Bathed in Lightning

The weather was unpredictable...

The moon waxed and waned...

All of a sudden, dark clouds blanketed the sky. Arcs of electricity like thunder dragons roamed the heavens, colliding and exploding!

The atmosphere around them instantly grew oppressive, and birds, beasts, insects, and fish scattered in panic.

"Boom—crash!"

"Boom—crash!"

Drops of rain fell over the mountain range. Water droplets slid from the leaves, while ripples spread across the once-calm Cold Pool.

Xiao Yi Xian stood atop a high mountain, letting the rain soak her clothes as icy droplets slowly traced their way down her cheeks.

Her purple hair was drenched by the rain, droplets quietly gathering at its ends...

Xiao Yi Xian savored the nourishment of the rain. This was the first time she had seen rainfall in this other world.

The entire sky was incomparably gloomy. Only faint flashes of light darted through the black clouds, while the roars of magical beasts echoed throughout the mountains—

The branches and leaves of the forest formed a wonderful symphony with the rain, occasionally mixed with roars that provided accompaniment. Everything seemed like an illusion.

Winds carrying rain swept past. Feeling the heavens so close at hand, Xiao Yi Xian's heroic spirit surged. The Sword Box on her back trembled slightly, and with a "whoosh," a sword cry suddenly rang out.

A silver-white sword instantly flew from its sheath, its sharp tip pointing straight toward the sky as though it wished to touch the endless heavens.

"Rumble!"

Thunder resounded through heaven and earth, as if enraged by Xiao Yi Xian's actions. Suddenly, a lightning bolt as thick as a bowl, like a writhing dragon, struck down at her.

Xiao Yi Xian gripped You Su as the Purple Cloud Wings on her back spread open. Purple Dou Qi erupted forth, and a massive sword gleam collided with the surging lightning.

"Crack!"

A shattering sound came from the sky. Liu Yan and Chi Han looked over, only to see a purple figure slash apart the lightning with her silver-white sword.

Several pale-purple feathers drifted down from her lifelike Purple Cloud Wings.

The breeze high in the heavens gently scattered the hair across Xiao Yi Xian's forehead...

"What?"

Chi Han and Liu Yan were both dumbfounded. What was their master doing?

Standing on a mountain with a sword raised toward the sky? Wasn't she asking to be struck?

Xiao Yi Xian leaped into the air, her Purple Cloud Wings flapping once more as she charged into the lightning-filled storm clouds.

On the Dou Qi Continent, only medicinal pills and magical beasts could draw down Heavenly Tribulation. Since ancient times, Heavenly Tribulation had represented destruction, yet it also contained the purest vitality.

There was not much difference between lightning and Heavenly Tribulation... except for the difference in power.

As Xiao Yi Xian carried You Su, strands of her hair and pale-purple feathers were blasted away by the thunder.

Rapid cultivation inevitably left one's foundation somewhat unstable. She wanted to test the power of thunder and lightning, temper her body, reinforce her foundation, and see whether there was anything good inside.

Xiao Yi Xian rushed into the boundless black clouds. Endless lightning seemed to stir at the arrival of this intruder, bolts like serpents striking toward her.

Dou Qi Transformation Armor condensed over Xiao Yi Xian's body. Facing the overwhelming lightning, her eyes brimmed with fighting spirit.

It had been a long time since she had stretched her muscles...

Purple Sword Qi rampaged through the black clouds, carrying the momentum to sweep across all directions.

Purple Sword Qi surrounded Xiao Yi Xian within the dark clouds, making her seem like the sovereign of all swords. The two below stared in stunned disbelief.

"Earth Grade Low Rank Fighting Skill—Myriad Swords Returning to Origin!"

The battle intent and madness in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes flashed past. Dou Qi instantly surged from her Dantian, and You Su in her hand seemed to transform into countless streams of Sword Qi that gathered around her.

Chilling killing intent burst forth as the tip of You Su flickered with an enchanting purple sword gleam.

Pale-purple translucent Sword Shadows filled the surroundings so densely that Chi Han and Liu Yan's scalps went numb.

"Go!"

