Chapter 16 Breakthrough

Wan Hongxin recounted the events of the previous few nights, omitting any mention of the Scourge. He feared that if Sui Potian knew Wan Lei was being targeted by the Scourge, it might change his attitude toward their family.

He subtly pointed out that Wan Lei had single-handedly killed three Foundation Establishment experts and ten peak Initial Force Stage Nine cultivators, shocking Sui Potian.

"In that case, Lei'er's talent is even better than Wan Liuchuan, who is hailed as the most talented individual in Qishan Prefecture in the past thousand years," Sui Potian said.

"Indeed. It's precisely because Lei'er's talent is so strong that he was envied by your Second Uncle's lineage, driving him to the point of hiring assassins to kill Lei'er." Wan Hongxin sighed, feigning sorrow.

"Hmph, your Second Uncle is too much. In any family, no matter how fierce the internal strife, one shouldn't target the family's talented offspring, as they are the hope for the future. He's destroying the Great Wall himself!" Sui Potian also pretended to be angry.

"Who says otherwise? Who knows when my Second Uncle will turn against our family." Wan Hongxin said this to get Sui Potian to declare his stance now.

But Sui Potian wasn't a fool. With the situation unclear, he naturally wouldn't stupidly take sides.

He changed the subject. "Brother, according to you, the assassin organization already knows about this place. They will definitely come to investigate frequently. In that case, we can no longer undergo heavenly tribulation here, or we might be exposed if others stumble upon us."

Wan Hongxin looked around and said, "Indeed, this place isn't far from the main road. It might go unnoticed once or twice, but the risk is too great in the long run. But the entire Wan Clan's Southern Prefecture is under the influence of my Second Uncle's family. It's difficult to hide from his eyes."

Sui Potian chuckled and said, "Old Brother, to be honest, I have a resort villa in the Litian Mountains. Apart from a few spiritual beasts guarding the house, there's no one else there. No one knows about it. When my son undergoes heavenly tribulation tomorrow, let's go there. We can undergo heavenly tribulation there in the future, and no one will find out."

Hearing this, Wan Hongxin couldn't help but look at Sui Potian. He had no idea that Sui Potian had a manor in the Litian Mountains. That place was desolate and inhabited by spiritual beasts. It wasn't exactly a good place for a vacation.

Could it be… a backup plan?

Sui Potian saw the playful look in Wan Hongxin's eyes, laughed heartily, and patted Wan Hongxin's shoulder, saying, "Understanding is enough. You've told me about your nephew's Innate Lightning Body. It's nothing to tell you about this little matter."

Wan Lei and Sui Xiaohang didn't wait long before the heavenly tribulation descended.

Because Wan Lei was still at the peak of the Initial Force Stage Nine, although his combat power was far beyond what the Initial Force Stage could compare to, the strength of the heavenly tribulation was determined by one's cultivation realm.

This time, the heavenly tribulation wasn't too strong, only several times stronger than before.

Wan Lei easily blocked the first few waves of heavenly tribulation, but an accident occurred during the fifth wave.

This tribulation lightning was unremarkable. Wan Lei still went to take it head-on, but after the lightning power entered his body, Wan Lei suddenly felt a sharp pain in his dantian, as if it had been directly shattered.

Wan Lei screamed and fell to the ground. Sui Xiaohang was shocked and quickly went to help him.

"Lei-shao, what's wrong?" Sui Xiaohang asked anxiously.

"Lei'er, what's wrong with you?" Wan Hongxin shouted anxiously from afar.

He didn't dare to go over, because if he did, the heavenly tribulation would immediately turn into a Foundation Establishment Stage heavenly tribulation, which no one could withstand.

"I… I don't know. I just feel that all the lightning power in my dantian is beginning to condense, and my dantian feels like it's about to be torn apart," Wan Lei cried out in pain.

Wan Hongxin's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He thought that something had gone wrong with Wan Lei's absorption of lightning power and was about to rush over.

Sui Potian grabbed him, not nervous at all, and said with a smile, "Brother, congratulations."

"What are you saying? Lei'er is like this now, what is there to congratulate?!" Wan Hongxin said anxiously.

"Don't you understand? Lei'er was at the peak of the Initial Force Stage Nine before. Now that he has absorbed so much lightning power, the lightning power in his dantian has begun to condense. Don't you understand what this means?" Sui Potian said circuitously.

Wan Hongxin frowned, then suddenly realized, "Lei'er is about to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Sui Potian nodded with a smile. Wan Hongxin was overjoyed and shouted to Wan Lei, "Lei'er, wholeheartedly condense the lightning power in your dantian and fuse it together. You are about to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Be careful!"

Wan Lei was shocked to hear this. Was this the process of advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage?

Although he used to be a god, it was innate divine power. He had never experienced this kind of step-by-step cultivation to this painful degree.

Wan Lei struggled to get up, sat down cross-legged, and desperately condensed the lightning power. At this moment, the sixth tribulation lightning struck down.

The violent energy instantly entered Wan Lei's body, almost shattering his dantian on the spot.

Wan Lei tried his best to control this energy and condense it again.

Wan Hongxin looked at Wan Lei's appearance, both happy and worried. He was happy that his son was finally about to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage, but he was worried that no one had ever advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage like this before.

This was too dangerous. Ordinary people would make all preparations before advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage, absorbing spiritual energy, afraid of even the slightest interference or accident. Even so, the success rate of advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage was less than fifty percent.

But Wan Lei was advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage under the attack of the heavenly tribulation. It was too dangerous. A single slip could shatter his dantian and kill him on the spot.

Wan Lei closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, desperately attracting the heavenly tribulation from the sky, turning it into lightning power and entering his dantian.

An irregular solid, resembling a thundercloud, gradually formed within the dantian. The solid was fragile and unstable, as if it could collapse at any time.

Wan Lei gritted his teeth and desperately condensed it, and the thundercloud solid gradually solidified.

The heavenly lightning struck down, each strike replenishing the lightning power, but also a very violent attack.

Only Wan Lei, the person involved, knew the danger involved.

The eighth tribulation lightning had passed, and Wan Lei's foundation had completely solidified, but its interior still seemed not strong enough.

He was still a little short of successfully advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Finally, the last tribulation lightning struck down. Wan Lei's foundation shook violently, almost cracking open. Wan Lei was shocked and used all the power of the Thunder God Soul to stabilize the foundation with all his might.

Then, Wan Lei inputted all the lightning power of the last tribulation lightning into the foundation. The entire foundation completely solidified, and the thundercloud-like chaotic body became crystal clear and radiant.

Looking at his irregular chaotic body foundation flickering with lightning, Wan Lei felt a power dozens of times stronger than before and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Foundation Establishment, meaning to build the foundation of cultivation, is the beginning of a cultivator's cultivation and the foundation that determines future achievements.