Spirit Severing Lightning Tribulation
In a small pavilion at the highest point of the Spirit Moon Sect, Mo Qingyu sat with a calm gaze toward the mountain peak deepest within the sect.
A vast aura emanated from the mountain peak and spread outwards. At the same time, dark clouds pressed down for miles around, accompanied by lightning and thunder, carrying an aura of world destruction.
"Master, is Grandmaster attempting to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm?" Su Liuyun asked calmly, sensing the oppressive aura surrounding him.
Mo Qingyu nodded without speaking, her calm face revealing nothing of her thoughts.
"Is the success rate of our grandmaster's Tribulation Transcendence this time not high?"
On the other side, Ziyang looked at the mountain peak deepest in the sect with a worried expression. After a long silence, he sighed softly, "So be it, let fate decide. I can't control it anymore."
Ziyang truly doesn't want to get involved anymore. He's decided that once this matter is over, he'll go into seclusion to cultivate and won't concern himself with anything else, regardless of whether there will be any life-or-death struggles later.
Honestly, he was tired and annoyed. Dealing with all those messy things was mentally exhausting.
High in the sky, the dark clouds pressed down lower and lower, and the lightning became increasingly violent. After a quarter of an hour, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket fell straight down towards the deepest part of the Spirit Moon Sect.
The lightning struck the very center of the mountain, the bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket melting a hole several meters wide, which then fell onto the figure sitting cross-legged in a secret room.
Xuanguang, who had been struck by lightning, suddenly opened his eyes. Although there was still a faint crackling of electricity around his body, his aura suddenly became twice as violent.
He was just a little short of breaking through to the Spirit Severing, but this bolt of lightning struck him directly into the Spirit Severing Realm!
The surging aura below seemed to provoke the lightning tribulation in the sky, causing lightning to churn and five bolts of lightning to fall rapidly. The last one was half white and half purple, and its power was more than twice that of the previous four.
Xuanguang's figure flickered and he appeared in the air. His physical body met the first two bolts of lightning, while his Nascent Soul met the last two bolts. As for the last one, Xuanguang gritted his teeth and threw out a defensive Law Treasure.
The two bolts of lightning that struck his physical body almost instantly turned it pitch black, while the two bolts that struck his Nascent Soul were weaker. Although they destroyed part of his Nascent Soul, he managed to withstand them.
As for the lightning bolt that was blocked by the Law Treasure, although it lost a lot of power due to the obstruction, its remaining power was still terrifying.
As soon as Xuanguang's Nascent Soul returned to his physical body, his previously charred body instantly regained its vitality. He glanced at the defensive Law Treasure that had been reduced to dust by lightning, then waved his hand and summoned his natal Law Treasure, the Shadowless Sword, to unleash a powerful strike.
Then, with sword strike after sword strike, he slashed hundreds of times before finally extinguishing the lightning bolt.
The moment the half-purple lightning collapsed, a golden light descended from it, flying towards Xuanguang. Xuanguang raised his hand and had his Shadowless Sword catch the golden light.
Golden light merged into the sword's body, instantly strengthening the aura emanating from the Shadowless Sword by three times.
At the highest peak, Mo Qingyu calmly watched this scene, murmuring softly, "Master, if you don't absorb this lightning blessing yourself, you'll likely face four more lightning tribulations. Why bother?"
Su Liuyue didn't speak, she just watched silently, but her golden eyes seemed to be thinking something.
In the distance, Ziyang muttered angrily, "What kind of time is this to still be gambling? Do you want to die?!"
Although he kept saying he didn't want to get involved in these matters anymore, he couldn't help but be a little angry at his master's actions.
That golden light was a glimmer of hope brought about by the tribulation lightning. Although it could strengthen Law Treasure, its greater effect was to strengthen the body, giving the person Tribulation Transcendence a better chance of facing the subsequent tribulations.
Xuanguang's Spirit Severing Lightning Tribulation of the Divine Transformation was clearly forced open; his recklessness was tantamount to courting death.
Thinking of this, Ziyang suddenly paused for a moment. He suddenly understood his master's intention. He guessed that his master was not confident in withstanding the tribulation, so he planned to upgrade his natal magic Law Treasure to the level of Spirit Artifact. Even if he died and his cultivation was destroyed, at least his natal magic Law Treasure could still protect the sect.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud bang echoed in the sky, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl struck down. Although this bolt of lightning was not as thick as the previous ones, it was entirely fiery red, resembling a pillar of fire.
Xuanguang's expression changed slightly. He waved his hand, sending out three top-grade Law Treasure that transformed into a mountain to block his path. At the same time, he swiftly formed hand seals and shouted:
"Heaven-Overturning Seal!"
"Mountain-Embracing Seal!"
Two more high mountains blocked the Law Treasure's path, forming three layers of defense. Still uneasy, he raised his hand and drew a deep pool of water, transforming it into a water column to block the attack.
The fiery red lightning pierced through the mountain formed by the three defensive Law Treasure in the blink of an eye, and then pierced through all of Xuanguang's defenses before falling down.
Although the Xuanguang's defense broke down quickly, it still managed to diminish the power of the lightning.
Xuanguang raised his hand and swung it sharply. The Shadowless Sword emitted a sword light that weakened the power of the lightning by another ten percent. Then the lightning struck him, knocking him from the sky to the bottom of the abyss. The remaining power turned the area within a mile radius into lava.
Ziyang took a few steps forward, but then abruptly stopped. He looked at the scene at the foot of the mountain, shook his head, and sighed, "Alas!"
Inside the lava pool, Xuanguang suffered burns all over his body, and also had a bloody hole in his abdomen; his injuries were quite severe.
He struggled to his feet, swallowed a pill, and took to the air again. During the flight, the pill rapidly healed his injuries.
"Again!"
As soon as Xuanguang finished speaking, another bolt of fiery red lightning struck down, but this time it was three times more powerful than the last.
Without his defensive Law Treasure, Xuanguang was even more severely injured this time. He was almost blasted to death by the lightning tribulation in the lava pool. He was soaked in the lava for a full quarter of an hour before he could move his fingers and stand up.
At this moment, Xuanguang's clothes were tattered and his skin was as red as a boiled shrimp. He looked up at the tribulation clouds that were close at hand, opened his mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood, which also contained some fragments of internal organs.
Xuanguang didn't say anything, but grabbed several bottles of pills and poured them into his mouth, then flew into the air again.
Dark clouds rolled across the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, but the lightning tribulation did not immediately descend, as if it was brewing the final blow.
While healing his wounds, Xuanguang looked towards Ziyang on the distant mountaintop and said, "Ziyang, after I die, remember to keep my magic Law Treasure safe. Also, there is a Jade Slip and a Storage Bag in my secluded cultivation place; remember to keep them safe. As for the contents of the Jade Slip, you can reveal them after I die; don't worry about my reputation. In addition, please offer incense to Junior Nephew Mu (Qingyou) on my behalf."
Then Xuanguang turned to look at Mo Qingyu, who was sitting at the highest peak, and transmitted his voice, "Qingyu, I've put you in a difficult position."