world.

...

The third year of ng Chuan’s teaching.

“The rebels have entered the capital!” The capital was in chaos, and the flas of war burned through the entire city.

The imperial palace was in chaos; the imperial family had fled in advance.

A one-ard, linen-clothed youth walked out of the imperial palace with a bag on his back. So soldiers encountered him, but they didn’t seem to see him.

ng Chuan’s soul had reached this mortal body’s limit. Although he had yet to reach the Essence Soul realm, ng Chuan could still cast simple illusions. At the very least, he could bewitch dozens of ordinary people. Of course, if he encountered soone with strong willpower, the illusions his soul cast could be seen through. That or in front of a large number of people... He couldn’t bewitch too many people at the sa ti.

The imperial family actually ignored these three precious Exorcism manuals. They only fled with the treasures. ng Chuan sighed inwardly.

He had long set his sights on these three precious Exorcism manuals. They were manuals that the Great Yu Dynasty forced the three top Exorcism factions to hand over when it was at its peak.

The Imperial Palace had a copy, and so did the Exorcism Division headquarters.

However, ng Chuan didn’t go to the Exorcism Division. This was because he felt that it was easier to obtain the manuals from the Imperial Palace.

The capital has been breached. The Great Yu Dynasty is completely finished. On this day, ng Chuan left the capital and embarked on his journey ho.

...

The south’s largest city, Binhai City.

Fang Qi’s father sold all his farmland and moved to this large city? The single-ard ng Chuan carried his luggage and walked through Binhai City.

Binhai City was close to the sea, and trade flourished here. Although the world was in chaos and several factions controlled Binhai City, it maintained a rare peace. It also caused wealthy rchants and nobles to flee here with their families. Under the chaos of war, Binhai City beca the most prosperous city in the world.

When ng Chuan was teaching at Exorcism Academy, he received a letter from Fang Qi’s father, Fang Dalong. He said that he had moved to Binhai City and gave him an address.

This is it. ng Chuan finally found the address.

“What? You lost the bag of silver I gave you last night?” A roar sounded from the manor in front of him. The roar was extrely familiar to ng Chuan. The voice in his mories belonged to his father—Fang Dalong!

ng Chuan walked forward and knocked on the door.

The door opened.

An honest old man looked out and asked, “Who is it?”

Then, the honest old man imdiately revealed a look of delight. “Eldest Young Master!”

“Master, Eldest Young Master is back. Eldest Young Master is back,” shouted the honest old man imdiately.

“Uncle Sanmao,” greeted ng Chuan with a smile.

One of Fang Dalong’s two lackeys was Wang Sanmao. Uncle Sanmao was strong, bold, and loyal. When Fang Dalong was young, Wang Sanmao followed him.

Even his wife was snatched by Fang Dalong and his n for his old pal. Toward the end of the dynasty, the governnt didn’t have much power. The chaos in the countryside ant that whoever had the biggest fist had the last word. It had beco a tradition to snatch brides. Being able to snatch and hold onto her ant that one was strong enough. People would even consider it a good marriage.

“Qi’er is back?” A loud voice resounded throughout the manor, and a burly man with two guns at his waist ran out. He had a square face and was a hairy man. His eyes were like a tiger’s, and he had a rash aura.

Fang Dalong relied on his guns and his subordinates to beco a wealthy local. He even sent his son to the capital’s Exorcism Academy.

ng Chuan looked at the man. Fang Dalong was 41 years old, but he didn’t look old.

Fang Dalong saw the youth dressed in plain clothes standing in front of him. When he left, Fang Qi was still a youth with clean facial features, but now, he had lost an arm.

“Qi’er.” Fang Dalong hugged his son as tears rolled down his cheeks. “It’s all Dad’s fault; it’s Dad’s fault. I shouldn’t have sent you to the Exorcism Academy.”

“I was rash,” said ng Chuan.

He rembered Fang Dalong’s repeated exhortations when he sent his son to the Exorcism Academy. “Qi’er, go to the Exorcism Academy and learn how to exorcise fiends. Co back after you’re done; don’t join the Exorcism Division.”

However, the young and impetuous Fang Qi clearly ignored his father’s exhortations and joined the Exorcism Division in high spirits.

As the father and son hugged, won and children ca to the front yard.

“This is Eldest Young Master?”

“Why is he crippled?”

“Don’t spout nonsense. Eldest Young Master is an official of the Imperial Court.”

“The imperial governnt is gone. What official? Now that there’s war and chaos, our family is already tight on money. Now, we have another eldest young master.”

The won muttered, and so of them had unfriendly gazes. Back when Fang Qi went to the capital, he had reasons for not interacting with these aunts.

Fang Dalong hugged his son tightly for a while before letting go.

ng Chuan looked at the won in the courtyard. There were even so children.

Fang Dalong felt a little embarrassed when he saw this. He smiled obsequiously and said, “You know your Second Aunt and the others, but there are a few that you don’t know. Let introduce them to you. This is your Sixth Aunt, and this is your Eighth Aunt. This is your Eleventh Aunt...”

“How many did you marry?” asked ng Chuan.

“I didn’t want to bother you when you were in the capital, so I didn’t tell you.” Fang Dalong smiled honestly. “When I was in the countryside, I married my seventh wife. Later, when I moved to the city... Now that it’s all war and chaos, I’m even more popular. I married another six. However, your Twelfth Aunt just married half a month ago, and she left with soone else! She’s really blind; she’ll regret it!”

ng Chuan didn’t say a word as he listened.

Fang Dalong smiled obsequiously when he saw his son’s expression. “Let’s not talk about such depressing matters. Qi’er, your return is sothing worth celebrating. Are you staying?”

“I won’t be leaving for now,” said ng Chuan.

Fang Dalong heaved a sigh of relief.

Many of the aunts’ expressions turned ugly.