Linglong Undergoes Tribulation
As soon as the two left the Spirit Pool Cave Abode, they discovered that lightning flashed across the sky, and a vast expanse of tribulation clouds covered the sky for hundreds of miles around.
Chen Nianzhi was a little worried, and couldn't help but grab her hand, saying with a serious expression.
"The stronger a cultivator's foundation, the more powerful the Lightning Tribulation will be. Be careful."
"Don't worry."
Jiang Linglong nodded calmly, but with absolute certainty.
The Lightning Tribulation is the greatest hurdle for Golden Core realm cultivators. Many cultivators have gone through countless hardships to condense the Golden Core realm realm, only to die under the Lightning Tribulation in the end.
Ultimately, this is simply because Divine Ability are no match for heavenly tribulations, Law Treasure swords are not powerful enough.
Even a high-grade Tier 3 High-grade Law Treasure can easily be destroyed during Lightning Tribulation. Many cultivators will spend all their wealth to purchase defensive Law Treasure in order to pass the Lightning Tribulation. Those who don't have enough Spirit Stone will even borrow high-grade Law Treasure weapons from friends to protect themselves.
Even if one has acquired many Law Treasure, most of Law Treasure will be destroyed during the Lightning Tribulation Lightning Tribulation. Many poor cultivators are struck dead by lightning because they lack sufficient Law Treasure and are unprepared.
Generally speaking, if you have a Tier 4 Magical Treasure, your chances of surviving the Lightning Tribulation are already quite high.
Although Jiang Linglong possesses exceptional talent and the power of the Lightning Tribulation far exceeds that of ordinary beings, Jiang Linglong has four Tier 4 Life-bound Magical Treasure. After slaying the Heavenly Python Demon King, she also obtained the Earth-Marsh Five-Smoke Gauze and the Dragon-Transforming Saber, so she is indeed fully confident in surviving the Lightning Tribulation.
"Watch me overcome this tribulation."
Jiang Linglong spoke, she stepped into the sky and flew thousands of feet above the heavens, standing tall between the heavens to begin undergoing the Lightning Tribulation.
At this moment, countless cultivators in Heavenly Ruins Mountain were alarmed. A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators flew to a distance of dozens of miles away to observe Jiang Linglong's tribulation.
Even Purple Mansion cultivators like Chen Changxuan, Pan Boyuan, and Xu Ganyang had been waiting for a long time, as witnessing Golden Core realm cultivator undergoing tribulation was a rare fortuitous opportunity.
The Lightning Tribulation had been brewing in the sky for half an hour, finally reaching its peak. With a deafening roar, a bolt of purple lightning crashed down from the Nine Heavens.
"Boom--"
Chen Nianzhi's pupils contracted slightly. This was only the first bolt of lightning, yet its power was already comparable to a full-force attack from Purple Mansion Late Stage, and the light it emitted illuminated hundreds of miles of sky and earth.
Even if he wanted to take this attack, he would probably need to exert all his strength and go all out to deal with it.
However, Jiang Linglong remained calm. She slightly pointed her finger, and the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword aura hundreds of feet long, carrying unparalleled sharpness as it met the attack.
The light emanating from the immortal sword illuminated the heavens and earth, instantly obliterating the power of the Lightning Tribulation. And this was only the beginning.
"Boom--"
A few breaths later, a second thunderclap rang out, this time the power of the attack increased by another 50%, reaching the full strength of Ninth Purple Mansion Layer.
Such power would probably require even a cultivator who has just broken through to the Golden Core realm stage to deal with it seriously, but Jiang Linglong remained unfazed. The Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword annihilated everything, obliterating it in a single strike.
The third Lightning Tribulation that followed actually reached the level of False Core realm, with power approaching 60-70% of a full-force attack from First-layer Golden Core stage cultivator. However, it was still instantly obliterated by Jiang Linglong's Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword.
However, Chen Nianzhi did not show any signs of relaxation; on the contrary, her expression became even more serious.
