When Jiang Zhaoxia fell to his knees, the hundreds of disciples watching all paled. Then, when another bolt of heavenly lightning struck and Jiang Zhaoxia still couldn't rise, fear took root in their hearts.
Was Jiang Zhaoxia going to die beneath the heavenly tribulation?
In the next instant, they saw a figure appear out of thin air before Jiang Zhaoxia. With a sweep of his hand and sleeve, he dispersed the heavenly lightning crashing down from above.
The Sect Master!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, and the others. They had known Eldest Senior Brother wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
Li Qingqiu's intervention seemed to enrage Heaven even more. A colossal golden bolt, more ferocious than any of the lightning before it, suddenly crashed down with earth-shaking force, as if the sky itself were about to collapse.
Then everyone saw a hundred-zhang-long Sword Qi rise from the Tribulation Platform. It swept across the heavens and severed the golden lightning.
Shen Yue's eyes widened.
"What is that..."
He felt an immense pressure from that Sword Qi. Even his sword intent trembled before it.
Lying in Li Qingqiu's arms, Jiang Zhaoxia watched Eldest Senior Brother use his finger as a sword and unleash the Sword Qi of the Immortal Absolute Three Swords. A smile spread across his face.
"Eldest Senior Brother... I knew it... Your talent for comprehending the sword is greater than mine, greater than anyone's..."
Jiang Zhaoxia spoke weakly.
Li Qingqiu didn't answer. He could feel the overwhelming might of Heaven.
It seemed that interfering recklessly with another cultivator's tribulation made it even more terrifying.
But for Jiang Zhaoxia, he had to weather it head-on.
Boom—
Another bolt of thunder crashed down, as if it would split Lixue Peak in two. Li Qingqiu raised