"Master, elders, please come with me."
Chu Kuangren spoke.
He then led Venerable Xuanqi and the others to a mountain peak. Quiet and secluded, this was the place Venerable Xuanqi had chosen to undergo his tribulation.
Here stood something else.
Four black iron pillars towered at four corners, their surfaces inscribed with profoundly mysterious runes.
When they arrived, the group looked at the four iron pillars in bewilderment.
"What are these things? I don't remember seeing them last time."
"The material of these iron pillars is unusual, and they vaguely contain some kind of Daoist Rhyme. They must be some sort of treasure."
"Kuangren, did you set these up?"
Venerable Xuanqi asked curiously.
Chu Kuangren nodded slightly. "Yes. These four iron pillars are called Lightning-Deflecting Divine Needles. They can channel the power of heavenly tribulation into the ground."
The others were deeply shocked to hear this.
They had never even heard of anything that could channel the power of heavenly tribulation. Could these iron pillars really have such a wondrous use?
"Chief Disciple, it's not that I don't believe you, but the sect leader's tribulation is no small matter. Are these iron pillars really as miraculous as you say?"
One elder spoke.
Chu Kuangren smiled without answering, then walked into the space between the four iron pillars and told the elder, "Second Elder, I recall that you cultivate the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword Art. Try attacking me now."
"That... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" The Second Elder hesitated.
"Go ahead."
"Well..." The Second Elder looked at Venerable Xuanqi.
"Why are you looking at me? Kuangren told you to attack, so go ahead. With your cultivation, how could you possibly hurt him?"
Venerable Xuanqi spoke in amusement.
He had already learned of Chu Kuangren's current strength from the Seventh Ancestor. Never