Ascension Through Eternal Tribulation
Chapter 163

Have you ever lost?

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What is that?

"Of the Three Thunders, none is more powerful than the 'Li Thunder.' Golden Thunder and crimson fire are suitable for those who deceive evil and uphold righteousness. But now, they are concealed and not revealed, drawn but not unleashed..."

Xiue True Lord sighed softly, "The change of 'Li Thunder'... I never imagined that 'Li Thunder' would one day undergo such a transformation."

His gaze fell upon True Lord Changshu, clearly sensing that this True Lord might know something.

No one answered him.

Xiue True Lord bowed slightly to the two of them. "I have obtained the Five Thieves Demon, and have now completed my task, so I will take my leave first."

Having said Divine Ability, picked up the trembling Fierce Tiger in his hand, and disappeared into the Unseen gray mist in an instant.

True Lord Changshu did not stop him, but turned to look at Mu Suli and said calmly, "Does the monk want to go and take a look?"

A cultivator burdened with the "Li Thunder" transformation suddenly appeared in the Northern Lands and has been hiding right under their noses for so long.

Mu Suli's claim that she has no reservations or curiosity is a lie.

But True Lord Changshu had asked him this, he couldn't very well step forward and could only decline, saying, "This junior's cultivation is still shallow, and I dare not presume."

"Then let's go." There has never been any life-or-death feud between those in the Purple Mansion.

True Lord Changshu's trip to the Northern Lands was merely due to some karmic connection with the Northern Lands. He also wanted to take a portion of the Changze a magical item) for Slay the Thief and, on behalf of others, give Mu Suli a warning.

Fighting to the death is the business of those below.

He waved his hand, Mu Suli was banished from the Unseen.

In the Great Compassion Buddha Kingdom, the eyebrows and eyes of all three thousand six hundred Golden Body Buddha Statue cracked open simultaneously.

Li Fuchan and the others stood at the Zongshedu Mountain, their palms already drenched in cold sweat.

In this Tribulation Divination, he predicted three points at which he would inevitably die. These three points represented three things he needed to accomplish in this Tribulation Divination.

The first time was when they tried to kill Quan Yong, but he didn't die.

The Purple Mansion Lord doesn't care whether the action is taken by the Outer Scenery or Inner Vision, or by Quan Yong or Li Fuchan.

All he wanted was someone to do the work. So when Li Fuchan killed Quan Yong, he was not only not punished, but was also given Edict by the Purple Mansion, ordering him to take up his sword and kill Gao.

This means that even if he were discovered in reality, it wouldn't necessarily mean certain death.

In the end, all that he's been hiding in the Northern Lands for so long, constantly shifting his allegiance, is it not all to accumulate the imagery needed for "Muffled Crow in Ambush"? If not for that, he could have traveled the world openly and honestly, why would he need to hide like this?

"Li Thunder" was a huge pitfall from the start, and from the moment he caught "Li Thunder's " attention, he had no way out.

In this world, everyone keeps their Method Formula tightly guarded and never reveals them to others easily.

Even if you become a guest advisor, you can forget about gaining genuine trust.

What they gave you was only half a Remnant Manual, slowly dangling it around until you were used by the Aristocratic Clan.

The day that enemy comes knocking, you won't even know why you died, having been unjustly killed in the machinations of those powerful clans.

If Li Fuchan wants to protect himself in this world, relying solely on his ability to Tribulation Divination Golden Finger is not enough.

No matter how advanced the Tribulation Divination, he still has to do it himself.

Therefore, he could only try his best to preserve the blessing of "Li Thunder's sidelong glance".

Unexpectedly, I ran into someone with Three Nothing, no memory, and no history; even my memories were blocked, and I didn't dare to restart.

He could only place all his hopes on "Li Thunder," hoping that by taking advantage of "Li Thunder's" renewed attention, he could seize the opportunity to Rift Transformation "Li Thunder" and break free from the Restraint of the Three Nothing.

Who could have imagined that the "Li Thunder" that followed the Rift Transformation would be an even deeper, more unfathomable pit? "Muffled Crow in Ambush" forced him to plunge headlong into the murky waters of the Northern Lands. As he said, he never had a choice.

The second point of death he had predicted for himself was right now.

Muffled Crow in Ambush's accumulation has reached its peak, and his Infant Pill has been completely refined. At this moment, he is frantically making up for the gap in his "Fate Root".

He was only one step away from Attaining the Dao.

This astonishing speed of cultivation is ultimately due to the efforts of "Muffled Crow in Ambush".

As long as he dares to cause trouble, "Muffled Crow in Ambush" will never hesitate to bestow blessings upon him.

At this moment, he had already revealed the secret of possessing the "Li Thunder" transformation, but he was not killed immediately by the Divine Ability that fell from the Unseen.

So...

As he was pondering this, he suddenly noticed that, since Gao Gongjin was dead, the bloodstains on the Law Treasure bow that had fallen to the ground had suddenly disappeared.

Between heaven and earth, the rolling, dark thunderclouds completely dispersed, replaced by a clear night sky.

