It had indeed been quite some time since Li Ye had last seen a Heavenly Tribulation.
At first sight.
He even felt a little nostalgic.
To cultivators with little ability, a Heavenly Tribulation might be a death warrant, something they could only overcome after countless hardships.
But to a cultivator like Li Ye.
A Heavenly Tribulation was nothing more than a "trial," followed by the generous rewards bestowed after it.
"But the reason this Lightning Tribulation came is..."
"Hm?"
Just as he was about to meet it head-on, the Heavenly Tribulation transformed into branch after branch, somehow surrounding him completely and forcibly cutting him off from the outside world.
Those lightning branches looked extraordinarily similar to Jianmu.
No.
They were Jianmu manifested outright!
The power of Jianmu, representing the pinnacle of the Dao Flourishing Realm's spatial path, left Li Ye unable to break free. He could only watch helplessly as the misty green Lightning Tribulation struck toward the lotus spirit and the Azure Bird.
"..."
Li Ye did not panic.
The Azure Bird possessed the rank of a fifth-tier spirit beast.
The spirit plants and spirit beasts created by Spirit Flourishing Hall were no different from the originals, aside from whether or not they possessed intelligence.
He had thought this would be an exceptionally difficult "battle."
After all, even a Nascent Soul-level bird could run into problems when it had only just adapted to its own power.
Yet unexpectedly...
It ended far faster than he had imagined—
The Azure Bird gave a cry toward the heavens, then lightly beat its wings and instantly soared into the air with the lotus spirit seated upon its back.
Within the azure radiance emanating from its body, the Lightning Tribulation instantly transformed into gentle spiritual light like flowing water, winding around it.
Li Ye