Chapter 403: Ninefold Lightning Tribulation (Please subscribe)
Chapter 403: Ninefold Lightning Tribulation (Please subscribe)
Fang Xi involuntarily began to recall his childhood, adolescence, and growth. . .
How much effort was for the eyes of others, for his parents' expectations. . . and how much was simply an act?
What if he failed the civil service exam? What if he crashed and burned?
His heart remained completely undisturbed; he even felt like laughing a little.
It seemed there was a barrier between his experiences and his inner self, or rather, his body and his mind. . . were separated by something.
"Nothing is a major concern except death. . . but life, death, illusion, and destruction are all like bubbles."
In that instant, Fang Xi seemed to gain a sudden enlightenment and began to laugh heartily.
"This student, please observe the examination hall rules."
"Civil service exam?"
Fang Xi casually tore up the examination paper: "What's the damn point of this exam. . . This daddy is going to cultivate immortals!"
Shatter!
The next moment, his surroundings shattered like a soap bubble, collapsing with a boom. . .
Fang Xi's consciousness blurred for a moment. By the time he regained full awareness, he was already at the early Foundation Establishment cultivation level, currently flying away on a spirit artifact.
Behind him was the Song Clan Ancestor.
This person roared furiously, his aura menacing: "Fang Xi, how dare you kill my Song Clan's Young Master! I will fight you to the bitter end. . ."
"I killed. . . Song Qing?"
Fang Xi was somewhat incredulous, instinctively continuing to flee, but a feeling of unease grew in his heart: "This isn't my style. . ."
"Scram. . ."
This time, he awoke from the illusion faster than before, and the surrounding void shattered.
...
Various Heart Demon Illusions came crashing down like a mountain roar and a tsunami, targeting Fang Xi's various weaknesses.
Normally, cultivators would often sink into these Heart Demon Illusions for a long time before by chance they might find a flaw, or even remain submerged indefinitely.
Fortunately, he had consumed the 'Extinction Crossing Pill', so in his heart, there was an inherent sense of life and death, illusion and destruction.
No matter how realistic the illusion, he inherently possessed a sense of unreality, allowing him to discover flaws more quickly.
In the blink of an eye, he successively broke through several major Heart Demon Illusions.
...
A flash of light.
Heavenly flowers fell in profusion, golden lotuses gushed from the earth.
A Soul Transformation Venerable floated gracefully into appearance: "Fang Xi. . . your virtue does not match your position; you cannot possess immortal treasures. Hand them over to this Venerable!"
Terrifying spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered, transforming into a resplendent golden giant hand.
Even though Fang Xi was already at the Core Formation Perfected cultivation level, beneath this giant hand, he was like an ant!
"How ridiculous! I haven't even seen a Soul Transformation cultivator make a move. . . For you to manifest based on my imagination, you're simply terrible!"
Fang Xi pointed a finger, and a streak of Wood Spirit Divine Light soared into the sky, transforming into a soaring divine sword that split the golden giant hand in two. . .
In that instant, his expression flickered again, and by the time he recovered, he was already lying in a pool of wine and a forest of meat. . .
Ruan Xing Ling, Situ Qing Qing, Feng Bingxian, Wei Yi Xi, Yan Hong Xiu, Zhong Hong Yu, Yan Ying, Zong Linghu. . .
One by one, female cultivators he had seen or never seen, familiar or unfamiliar, gathered around him, each slender as a swallow or plump as a ring, with diverse charms. . .
A soft embrace is a hero's grave!
A hint of intoxication appeared on Fang Xi's face. He picked up a cup of peach blossom wine and immediately drained it. . .
...
"Life and death, illusion and destruction, are like bubbles; the mortal world is but a speck of dust!"
Emerald Cliff.
Inside the cultivation chamber.
Fang Xi opened his eyes, his gaze carrying the enlightened clarity of one who had experienced the myriad facets of the mortal world, and he seemed to have achieved a great enlightenment.
Rumble!
At this moment, above Emerald Cliff, inauspicious tribulation clouds gathered, with faint flashes of lightning, carrying an aura of destruction. . .
The Lightning Tribulation was about to descend!
Cultivators absorbed the spiritual essence of heaven and earth to cultivate, and the Nascent Soul stage was an even greater threshold.
