Forming a Core Again
The fierce sea breeze blew against his face; such a strong wind almost blew Gu Shu away.
Fortunately, at the crucial moment, a thin vine wrapped around it and pulled the Dragon Abyss Sword down.
Using the vines for support, Gu Shu plunged himself forcefully into a nearby boulder. Though filled with gratitude, he stubbornly declared, "Thank you, but Sang Ying will always be mine!"
The next second, the vine tore off a handful of grass and slapped it onto the sword hilt, as if rebuking his boastful words.
Sang Ying had no time to pay attention to the commotion of the two little ones; her eyes were only on the black tribulation clouds slowly gathering above her head.
Sang Ying had not expected that the spiritual Spiritual Qi in the Immortal Spirit Realm would be so abundant. She had only cultivated on the island for a little over ten days when she broke through the barrier of the Golden Core stage and directly encountered the tribulation clouds.
Fortunately, Sang Ying had prepared for this, and had inscribed dozens of layers of formations at the highest point of the island, directly using up all the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone in her Storage Bag.
This time, she didn't take a sword; instead, she wanted to use the lightning tribulation to temper her body.
The rumbling sounds continued, one after another.
When the tribulation clouds in the sky covered the entire island, Sang Ying, who was sitting in the formation, suddenly opened her eyes.
A giant, serpentine bolt of purple lightning, carrying the force to split mountains and cleave seas, crashed down on Sang Ying's head. This terrifying sight caused Gu Shu and the vines to simultaneously stop their attacks on each other.
They all stared intently at Sang Ying in the distance, not daring to look away.
The next second, the blue figure on the mountaintop went straight towards the lightning.
In that instant, Gu Shu felt that if he were a real person, his heart would leap out of his chest!
Sang Ying, focused solely on facing the lightning, was unaware of Gu Shu's worries. The lightning struck her without restraint, and tiny bolts of electricity flowed through Sang Ying body. But she felt no fear whatsoever; instead, she eagerly faced another bolt of lightning.
Sang Ying could clearly feel her meridians being constantly damaged and healed. Her skin was being torn apart, and the Qi Vortex of energy between her brows was being constantly churned...
Compared to this tribulation, her previous Golden Core Lightning Tribulation was nothing.
They didn't know how much time had passed, but the howling wind forced Gu Shu and the vines to retreat back into the cave. Fortunately, they could still see Sang Ying under the distant sky.
"Forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight..." Gu Shu paused, unable to resist leaning closer to the massive vine, before finally uttering the number. "Forty-nine!"
Of the forty-nine Golden Core Lightning Tribulation, only one remains.
The continuous lightning tribulation abruptly stopped at this moment, and arcs of electricity flashed continuously in the dark tribulation clouds, as if accumulating power to deliver the heaviest blow to the cultivators who were trying to ascend.
At this moment, Sang Ying's robes were already tattered. If it weren't for the array on the ground sharing half of the lightning tribulation with her, Sang Ying felt that she would probably have been shattered by the lightning tribulation long ago.
Finally! The last lightning bolt struck, thicker and more terrifying than the previous forty-eight. It swept in with immense power, forcing the seawater around the island back dozens of meters.
Even just watching from afar, Gu Shu felt as if he could hear the furious roar of the lightning tribulation.
When it finally landed on Sang Ying, Gu Shu immediately looked away, unable to bear watching any longer.
At that moment, Sang Ying felt as if the Qi Vortex between her eyebrows was about to split open. Her entire body was being scorched by lightning, her skin was tearing apart inch by inch, and tiny sparks of electricity were coming from every wound.
She gritted her teeth, drained the last bit of Spiritual Qi from the Qi Vortex, and managed not to faint.
After an unknown amount of time, the tribulation clouds above Sang Ying's head finally dissipated. Countless arcs of electricity gathered in Sang Ying's Dantian, condensing into a small thunderbolt.
At the same time, a perfectly round Golden Core also formed in the Qi Vortex her eyebrows.
If you look closely, you'll find that there are actually ten special patterns on that Golden Core.
But Sang Ying couldn't care less about that now. As the lightning tribulation dissipated, she seemed to deflate completely and quickly fell from mid-air.
Fortunately, Tengman and Gu Shu, who were watching from the side, rushed forward in time and caught Sang Ying, allowing her to land safely.
After the lightning tribulation, a timely rain fell from the sky, and the island, ravaged by the storm, was immediately revitalized by this rain.
Even in the nearby seas, Demon Beast kept emerging, desperately trying to receive this gift from Heavenly Dao.
Sang Ying and Gu Shu naturally benefited the most. Although Sang Ying's robes were destroyed, her wounds healed instantly under the soothing rain.
The vines also blessed their owner, with the sweet rain falling down, and miraculously, many of Jiang Zhuoxue's wounds faded away.
Although it hasn't fully healed, it looks much better than before.
Nourished by the sweet rain, Sang Ying quickly woke up. She clenched her fist and felt a power even stronger than before.
This made it even clearer to her that this Core Formation was indeed different from her previous Core Formation.
"Let's go, Gan Lin won't fall behind anymore, we should go back." Sang Ying casually picked out a robe from her Storage Bag and changed into it, then picked up the Dragon Abyss Sword and walked down the mountain.
The vines beside her also protected Jiang Zhuoxue, who had regained some of her senses, and kept her following closely behind, not daring to lag behind for even a moment.
Soon, the rain stopped falling from the sky, but the Demon Beast around the island had already reaped considerable rewards.
They made low calls towards Sang Ying, and with a flick of their tails, seafood kept falling onto the island, seemingly as a return gift to Sang Ying.
Sang Ying accepted everything without hesitation, pointing to the vine leaves and saying, "Perfect! To celebrate my formation of the Golden Core, let's make something delicious tonight!"
Unfortunately, Jiang Zhuoxue, who is still unconscious, probably won't have the chance to enjoy this meal.
Twin Orchid Realm, Devil Palace.
The maid knelt obediently outside the hall, her body trembling.
Every time Fan Nanjun's sharp gaze fell on her, the maid couldn't help but shiver.
"Tell me exactly when Miss Su disappeared. If you dare to conceal anything, I will make you wish you were dead!" Fan Nanjun asked fiercely.
The maidservant, her face contorted with distress, almost burst into tears, "This servant truly doesn't know, Your Majesty! After you chased after that sword cultivator that day, I arranged for Miss Su to stay in the place you instructed. Miss Su was lying there peacefully; this servant merely went out to retrieve something Miss Su had left behind at the Wondrous Cloud Palace. But when I returned, I found Miss Su gone..."
"Then why didn't you inform me sooner?" Fan Nanjun's headache returned.
He had been injured for Su Fuyun's sake, and later had to give many benefits to other demon generals because of her. These things had damaged his foundation, and he thought that it was worth it to pay such a price for the beauty.
But in the blink of an eye, the beauty had run away too!
Fan Nanjun was furious. If Gu Huaiwei hadn't been unconscious, he would have grabbed her and given her a good beating.
When asked about this, the maid timidly replied, "I was worried that Miss Su might have run off somewhere after waking up, so I didn't dare disturb you, sir. I searched everywhere myself, but I couldn't find her anywhere. I wanted to tell you, sir, but you were out for some reason and I couldn't see you. After telling Miss Lianyi about it, she told me not to worry. So that's why I..."
The Fan Nanjun self-evident.
With a flick of his long sleeves, he immediately turned cold and went to find He Lianyi to demand an explanation.
Meanwhile, Su Fuyun, whom Fan Nanjun was concerned about, had been quietly taken to the Immortal Spirit Realm.
Her strange, bewitching power will also come into play here!