The heavenly lightning tribulation retreated, and the heavy dark clouds gathered, darkening the sky to the point of near invisibility! Although Ju Yin did not suppress her cultivation, she still tried her best to restrain her spiritual energy. It was not difficult to imagine how terrifying the lightning tribulations of the few of them would be. She quickly sent a telepathic message to Ji Wuye and City Lord Bi, evacuating the surrounding people. She even used the Spatial Key to send Ji Wuye and Xuanyuan Che back into the space.
Within the space, the Dragon God was so anxious that he almost pulled off his beard. "My daughter, hurry and come in!"
"Huhu, hurry and go in. Sister promises you, I will be fine. I still have to take everyone to ascend together." Ju Yin sent a telepathic message to Xiaobai. She was afraid that Xiaobai, in her naivety, would try to help her resist the lightning tribulation.
"Sister, Sister, I..." Xiaobai's voice was choked with sobs. Reason told her that leaving now would prevent her from becoming a burden to her sister, but she couldn't help but worry about this ascension lightning tribulation. To become an immortal was to defy fate!
"Be good! Sister promises you, I'm fine. Only when you are all in the space can I safely undergo the tribulation." Without giving Xiaobai a chance to speak, Ju Yin sent her into the space.
Inside the space, Ji Wuye embraced Long Huohu and checked her over. Seeing that she was unharmed, he turned his gaze back to Ju Yin and the others outside. The Dragon God breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that his daughter was unwilling to come in, he had been prepared to risk exposing himself to the Heavenly Dao and rescue his daughter from the space. Based on his experience, this lightning tribulation was unprecedented. Who would ascend and undergo tribulation together? The younger generation was truly impressive!
People from other spaces watched nervously from the outside, their breaths held tight.
After coaxing Xiaobai away, Ju Yin turned and swung her sword towards Guiche, who was trying to escape. Guiche was already covered in wounds. Despite its massive body, it was still agile and fleeing rapidly.
Its instincts told it that if it didn't escape from here, the lightning tribulation that was about to descend would turn it into dust! It had never imagined that the power of these few people, after removing their cultivation suppressions, would be so terrifying. Looking at the dark, oppressive clouds, this heavenly tribulation had never appeared in its memory. The lightning tribulation it had just experienced was completely insignificant in comparison!
More importantly, its lightning tribulation had been forcibly interrupted halfway, greatly weakening its strength. Its formidable defense had also been broken by the Xuanyuan clan's cultivation technique. With its body half golden and half dark gray, Guiche was now decapitated by Ju Yin's sword again. Having its head severed by this woman twice, the pain caused it to writhe on the ground, utterly pathetic! It had lost all ability to fight. It secretly vowed that if it survived, it would stay far away from this woman.
Ju Yin intended to slay the evil creature with a sword. Hearing its words, she recalled that during the divine war, it had fought against the Xuanyuan clan and had undoubtedly killed many Xuanyuan clan members. Thinking of the plight of the Xuanyuan clan leader, she no longer showed mercy!
Ju Yin quickly formed hand seals. Her Demon Extermination Curse began:
"Heaven and Earth spirits, demons arise,
Left dwells in the Southern Dipper, right in the Seven Stars,
All gods heed my command, obeying my will,
Sword transforms into myriad forms, slays evil and banishes demons!"
The Sky-Piercing Sword shone with golden light, and myriad sword rain, carrying the power of the talismans, attacked Guiche. Guiche's remaining eight heads showed extreme terror. Who was this woman? How dare she use divine techniques! It watched in despair as the myriad golden sword lights enveloped it, when suddenly, with a thunderous roar, a spherical lightning strike hit the golden sword light. With a power comparable to an atomic bomb, that area was engulfed in white light. Ju Yin and the others were blinded by the intense light. The dark sky seemed to have lit up.
Before Ju Yin and the others could react, the lightning tribulation arrived gracefully, and instantly, five water-bucket-thick heavenly tribulations struck Ju Yin and the others. As for Chaoyangzi's Qilin, it was absorbed into his Sea of Consciousness. The Qilin was exhausted after fighting Guiche, so Chaoyangzi had to face the lightning tribulation himself. He was the first to charge into the sky, his cultivation increasing layer by layer. The Qingfeng Sword radiated a chilling aura, and the heavenly tribulation was directly severed.