To cross this threshold, Heavenly Tribulation would naturally block the way!
The sky full of dark clouds carried a destructive power that struck fear into cultivators, continuously condensing into azure lightning flood dragons!
Inside the cultivation chamber, Fang Xi, however, sat cross-legged with single-minded focus, familiarizing himself with Nascent Soul stage magical power, without the slightest hint of vigilance.
"Go!"
He said softly. The Outer Dao Incarnation that had been in the corner, almost without presence, immediately, like a suicide squad, hugging the Star-Patterned Chessboard, rushed into the sky above Emerald Cliff!
A cultivator's Outer Dao Incarnation was also an excellent method for dealing with the lightning tribulation!
Lightning flashed!
Under heavenly might, Horned Dragon could only huddle, trembling. The Green Fire Luan was also suppressed, unable to fly, forced to prostrate on the ground, but it stubbornly raised its head and let out a clear cry.
"Screech! ! !"
Amidst the phoenix's cry, a bolt of azure lightning, as thick as a water bucket, seemed to carry the might of the Nine Heavens, plummeting straight down from the dark clouds, its target precisely the Evergreen Palace where Fang Xi was located!
Buzz!
The Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array activated, countless black mists gathered, faintly transforming into the phantom of a giant tree.
Crack!
The heavenly lightning struck the grand array, seemingly erupting with endless lightning and fire; with just one strike, it shattered the giant tree phantom into dust.
Countless lightning bolts flickered, and flames continuously scorched the black mist.
Crack!
The world turned white!
Without giving the Nine-Nethers Profound Wood Grand Array time to react, two more bolts of azure lightning descended.
Pop! Pop!
After enduring three Nascent Soul lightning tribulations, this quasi-fourth-order grand array finally dissipated, revealing the spiritual energy-rich Emerald Cliff and the Evergreen Palace, standing proudly atop a colossal wooden pillar.
The Outer Dao Incarnation's small face was solemn as he tossed the 'Star-Patterned Chessboard' in his hand.
Between heaven and earth, nineteen intersecting lines transformed into a massive net of light.
He formed a hand seal with both hands, and immediately, a colossal 'Yama Son of Heaven Dharma Manifestation' appeared, its six arms each forming hand seals, its third vertical eye on its brow opened, and streaks of dark black flames were poised to strike.
Rumble!
A muffled boom echoed between heaven and earth as the azure heavenly lightning, like a flood dragon, clawed and brandished its way down.The heavenly lightning struck in quick succession; in an instant, three bolts of heavenly lightning arrived simultaneously.
Crack!
The white net of light formed by the Star-Patterned Chessboard was instantly torn apart by the first lightning flood dragon.
The second and third lightning flood dragons continued downwards along the gap, their target, astonishingly, the Outer Dao Incarnation!
After all, the Outer Dao Incarnation was also Fang Xi!
But this was precisely what Fang Xi wanted, as long as it passed this lightning tribulation, the Outer Dao Incarnation would also be "in the clear," no longer needing to carefully assimilate its aura every time it manifested, fearing it would be struck by lightning.
"Heavenly Dao!"
The Outer Dao Incarnation's small face was extremely serious as it fiercely channeled its demonic light.
Fierce demonic flames erupted from between the brows of the three-eyed, six-armed Yama Son of Heaven Dharma Manifestation, like a black arrow, directly hitting one of the lightning flood dragons.
The dark black flames and the lightning intertwined, surprisingly annihilating each other.
"Haste!"
Then, the colossal Yama Son of Heaven Dharma Manifestation roared, its six arms swinging, fiercely colliding with the last lightning flood dragon.
Crack!
Countless azure lightning bolts danced wildly as the surroundings seemed to transform into a lightning purgatory.
Beneath the lightning, the three-eyed, six-armed Yama Son of Heaven Dharma Manifestation shattered into pieces, dissipating into black smoke. . .
"Puff!"
The Outer Dao Incarnation's small face was deathly pale, its form abruptly thinned considerably, clearly appearing to have suffered severe vital energy damage.
Rumble, rumble!
Above the sky, the lightning clouds had not dispersed, nor had they stopped changing; instead, they grew even more ferocious.
Crack!
