Rumble!
After the Thunder Sword and the sword river clashed repeatedly, they transformed into black lightning that shot in all directions.
Fortunately, the Five Elements sword net had previously consumed thirty percent of the Thunder Sword's power, greatly weakening its might.
The remaining lightning was swept up by the sword river and scattered completely.
Dean Gong safely passed this lightning tribulation as well.
However, Zhou Ling's gaze tightened.
Through [Intermediate Observation], he could see that Dean Gong had already expended a considerable amount of energy.
With every subsequent lightning tribulation, the power of each bolt would double, and the difficulty would only grow greater.
He could not help worrying for Dean Gong.
Dean Gong, who had already returned to her original form, remained calm as she watched the thunderclouds overhead.
There was not the slightest trace of worry in her eyes. Instead, they brimmed with an intense will to challenge them.
"Dean Gong isn't taking any pills to restore her spiritual power. Why?"
"Fellow Daoist Liang, and here I thought you were a Nascent Soul cultivator. You don't even know that?"
"Dean Gong is trying to draw out her own potential. Moreover, cultivators who undergo lightning tribulation without relying on external aids receive a much stronger return of the laws of heaven and earth after successfully passing it!"
"So that's how it is. But if she took pills to restore her spiritual power, her chances of achieving a Heaven-Grade Nascent Soul would undoubtedly be greater."
"If she fails, it will all be for nothing!"
"Exactly! The next three lightning tribulations are not something ordinary cultivators can overcome. If anything goes wrong, one could perish at any moment, body and Dao alike!"
"With cultivation like Dean Gong's, it would be such a pity if something happened to her!"
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