The Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda had only just taken shape. Though its power was astonishing, the various spiritual materials within had yet to fully fuse.
Under such circumstances, if it were directly struck by heavenly lightning, the slightest mishap could cause it to fall apart and be utterly destroyed.
When a Spirit Treasure emerged into the world—especially a top-tier Spirit Treasure—it was intolerable to heaven and earth, which would naturally send down a Lightning Tribulation to destroy it.
Only after a Spirit Treasure capable of drawing down a Lightning Tribulation had been tempered by thunder could it be considered truly complete.
This... was the so-called Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.
Passing it was a fortunate opportunity; failing to pass it was only natural.
Yet treasures were forged by human hands. Naturally, no one would simply stand by and watch them be easily destroyed.
The Great Dao had fifty; heaven derived forty-nine, leaving one to escape.
When cultivators intervened, they became that variable—the sliver of life.
Feng Jianxing's avatar condensed a fierce tiger from sword qi, meeting the violent power of the tribulation clouds' lightning head-on before slowly channeling the thunderous energy into the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda.
This not only spared the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda from the risk of being directly destroyed by lightning, but also allowed the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda to undergo thunderous tempering.
The move appeared simple, but without sufficient mastery of artifact forging and comparable cultivation strength, it was utterly impossible to accomplish.
The spectacular sight left the countless cultivators of Bai Zhang Market staring wide-eyed, too shocked to utter a word, feeling as though their horizons had been broadened.
Yet this magnificent scene did not last long.
The power of a Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Thunder Tribulation depended on the treasure's grade, but the number