Sword Cleaves the Heavenly Tribulation! The Old Doctor's Resolve! The Marvelous Uses of Merit Light!

Lu Qing had not expected that his master's Heavenly Tribulation would be so powerful.

The seventh Tribulation Lightning already possessed some of the power of the first few Tribulation Lightning from his Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation.

When he first observed it, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was not so terrifying.

"It seems that the Heavenly Tribulation is not static; it changes at any time depending on the circumstances of the person Tribulation Transcendence."

Lu Qing recalled how, when he was Tribulation Transcendence, he had acted arrogantly and defied the heavens, which directly caused the Heavenly Tribulation to erupt.

Based on the power of the Tribulation Cloud that Master initially triggered, as well as the density of the golden color of the Tribulation Cloud, his Heavenly Tribulation should have been at most six Tribulation Lightning.

But when he unleashed the power of Water and Fire Dao, the situation changed.

The difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation also increases sharply.

As expected, Heavenly Tribulation, as the most powerful test and tempering that Heaven and Earth posed to cultivators, was not rigid, but rather subject to change at any time.

A realization dawned on Lu Qing, and his understanding of the Heavenly Tribulation deepened.

"However, this will make it difficult for Master to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation." Lu Qing said solemnly.

He could naturally tell that his master had already exerted almost all his strength to barely survive the seventh Tribulation Lightning.

The eighth Tribulation Lightning, which is even more powerful, will likely be even more difficult to deal with.

There was a faint aura emanating from Lu Qing.

No matter what, he couldn't bear to watch his master perish under the Heavenly Tribulation.

If his master couldn't hold on any longer, it might ruin his master's path to enlightenment, so he would have no choice but to intervene.

Meanwhile, while the Tribulation Cloud were brewing the eighth Tribulation Lightning, the Old Doctor was doing his best to absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

"The Spirit Stone that A Qing gave me is truly a treasure. It can be transformed into one's own Spiritual Power almost without any refining. It is truly miraculous."

Feeling the rapidly recovering Spiritual Power within his body, the Old Doctor was amazed.

He had initially thought that the upcoming Tribulation Transcendence might be in jeopardy.

But now, I have regained some confidence.

However, this time, the Old Doctor also knew that if he continued to passively face the Tribulation Lightning like this, he might really not be able to survive this Heavenly Tribulation.

We must change our strategy.

Feeling that most of the Spiritual Power in his body had been restored, the Old Doctor's eyes showed determination, and he had already made a decision.

Suddenly, a thought arose in his mind, and a precious sword appeared in his hand.

The domain that originally covered a radius of 100 meters around him rapidly contracted and condensed in front of him, continuously refining and compressing.

Ultimately, it transformed into an incomparably sharp sword light, attaching itself to the precious sword.

Moreover, the Old Doctor also poured all his water and fire Spiritual Power, artistic conception, and mental energy into this sword light.

Even unintentionally, a layer of golden light emanating from his body also flowed into it.

This made the sword light, condensed from the domain, even more fierce, and faintly, even the surrounding space was distorted and fluctuated by it.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying this sword strike was.

"Master is going to..."

Lu Qing was surprised when he saw this.

Boom! Just as Lu Qing had the thought, a thunderclap came from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the eighth Tribulation Lightning, which had been brewing for a long time, crashed down.

At the same time, the Old Doctor also unleashed a sword strike, gathering all his strength.

The sword light was extremely fast, intercepting the Tribulation Lightning in mid-air before it had fully struck.

Then, under everyone's gaze, this sword light, which gathered all the Old Doctor's will and power, actually sliced the Tribulation Lightning in two! The sword light even continued its momentum, soaring into the Azure Sky and slashing into the Golden Tribulation Cloud, causing the entire vortex of Tribulation Cloud to momentarily freeze! Boom!

The Tribulation Lightning, though cleaved in two by the Old Doctor, did not vanish; instead, it split in two and continued to strike.

However, it had lost a lot of its power, and being cut in half, it didn't land directly on the Old Doctor, but instead landed beside him.

The Tribulation Lightning struck the ground, and the light spread out, enveloping the Old Doctor.

However, its power was already within his tolerance range.

"Master is so fierce!"

Lu Qing was startled when he saw this.

The power of Master's sword strike was simply too exaggerated; it could even cut through the Tribulation Lightning.

He estimated that even a true Golden Core Realm below the second stage, without some special means, would likely have to temporarily avoid his master's sword strike if caught off guard.

At the very least, if it were Li Changbo, he would absolutely not be able to withstand his master's sword light.

"Monster! Monster!"

Li Fire Cauldron, Yan nearly popped his eyes out when he saw this scene.

It never expected that its master, Lu Qing, was always smiling and kind to everyone.

