I Want to Try It Too

With every means exhausted and grievously wounded, what else could Luo Xuan do?

The sixth tribulation was called the Sword Fire Lightning Tribulation.

Nine bolts of lightning descended like peerless swords, their razor-sharp aura faintly capable of slicing through Luo Xuan's skin.

Under that intense killing aura, anyone else would have been riddled with holes!

Ten thousand meters...

A thousand meters...

At this distance, the lightning could almost flash past in an instant.

Yet Luo Xuan's expression remained calm.

He swept out his hand.

The next moment, the Five Directions Cauldron tumbled from his sleeve and expanded rapidly in the wind.

In the blink of an eye, the Houtian Supreme Treasure, the Five Directions Cauldron, blocked Luo Xuan's figure.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

The piercing sounds echoed through the heavens.

The Five Directions Cauldron seemed to have come under immense pressure. With a crack, a tiny fissure split across its body.

Although he had paid a tremendous price, he had ultimately blocked the sixth Sword Fire Lightning Tribulation.

Fuxi shot upright and exclaimed in astonishment, "He really blocked it?"

"Yes, he blocked it." Nuwa sighed.

Luo Xuan's Eight-Nine Lightning Tribulation had far exceeded her expectations.

It already possessed the might that should have appeared only during the eighth tribulation, despite being merely the sixth.

Even ordinary quasi-saints might not have been able to withstand it!

The divine senses of the other mighty figures trembled violently as well, revealing their inner turmoil.

"Impossible... Impossible..."

Di Jun was even more horrified. He sank back onto his throne, as if only by doing so could he calm himself.

Luo Xuan seemed utterly drained. Sweat poured from his body as if it cost nothing, and a casual wipe left his entire palm drenched.

When Luo Xuan withdrew the Five Directions Cauldron, the seventh lightning tribulation began.

Luo Xuan stared at the lightning before him. It was far thicker than a person.

The Ironclad Lightning.

It specifically shattered magical artifacts and Divine Abilities!

"Boom!"

When the lightning faded, Luo Xuan's entire body was charred black, barely recognizable as human.

"Damn! This bolt hurts even more than the tempering of the Primordial Pill Body!" Luo Xuan grimaced.

"Luo Xuan!"

On Shouyang Mountain, Suiren Shi and the others couldn't help crying out in alarm at the sight.

Luo Xuan turned and gave them a reassuring smile, but that smile pulled at every meridian in his body, making him feel pain that pierced his soul.

And there were still eight more bolts of Ironclad Lightning like this.

Is it going to end?

Luo Xuan looked back at the tribulation clouds, memories flashing through his eyes like scenes from a revolving lantern.

From Shouyang Mountain to Kunlun Mountain.

From Suiren Shi to the humans he had encountered, and then to Xuan Du.

When he thought of Laozi, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside him.

"My disciple's life is mine to decide, apart from his own. Even the Heavenly Dao cannot take it!"

The voice was old, yet decisive.

Chapter 46: I Want to Try It Too

Ziyi Clan wore a spirit treasure made of beast hide armor, faint tears glimmering in her eyes as she looked at Luo Xuan.

Suiren Shi beside her also wore a solemn expression.

High in the sky, Luo Xuan's body was like charcoal, covered in cracks from head to toe.

Seeing the second white-hot bolt of lightning descend, Luo Xuan closed his eyes.

Unexpectedly, he heard Laozi's voice the next moment.

"Did I hear that correctly?"

Luo Xuan was startled. He struggled to open his eyes to a narrow slit.

Then he saw an old man in white Daoist robes standing beside him.

As soon as Luo Xuan opened his eyes, Laozi turned his head and gave him a reassuring smile.

Then Luo Xuan felt Laozi place something in his mouth.

The pill dissolved the instant it entered his mouth, transforming into a warm current that flowed through his body.

Luo Xuan finally felt the pain lessen, and his eyes widened slightly.

Then he saw the Ironclad Lightning right before him.

Laozi did not even turn his head. He merely waved the horsetail whisk in his hand.

The bolt of Ironclad Lightning paused slightly before disintegrating like dust scattered by the wind.

"Master?"

Luo Xuan's hoarse, dry voice rang out.

Laozi smiled and said, "Rest for a while. I will withstand this lightning tribulation for you."

With that, Laozi's figure drifted away.

"Eldest Brother!"

"Eldest Brother!"

On Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi and Tongtian abruptly rose when they saw Laozi.

They had just been lamenting Luo Xuan's impending death, but now their minds were filled with shock.

The two of them vanished from their respective halls almost simultaneously, reappearing in midair above Kunlun Mountain.

At this moment, they had completely set aside their grievances and arguments.

Tongtian said in panic, "Eldest Brother, why is he being so reckless? How can someone else's lightning tribulation be interfered with so easily?"

Yuanshi slapped his thigh and said urgently, "Does Eldest Brother really think a sage can do whatever he wants?"

"We followed the Heavenly Dao and acted according to its will. That was how we attained sagehood."

"Luo Xuan's lightning tribulation is clearly being deliberately manipulated by the Heavenly Dao. If Eldest Brother takes it on for Luo Xuan, he may suffer a backlash!"

The two of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, desperate to go to Shouyang Mountain.

But the lightning tribulation had already descended, and it was too late.

Laozi stared directly at the roaring lightning, his eyes as still as an ancient well.

His figure pressed forward without hesitation, as if he had never even considered the possibility of backlash.

Bolt after bolt of Ironclad Lightning surged toward Laozi, but each time they reached him, they could not advance another inch.

The Ironclad Lightning, capable of annihilating everything, shattered and dispersed before Laozi like fragile clay chickens and paper dogs.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Each bolt of lightning came with a thunderous roar, pounding against Luo Xuan's heart and making it throb violently.

Illuminated by the lightning, Laozi's figure looked so magnificent in Luo Xuan's eyes.

Finally, with the descent of the ninth bolt of lightning, the seventh Ironclad Lightning Tribulation came to an end.

No one knew what pill Laozi had fed Luo Xuan, but in such a short time, Luo Xuan's skin had become completely renewed. Though moving still caused some pain, he could act freely.

Luo Xuan bowed deeply toward Laozi's back. "Thank you, Master!"

"Hehe, you are my disciple. No need to be so polite... But I fear I cannot help you with the final tribulation... Take care of yourself..."

Laozi turned around shakily. His voice was calm, but the white robe over his chest had already been soaked through with blood.

After forcefully confronting the lightning tribulation, Laozi had ultimately failed to escape its backlash and suffered severe injuries.

Laozi smiled at Luo Xuan. Then his body fell straight toward the ground.

"Master!"

Luo Xuan cried out in alarm and hurriedly flew toward Laozi's falling figure.

The armrest carved into the Golden Crow statue beside Di Jun's throne was crushed to pieces in his grip before he even realized it.

"Luo Xuan should have died under this tribulation. Aren't sages supposed to seek fortune and avoid disaster?!"

"Why... Why..."

Di Jun held his head in both hands, his expression gloomy as he muttered incessantly.

The Heavenly Dao had inflicted its backlash, and Laozi had suffered severe injuries.

This was the first time a sage had been injured since sages had appeared in the Primordial Chaos.