Inside the prison.
Cinnabar Thunder and Heavenly Patrol—the sword and the pool—occupied the center. Sword intent spread, weaving up and down. Above the prison, myriad silver-needle bolts of Thunderbolt lightning linked together under its influence, manifesting as seal-script characters.
"To administer heavenly tribulation, record good, and punish evil is the purpose of the Tribulation Command; before mysterious yellow was divided, its laws had already formed-this is the secret of primordial thunder. All who seek truth, yearn for the Dao, and ascend bodily shall follow this path."
"[Tribulation Law] wields the sword, purging foul miasma, eradicating demons, and slaying evil; [Interflowing Union] engenders transformation, shepherding life and death, the withering and flourishing of all things."
Xu Xuan silently studied these guiding principles of the Dao. They chiefly recorded the many secrets of the [Tribulation Command Heavenly Court], including those of [Tribulation Law] and [Interflowing Union].
Two Dao lineages. [Tribulation Law] was formed by sword cultivators of the Ancient Era and belongs to the sword Dao. It embodies the killing power of the Tribulation Command. As for [Interflowing Union], according to this text, it embodies lightning's two natures: creation and destruction.
Understanding seemed to dawn within him. He roughly grasped the significance of this venerable position: the unification of lightning's two aspects, destruction and rebirth.
Shock thunder governed life, while altar thunder governed destruction. They mirrored yin and yang, the Dao of life and death, which was why they could be united under that Yuejue [Life-and-Death Qi Flying Sword].
Below were densely packed decrees of the Thunder Department, covering numerous rules for administering heavenly tribulation. There were discussions of cultivation as well, but no divisions between realms, only secrets extending to the golden rank.
The immortal foundation within Xu Xuan's qi sea trembled ever more intensely, seemingly responding to the text. These