He was an old man who treated even mortals without hesitation.

When it comes to overcoming tribulations, it's surprisingly fierce.

Without a word, he dared to draw his sword and angrily slay the Heavenly Tribulation!

You must know, that was Heavenly Tribulation!

The existence that countless cultivators fear most.

In the Ancient Cultivation Era, even the most brilliant and peerless geniuses trembled with fear and dared not show the slightest disrespect when facing Heavenly Tribulation.

The fear is that if one angers the Heaven and Earth Will, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation will greatly increase during the Tribulation Transcendence, and one will ultimately be unable to overcome it.

Now, this guy actually cleaved the Heavenly Tribulation with his sword without any fear whatsoever.

This reminded Yan of how Lu Qing had openly challenged the Heavenly Tribulation when he was undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation, mocking its power as insufficient.

Now it seems that these two are indeed master and disciple, both of them are so audacious.

"Was that sword light unleashed by Senior Chen?"

In the distance, Wei Shanhai and the others also looked completely stunned.

At such a distance, they could not see the Old Doctor.

But they had clearly seen the huge sword light that flew out, cleaving through the Tribulation Lightning and piercing into the Tribulation Cloud.

"The one Tribulation Transcendence now is Senior Chen. Who else could it be but him?"

"Senior Chen is a swordsman, so it must be him."

"Sword cleaves through Heavenly Tribulation! Senior Chen's swordsmanship has reached such a profound level that it can even cut through Tribulation Lightning!"

Wei Shanhai and the others were unaware of the taboos associated with Tribulation Transcendence.

But that didn't stop them from being utterly shocked by the Old Doctor's sword strike.

Lightning still lingered atop the shattered mountain peak.

However, Lu Qing could sense that although his master's aura had weakened within the lightning, it was still holding on, so he was relieved.

His gaze was mostly fixed on the swirling Tribulation Cloud in the sky.

Because even after the eighth Tribulation Lightning struck, the vortex of Tribulation Cloud did not dissipate, and lightning was still flashing.

"Could it be that there is a ninth Tribulation Lightning?"

Lu Qing felt heavy-hearted.

He could tell that the sword strike just now was his master's strongest attack.

If there were a ninth Tribulation Lightning, he would be absolutely unable to cope with it.

"Wrong!"

Suddenly, Lu Qing's gaze sharpened as he stared at the vortex of Tribulation Cloud.

He discovered that something unusual seemed to be happening within the vortex of the Tribulation Cloud.

Within the Golden Tribulation Cloud, lightning was attempting to converge, but it seemed as if another force was preventing it.

That power was also a golden light, but its color was slightly different from that of golden lightning.

If you don't look closely, you might not even notice it at first glance.

"That power is... the Merit Golden Light!"

Lu Qing quickly recognized the source of the golden light.

That is the power of the Merit Golden Light.

Previously, Master had poured all his strength into unleashing a sword strike, unintentionally sending out the Merit Golden Light over the years, which crashed into the vortex of Tribulation Cloud.

It seems that the Merit Golden Light has not immediately dissipated, but is instead preventing the Tribulation Cloud from continuing to gather lightning? "The Merit Light has such power?"

Lu Qing stared intently at the sky, where the Golden Tribulation Cloud at the center of the Tribulation Cloud were churning and trying to gather lightning.

But it never succeeded, and eventually it even began to slowly dissipate.

Finally, after the Tribulation Cloud completely dissipated, a stream of light flew out from the center of the huge vortex and landed on the Old Doctor. The entire Tribulation Cloud vortex also began to gradually disappear.

Soon, the sky returned to normal, becoming calm and clear.

This left Lu Qing stunned.

"The Tribulation Cloud have dissipated. Does this mean Master has survived the Heavenly Tribulation?"

After a while, Lu Qing came to his senses and smiled nonchalantly.

"I never expected that the Merit Power would have such the ability to resolve Heavenly Tribulation. This must be the greatest reward for Master's many years of doing good deeds and accumulating merit."

He was filled with emotion.

Based on the previous movements of the Tribulation Cloud, it's clear that Master still has a ninth Tribulation Lightning to face.

However, in that previous sword strike, Master had used all his strength, along with the Merit Light he had accumulated over most of his life.

Unexpectedly, the Merit Light possessed such miraculous abilities.

Being able to avert the Heavenly Tribulation and prevent the final bolt of Tribulation Lightning from striking meant that Master successfully overcame this tumultuous Tribulation Transcendence.

However, Master, this can be considered a good deed that yielded a good result.

If it weren't for the fact that he had dedicated the first half of his life to healing the sick and saving lives, he would have been a doctor with a compassionate heart.

He would then be unable to accumulate such a rich Merit Light.