Xiao Yi Xian shouted softly. Purple Sword Shadows, accompanied by Poisonous Gas brimming with killing intent, shot forth with a whoosh, seeming to tear through space in an instant.

"Boom!"

Countless bolts of lightning were shattered by Sword Qi...

Countless Sword Shadows were broken apart by lightning...

"Heh!"

The corners of Xiao Yi Xian's lips curled upward. Her Purple Cloud Wings seemed to grow much larger, and her flying speed increased by another level.

Liu Yan looked at Chi Han beside him and said in surprise, "This... Miss is clearly emitting the aura of a Da Dou Shi. Why does her destructive power feel so terrifying?"

Chi Han's upright snake pupils glimmered faintly. Sword Shadows filled the black clouds, and the silver-white lightning was not weak either. If it were him, he probably would not have had the courage to approach.

The terror of Heavenly Tribulation buried deep within his bloodline memories still affected him, even though he was now a Dou Wang three-star.

Who knew how much time passed before the black clouds in the sky quietly receded. Xiao Yi Xian stood amid the lightning, her entire body in tatters.

Pale-purple strands of hair and feathers slowly drifted down. Chi Han and Liu Yan felt as though that lone figure was the only thing left between heaven and earth.

A glowing orb was reflected in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. This was definitely a treasure.

"Sword One!"

A massive purple sword gleam cleaved open a path. Her Purple Cloud Wings flapped in an instant, and as she looked at the little orb of light within reach, Xiao Yi Xian licked her lips and swallowed it without the slightest hesitation.

Threads of lightning energy flowed gently through her meridians, and the Sword Canon began circulating through her body of its own accord.

White energy continuously circulated through her extraordinary meridians and eight channels. Even the Sword Box on her back and You Su in her hand absorbed a trace of lightning essence.

The black clouds quietly dispersed as well, leaving only a solitary silver moon hanging high in the sky.

Standing high in the air, Xiao Yi Xian felt incomparably refreshed. Some impurities had even been expelled from her skin!

"Splash!"

Xiao Yi Xian jumped into the Cold Pool and happily scrubbed herself clean.

"Splash, splash!"

Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the water like a beauty leaving her bath. Droplets slid down her body, stirring tiny ripples across the Cold Pool.

Xiao Yi Xian used Dou Qi to evaporate the water from her body, then changed into a white dress.

Under the moonlight, her graceful reflection on the water entered her sight. Xiao Yi Xian touched her face, feeling that it had become more supple than before—and it even seemed fairer.

Her whole body felt relaxed, comparable to the feeling of soaking in a hot bath after working herself to death for an entire day in her previous life.

"Miss!"

"Master!"

Liu Yan and Chi Han flew over at this moment. Seeing Xiao Yi Xian emerge from her seclusion even more beautiful than before, they were delighted.

"Mm!"

Xiao Yi Xian nodded. The mark on her hand glimmered faintly, and a familiar figure appeared in her arms.

Little Spirit happily hugged Xiao Yi Xian and said, "Big Sister, I've broken through to Dou Shi. I can help you now too!"

Xiao Yi Xian scraped Little Spirit's nose and smiled as she nodded—Little Spirit had slept for a long time during this transformation, but her aura had already reached Dou Shi nine-star.

Perhaps she had finished transforming long ago. Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian was still cultivating, she had not disturbed her and only emerged now.

"The big snake and the old man?"

Little Spirit tilted her head, looking at the two before her in confusion. She did not remember either of them.

"Uh!"

The man and beast were both dumbfounded. Liu Yan felt as though he had been dealt a critical blow and coughed up blood in his heart. They had clearly met before.

The man and beast carefully looked after the little ancestor, indulging her in everything. Seeing the scene before her, Xiao Yi Xian smiled sincerely as well.

"Chirp chirp!"

Xiao Lan descended from the sky and landed beside Xiao Yi Xian, affectionately rubbing against her familiar purple hair.

Xiao Yi Xian stroked Xiao Lan's feathers. She was already a Da Dou Shi now. Time had passed so quickly; it felt as though it had happened in the blink of an eye.