Then bolt after bolt of tribulation lightning fell in quick succession. Though its might had not diminished, its numbers were gradually decreasing, far fewer than when Xiao Hua and Thunderclap True Person had first resisted heavenly lightning with their fleshly bodies. The two stood calmly in midair as though taking a bath, welcoming the baptism of tribulation lightning!
"Damn it..." Kong Qiang could not help letting out a miserable cry. "Alliance Leader, are True Person Xiao and the others... really undergoing tribulation? What can we possibly comprehend from a tribulation like this? Other than challenging the limits of what we can endure, it is trampling all over our understanding. This poor Daoist thinks it would have been better not to watch!"
Ye Zhen smiled. "After watching True Person Xiao undergo tribulation, we at least know one thing: Daoist sect cultivators must not only refine qi and nurture Nascent Souls, but also temper their fleshly bodies. Since True Person Xiao can revise Nascent Soul cultivation techniques and Golden Core cultivation techniques, he must also have dabbled in the Three-Nine Golden Body. His fleshly body must have been tempered to a terrifying degree, which is why he can cast aside magical treasures and withstand tribulation lightning head-on!"
"Who does not know that?" Hao Yue Jushi said blandly. "But on the Yilin Continent, what cultivator can actually accomplish it?"
"A person's energy is always limited!" Old Man Gu Qiong said with a bitter smile. "In my early years, I too dabbled in the Three-Nine Golden Body and even studied body cultivator techniques quite deeply. But cultivating several techniques at once was beyond my ability! More importantly, a cultivator's lifespan is limited as well! A Golden Core cultivator might spend an entire lifetime without ever entering the Nascent Soul stage, let alone cultivating a