White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm on the Fifth Floor

Hm? A lightning tribulation?

How could it be so soon?

Lu Li's expression shifted slightly.

Without another word, he rushed back into his cultivation chamber, gathered his spirit stones, grabbed his jade pendant, and shot out of the Star Gazing Tower in a flash.

"Senior Brother Bai, what is going on? Why has the lightning tribulation descended so suddenly?"

Lu Li asked solemnly.

"Junior Brother, get on the boat quickly! There's no time to explain!"

On the Gold Jade Painted Boat, Bai Jinfei's expression was grave as he beckoned him over.

"Right!"

Lu Li stopped wasting words, leaped thirty feet, and jumped onto the painted boat.

The next moment, the painted boat flashed with spiritual light and whistled away, darting off and flying far from Ghost Peak Mountain in a few blinks.

BOOM.

Just then, an even more massive and terrifying thunderclap exploded, echoing across the heavens and earth.

The entire Gold Jade Painted Boat shuddered violently, its spiritual light flickering intensely.

"Oh no! The lightning tribulation is striking!"

Bai Jinfei let out a strange cry, panicked and flustered.

Lu Li looked up to see ink-black clouds churning and boiling in the high heavens, with countless silver snakes dancing wildly, as if they were about to crash down and completely annihilate everything within Ghost Peak Mountain.

Utterly terrifying!

For the first time, Lu Li felt the vastness of heaven's might and the insignificance and helplessness of man!

Just as the thunder was about to crash down, a cold snort emanated from the depths of the Yin Underworld Ghost Sect.

Immediately, streams of eerie black ghost energy erupted from the earth and mountains, thick as pillars, shooting into the sky and spreading out like a fountain.

In the blink of an eye, an egg-shaped canopy of ghost energy condensed, shrouding the heavens and the earth.

The aura of the destructive lightning above Lu Li's head weakened instantly.

"Thank goodness, the sect's great experts have taken action and activated the Supreme Demon Array! Junior Brother, we are safe!" Bai Jinfei, standing to the side, let out a long sigh of relief.

Hearing this, Lu Li's heart calmed, and he asked, "Can we still return to Ghost Peak Mountain?"

"I'm afraid not."

Bai Jinfei shook his head, gazing at the thunderclouds in the sky. "The range of this Nascent Soul lightning tribulation is vast, at least a thousand miles. If we stay at Ghost Peak Mountain, we are still likely to be caught in the crossfire!"

Troublesome.

Plans can never keep up with changes.

Lu Li frowned slightly.

He had intended to cultivate to the fifth level of Qi Refining in his cave dwelling, but he never expected Ghost Demon True Person to suddenly advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

Now, the day he breaks through to the fifth level of Qi Refining will have to be postponed.

"Junior Brother, I'm heading to Ten Thousand Demon City to prepare a congratulatory gift for Master. Would you like to come along?"

Bai Jinfei asked with a smile.

"Hm? Do we not need to wait here for Master to complete the tribulation?"

Lu Li was somewhat puzzled.

"It's not time yet. The sect's experts have already acted, raising the Supreme Demon Array to isolate the perception of the Heavenly Dao, helping Master buy time to prepare for the tribulation. This will take at least five days to identify the type of lightning tribulation and prepare the specialized magic treasures needed to survive it. We'll return in five days to watch Master undergo the tribulation."

Bai Jinfei explained.

His smile seemed to show absolute confidence in Ghost Demon True Person.

"So that's how it is."

Lu Li nodded, having gained some understanding.

This Yin Underworld Ghost Sect truly had some strength to be ranked among the Ten Demon Sects, being able to actually isolate the Heavenly Dao's lightning tribulation.

"Junior Brother, it's Ten Thousand Demon City! The nuns, little priestesses, and even snake demons you've been longing for—they have them all there! Though, it's a bit pricey—a thousand gold a day! Hehehe!"

Bai Jinfei wore a look that every man understood.

"This... how can one with empty pockets dare to lead a beauty astray? Senior Brother, I think I'll pass. I'll stay at the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave and see if I can find another low-grade Spirit Ghost."

Lu Li feigned a look of temptation, but ultimately declined.

"What a pity, I was hoping to compete with you, Junior Brother Lu!"

Bai Jinfei shook his head, his face showing regret.

Good grief!

As expected of a disciple of the Demon Sect! They really know how to play and how to let loose!

Lu Li felt a slight jolt in his heart. Deciding to cut the chatter, he cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother, I'm off to the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave. Have a blast in Ten Thousand Demon City! Farewell!"

With that, he leaped down.

Thud.

He plummeted straight down for over thirty meters, slamming hard into the earth and creating a pit ten feet deep.

A moment later, Lu Li hopped out of the crater.

Not a scratch on him.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art is truly something else!

Lu Li brushed the dirt off his clothes and darted away, transforming into a phantom as he shot toward the tunnel in the back mountain.

On the pleasure boat, Bai Jinfei withdrew his gaze and turned to ask, "Tsk tsk, Second Senior Sister, our junior brother here has quite a few secrets. Not only has he reached the fourth level of Qi Refining so quickly, but how does this physical tempering of his compare to your Dragon Transformation True Body?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a massive, snow-white python slithered out from behind the boat's beaded curtains.

