Heavenly Punishment

The Cang Lian in the sky was charred black by bolts of lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it lost its snow-white color and became patchy with black and gray.

The underground Delusion-Breaking City did not escape its fate of sharing joys and sorrows. The falling lightning shattered the broken barrier, punishing this Corruption land once again.

When Sang Ying and her companions returned from the depths of the snowfield, they saw the Delusion-Breaking City enveloped in heavenly lightning.

Gong Chengsi and Gong Cheng'an, who were unable to leave the city in time, were still trapped in the city. The two brothers had not been able to let go of their grudges and even during their escape, they did not forget to trip each other up.

Just as the two finally escaped to the city gate, stepping over the bodies of innocent people in the city, Tian Lei arrived in time.

The purple lightning, carrying terrifying power, swept the entire Delusion-Breaking City under its control.

The jade seal belonging to the family head had fallen from Gong Cheng'an's arms at some point, passed through the transparent barrier, and landed at Jimo Qing's feet outside the city.

Seeing this, the two brothers endured the pain of being whipped by heavenly lightning and struggled to reach out towards the outside of the city, seemingly wanting to retrieve the jade seal.

But that barrier wasn't so easily broken through.

"What is this?" Fang Chi and Hai Tingzhou were covered in snow that was almost frozen solid.

After the two resolved a Vitality Formation, they were blocked by a group of Devil Beast, which is why they were delayed for so long.

Fang Chi frowned. "Why did the heavenly lightning strike Delusion-Breaking City? Why can't these people leave?"

Not everyone was trapped inside the city; they took in the faces of all those trapped, many of whom were cultivators who had previously lived in the inner city.

Most of them were elders of the Gong Household.

As for the ordinary people in the city, they had already quietly fled when they noticed the unusual activity.

"This is a sin." In the end, it was Jiang Zhuoxue who spoke up to clear things up for everyone.

"Delusion-Breaking City devoured the life force of Snow City, scheming to seize the destiny that rightfully belonged to others. Naturally, this would lead to calamities. The Gong Clan was the beginning of this struggle for life force; the evil deeds they committed in pursuit of their own power are probably far more numerous than we can imagine."

"Therefore, anyone in the city who benefited from the Vitality Formation was marked by heavenly lightning, which is their punishment. Only after they have suffered their due punishment will this barrier disappear."

Jiang Zhuoxue was unusually serious, and no one around him denied his guess.

Jimo Qing even set aside his previous prejudice against his brother-in-law and asked, "Will all these people die?"

He wasn't concerned about the evildoers in the city; he was just worried that if they were all dead, things would be difficult to handle.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhuoxue quickly replied, "Don't worry, the heavenly lightning will discern evil deeds. Those who have committed few evils will certainly not lose their lives."

This is the impartiality of Heavenly Dao's way, and also Heavenly Dao ruthlessness.

After hearing these explanations, Sang Ying turned her gaze back to Cang Lian above her.

Dragons are such dangerous yet beautiful creatures; their existence inspires both envy and fear.

This wasn't the first time Sang Ying had seen Cang Lian's true form, but it was the first time she had felt the power of a Sang Ying emanating from him.

The lightning almost ripped and charred his entire body, but he showed no sign of backing down, continuing to face the lightning head-on as if he could break through the sky at any moment.

Jiang Zhuoxue whispered in Sang Ying's ear at the opportune moment, "He absorbed the life force of the Gong Household's territory and should have been punished along with these people. But fortunately, he was lucky enough to make a contract with you."

"What do you mean?" Sang Ying didn't quite understand.

"Since you made a pact, in the eyes of Heavenly Dao, you are the same person. Heavenly Dao should have followed its judgment and prevented Cang Lian from surviving this tribulation, but because you accumulated too much Merit in the past, Cang Lian was spared this punishment and was able to become a true dragon!"

Jiang Zhuoxue's tone was full of admiration; he seemed to be marveling at Cang Lian's good fortune.

Sang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "So that's how it is. This must be what Buddhist practitioners call karma."

