Shen Luo heard what Yuan Tiangang said and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside.
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly old man walking in. It was none other than Duke Cheng Yaojin.
Surprised, he took a closer look and discovered the clue: the Duke Cheng in front of him was not his physical body, but a carefully crafted armor.
"Good boy, you're finally back." Cheng Yaojin was still the same as before, and said happily.
Seeing Shen Luo staring at his body in a trance, Cheng Yaojin patted his chest and said with a smile, "See? This body was made by the young master himself. It's stronger and more durable than my original one. Haha..."
"My dear boy, I meet the Duke." Shen Luo saluted with his fists clasped.
"How is it going? I heard that you were in seclusion in the East China Sea. Did you make any breakthroughs?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"I did try to break through to the Heavenly Venerate realm two days ago. However, I was first disturbed by my inner demons and then was visited by the three disasters. Ultimately, I failed to break through." Shen Luo had nothing to hide from these two people and spoke frankly.
In addition, he also hopes to get some experience and guidance from these two seniors.
"My goodness, you have only been practicing Taoism for a few years, and you have already tried to break through to the level of Heavenly Venerate?" Cheng Yaojin almost dropped his jaw in shock.
Yuan Tiangang looked calm and didn't look too surprised.
“When I advanced to Taiyi earlier, I used the tricky method of Disha transformation to deceive the heavenly calamity and managed to avoid the three disasters. Now that I have advanced to Tianzun, the backlash of the three disasters will only be more violent and deadly.” Yuan Tiangang said.
"National Master, is there any way to avoid it?" Shen Luo asked.
“The three disasters are destiny, the last hurdle for a mortal body to truly transcend the great freedom, and they are unavoidable. Apart from the physical body, there are also mental disasters, and the inner demons must be overcome. These cannot be solved by simply avoiding them.” Yuan Tiangang shook his head.
"My inner demon is particularly powerful. This guy will definitely not let me advance to the Heavenly Venerate. He will definitely hinder me and make me fail." Shen Luo smiled bitterly and sighed.
"Once the heart barrier is breached, there are two possibilities. One is that you will be replaced by the inner demon, lose your mind and become a monster. The other is that you will be entangled with the inner demon and will not be able to deal with the three disasters with all your heart, and eventually die." Cheng Yaojin frowned.
"Imperial Master, is there really no other solution?" Shen Luo asked.
"There is no way to avoid it, after all, it is destiny. If you really want to break through, the only way is to suppress your inner demons, and then break the destiny and rewrite your fate." Yuan Tiangang said slowly.
"Rewrite destiny?" Shen Luo murmured.
"But often the destiny is already determined. The Three Disasters are the common destiny of all those who attempt to transcend, and it cannot be changed." Yuan Tiangang continued.
"National Master, since destiny is hard to defy and cannot be changed, how can we talk about a breakthrough? How can you use spiritual treasures to block the three disasters like you did?" Shen Luo became more puzzled when he heard this.
"Have you ever heard of the story that Buddha cut off his flesh to feed eagles and fed his body to tigers? Have you ever known the story that Buddha was swallowed by a peacock?" Yuan Tiangang did not give a direct answer, but asked.
Shen Luo nodded to show that he understood.
"Then do you know that the Jade Emperor went through 1,750 tribulations in order to prove his truth, including 33 fatal tribulations?" Yuan Tiangang continued to ask.