Back in the Lower Realm, Chen Mu had squeezed the Heavenly Tribulation so dry that it had suffered severe lingering aftereffects and had not appeared for a long time.
More precisely, wherever Chen Mu was, even if thunderclouds formed and a tribulation bolt was already halfway down, the Heavenly Thunder would promptly withdraw, cutting its losses before he could get another free ride.
As a result, anyone breaking through at the Tianyuan Holy Land had no need to worry about Heavenly Thunder causing their breakthrough to fail, their cultivation to plummet, or even costing them their life.
Few people knew why. It had become one of the Tianyuan Holy Land's great wonders, an unsolved mystery.
Elsewhere, of course, Heavenly Tribulations continued as normal. Some people even distinctly felt that the Heavenly Thunder was fiercer than during their previous breakthrough! More plentiful, too! As though it were venting its anger on them.
The thunderclouds grew ever denser, completely obscuring the sky and sunlight.
Chen Mu could not help wondering, Could it be that the rules governing Heavenly Tribulations in the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm aren't connected?
That suited him just fine. Why turn down free experience points?
Besides, seeing the smug look on Blood Corpse Ancestor Xiao Heng's face, that petty man's triumphant certainty that Chen Mu would accompany him to the grave...
Chen Mu's wicked desire to slap him in the face and crush his spirit before killing him rose unbidden.
"Mu'er, stand behind your mother. I'll block this Heavenly Tribulation for you!" Qin Xuanji stepped in front of Chen Mu, preparing to face the tribulation.
Having cultivated for so many years, she believed her tolerance for Heavenly Tribulations was quite strong.
"Mother, there's something you don't know. This Heavenly Tribulation strengthens my Thunder Spiritual Root. It's a