Li Fuchan had never seen such a clear night.

It was as if the evil atmosphere between heaven and earth had been swept away. In a daze, a corner of Purple Garment flashed past in his peripheral vision.

His two eyeballs suddenly leaped out, transforming into two Purple Conch, and flew into the vast purple qi in the sky.

The runes engraved on his Magic Robe seemed to breathe, rising and falling, transforming into a series of blue fish with jagged horns on their heads, swimming upstream and diving into the depths of the billowing purple qi. From within the purple qi, the faint cries of deer could be heard.

Auspicious purple qi clouds drifted from the east, bathing the world in a clear, bright light.

The True Lord himself arrived.

Having thoroughly studied the classic texts and received the Three Nothing reminders, Li Fuchan immediately understood the meaning behind this scene.

The Purple Lodge, one of the Seven Lodges of Ancient Xi.

Supreme and noble, with purple qi Azure Subtlety. When purple qi appears, great fortune arrives for the world. The abundance of Purple Conch Ling Fish is an Ancient Era auspicious sign, symbolizing the arrival of ten thousand immortals. The Great Zhi Pivot is the Dao Lineage the "Plain Lodge," while the Pivot Court reveres the "Purple Lodge."

"It turns out that the one connected to Quan Yong is actually Purple Mansion of the Pivot Court."

Li Fuchan was blind at the moment, but he heard a male voice in front of him. "What is this phenomenon called?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuchan respectfully replied, "Muffled Crow in Ambush."

The male voice said knowingly, "Thunder hides in the clouds, its light is concealed in the sky, hidden yet not revealed, condensed yet not falling, its sound muffled yet not proclaimed—this is the image of 'Ambush Thunder.' This image has been manifesting in the world for a long time; the concealment of 'Li Thunder' has long been foreshadowed."

Li Fuchan was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

The transformation of "Li Thunder" was indeed not accidental; he was merely the catalyst. Without him, someone else would have taken the place, and even without someone else, "Li Thunder" would have eventually become "Muffled Crow in Ambush."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Indeed, many things are not impossible before these Purple Mansion True Lord who have inherited the Ancient Era Dao Lineage. The Three Nothing are nothing more than demons and Evil Spirit transformed by Divine Ability. Whether it is their realm or their ability to discuss the Dao, they are not worthy of being called Purple Mansion True Lords at all. Only their grasp of certain situations can still demonstrate the vision of a former Purple Mansion True Lord, but in the face of the true secrets of heaven and earth, they are not qualified."

You don't seem worried about your current situation.

The male voice asked.

Li Fuchan replied, "Lower Cultivator apprehensive."

The voice didn't seem to care. "You've been hiding in the Northern Lands for a long time. Now that you've emerged, you probably have no more tricks up your sleeve. You don't need to hide anymore. The 'Muffled Crow in Ambush' phenomenon, which is using you to carry out its actions, is gradually becoming complete. Once it Attaining the Dao fruit, this current hidden danger will be nothing."

He paused slightly, then continued, "I have already informed the Overlooking Ying Isle. The True Lord on the island has already set off and will arrive soon. They have been waiting for your lightning strike for a long time."

Let's go Overseas.

Li Fuchan listened to his words.

This True Lord of the Pivot Court clearly didn't care about his secrets, or rather, the people of Welcome Ying Isle were obviously more concerned about this matter. If, as he said, their long-standing Dao Lineage foresaw the changes in "Li Thunder," then what did Welcome Ying Isle intend to do with this lightning?

He didn't want to think about it too much. This Tribulation Divination, he wasn't there to explore these secrets.

Killing Quan Yong, killing Gao Gongjin, and hiding "Muffled Crow in Ambush" under the watchful eyes of the Purple Mansion in order to break through the inner Inner Vision —these were all backup plans he prepared for himself after surviving the first death point.

He suddenly sat up straight, his empty eye sockets staring directly at the person who had spoken. He opened his mouth and asked, "Sir, have you ever eaten people?"

The surroundings suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

"Oh."

After an unknown amount of time, a very soft chuckle broke the silence.

The voice of True Lord Changshu carried an indescribable meaning. "Truly worthy of being someone who can bear the burden of the 'Li Thunder' transformation."

He didn't continue speaking, but Li Fuchan already had a vague understanding of what was going on.

I've eaten it.

At the very least, I've eaten it indirectly.

Upon hearing this reply, Li Fuchan not only did not stop while he was ahead, but asked again, "My lord, have you ever been defeated?" True Lord Changshu frowned slightly.

But it wasn't because he was angry at Li Fuchan's overstepping and rudeness, but because he looked at the young man in front of him who was already shrouded in purple qi and green light, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

He immediately used his Divine Ability to take Li Fuchan's Life Force.

Although he had never mastered the Fate Divine Ability, he was not worried about not being able to capture a minor cultivator using the method of fishing for life with Divine Ability.

It's true that great talents are being wasted, but some people carrying hidden secrets shouldn't be underestimated.

Almost at the same moment, within Li Fuchan's Sea of Qi, a jade book turned a page Soundless without any wind.

