Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 550 - 556: Perilous

”You all should cultivate well, too. When the time comes, I will give you my full support,” Li Zhirui promised with a smile, seeing the envy in the eyes of Hu Xuan and Hu Mu standing beside him.

He certainly understood that supporting a third-order Devil Beast to break through to the fourth order required consuming massive amounts of resources.

But compared with the benefits a fourth-order Great Devil would bring, these resources were nothing.

Besides, the lives of Hugan and the others were entirely at Li Zhiruiʼs mercy, so there was no need to worry about them betraying him.

”Jiu, come out quickly, Aunt Fengwu is about to break through to Nascent Soul!” Daqingʼs urgent voice echoed in his mind.

Hearing this, Li Zhirui could no longer care to converse with the three Devils and hurriedly teleported away, his expression anxious.

As soon as he came out, he noticed the intense fluctuations of spiritual energy around him and looked at the closed door of the quiet room with a worried expression.

The Nascent Soul Pill was still in his hand!

Originally, since Jiang Fengwu was going out to gain experience and the Nascent Soul Pill was exceptionally precious, it was naturally impossible to hand it over to her for safekeeping.

But this had led to the current situation!

Just as Li Zhirui was considering whether or not to send the Nascent Soul Pill to Jiang Fengwuʼs hands before the Heavenly Tribulation arrived, she opened the door herself.

”Fengwu, catch this!”

Li Zhirui hurriedly passed the Jade Box to her, then quickly retreated outside.

Jiang Fengwu heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this. She had risked interrupting her cultivation state to bet on whether Li Zhirui had left seclusion.

Fortunately, she had bet correctly!

Not long after Li Zhirui left, the sky instantly darkened with rolling black clouds spreading over tens of miles, thunder roaring and lightning flashing, a terrifying sight to behold.

Such a tremendous commotion naturally attracted the clan members on the island, who crowded around in several dense circles.

”Our clan is about to welcome the second Nascent Soul True Lord!”

”This Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation is too terrifying! Dozens of times more dreadful than the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation!”

Some clan members were high-spirited and full of anticipation, while others were anxious and worried.

But regardless of who it was, they all held beautiful wishes, hoping that Jiang Fengwu would successfully transcend the tribulation.

”That direction is…”

Cultivators in the Red Pine Market, nearby seas, and other places all noticed the conspicuous Tribulation Clouds.

”The Li family of Wanxian Island!”

”Judging by the scale, it doesnʼt seem like a Golden Core Thunder Tribulation but a Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation.”

”Thatʼs terrifying, the Li family has developed for how many years now? And they are about to produce the second Nascent Soul True Lord already!”

Loose Cultivators from the Red Pine Market flew towards the Li familyʼs territory to observe the Thunder Tribulation from a closer distance. Li Zhirui did not stop them but did not allow them to come too close, or else he would kill them all without hesitation.

”Why is this Thunder Tribulation accumulating power for so long?” the increasingly uneasy Li Zhirui wondered.

When he had his breakthrough, the first Thunder Strike came down quickly, but now, there was still no sign of it.

Li Zhirui looked up at the Tribulation Clouds, where thunder and lightning raged as if brewing something extremely terrifying.

Boom——

The first Tribulation Thunder descended from the ninth heaven, crashing down like a meteor.

The Tribulation Thunder engulfed Jiang Fengwu completely, with terrifying, raging energy swirling around her.

The lightning was blinding, and clan members with weaker cultivation couldnʼt even keep their eyes open.

Even Li Zhirui felt his eyes sting, but to clearly see Jiang Fengwuʼs situation, he had to endure the discomfort.

Fortunately, Jiang Fengwu reacted quickly and made her defenses in time, barely enduring this first strike of Tribulation Thunder.

”Father, why is Motherʼs Thunder Tribulation so powerful?” Li Chengsheng, standing by, keenly sensed something was amiss.

