"Virtual Purity Realization," Zhong Shenxiu held no absolute certainty in his heart, yet he knew this was his only viable path. He would never erase the knowledge stored in his mind, nor did he wish to relinquish the opportunity to command these two profound worlds.

Thus, whether it succeeded or failed, he had to try. Whether one called it a desperate gamble or staking everything on a single throw, his decision was made.

The so-called Virtual Purity Realization could be understood literally: it wasn't achieving genuine Purity Realization, but rather creating a phenomenon that appeared to be Purity Realization.

The method involved Zhong Shenxiu deleting some of his past memories—those concerning his life in the Cultivation World and the people he had encountered. Any memory deemed useless had to be expunged.

This act would render his past a blank slate, and consequently, his personality would undergo a transformation. After all, without years of tempering experience, one's character and worldview would inevitably shift.

The greatest benefit of this action was achieving a phenomenon of personality returning to its primordial state, while crucial knowledge remained preserved.

Of course, there were drawbacks: if Zhong Shenxiu ever returned to the Cultivation World, he would find the people and structures there profoundly alien. Furthermore, he might look upon the existing knowledge in his mind with confusion, not understanding its origin, potentially plunging him into bewilderment.

However, Zhong Shenxiu was, after all, a cunning spirit. To prevent such a scenario, he had compressed and stored the memories surrounding this decision—should he ever need it, this information would automatically decompress, explaining why his memories were blank.

Readers must understand: this wasn't about making him forget the deleted memories, but about letting him comprehend why those memories were gone—a crucial distinction.

Naturally, achieving personality Purity Realization wasn't something that could be accomplished by merely deleting a few memories. It required Zhong Shenxiu to undergo a complete transformation of his worldview and values. This was easier said than done.

Yet, Zhong Shenxiu didn't intend to succeed all at once. Such a thing required a transition period, and he had ample time to spare.

More importantly, Zhong Shenxiu wasn't certain if this method would actually work, nor did he plan to delete too many memories at once. He decided to start with some innocuous ones first, gauging the reaction. If it proved effective, he would proceed slowly; if not, he would shelve the plan for later consideration. In any case, he could always access those two fantastical spaces.

Having made his decision, Zhong Shenxiu put his plans into motion.

With everything arranged, all that remained was to await the descent of the final Heavenly Thunder, for the success of his scheme depended on its assistance.

The Heavenly Tribulation was inherently meant to trigger a transformation in the cultivator; Zhong Shenxiu was leveraging this very change to achieve personality Purity Realization. Thus, this Heavenly Thunder was an indispensable factor.

However, the strange thing was that the final Heavenly Tribulation delayed its arrival, and the dark clouds overhead began thinning, appearing on the verge of dissipating.

This genuinely worried Zhong Shenxiu. He had prepared everything; only the Thunder was missing, and now it seemed to be developing a temper and refusing to descend. What was he to do?

Just as Zhong Shenxiu watched the dark clouds above fade with a sense of helplessness, on the verge of vanishing—

An anomaly occurred.

A pillar of pure violet light shot down from the remaining dark clouds, striking Zhong Shenxiu’s body directly.

What is this?

Zhong Shenxiu was momentarily startled by the violet beam, but he immediately sensed that it behaved just like the previous bolts of Heavenly Thunder, enveloping his body before swiftly—

Whoosh—drilling into him.

Could this be the Ninth Heavenly Thunder?

Strange events happen every year, but today was particularly eventful.

Zhong Shenxiu never imagined the final Thunder would manifest in this form, but this wasn't the time for astonishment; he had more important tasks to attend to.

Without delay, he urged his spiritual wave forward, pursuing it closely.

It proved that the violet light pillar was indeed the Ninth Heavenly Thunder. After entering Zhong Shenxiu’s body, it rapidly traversed the same channels the previous eight Thunders had used. Zhong Shenxiu clearly felt that the violet Thunder contained an extremely peculiar and overbearing power. The meridians and cells it had refined all began to emit a violet glow. What stunned Zhong Shenxiu further lay ahead.

When this violet Thunder began tempering the Golden Core in Zhong Shenxiu’s Lower Dantian, it caused the Core to mutate again. The totems previously affixed to the Golden Core began to drape downward like tree roots extending in all directions, all radiating a violet light.

Before Zhong Shenxiu could react and figure out what was happening, the violet Thunder rushed upward along the meridians toward the Upper Dantian.

Helpless, Zhong Shenxiu had no choice but to pursue it again. But what he witnessed next left him dumbfounded.

This violet Thunder caused the Nascent Soul in the Upper Dantian to mutate as well!

