Where Does the Confidence Come From

"It's truly the Danxiao Tribulation Lightning!"

Old Ancestor Tong Hui's expression was so complex that even if someone were standing opposite him, they wouldn't be able to discern whether he was feeling sorrow or joy.

The Yin Thunder Umbrella, which had been covering his head, shifted several feet as he raised his head, clearing a not-so-wide passage.

In the next instant, hundreds of talismans of various colors surged out from Old Ancestor Tong Hui's sleeves like a waterfall, resembling a suddenly appearing rainbow.

Although these talismans appeared to be activated simultaneously, their exquisite layering only became apparent when they approached the fiery clouds and thunderous auras.

Despite being mere talismans, they hovered in the air like floating magic shields. Only when the power of the first activated talismans was depleted and could no longer resist would the power of the talismans behind them truly erupt.

This masterful talisman control technique immediately filled the eyes of the tribulation observers with awe.

By this point, the vast majority of the tribulation observers had already concluded that Old Ancestor Tong Hui was indeed a rare and peerless genius on the Lesser Jade Continent.

Most importantly, Old Ancestor Tong Hui was so patient and so good at putting on a show.

But only Old Ancestor Tong Hui truly understood what was happening.

Every cultivator undergoing tribulation would prepare numerous artifacts and magic tools for each layer of their thunder tribulation, and Old Ancestor Tong Hui was no exception.

Before this, Old Ancestor Tong Hui, who knew his own capabilities well, was confident that the seven-layered lightning tribulation he was facing would be the most ordinary and unchanging of normal seven-layered lightning tribulations.

These talismans were originally the magic tools he had prepared to deal with the Danxiao Thunder Tribulation.

It was just that, beforehand, he had been completely unsure if he could survive the earlier layers of tribulation.

After all, he and the Huayang Sect's foundation were not strong enough, and the artifacts and magic tools he possessed were not in an absolutely sufficient surplus state. And Heavenly Tribulations, if any single aspect is slightly insufficient in its handling, could trigger numerous chain reactions and cause unimaginable consumption.

Therefore, for a cultivator undergoing tribulation like him, he could only make the utmost use of the artifacts and magic tools at hand.

He had practiced the control methods for these talismans countless times, but the biggest variable before was that if he couldn't even survive the earlier layers of tribulation, he might be forced to use these talismans then, and might even be unable to unleash their true power due to severe True Essence depletion.

But now that he had passed the first three layers of tribulation unharmed, all his consumption was within his imagined perfect state. His current performance in controlling talismans to deal with this Danxiao Thunder Tribulation was naturally impeccable.

As for other Golden Core cultivators undergoing tribulation, even if their talisman control techniques were superior to his, if they had already been excessively depleted in the earlier layers of tribulation, who could perform as he was now?

This Danxiao Thunder Tribulation, which was the fifth layer in a normal seven-layered lightning tribulation, was famous for its bombardment. Moreover, the tribulation lightning contained the cultivator's own Golden Core laws, making it like fighting one's own clone. Although Old Ancestor Tong Hui's hundreds of talismans were steadily blocking the onslaught of the Danxiao Thunder Tribulation, any slight mistake would be extremely perilous.

But now, Old Ancestor Tong Hui had instead completely calmed down.

Eight small shields resembling black turtle shells now floated around him. Even if this Danxiao Thunder Tribulation lasted for the normal duration of a cup of tea's time, with his current state, he could safely endure it after the talismans were depleted and he began using these eight magic shields.

Only now did he truly begin to notice the situation outside the Heavenly Tribulation, and then he detected Wang Li and the female cultivator pretending to be a mushroom, who were very close to him.

He became flustered again, "When did Qi Refining stage cultivators become so ferocious, daring to get so close to a Golden Core cultivator's Heavenly Tribulation! What is that female cultivator doing, and what is her cultivation level?"

Cultivators were extremely sensitive to power. It was absolutely impossible for a Qi Refining stage cultivator to be so dull as to not sense the danger in such a situation.