A flash of spiritual light flickered.

The python transformed into a woman in white, tall and statuesque, her robes draped elegantly over her frame.

Her oval face featured delicate, porcelain-white features that looked as if they were carved from jade.

Barefoot, she swayed with the grace of a snake gliding through water. She walked to the edge of the boat, her golden snake-like pupils narrowing slightly as she stared at Lu Li, who was nimbly darting through the mountain forest.

She didn't say a word.

A dangerous aura of a Great Demon began to radiate from her entire body.

Bai Jinfei didn't dare ask any more questions; he immediately steered the pleasure boat and shot off toward the horizon.

By now, Lu Li had passed through the blue light barrier and entered the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave.

Originally, he had intended to go to the Scripture Depository.

But that old man with the skull necklace, who clearly had ulterior motives, was there.

Lu Li was worried the man might notice the mutation in his Vajra Art, so he came to the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave instead, planning to level up his White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm.

He couldn't have the skill stuck hovering at the fourth level.

Besides, there was no Spirit Gathering Array in the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave, and he couldn't use a large amount of spirit stones to cultivate, so the Blood-Devouring Heaven-Swallowing Art definitely wouldn't be satisfied; he would likely have to head out.

Perhaps he might even find a low-grade Spirit Ghost.

"Hmm? Green Lotus didn't come?"

Lu Li waited on the spot for a while, only to find that Green Lotus had not appeared.

That was fine; it saved him from being pestered by that woman.

He liked drinking freshly released tea, but he didn't like "green tea."

Unless, of course, she was exceptionally beautiful.

Lu Li drifted forward leisurely, holding the sheepskin map and examining it carefully.

There were quite a few Extreme Yin Lands nearby.

The closest one was five hundred and twenty miles to the north.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Li headed straight there.

Soon, he arrived at this Extreme Yin Land, which turned out to be a small lake of black water.

Pure, dense Yin energy radiated from the lake, bone-chillingly cold.

The lakeside was surrounded by a dense forest of Soul Burial Trees.

Several stone houses stood by the pool, their surroundings shrouded in restrictive formations to prevent prying eyes.

However, from one of the stone houses, a jade bamboo fishing rod extended, a silver line dangling into the lake.

A fisherman!

Lu Li's eyes lit up. He drifted forward in a single step, crossed the distance in a few bounds, and arrived ten yards from the stone house. He cupped his hands and asked, "Senior Brother, any luck? May I see your catch?"

"None, I've been skunked again. You've come at the perfect time. If I don't catch a single fish, I'm afraid I'll get so angry I'll suffer a cultivation deviation. I'll leave this spot to you."

Accompanied by a deep, resonant voice, a fierce-looking man with a fleshy face crawled out of the stone house.

He casually set the fishing rod down, nodded at Lu Li, then leaned over the edge of the lake, lowered his body, and took a massive gulp of the pitch-black lake water.

He stood up, wiped his mouth, and vanished in a flash of black light, shooting away.

Sure enough, fishermen never truly go home empty-handed.

"Many thanks."

Lu Li cupped his hands toward the departing man. Not minding the state of the place, he went straight into the stone house.

He glanced at the fish basket; sure enough, it was completely empty.

"The feng shui here is decent. This will do!"

Lu Li scanned his surroundings. Not bothering to look for another spot, he sat down cross-legged, picked up the fishing rod, baited the hook, and began to fish.

At the same time, he circulated his blood and qi, beginning to lure the ghosts.

Before long, a vicious ghost infant at the seventh level of Qi Refining drifted out from the woods, skulking forward as it attempted a sneak attack.

"Go!"

Lu Li had already sensed it; with a wave of his hand, he traced a talisman, condensed the Blood-Devouring Demon Light, and flicked it outward.

Ah!

A piercing, shrill shriek of a vengeful ghost rang out instantly.

The Big-Headed Ghost Infant was struck in the forehead by the Blood-Devouring Demon Light, which pierced a hole the size of a needle straight through its skull.

Within the small hole, blood-colored light swirled, ferociously beginning to devour the ghost infant.

Feeling intense agony, the ghost infant's body shuddered violently, and it turned to flee.

But at this moment, Lu Li lunged like a tiger released from its cage, charging forward as his large hand, shaped like an eagle's claw, struck out fiercely.

White Bone Heart-Grasp!

Bang.

The vengeful ghost exploded, disintegrating into a cloud of ghost energy.

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

A series of system notifications rang out in his mind:

"Your Spirit Ghost Phantom Step has absorbed pure ghost energy, its spirit is greatly invigorated, and cultivation efficiency has increased by 50%."

"White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm was famished and has finally been satisfied; its cultivation has surged, and progress has increased by 20%!"

"White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm has broken through to the fifth level."

"Due to the increase in realm, White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm grew overconfident and sought to settle old scores with Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, only to be taught a lesson and suffer a major blow."

"Returning in defeat, White Bone Heart-Destroying Palm has reflected on its mistakes and decided to join the Buddhist faction."