Thunder Tribulation Anomaly

Beyond the formation, muffled thunder rumbled from time to time.

Tribulation clouds were gathering—the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation that came after forming the Nascent Soul.

Xu Chunniang stepped out of the formation and looked up.

Purple light flickered above the tribulation clouds, lightning serpents slithered through them, radiating the resplendent might of heaven.

Compared to the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the tribulation clouds of the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation were several times larger. Their power was surely far greater as well.

Upon embarking on the path of cultivation, as one steadily grew stronger, the challenges one faced would likewise become ever more arduous.

This thunder tribulation was a test established by the Heavenly Dao. Only by passing it could one travel farther along the Dao Path.

As she waited for the Heavenly Lightning to descend, countless scenes flashed through Xu Chunniang's mind.

As a child, she had been ridiculed by the other children in her village. Her elder sister had shielded her behind her and driven away those children who mocked her.

The joy in her heart when she was found to possess spirit roots, along with her curiosity and yearning for the world of cultivation.

When she had first stepped onto the path of cultivation, unable to recognize a single character, she had worked hard in the Lecture Hall to memorize every image and symbol.

These scenes flashed through her mind, and the joys and sorrows of those days settled upon her heart.

A lifetime of cultivation was nothing more than seeing oneself, seeing heaven and earth, and seeing all living beings.

A wistful feeling rose in Xu Chunniang's heart. She was still herself; she had never changed.

Time had left its marks upon her, but it could not alter her Dao Heart.

When she had first cultivated, Xu Chunniang had