Feng Chu, with a curve of his lips, thought, "This is perfect!" His phoenix true form faintly appeared behind him!
Chao Xiangzi was also holding the Qingyin Sword. At this moment, he was undergoing a subtle transformation. He was no longer the shy, pedantic, and scholarly second young master of the Chao family. Instead, he was awe-inspiring and unassailable, someone who could wipe out thousands of troops with a wave of his hand and set up formations. At this moment, the pressure of the Heavenly Dao had brought out his long-hidden true self. In this moment, he was Qingyin, the divine strategist and artificer who commanded with unrestrained power.
Ju Yin and Qi Mo easily resolved the descending heavenly tribulation. Half a breath later, the dark clouds roared, as if in fear. It seemed they had never experienced such a simultaneous challenge and ascension tribulation. But precisely because of this, it was naked contempt. How dare these ants defy the might of heaven?
As the dark clouds accumulated, a blinding white light flashed, and fifteen massive bolts of lightning struck the five people simultaneously. As expected, the initial lightning tribulation was a probing attack. The tribulations of simultaneous ascenders would be compounded. No one dared to do this. In the cultivation world, anyone encountering a tribulation would watch from afar. Being pulled into the range of a lightning tribulation would result in a tenfold or hundredfold retribution.
Ju Yin and the others were mentally prepared, but they hadn't expected the Heavenly Dao to be so cunning. She unleashed all her techniques, repelling them one by one, while also leaving behind a bolt of lightning to temper her own body. From the moment the lightning tribulation descended, Feng Chu had allocated a trace of his attention to Ju Yin. He had been prepared to protect his Lord, even at the cost of his life. When he saw Ju Yin's actions, he relaxed and, following her example, left a bolt of lightning to temper his physical body.
The moment the lightning entered his body, it sent electrifying sensations through him. He was of the phoenix clan, with a strong physique, but he had never tempered his body with lightning before. This pampered young master, who normally cried out in pain from minor physical damage, was now being struck by lightning and had his exquisite feathers scorched!
Ju Yin was startled to see Feng Chu's appearance. If she remembered correctly, Feng Chu was a phoenix who especially cherished his feathers! However, there was no time for them to catch their breath. The next lightning tribulation descended upon them in multiples, and the entire Taiyi Sect was enveloped in the dazzling white light of the tribulation.
The immense energy flattened the surrounding area. The sect, already in ruins from Guiche's destruction, now bore no resemblance to its former self.
Bi Fang, who was far away, looked grave, worried whether the people within the lightning tribulation were still alive. He had never witnessed such a terrifying lightning tribulation in his past lives or present one. Upon receiving the telepathic message from Fairy Ju Yin, he had only managed to release the signal flare for the imminent crisis on the Tianxing Continent, warning those lurking in the shadows to stay far away. As for anything else, he was powerless.
The closest town to the Taiyi Sect was fortunate to have the formation set up by Chao Xiangzi. At this moment, as the residents on the formation felt the earth shake, before they could panic, they saw a barrier rise towards the sky.
The townspeople rushed out of their homes and prostrated themselves towards the Taiyi Sect in the east, chanting, "Immortal, thank you for your great kindness!"
"You are all thanking the wrong person. This barrier was not set up by the Taiyi Sect, but by a mysterious immortal." Yun Changdong was filled with emotion. He knew the truth. The inscription left by the immortal before he departed stated that when disaster struck, the town would be protected by a formation that would erect a barrier, and the townspeople were to be restrained from any rash actions. The method of leaving the barrier was also attached.
He didn't know when this inscription had been left. But at this moment, he was immensely grateful to the mysterious immortal. Outside, there was thunderous roaring, like the cries of giant beasts, and the heavens and earth were changing color. Without this barrier, the townspeople would surely have perished!
He explained the circumstances to the townspeople. The residents trusted their town mayor implicitly and unanimously decided to set up a tablet of longevity, offering incense daily to worship the immortal... This act was passed down as a family tradition for generations!
Afterwards, Feng Chu and Chao Xiangzi inexplicably received merits, leaving them puzzled for a long time. This is a story for another time.