Chapter 2 The Next Day

The next day, Wan Lei returned again. It was time for Sui Xiaohang to undergo his eighth Heavenly Tribulation.

Wan Lei and Sui Xiaohang stood in place, just like yesterday, ready to face the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Um… after this Heavenly Tribulation, will you be able to break through to the Jindan stage?"

Qi Manyao asked Wan Lei timidly with her big eyes.

"I probably won't be able to. After all, my cultivation is higher now, and the tribulation can only give me… limited tempering, unable to help me break through."

Wan Lei almost slipped up, nearly saying that the Heavenly Tribulation could only give him limited lightning power.

If he said that, Qi Manyao and Tian Suanzi would definitely know that he could absorb the lightning power from the Heavenly Tribulation.

If that were to spread, it would be a revolutionary event.

For countless years, cultivators had suffered from Heavenly Tribulations, and evildoers had suffered from Heavenly Punishments. If outsiders knew that Wan Lei could absorb the power of Heavenly Punishments, wouldn't the major forces grab Wan Lei and dissect him for research?

Qi Manyao pondered for a moment, gritted her teeth, and frowned slightly, saying, "I observe that your Heavenly Punishment power is far inferior to Tian Suanzi's Heavenly Tribulation power.

You were able to survive in that terrifying Heavenly Tribulation and even greatly increase your cultivation.

So, if I also join the Heavenly Punishment, there will be one more person's share, and you should be able to break through to the Jindan stage, right?"

Wan Lei's eyes lit up upon hearing this. In fact, he had had this idea for a long time, but he was worried that Qi Manyao would disagree, so he had never said it.

"Yo, of course, my Manyao will also help Brother Lei. That's great."

Wan Lei laughed and directly changed "Manyao Yao" to "Slow Shake Yao," playfully giving Qi Manyao a nickname.

"Tch, what Manyao Yao, don't call me that disgusting name. Who's your brother? I'm older than you!"

Qi Manyao blushed and spat at Wan Lei.

"In that case, count this poor Daoist in as well. Young Master Lei has helped me before. If I were afraid of death and didn't repay the favor, wouldn't I be too heartless?"

Tian Suanzi also walked over.

Seeing this, Sui Xiaohang immediately said, "Get lost. Last time, with just the two of you, Young Master Lei was almost struck to death. Now, with the four of us, wouldn't you directly kill Young Master Lei?"

Tian Suanzi was embarrassed upon hearing this and didn't know what to say.

Wan Lei said, "It's okay, come on. I'm much stronger than before. I was careless last time.

Fortune favors the bold. If you see that I'm not doing well, Tian Suanzi and Slow Shake Yao can quickly back out."

Seeing that Wan Lei agreed, the others didn't say anything more and stood together, preparing to face the arrival of the Heavenly Punishment.

Soon, the first Heavenly Punishment struck down, with a total of four bolts of lightning striking down. Wan Lei immediately guided the lightning, striking himself head-on.

The second bolt… the third bolt…

Tian Suanzi watched Wan Lei's mouth bleed, yet he was still desperately facing the Heavenly Punishment, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

No wonder Young Master Lei is so strong at such a young age and improves so quickly. No one can do this kind of almost self-mutilating, self-abusive, suicidal training method.

Only someone with Wan Lei's tenacious character and desperate desire to become stronger has such courage and deserves such improvement.

The fourth bolt… the fifth bolt… the sixth bolt…

Wan Lei was heavily bombarded to the ground each time, and his injuries became more and more serious.

But his heart became more and more excited.

He felt that within his foundation platform, with the influx of these majestic lightning powers, a round golden object gradually began to appear.

He knew that this was his Jindan, although it was covered with lightning, it was still a Jindan.

Of course, it's not to say that he has already reached the Jindan stage.

Forming the Jindan is a process that requires gradually nurturing the Jindan within the foundation platform until the Jindan is fully mature.

As the Jindan becomes more and more mature, cracks will begin to appear in the foundation platform until the Jindan is completely mature, at which point the foundation platform will completely shatter. Only then will it be considered entering the Jindan stage.

For ordinary cultivators, this process, from the beginning of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection stage to the appearance of the Jindan prototype, until the Jindan is fully mature and the foundation platform is broken, generally takes several months.

During these months, they are generally motionless, fully catalyzing the Jindan.

If they take pills, they can speed up this process, like Tian Suanzi, who only took less than a month to complete it.

And Wan Lei's Jindan has only just appeared, and it is still far from fully mature.

But it is a good sign. At the very least, his Jindan has already begun to appear.

The seventh bolt… the eighth bolt…

As the Heavenly Punishment became more and more powerful, Wan Lei's aura and cultivation also became more and more powerful. His cultivation was rising crazily, and it was no longer so difficult to resist the Heavenly Punishment.

After all, he had a Jindan, even if it was just a prototype, the cultivation it brought was earth-shattering.

Although Wan Lei looked disheveled, his clothes were torn, and he was covered in blood, he was excited.

He roared to the sky, facing the final Heavenly Punishment.

Boom!!!

With the last thunderous sound, Wan Lei was heavily bombarded to the ground by the Heavenly Punishment, and the tribulation clouds began to dissipate.

Wan Lei struggled to stand up and looked inside his dantian.

At this time, his dantian's foundation platform was full of cracks, and the lightning-covered Jindan had also grown a lot, but it was still not fully mature and had not broken through the foundation platform.

It must be because of his Innate Lightning Body. This physique is certainly powerful, but relatively, it requires more energy.

Wan Lei told everyone about his situation, and Tian Suanzi said with a smile, "No need to worry, Young Master Lei. Your situation is a normal part of the Jindan formation process, although it is dangerous.

At this time, your cultivation has greatly improved. Although you have not yet formed the Jindan, you are truly only one step away. We call this realm False Core."

In short, it's still the Foundation Establishment stage.

Wan Lei shook his head in disappointment, regretting that he still hadn't formed the Jindan.

But he also knew that this matter couldn't be rushed.

Then, Wan Lei rushed directly to the Lightning Refining Pool. This time, he would get the Metal Lightning no matter what.

The distance became closer and closer, ten li, five li, four li, three li, two li…

Wan Lei forcibly charged to a place only one li away from the Metal Lightning, and then he couldn't move forward anymore.

However, this was enough.

Wan Lei grinned and immediately used Thunderous Escape, flashing forward with all his strength.

When he reappeared, he had arrived at a place half a li away.

The extremely violent lightning around him struck Wan Lei head-on. Wan Lei, who was already injured, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and looked dispirited.

Without time to heal, Wan Lei immediately used Thunderous Escape again. When he reappeared, he had arrived in front of the Metal Lightning.

Wan Lei stared greedily at the Metal Lightning, enduring the even more violent lightning attacks around him.

He raised his hammer and smashed it onto the Metal Lightning.

"Give it to me… come in!!!"

Wan Lei roared, fully manipulating the Lightning God's Authority, absorbing the Metal Lightning.

The pure white lightning instantly entered the hammer.

The third rune on the hammer…

Erupted with a dazzling light.