Naturally, there was no way to defuse this final Tribulation Lightning.

Therefore, all of this is due to the good karma accumulated by Master's own good thoughts and good deeds.

"The Merit Power can actually resolve Heavenly Tribulation?"

Li Fire Cauldron, Yan was equally dumbfounded.

Just now, it also thought that the Old Doctor probably wouldn't be able to survive this final Tribulation Lightning.

It had even made preparations to work with Lu Qing to save the Old Doctor from the Heavenly Tribulation.

But unexpectedly, things turned out in a completely different way.

The final bolt of Tribulation Lightning was actually neutralized by the Merit Power unleashed by the Old Doctor!

It had never heard of such a thing before.

There is no record of such a thing in the Li Fire Sect's records. In fact, in the Ancient Cultivation Era, no one in the entire cultivation world had ever heard of anyone who had done such a thing.

"Wrong!"

Suddenly, Yan had a jolt and thought of a possibility.

"Those bald monks on Hanging Sky Mountain might know this secret!"

He suddenly remembered that if there was any sect that understood the Merit Power the most in the Ancient Cultivation Era, it would definitely be Hanging Sky Mountain.

In fact, Ancient Cultivation Era, the Hanging Sky Mountain lineage was indeed very enthusiastic about the Merit Power.

Many highly accomplished monks will try to travel and accumulate merit.

At that time, the cultivation community believed that the reason why Hanging Sky Mountain did this was because of their doctrines and cultivation methods.

Moreover, those who possess the Merit Power will indeed have a smoother path in their cultivation and are more likely to be favored by Destiny Fortune.

This has led many righteous sects to often also enjoy slaying demons and monsters and doing good deeds.

They just weren't as enthusiastic about pursuing it as the Hanging Sky Mountain.

Now it seems that things are not so simple.

The reason why the Hanging Sky Mountain was so eager to pursue the Merit Light, which has the ability to weaken and resolve Heavenly Tribulation, is because it discovered the light of merit.

Upon thinking about it, Yan immediately recalled some extraordinary events from the Ancient Cultivation Era.

For example, the Hanging Sky Mountain was one of the most prestigious sects in the Ancient Cultivation Era.

One of its distinctive features is that the sect has an exceptionally large number of the Golden Core Realm, far exceeding the number found in other sects.

At first, everyone thought that the cultivation methods of Hanging Sky Mountain were special, which greatly increased the probability of disciples in the sect successfully Tribulation Transcendence.

Looking back now, it's very likely because they possessed the secret of the Merit Light.

"It's a pity that the so-called secret place of the Hanging Sky Mountain in this era does not seem to have followed the rules of their Ancestral Inheritance. Instead of accumulating merit, they also protect evil forces like the Avici Pavilion. They have fallen into depravity."

Yan immediately told Lu Qing his guess.

"It doesn't necessarily mean that there are no Ancestral Inheritance rules," Lu Qing said. "I've heard Zhi Rui say that more than 10,000 years ago, the Hanging Sky Mountain had a very good reputation."

High-ranking monks appear from time to time, traveling the world and doing good deeds.

However, at some point, they started to act domineeringly.

Furthermore, they had a falling out with secret places like Green Goat Temple, and rarely interacted with each other.

It seems that the greatest use of the Merit Light is to resolve Heavenly Tribulation.

But for tens of thousands of years, the world has been in a state of spiritual depletion.

Throughout the entire world, only those who cultivate to the Innate Perfection Realm can achieve this.

Even in the Four Great Secret Realms, one can only cultivate to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Completion stage at most, which is not enough to trigger Heavenly Tribulation.

The greatest use of that Merit Light would then be lost.

Moreover, it is not so easy to gather the Merit Light.

It takes years of consistent and persistent good deeds and virtues to cultivate and refine them.

This perseverance and kindness are not something everyone possesses.

On one hand, it is extremely difficult to collect and condense, and on the other hand, it is not very useful.

It's understandable that the Hanging Sky Mountain ultimately abandoned, or rather, didn't value, this method.

Yan nodded in agreement upon hearing Lu Qing's words.

In fact, even in the Ancient Cultivation Era, the actions of the Hanging Sky Mountain were quite domineering.

It was only because his disciples had the habit of traveling and accumulating merit that his reputation was so good.

But it remembers that there were many times when other sects infringed upon its interests.

The methods used by the Hanging Sky Mountain have always been extremely domineering and ruthless.

They are notorious in the cultivation world for their tendency to destroy sects and forcibly convert people.

Therefore, the Hanging Sky Mountain of this era are actually a continuation of the same lineage, and it cannot be said that they have degenerated.

"Alright, Master is about to condense the Golden Core!"

At this moment, Lu Qing suddenly spoke.