A line of chilling small characters slowly appeared:

"In the Bingwu Year, in the Jiawu Month, thunder was extracted and refined into 'Gold-Gathering Current,' thus creating the [Gold-Pressing Thunder.' All cultivators of 'Gold-Gathering Current' throughout the world dared not disobey, and none could resist its control."

"Jade Pivot Thunder Canon".

This treasure can only be activated by Divine Ability.

Even Li Fuchan, as the master of the Law Treasure, could only barely turn the pages of the book, let alone control the Thunder Method within.

But now that the "Jade Pivot Thunder Canon" has been opened, it's clearly been activated. Where does this Divine Ability come from?

Deep within Li Fuchan's Sea of Qi, the "Embrace-Lock Crouching Cicada" trembled slightly, releasing a wisp of energy.

This aura originated from the influence of the Purple Mansion Divine Ability that descended along with the Edict when he first received Edict.

Because it wasn't deliberately targeted, it was easily absorbed into the furnace by "Embrace-Lock Crouching Cicada," and was refined during the opportunity of "Muffled Crow in Ambush's " great success.

Essentially, this energy is Divine Ability.

This is precisely the way that this product was once driven by Three Nothing documentation.

Suddenly, a thin Thunderlight appeared out of nowhere, faint as a thread, yet it remained condensed and did not dissipate.

Danger!

True Lord Changshu glanced at her slightly, then ignored Li Fuchan and immediately prepared to break through the Unseen and retreat.

This Thunderlight was unusual. He had no intention of probing any secrets, nor did he need to get entangled with Li Fuchan here over the matter of Overlooking Ying Isle. He was about to cultivate his Third Divine Ability and was at a critical moment, where he could not afford to make any mistakes.

The moment he activated his Divine Ability, he immediately sensed that the Unseen area was as solid as an iron wall, Immovable, and he was firmly pinned down.

True Lord Changshu used his Divine Ability to shake the Unseen, and muffled rumbling sounds came from the Unseen depths. After confirming that he could still break through this invisible barrier, his expression slightly hardened, and his gaze returned to the faint Thunderlight. His brows furrowed, and he murmured doubtfully, "Divine Ability Nail? This thing seems to be used to nail down a certain Metal Virtue Divine Ability, but I didn't expect it to be able to nail down the Unseen. Is this the Divine Ability Nail after the transformation of 'Li Thunder'?" The thought flashed through his mind, and a thought stirred within him.

"With this lightning bolt, wouldn't my chances of mastering Divine Ability powers increase significantly?"

In the blink of an eye, he had already used his Divine Ability to descend upon Li Fuchan.

Regardless of what that Thunderlight actually is, subduing this child will eventually unlock his joints.

As for those who Welcome Ying Isle Overseas...

So what if he comes? Even if he has a grand scheme, we have to wait until he finishes his own business first.

However, the next moment, True Lord Changshu's pupils shrank sharply. Li Fuchan vanished the instant his Divine Ability power descended, disappearing without a trace, like a shadow entering water.

For the first time, a look of horror appeared on his face, and he blurted out, "Grotto Heaven guide?!"

Boom.

The Immovable, tiny bolt of lightning finally exploded, unleashing a torrent of thunder that engulfed the surrounding area in crimson and white light.

True Lord Changshu did not flee immediately. He wanted to try to catch the lightning bolt, so he allowed his figure to Coercion by the rolling lightning tide, his purple robe billowing and submerged in a blazing white light.

Soon after, the Thunderlight dissipated, the thunder tide receded, and purple qi and blue light filled half the sky. Zongshedu Mountain halved by the Thunderbolt. There was not a single scratch on True Lord Changshu's body.

He turned to look at the middle-aged man who had appeared beside him at some point, and bowed slightly, saying, "Changshu greets the Great True Lord."

The middle-aged man, with slightly sunken cheeks and a thin face, said calmly, "Where did he go?"

True Lord Changshu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid the Great True Lord won't believe this junior."

"Now that I'm here, there's no point in believing or disbelieving."

True Lord Changshu said, "That person has already been taken away by the Grotto Heaven."

The middle-aged man remained silent for a moment, then muttered to himself, "I have Welcome Ying Isle for a long time, hoping that such a bolt of lightning would appear and help us shake down that Grotto Heaven. Originally, Shuping's child was the most promising, but unfortunately, the Dragonkind ruined things. Now we are only half a step too late. I didn't expect that he would actually attract the Grotto Heaven to take the initiative to guide him. Indeed, he is a person who has not appeared in eight thousand years, possessing the transformation of 'Li Thunder,' and has a close connection with that grotto -Grotto Heaven. Now that he has achieved the great success of the new phenomenon, it is not surprising that he can be guided there..."

Changshu stood quietly to the side.

I deliberately shut myself off, not daring to listen to too much.

It would have been fine if I had just roamed freely in the Grotto Heaven of Pivot Court, but now I'm in a foreign land.

I've heard that Northern Lands are generally humble and polite; one should do as the Romans do.

I never expected that this would be the person who came.

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