Countless people gazed at Lin Qi in the distance, their eyes brimming with awe.
Shattering the void and ascending to the Upper Realm.
This was the dream every cultivator pursued throughout their life.
Yet the Realm Path of the Cangwu Realm had been sealed, and no one had ascended for tens of thousands of years.
All anyone knew of those eight words came from searching for scattered clues in the surviving ancient texts.
And now, they could actually witness a cultivator ascend in their lifetime. How could they not be thrilled?
Tens of thousands of eyes watched Lin Qi endure the heavenly thunder tribulation.
Yet Lin Qi sensed that something was wrong.
Though she had no experience with ascension, she had seen Lin Yun ascend in her previous life.
The thunder tribulation then had not been nearly so formidable.
Now, before the lightning had even fallen, a terrifying aura was already brewing overhead.
The sheer strength of that aura far exceeded Lin Qi's expectations.
She had no choice but to steel herself and give it everything she had.
With a thunderous boom, a white streak split the dark, heavy sky. Lightning exploded before her eyes and crashed down in an instant.
A flash of heavenly light blazed overhead, and lightning appeared in the next moment.
It abruptly descended upon Lin Qi.
In that instant, Lin Qi's entire body stiffened. Fine, dense pain exploded from her shoulder and raced down the muscles of her back, nearly tearing her in half.
After the first bolt of lightning, as the second silently gathered, Lin Qi took a deep breath.
A moment later, the second bolt fell.
Lin Qi flung out a row of talismans with a backhanded throw.
Lightning flashed like sparks struck from flint in the void. As the thunder descended, the