"Aren't you disappointed? That's the Merit you've accumulated over many years, which should have helped you successfully overcome the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation."

Sang Ying smiled, "There's nothing to regret. Merit can be accumulated again, but forming a pact with a true dragon is a once-in-a-century opportunity. If our relationship is ever exposed, I'm afraid I can become a legend in this Lower Realm."

Jiang Zhuoxue couldn't see Sang Ying's expression, but she could tell from her voice that she had no reluctance whatsoever.

For some reason, Jiang Zhuoxue suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. What if she had been the one to make the contract with Sang Ying back then?

However, this hypothesis remains unanswered, and the fierce lightning tribulation that had been descending upon them was finally coming to an end.

Sang Ying's Merit were truly extraordinary. The final bolt of lightning struck fiercely, seemingly piercing through Cang Lian's head. But at the crucial moment, a golden light enveloped Cang Lian's entire body, and the purple lightning bolt, as thick as a wooden basin, ultimately failed to take the little dragon's life.

The storm clouds dispersed, and the wind and snow gradually subsided.

Taking advantage of the moment, Jimo Qing took out the jade bead he had been protecting in his arms and smashed it violently. The golden life force inside, which had already solidified into liquid, was instantly sucked into the sky. It fell with the rain after the calamity clouds, transforming into nutrients for this barren land.

Cang Lian's wounds had all healed, and his scales were even brighter and sharper than before. He exchanged a glance with Sang Ying from afar, and then slowly disappeared into the clouds.

With the disappearance of the dragon, the divine punishment in Delusion-Breaking City also came to a complete end.

Just as Jiang Zhuoxue said, most of the people in the city only suffered minor injuries and their lives were not in danger.

Only the powerful elders of the Gong Household, and the Gong Chengsi brothers, perished in the divine punishment.

Until their deaths, the two brothers desperately reached out towards the jade seal not far away, as if grasping the jade seal meant grasping their own lives.

The timely rain didn't last long; the thick clouds gradually broke apart. This land, which had been ruled by ice and snow for many years, slowly welcomed its own sunshine.

"Dad, what are you looking at again?" The little girl took off her old, patched-up thick clothes and put on some thinner new clothes.

She stepped out the door to the rising sun, and the first thing she did was to look for her father, who had somehow wandered off to who-knows-where again.

Sure enough, she found the person at the usual spot not long after she walked.

The man, his usual gloomy expression gone, called his daughter over, "Daughter, come quick! Our vegetables have finally sprouted!"

The tall man moved aside, and a light green hue immediately caught the little girl's eye.

These seeds, which had been damaged by the frost, miraculously regained their vitality and quietly sprouted new buds after a few days of sunshine.

"Wow, there really are vegetables!" The little girl was so happy she almost jumped for joy.

Amidst the father and son's hearty laughter, the mother, who had chased after them, quietly reddened her eyes but did not go forward to disturb them.

She looked up at the completely abandoned Delusion-Breaking City, and then at the village that was being expanded not far away.

This snowfield, once visited only by death, seems to be truly coming back to life.

Meanwhile, Su Fuyun, far away in the Mara Gate of Yao Zhou, received some rare good news.

"What? You want me to lead a team to the Black Tortoise Realm to fight the beast tide?!" Su Fuyun didn't expect to hear such news as soon as he was summoned by the sect leader.

The leader of the Mara Gate, his gaze as sharp as ever, asked, "What, you're unwilling?"

"How could that be? This disciple would be more than willing!" Su Fuyun quickly agreed.

Lead the team to resist the beast tide, or head to the Black Tortoise Realm!

This is undoubtedly an opportunity for her to regain her footing within the Mara Gate. If she uses it properly and meets a few people with extraordinary luck, she might even have a chance to reach the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul!

At this moment, Su Fuyun was filled with beautiful fantasies about the future, but little did she know that what she thought was the place to turn her life around would become the place where she lost her life!

A note from the author:

Su Fuyun's boxed lunch is ready to be sent...

That's all for today! Thank you for your support, see you tomorrow!