But he could be 100% sure that the young male cultivator at the foot of the mountain, almost at the edge of the Heavenly Tribulation, was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

As for the female cultivator squatting in a strange posture, he found it difficult to accurately determine her cultivation level at this moment.

She seemed to be a Golden Core stage cultivator, but it also seemed like she hadn't truly condensed a Golden Core. She resembled a cultivator who had failed to condense a Golden Core in the Foundation Establishment stage and narrowly survived, or a cultivator who had survived after their Golden Core shattered in the Golden Core stage.

But either way, it didn't seem sufficient for her and the young male cultivator to withstand the power of this Heavenly Tribulation.

Although these two seemed to have a good grasp of the Heavenly Tribulation's coverage, if even the slightest accident occurred, even if he were to move slightly towards their location, these two would logically be instantly struck dead by the tribulation lightning.

"Senior Sister, he's noticed us," Wang Li said softly to the female cultivator beside him, his expression grave.

"It's fine," the female cultivator transmitted, "He won't cause unnecessary trouble."

Wang Li's expression stiffened slightly.

Sometimes, he couldn't understand where his Senior Sister got such firm confidence from. However, at least this time she spoke a few words, no longer just saying "Mm."

In fact, for a moment, Old Ancestor Tong Hui really wanted to test what these two were up to, but he immediately extinguished the thought.

Because for him now, the situation was truly improving. After all, these two were not hindering his tribulation, and he didn't want to provoke any accidents.

To his pleasant surprise, the Danxiao Thunder Tribulation did not last for a full cup of tea's time. After only half a cup of tea's time, it began to conclude.

His eight black shields had only just been summoned.

Previously, these eight black shields had floated beside him, only palm-sized and resembling turtle shells in appearance. But once truly activated, their appearance completely changed, transforming into eight small black mountains, each over ten zhang square.

The tribulation lightning, as viscous as molten iron, fell onto these black mountains. The mountains merely trembled slightly, emitting metallic vibrations, and then began to spin like heavy spinning tops.

A purple spirit pill appeared in the palm of Old Ancestor Tong Hui's right hand.

The purpose of this spirit pill was to rapidly replenish a cultivator's lost True Essence. But so far, his True Essence depletion was minimal, and there was no need to even use this spirit pill.

The Heavenly Dao laws began to gestate the fifth-layered lightning tribulation.

Inside the golden tribulation cloud, it was like a strange palette was rapidly dyeing the bottom of the golden tribulation cloud a deep azure.

What followed was not thunder, but a mournful gust of wind.

"No way?"

True Person Wu Yang's eyes bulged again on the Nuclear Boat.

Even compared to the other members of the Huayang Sect, he was likely the one who most wished for Old Ancestor Tong Hui to successfully undergo his tribulation.

The benefits a sect could gain from having a Nascent Soul stage cultivator were self-evident. Besides pure profit, he had also received some guidance from Old Ancestor Tong Hui when he first joined.

Naturally, the easier and more manageable Old Ancestor Tong Hui's thunder tribulation was, the better for him.

But this fifth-layered lightning tribulation seemed a bit too easy?

Under his gaze, filled with doubt towards the Heavenly Dao laws, streaks of azure protective wind intertwined with hazy lightning descended.

A collective, heavy gasp echoed through the surrounding world.

It was true, this was the Azure Gang Thunder Tribulation.

However, this kind of thunder tribulation, by all rights, shouldn't appear during a Golden Core cultivator's tribulation. It should only appear when a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was advancing to the Golden Core stage.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

The protective wind, intertwined with hazy lightning, struck the eight black mountains, producing clear sounds like metal being forged. The moment the protective wind shattered like glass, the lightning contained within leaped free from the black mountains, only to be completely nullified by the Yin Thunder Umbrella floating above Old Ancestor Tong Hui's head.

Old Ancestor Tong Hui was once again completely bewildered.