There are a total of nine Heavenly Lightning Tribulation strikes, each more powerful than the last.
Generally speaking, the power of the Golden Core realm Heavenly Tribulation only becomes comparable to the full-force attack of False Core realm at the sixth stage, and the final three stages are equivalent to the power of Golden Core realm.
Jiang Linglong's third lightning strike is already comparable to False Core realm Formation attack; wouldn't the next six Lightning Tribulation be at least at the level of Golden Core realm cultivator?
"Boom--"
After a brief pause, the fourth Lightning Tribulation indeed struck.
Just as Chen Nianzhi had guessed, the power of this fourth Lightning Tribulation was indeed equivalent to the full-force attack of First-layer Golden Core stage cultivator at the first level.
Generally, cultivators who have just broken through to the Golden Core realm stage would need to go all out and unleash their most powerful Divine Ability to survive such a powerful Lightning Tribulation.
However, after forging the Innate Pure Yin Great Luo Golden Core, Jiang Linglong's Law Power was already incredibly pure and profound, even surpassing that of cultivators in the mid-stage of the Golden Core Middle Stage realm.
She unleashed the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword, obliterating the Lightning Tribulation in a single strike.
The power of the fifth Lightning Tribulation increased by another 20%, and its power was now equivalent to the full strength of second-layer Golden Core stage cultivator.
For an ordinary Golden Core realm cultivator who has just broken through to this stage, without astonishing methods, they would need to have at least several third-tier Law Treasure destroyed to possibly withstand such an attack.
However, relying on the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword, Jiang Linglong was still unafraid of its power and obliterated it without a trace.
The power of the sixth Lightning Tribulation is already equivalent to that of Third Golden Core Layer cultivator. For ordinary cultivators, even if they use all sorts of methods and employ various Law Treasure treasures and talismans together, they may not be able to withstand this attack.
After all, a cultivator who has just broken through to the Golden Core realm still needs a large amount of Five Elements Essence to cultivate their Life-bound Magical Treasure and Divine Ability to the Tier 4. Without Tier 4 Magical Treasure Divine Ability in hand, it is really not easy to withstand three full-force attacks from Golden Core realm cultivator.
It is said that in order to survive the final Lightning Tribulation, Xu Patriarch even severely damaged a Tier 4 Low-Grade protective Law Treasure, which took decades to fully recover its power.
After passing through the first six Lightning Tribulation, Chen Nianzhi's expression became increasingly solemn.
The power of the sixth Lightning Tribulation was already as high as that of the Third Golden Core Layer, and the final three Lightning Tribulation were probably equivalent to the full power of the Golden Core Middle Stage.
This power is extremely terrifying; even a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage might not be able to survive.
"Boom--"
After a brief moment of buildup, a thunderous roar resounded, and the power of the seventh Lightning Tribulation was indeed comparable to a strike from Fourth-Layer Golden Core stage.
Jiang Linglong watched the massive bolt of lightning strike, a serious expression appearing on her face.
She did not activate the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword again. Although the sword was powerful, it was only Tier 4 Low-Grade sword. She had used all her strength to block the three strikes of the Golden Lightning Tribulation of the Golden Core realm Tribulation, which had already depleted a lot of the sword's power.
If the fight continues, they might be able to withstand another blow, but it will inevitably severely damage the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword.
She has no shortage of high-level treasures, so there was no need for her to go this far.
This is where the advantage of having multiple Spirit Root comes in. With multiple Spirit Root, one has several Life-bound Magical Treasure Life-bound Magical Treasure, and the chances of surviving the Lightning Tribulation are much higher.
After all, the power of Life-bound Magical Treasure is 30% stronger than that of Law Treasure of the same level, and its consumption is only 30% of that of Law Treasure of the same level.
This is especially important for high-level cultivators. After all, while high-level Law Treasure can help with tribulation, they also consume a great deal of Law Power. They are most worthwhile to use them on the last one or two Lightning Tribulation.