Definition
The spiritual trial that follows the thunder tribulation, targeting a cultivator's inner demons and Dao-heart. It lasts a minimum of seven days and is considered the most dangerous phase for the cultivator's soul.
Heartfiend Tribulation
The spiritual trial that follows the thunder tribulation, targeting a cultivator's inner demons and Dao-heart. It lasts a minimum of seven days and is considered the most dangerous phase for the cultivator's soul.
Story context
Time to lock horns! Ji Ning’s ten-day ultimatum to Snowdragon Mountain’s Yan Mountain branch doesn’t just get a shrug—it gets the personal attention of one of the sect’s three founding patriarchs, the Primal-level **Snowplume Daoist**. What follows is less a negotiation and more a cold-blooded size-up: both sides test soul-power, trade verbal jabs, and lay down their absolute positions. Snowplume Daoist pegs Ji Ning as a reincarnated Immortal (and warns that such status is a double-edged sword), while Ji Ning stands his ground with the icy, polite finality of a man who has already made up his mind. By the end, the talk is over, and the two cultivators prepare to settle it the old-fashioned way—by crossing hands. Get ready, because the first major clash between an ascending monster genius and an ancient sect’s heavy-hitter is about to begin.
Why it matters
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Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
The Snowplume Patriarch Arrives
Chapter references
6
Type hints
ji ning vs snowplume daoist, divine sense duel, reincarnated immortal
Guide tags
escalating tension, face-off before battle, power hierarchy
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 246
The Snowplume Patriarch Arrives
Snowplume Daoist confronts Ji Ning over the Yan Mountain ultimatum. A divine sense duel reveals Ji Ning’s reincarnated soul, and both sides prepare for battle.
Chapter 409
The Pinnacle of Despair
The Diancai Immortal faces the deadly Six-Nine Tribulation. As Ji Ning watches in despair, a stunning breakthrough on the verge of death changes everything. A new threat appears.
Chapter 419
The Celestial Master, The Blood Fiend, and The Secret
The Diancai Immortal overcomes the Six-Nine Tribulation and achieves the Golden Core. Ji Ning learns the truth of the ambush and uncovers the location of the mysterious faction: the Eastwood School.
Chapter 475
The Siege of Silence
Ji Ning resists a soul-search from the Broken Horn World's Mother Queens, triggering an endless siege. Meanwhile, Yu Wei faces her own deadly Heartfiend Tribulation in the Three Realms.
Chapter 476
The Honeymoon of Heartbreak
Yu Wei becomes a Celestial Immortal, only to learn Ji Ning was tricked into killing billions and is lost in the void. A bizarre stay of execution awaits him.
Chapter 509
The Heart Sutra and the Tribulation Plan
Bodhi reveals the true purpose of the Primaltwin's tribulation—a ruthless tempering for the coming Empyrean Tribulation. Ji Ning walks his past to forge a still Dao-heart.
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