Li Zhirui shook his head, clueless as to the reason.

Usually, the intensity of a Thunder Tribulation is related to oneʼs merits and karmic force, and even if we donʼt consider whether Jiang Fengwu has any merits, she shouldnʼt have any karmic force, right?

One must understand that the ordinary killing of living beings is not considered karmic force—to the contrary, it is part of the natural law of survival of the fittest.

Only indiscriminate killing and destruction of the heavens and earth would generate karmic force.

Li Zhirui recalled Jiang Fengwuʼs initial appearance when he first met her—shrouded in some malevolent energy, but that was a result of slaying demon cultivators; her will was firm, and she did not seem like a person who reveled in killing.

And after they became Dao companions, Jiang Fengwu hadnʼt left Wanxian Island for decades, nor had she gone out to gain experience.

It was only for her journey to Green Lotus State in search of a breakthrough opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Could it be that it was during this time, she had incurred a substantial amount of karmic force? Li Zhirui suppressed his doubts, for now, the most critical issue was whether Jiang Fengwu could survive the Thunder Tribulation!

Everything else was minor detail.

The first bout of Tribulation Thunder had just dissipated when the second one quickly followed!

Jiang Fengwu, already struggling a bit, now appeared extremely ragged, yet her eyes were filled with determination and defiance.

She had not easily reached the Nascent Soul stage only to allow defeat!

”Bring it on!”

Jiang Fengwu stood tall and proud, her hoarse voice shouting out.

Boom—boom—boom!

The Thunder Tribulation seemed sentient, and upon being challenged, the tribulation clouds boiled over; numerous bolts of lightning churned and merged until they formed a massive lightning dragon. Its huge eyes fixated on Jiang Fengwu, it lunged down in a single leap.

The Tribulation Thunder had merged!

And it was the remaining three bouts of Tribulation Thunder that had transformed into this dragon!

”How is this possible!” Li Zhiruiʼs face changed drastically as he exclaimed in disbelief.

Even in his current state, facing these three merged strikes of Tribulation Thunder, he would have to be extremely careful; the slightest misstep could result in severe injuries or even death!

Cultivators of lesser strength, even at this distance, were also significantly affected, many showing pale faces.

”Itʼs over!”

Someone suddenly uttered those words, instantly resonating with everyone present.

Although they were not cognizant of the specifics regarding the thunder dragon, its terrifying aura clearly indicated how fearsome it was.

”I will absolutely not admit defeat!”

Jiang Fengwuʼs eyes flashed with a hint of blood and resolve as she frantically swallowed various Spirit Pills. The complex effects of the pills filled the meridians in her body, bringing waves of excruciating pain that verged on unbearable, yet somehow kept her extremely alert.

Especially the Nascent Soul Pill, which contained immense mana that was already difficult to control, not to mention the additional mana from the various other Spirit Pills.

Enduring pain akin to her body being torn apart, mana roared through her body like floodwaters, spanning vast distances. A colossal Xuanwu appeared in the air, its turtle and snake heads roaring skyward, aggressively lunging at the thunder dragon to bite and maul it.

Seated beneath the Xuanwu, Jiang Fengwu constantly channeled mana into its body to counter and weaken the thunder dragonʼs power.

The situation seemed overwhelmingly positive, and as long as she kept enduring, eventually, the thunder dragon would be worn down to nothing. But Li Zhiruiʼs heart, heavy with worry, never relaxed.

Compared with the vast amount of Spiritual Energy attracted by the Tribulation Thunder, Jiang Fengwuʼs mana was practically negligible!

Clearly, Jiang Fengwu was also aware that continuing this way meant certain death, so she diverted a portion of her consciousness to retrieve various commonly used Magic Artifacts from her storage ring.

Boom—boom—boom—

A series of explosions echoed one after another.

Apart from her Life-bound Magic Treasure, Jiang Fengwu detonated all other commonly used Magic Artifacts!