A bolt of azure lightning, tinged with specks of golden light, struck down, its might even greater than the previous six times combined.
"Go!"
An incomparably thick streak of Wood Spirit Divine Light suddenly shot out from within the Evergreen Palace, transforming into a massive azure umbrella, shielding the Outer Dao Incarnation beneath it.
Rumble!
The lightning struck the azure giant umbrella, annihilating countless strands of Wood Spirit Divine Light. . .
Even so, the azure Wood Spirit Divine Light seemed endless, continuously flying out from the Evergreen Palace, perishing together with that bolt of lightning.
An azure rainbow flashed, and Fang Xi's main body appeared. With a single gesture of his hand, he recalled the Outer Dao Incarnation back into his Dantian.
Terrifyingly potent spiritual energy swirled around him; evidently, with the delay provided by the grand array and the Outer Dao Incarnation, he had already consolidated his early Nascent Soul stage cultivation.
At this moment, he held a small, dark seal in his hand; it was precisely the 'Life and Death Seal', as he fearlessly gazed at the tribulation clouds in the sky.
"Even though I have a series of backup plans, the last few bolts of lightning still need to be handled by me. . ."
"What's more. . . the spiritual essence of heaven and earth that dissipates after such a lightning tribulation is also quite beneficial for solidifying a Nascent Soul body."
Fang Xi let out a laugh and tossed the spirit treasure in his hand.
The Life and Death Seal rumbled, transforming into a small black mountain, and flew to hover above his head.
And above the firmament, the eighth bolt of lightning struck down with a roar!
...
Outside Emerald Cliff.
A spirit ship hovered in mid-air.
Wei Changsheng and the other Core Formation cultivators gazed at the surging heavenly lightning, their faces all deathly pale.
"Heavenly might. . ."
Senior Brother Tie muttered, facing this Nascent Soul lightning tribulation, he even. . . dared not draw his sword!
"Who would have thought, this senior not only passed the Heart Demon Tribulation, but even the lightning tribulation seemed effortlessly managed. . ."
The junior sister, an early Core Formation cultivator, murmured.
At this moment, even if the Hunyuan Sect members had some ulterior motives, they dared not approach.
After all, under heavenly tribulation, all cultivators were mere ants!
Crack!
At this moment, they saw two bolts of azure-golden lightning strike down with a roar and were steadily received by a mountain-like black seal.
Woosh!
A fierce wind swept through; in an instant, the dark clouds, which had resembled fish scales, vanished, revealing the clear blue sky.
The clouds passed, and the sky cleared; a rainbow appeared.
"Thunder passes nine layers, achieving True Monarch!"
Wei Changsheng murmured, a hint of envious and bitter smile appearing on his face: "Let us all go together and pay our respects to this True Monarch. . ."
...
Although Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness had detected the Hunyuan Sect's spirit ship and that Core Formation Perfected cultivator.
But after receiving the ninth heavenly lightning bolt, he immediately released his two Nascent Souls, absorbing all the spiritual essence of heaven and earth that dissipated after the tribulation, then returned to his cultivation chamber to enter seclusion, to continue consolidating his Nascent Soul.
After all, to him, nothing was more important than his own breakthrough.
Moreover, even if something happened, the Green Fire Luan and his other spirit pets and subordinates would be enough to handle it.
After all, he had already condensed a Nascent Soul; how foolish would one have to be to actively provoke him at this time?
Inside the cultivation chamber.
Fang Xi formed a hand seal, and his own Nascent Soul immediately emerged from his crown, holding a small, dark seal in its hand.
A flash of light again, and the azure-black Outer Dao Incarnation appeared, looking somewhat thinner than the main Nascent Soul and imbued with faint traces of demonic intent.
The two were clearly distinct, like a Taiji symbol.
The two Nascent Souls joyfully played in the external world, and only after they had adapted to the Nascent Soul body did Fang Xi form another hand seal, returning to his main body.
"This feeling is truly marvelous. . ."
"For a Nascent Soul cultivator, although the physical body is important, it's not particularly important. . ."
"The true core is only the Nascent Soul."
Fang Xi's Nascent Soul held the 'Life and Death Seal', but felt something was amiss: "It seems I have another Life-Bound Treasure!"
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