novelapdf Chapter 27: Tribulation
Chapter 27: Tribulation
Li Wu looked into the distance and saw that the sky above Tianchi was crimson, with howling winds and piled-up dark clouds.
Several arcs of light collided in the clouds, and the magical artifacts flashed with spiritual light from time to time.
A series of powerful auras surged outwards.
Li had no luck to resist.
"A battle between ten Foundation Establishment cultivators is truly a rare sight!"
Li Wu activated his magic power and looked up. He saw a crimson serpent writhing in the dark clouds, spewing out golden light and flames from its mouth.
The one who fought against this serpent was Jiang Changqiu, who held a blue spirit brush as long as a person in his hand. With a single stroke in the air, he could create flowers, trees, wind, rain, and fire.
Li Wu stared intently, comparing these techniques with those from the Qi Gathering Realm in his mind.
"Such techniques are more diverse, adept at change, and have the characteristic of combining attributes."
"In the Qi gathering world, due to the methods and traditions, the attributes of the spells that are used after Qi refinement tend to be fixed."
Just as Li Wu was pondering, the battle for Foundation Establishment above gradually intensified. A beautiful young female cultivator then produced a jade seal shaped like a mountain, chanted incantations, and made hand seals. The jade seal suddenly grew larger, eventually covering the entire Heavenly Pool.
"Senior brothers, everyone, come and help me quickly!" Her voice was cold.
Seeing this, the other five Foundation Establishment cultivators used their magic to leap away from the Heavenly Pool, flying to the top of the Jade Seal, chanting incantations and hand seals to infuse their spiritual power into it.
The jade seal immediately exuded a heavy and profound aura, making even Li Wu, who was watching from afar, feel a sense of unease.
"This jade seal is probably a magic weapon at the Core Formation level!"
"Humans! Do you dare to fight a fair fight!"
The crimson dragon roared fiercely.
"A beast is a beast!"
The female cultivator chuckled lightly and snorted coldly:
"Still being stubborn even when you're about to die? I'll see if you can withstand my magic weapon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the jade seal shone brightly, revealing a phantom of a mountain. It slowly descended into the air. Although the speed was slow, the four demonic beasts in the Heavenly Pool seemed to be restrained in some way, and their movements became sluggish.
"I'm not reconciled!"
The Crimson Dragon's magical power surged, its scales opening and closing layer by layer, its body swirling in mid-air, its enormous head roaring to the sky, pushing the aura of a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator to its extreme.
"This is!"
Li Wu frowned slightly. He looked up and saw dark, leaden clouds pushing in from all directions.
The boundless clouds obscured the light, making the world appear only gray and white.
Lightning flashes could be faintly seen flickering in the clouds.
With a thunderclap, the mountains and forests seemed to tremble.
"It's here, the Core Formation Tribulation!"
Li Wu was overjoyed and immediately took out the Thunder Bowl from his storage bag, made a hand seal, and prepared to collect the lightning at any time.
Beneath the thunderclouds, gazing at the boundless black clouds and raging lightning, Jiang Changqiu dared not be careless in the slightest, repeatedly saying:
"Get out of the thundercloud area immediately!"
In an instant, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators fled outside at breakneck speed, so fast that only a few streaks of light could be seen.
"This crimson dragon actually dared to forcibly undergo the Core Formation Tribulation."
A Foundation Establishment cultivator kept his eyes fixed on the crimson dragon that was constantly rolling and climbing up the thunderclouds.
Jiang Changqiu stroked his beard, smiled faintly, and said softly:
"I have used up a lot of my magic power on this old dragon. It is now at its last gasp. It will not be able to survive this tribulation."
The thunderclouds were still gathering, turning from leaden to jet black. The towering pillar of lightning fell from the thunderclouds, striking the mountaintop, sending rocks flying and birds scattering.
"boom!"
The next moment.
A silver-white lightning bolt crashed down, striking the red dragon directly.
The crimson dragon let out a mournful roar, its massive body writhing wildly within the lightning pillar, its scales bursting open and blood splattering everywhere. The splashed dragon blood landed on the rocks, scorching them into blackened pits.
Li Wu activated all his spiritual power, his hands forming the "Qi Gathering Technique," causing the thunder bowl to spin rapidly in mid-air, emitting a suction force.
It absorbs the scattered and wandering electric arcs, but only one or two out of ten can actually be absorbed by the Thunder Bowl.
Although the red dragon was struck by the first lightning bolt and its flesh was mangled, it did not fall. Instead, it continued to climb upwards, facing the lightning.
A faint layer of blood aura appeared on the dragon's body.
"This old dragon is truly fighting desperately."
Jiang Changqiu's tone was somewhat solemn; he could tell that the crimson dragon was burning its essence blood.
For a demon beast to break through to the Core Formation stage, it must undergo three tribulations of lightning.
Before undergoing its tribulation, the Crimson Dragon had consumed most of its spiritual power, barely managing to survive the first lightning tribulation thanks to the toughness of its body.
"But it's already at its last gasp..."
As the second bolt of lightning struck, the Crimson Dragon let out a mournful cry that shook the heavens and the earth. Its massive body plummeted from mid-air and crashed into the Heavenly Pool, creating a hundred-foot wave.
A strong stench of blood filled the air.
The water in Tianchi Lake was dyed dark red.
"The Crimson Dragon is dead. From now on, this Pond Mountain belongs to us!" A Foundation Establishment cultivator laughed heartily.
Jiang Changqiu's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said:
Let's clean up the mess.
Although the Crimson Dragon is dead, three Foundation Establishment level demon beasts are still alive.
This time, they are determined to wipe them out completely.
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the other side.
Watching the crimson dragon's massive body fall into the Heavenly Pool, Li Wu sighed:
"What a pity..."
Li Wu shook his head, then turned his gaze to the Thunder Bowl in his hand, looking at the raging lightning inside, and pondered:
"The lightning of this tribulation is still too violent. It will take some time to refine it before it can be used for cultivation."
After putting the thunder bowl into his storage bag, Li Wu cast a concealment spell and left silently.
"Now that all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in Chishan are dead, the next step is to eliminate the remaining Qi Refining demonic beasts in the mountain."
"I'll have to put in a lot of effort for this, and it would be best if I could conquer a sacred mountain."
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Back to the Zhao family camp.
As Li Wu entered the camp, he saw Zhao Qianyuan pacing anxiously outside his tent.
"Brother Zhao."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Zhao Qianyuan suddenly looked up, saw the figure in front of him, and immediately rushed over to hug him.
"Oh, Brother Li, you're finally back!"
"I thought you..."
"Did you think I'd become a monster's meal?"
Li Wu smiled faintly, then flipped his hand, and several monster corpses and parts of monster bodies appeared on the ground.
Zhao Qianyuan counted them and found there were nearly twenty.
His eyes widened in astonishment: "This...this was all done by Brother Li."
"certainly."
Li Wu smiled, patted his shoulder, and said:
"Brother Zhao, remember my contribution well. Once this matter is over, I'll be asking for a sacred mountain and a piece of land."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianyuan immediately composed himself, looked at Li Wu with a serious expression, and said in a low voice:
"Brother Li, do you really want to establish a sect?"
"That's right."
Li Wu did not hide anything, and he could also use Zhao Qianyuan's words to inform the Zhao family and the other four Foundation Establishment forces about this matter.
Look at their attitude.
After all, without their tacit approval, establishing a sect would be quite difficult.