Six-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation

Ling Xuanxiao slew Fanyue.

He severed his final path to reincarnation.

Karma settled upon him, granting him immeasurable merit.

And this was at the most critical and sensitive moment of crossing the tribulation.

Thus, the Four-Nine Minor Heavenly Tribulation, which should have ended, underwent a change.

The lightning changed color.

The Six-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation—this was supposed to be the lightning tribulation cultivators faced when their Nascent Souls left their bodies, divided into six bolts of tribulation lightning.

Every bolt was more powerful than the Four-Nine Minor Heavenly Tribulation.

Li Xuanxiao watched the scene, his brows tightly furrowed.

Things seemed to be getting interesting...

His painstaking preparations had not been in vain.

For this tribulation crossing, Li Xuanxiao had compiled enough material to fill several books.

"Foundation Establishment in five years, Golden Core in three."

"Essential obscure knowledge for Golden Core grinding."

"Endless practice with small problems."

"..."

Although everything that had happened today was the collision of countless coincidences.

Li Xuanxiao had already prepared for the worst beforehand, so everything remained within his control.

Li Xuanxiao swallowed a pill.

Beneath his shattered daoist robe was another daoist robe.

He wore no fewer than three Daoist Robes.

Even his undershirt was woven from rubber trees over two hundred years old that contained spiritual energy.

It could effectively withstand the impact of the lightning tribulation.

Beneath the undershirt was a vest, also an item of immortal magic.

There was another vest beneath that, and only then came the Flood Dragon Armor.

Li Xuanxiao laid out his magical treasures one by one.

He touched the jade pendant rumored to increase one's luck value.

He squeezed the Daoist sect's safety talisman...

Then he picked up a spray bottle and spritzed the area around himself several times.

Don't misunderstand—this was not perfume.

It was a medicinal powder that could accelerate the gathering of surrounding spiritual energy and rapidly draw it in.

"Boom—!!"

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar rang out, as though the entire world had begun to tremble.

The long-brewing lightning tribulation descended from the heavens like an enraged purple dragon, roaring as it charged straight at Li Xuanxiao below.

In an instant, dazzling purple lightning completely engulfed Li Xuanxiao's figure.

That violent power of lightning was like a surging flood, madly ravaging everything around it.

Even space seemed warped and distorted by that tremendous energy, emitting waves of heart-palpitating hums.

"..."

"Woohoo!!"

"Get farther away."

"What's going on? The lightning tribulation isn't over yet?"

The many cultivators in the distance, who had originally merely come to watch the excitement, now stood as if struck by an immobilizing spell. They stared at the sky with eyes wide and mouths agape, their faces full of disbelief.

Never in their wildest dreams had they expected the lightning tribulation, which should have dispersed into nothingness, to undergo such a shocking change at this moment!

Above the sky, the lightning that had already begun to weaken and was even about to vanish suddenly seemed to be infused with an incomparably powerful force, instantly turning utterly berserk.

From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.

The Golden Cores one could forge were divided into grades one through five.

Those blessed with extraordinary talent all pursued a First-grade Golden Core.

Yet above first grade, few had ever heard of it.

"It's a Supreme-grade Golden Core!"

At that moment, an old man muttered to himself.

The surrounding cultivators instinctively looked over.

One look, and they were immediately frightened out of their wits.

The old man limped on one leg and leaned on a cane, with only a few strands of hair drifting in the wind atop his forehead.

Several cultivators beside him either lacked an arm or had no eyes...

Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect!!

They were notorious Evil Cultivators from the Jiangbei region, said to be hunted by the Jiangbei Alliance.

Who would have thought they had fled all the way here?

"Go, stay away from them."

The moment that cultivator finished speaking, he let out a scream.

His eyes had already been taken from him. Feng Sanniang smiled seductively,

and looked toward that cultivator's companion.

The companion hesitated slightly, then turned and ran.

Feng Sanniang clicked her tongue. "How cold and fickle is the human heart. What kind of good brother is that? The moment trouble comes, he abandons you without a care."

The lame old man said in a deep voice, "It is a Supreme-grade Golden Core. No one is protecting this man nearby. Once the heavenly tribulation ends, he will surely be at his weakest. Kill him and take his core!!"

"Yes!"

The several subordinates around them answered in unison.

"..."

The lightning tribulation continued to crash down.

At this moment, the Daoist Robes and inner layers around Li Xuanxiao's body had all turned to ashes.

Only the Flood Dragon Armor still protected him.

This Acquired Spirit Treasure was indeed useful.

Fanyue had truly gone all out this time.

He had entered the game with his own body.

First, he gave Li Xuanxiao the Flood Dragon Armor.

Then he voluntarily allowed Li Xuanxiao, while crossing his tribulation, to kill him, helping him obtain immeasurable merit.

Whoever saw this wouldn't say:

When making friends, you had to make friends like Fanyue!!

"This should be the final bolt."

Li Xuanxiao raised his head and looked into the sky.

He took a deep breath and lifted both hands.

As his hands moved, they traced smooth arcs through the air, gradually interweaving to form a perfect circular path.

Between those hands, a brilliant golden light suddenly flashed forth, gradually gathering into a clearly visible golden character—"Dao"!

It quietly hovered around him, producing a subtle resonance with the surrounding air.

"Cough, cough, cough!!"

As Li Xuanxiao coughed up a great mouthful of blood,

the puppet scorpion behind him fired silver needles into the various acupoints across his body.

The silver needles had all been soaked in medicinal herbs beforehand.

"Again!"

He could feel that the Golden Core within him only needed one final push to become perfect.

The final bolt of lightning tribulation crashed down from above the Ninth Heaven.

Within that suffocating radiance, everything was submerged without a trace.

Mountains, rivers, forests, and even every living thing lost their original colors beneath that terrifying lightning.

The powerful current intertwined in the air into a dense web of electricity. Wherever it reached, mountains collapsed and the earth split apart...

"Not good!"

Li Xuanxiao cried inwardly.

He had carefully selected this place for his tribulation crossing, far from human habitation.

It was precisely to prevent others from being caught up in it while he crossed the tribulation.

If innocent people lost their lives because of him, he would also become tainted with karma.

But with things as they were now, who knew how many Spirit Monsters, plants, and trees were in these mountains.

If they were caught in the blast, innocent beings would be harmed.

He would still become tainted with karma...

Thinking of this, Li Xuanxiao's figure flashed away from his tribulation-crossing site, drawing the lightning into midair.

"..."

"Big Brother, why did he suddenly ram himself into the lightning tribulation?" Feng Sanniang asked in confusion.

The lame old man snorted coldly. "These righteous-path cultivators cherish compassion. They cannot bear to see others implicated by their tribulation crossing, so they do not hesitate to gamble on the risk of failing their own tribulation."

Feng Sanniang raised a brow. "What a righteous gentleman. I'm best at dealing with people like this. Big Brother, I have a good idea!"

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