"Jin'er, do we have any Lightning Tribulation Wood seeds left?" Shi Yue sighed and asked.
"I collected some Lightning Tribulation Wood seeds, Master. Please put out the flames! There might still be some use for it." Jin'er suggested, her eyes full of worry.
She had gone to so much trouble to nurture the Lightning Tribulation Wood until its final tribulation. It was such a shame to see it destroyed beneath the lightning tribulation.
"No. The Lightning Tribulation Wood has to weather its tribulation on its own. If I put out the fire, even if it survived, we couldn't use it to refine a Substitute Tribulation Treasure. If I could help, I would have done so already. Let's hope it can get through this tribulation." Shi Yue spoke slowly, gazing at the Lightning Tribulation Wood with a trace of anticipation.
A vast expanse of crimson flames engulfed the Lightning Tribulation Wood, and it grew smaller and smaller.
Half a quarter of an hour later, only a foot or so of the Lightning Tribulation Wood remained, and the flames still hadn't gone out.
Shi Yue sighed. It looked as though the Lightning Tribulation Wood had failed its tribulation. They would have to plant more.
"Jin'er, plant five Lightning Tribulation Wood saplings later. Try to—"
Before he could finish, a deafening peal of thunder rang out.
To Shi Yue's disbelief, the flames suddenly dissipated.
With a crack, the charred trunk split apart, revealing a silver tree standing tall in the wind. It was a miniature Lightning Tribulation Wood, its surface covered in intricate silver lightning patterns.
Shi Yue's eyes lit up, and he flew down before the Lightning Tribulation Wood in a streak of light.
He carefully dug away the soil and unearthed it.
The Lightning Tribulation Wood was still about a foot