Behold, the Nascent Soul was now overwhelmingly suffused with violet light. Most bizarrely, a massive disk appeared directly above the Infant’s head, inscribed with strange Curses.

Zhong Shenxiu wanted desperately to understand the origin and purpose of this disk, but the violet Thunder had already begun piercing into the transparent sphere.

Startled, Zhong Shenxiu pursued it at maximum speed. This time, he didn't even have time to separate his spiritual wave; he had to drive his entire spiritual wave to follow right behind, entering the transparent sphere.

Upon entering the transparent sphere, Zhong Shenxiu immediately initiated his plan: personality Purity Realization.

However, what Zhong Shenxiu hadn't anticipated was that the violet Thunder seemed intent on creating anomalies. As he was cautiously using his spiritual wave to delete memories, the violet Thunder separated a portion of energy from his body and directly struck his spiritual wave.

Zhong Shenxiu’s body jolted violently, and his head throbbed with excruciating pain. More critically, the memories he had intended to delete later were now vanishing at a terrifying speed, showing an unstoppable momentum.

Zhong Shenxiu was aghast. Losing the unimportant memories was one thing, but the crucial knowledge absolutely could not be damaged. To counter this, Zhong Shenxiu channeled his spiritual wave, struggling to guard the vital defenses and absolutely refusing to let the Thunder seize the opportunity.

Just as Zhong Shenxiu felt he was about to lose resistance, he made a joyous discovery: his spiritual wave could actually absorb the power of the violet Thunder!

This discovery was like a lifeline. Zhong Shenxiu swiftly changed tactics, replacing stubborn resistance with appeasement and absorption. He quickly resolved the immediate crisis.

Subsequently, Zhong Shenxiu found that his spiritual wave had unexpectedly strengthened dozens of times over, accompanied by a strange sensation, as if the wave had undergone a mutation, gaining some new capability.

However, this was not the time to study this matter. An urgent issue demanded Zhong Shenxiu's immediate attention: organizing the memories just destroyed and scrambled by the violet Thunder.

Fortunately, Zhong Shenxiu had the foresight to pre-compress the memories—let's call them memory packs for now. They now automatically initiated their process.

Putting aside how Zhong Shenxiu repaired his memories, let us turn to Robin at this moment.

When Robin saw the final Heavenly Thunder strike and realized Zhong Shenxiu was still unharmed, she cried out in relief again, repeatedly repeating in her mind, It’s great, Master is safe, it’s great!

Robin desperately wanted to rush over, but the restriction placed upon her had not yet automatically lifted and required a little more time.

So, Robin began studying Zhong Shenxiu closely. Although the sky was already growing dark, it did not impede her vision at all.

Time passed bit by bit, and gradually, Robin finally noticed something was amiss.

Zhong Shenxiu had clearly passed the tribulation and so much time had elapsed, yet he remained seated motionlessly.

For no reason, Robin’s heart tightened again. She channeled the spiritual energy within her, attempting to break the restriction Zhong Shenxiu had placed on her, but her power was completely unable to contend with the force he exerted.

Night finally fell completely. At this hour, the roars of various magical beasts should have been clearly audible, but the area was unnervingly quiet—so quiet it bred panic.

And what were the magical beasts in the Beast Forest doing?

They were huddled with their mates and young in their lairs, trembling, as if subjected to extreme terror. No wonder; the might of the Heavenly Thunder was not something these small beasts could withstand. To supplement: the Great Magical Beasts couldn't withstand it either. The fact that they were huddled together and hadn't passed out was already an achievement.

Finally, the restriction on Robin disappeared. Robin moved like a flash of lightning, arriving before Zhong Shenxiu in the blink of an eye.

Because of the Heavenly Thunder, Zhong Shenxiu’s clothes had completely disintegrated, meaning he was naked. However, Robin showed no avoidance, looking directly at him.

To Robin’s relief, Zhong Shenxiu was still breathing; he was simply unconscious with his eyes closed.

Robin did not wake him, perhaps knowing that Zhong Shenxiu was in deep meditation and should not be disturbed. She merely crouched down, quietly watching the serene expression on Zhong Shenxiu’s face. Gradually, her own expression seemed to be infected, becoming peaceful and tranquil, like the round moon hanging in the sky.

Thus, two days passed quickly.

Zhong Shenxiu still hadn't opened his eyes, and Robin had never left his side, always guarding him.

As the sun began to descend in the late afternoon, towards dusk, Zhong Shenxiu finally opened his eyes.

“Master, you’re awake?” Robin showed a soft, hibiscus-like smile, genuinely delighted by Zhong Shenxiu’s awakening.

But the next moment, she froze.

Because Zhong Shenxiu looked at her blankly and asked indifferently, “Who are you?”

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