Kacha!
As soon as he entered the clouds, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck him. Zhang Xuan immediately drove his zhenqi to withstand the attack.
Pu!
Fresh blood spurted from his mouth, and just like the others, his hair stood on end.
Bi Hongyin and the others had already ruined the lightning tribulation, and the lightning tribulation had already exceeded the limits of his endurance. Even if he were to charge into the clouds, he would still be unable to withstand it.
"Defensive Sword Intent!"
Knowing that he would be unable to keep up with the speed of the lightning tribulation even with his Heaven's Path zhenqi, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and tapped his finger lightly.
Tzzzzz!
Countless surges of sword qi shot out from his acupoints to form a massive defensive barrier.
It had to be said that the Flowing Water Swordsmanship was indeed a powerful technique. It was as if a tortoise's shell was impenetrable.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
Under the relentless assault of the lightning tribulation, Zhang Xuan's face paled, and his lips turned pale.
"The Flowing Water Swordsmanship is able to withstand the lightning tribulation, but it's simply too powerful. I won't be able to withstand it for too long …"
Zhang Xuan said grimly.
It was just like an umbrella. It could block a heavy downpour, but it was useless against a hail storm.
The Flowing Water Swordsmanship granted him an invincible defense, but given his current strength, even if he could withstand the lightning tribulation for a while, he wouldn't be able to withstand it for too long.
At the very most, it would only take him ten breaths before the sword qi around him crumbled, and he would have to face the lightning tribulation once more.
"I can only do what I thought earlier and raise my cultivation as quickly as possible …"
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan drew his Primordial Spirit out from his glabella without any hesitation.
Unlike the breakthrough at the Mountain Gate, this time, he dived straight into the midst of the ominous clouds, making it impossible for others to see him.
"Time to cultivate!"
Zhang Xuan's physical body had already reached the level of Thoughts of Tranquility, allowing him to cultivate on his own. Furthermore, he had also obtained the Heaven's Path Soul Art as well.
Tzzzzz!
After absorbing the Jade Pearl Spirit Essence and Spirit Reinforcing Pill, Zhang Xuan drove his zhenqi according to the method of the Heaven's Path Golden Body, and his physical body grew stronger at a visible rate. Layer after layer of dead skin peeled off from his body, reminiscent of a cicada shedding its shell.
At his current level, it was extremely difficult for his physical body to advance even the slightest bit. Scorching lava, tempering ice … Most of them were already useless to him.
Among the secret manuals that Fatty had given him, there was one that was created by a body tempering senior who had observed a cicada shedding its carapace. It allowed one to be like a golden cicada, shedding layer by layer of old muscles and dead skin. With every layer shed, one's physical body would become stronger.
Over time, it became extraordinarily powerful.
Zhang Xuan's Heaven's Path Divine Art was based on this book, and the Heaven's Path Divine Art that he cultivated was even more profound and profound than before. As more and more of his skin shed, his skin looked more and more tender, reminiscent of an infant's. However, in truth, it was growing more and more resilient, and the tier of his Saint intermediate-tier artifact was gradually rising.
At the same time, Zhang Xuan's soul was also frenziedly absorbing the Jade Spirit Essence.
Zhang Xuan had been cultivating his Heaven's Path Soul Art ever since he was a Transcendent Mortal, so he was already very familiar with the process. Circulating the Leaving Aperture realm Heaven's Path Soul Art, he infused spiritual energy into the acupoints of his soul, strengthening it.
Rumble!
In the blink of an eye, his soul had already reached Half-Leaving Aperture realm, followed by Leaving Aperture realm primary stage …
However, it did not take long for the Jade Pearl Spirit Essence, Spirit Reinforcing Pill, and Jade Spirit Essence to be sapped dry.
Even though Luo Xuanqing and the others had given him quite a lot of treasures, the spiritual energy requirement for his physical body and soul cultivation was simply too high. Just these three treasures were insufficient for him to reach Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle.
"The sword qi is reaching its limit …"
When it rains, it pours. Not only were the treasures depleted, the protective sword qi in the surroundings was also beginning to waver, seemingly on the verge of collapsing.
"Clone, head out to fend off the lightning tribulation and buy me some time …"
Knowing that the lightning tribulation would be unable to advance any further, Zhang Xuan instructed his clone.
His clone was the same person as him, so even if he were to release it, it wouldn't strengthen the lightning tribulation.
"It's just a little lightning tribulation, look at how scared you are … Give me the Heaven's Path Soul Art!"
With a haughty look on his face, his clone harrumphed coldly before leaping out of the sword qi and diving into the sea of lightning.
Kacha! Kacha!
As soon as his clone appeared, the lightning bolts immediately surged frenziedly toward him. However, the clone showed no fear at all. Stretching his back lazily, he took out a towel and began scrubbing his back.
The lightning bolts flowed evenly across the surface of the clone's body, and the clone's aura and soul cultivation swiftly rose at a visible rate.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's face twitched, and he felt so stifled that he could spurt blood.
Back at the mountain gate, he had bathed his soul in the lightning tribulation, and who could have thought that the other party would actually learn it …
"Since he's able to withstand it, so can I. Perhaps, through the tempering of the lightning tribulation, my soul and physical body might be able to advance by leaps and bounds!"
Seeing his clone looking at him disdainfully while scrubbing his back, as if mocking him, Zhang Xuan clenched his jaws tightly.
He didn't have a suitable source of spiritual energy on hand, and he was surrounded by so many lightning bolts. If he didn't think of a solution soon, he might really lose his life.
Since his clone was completely fine in the lightning tribulation, he didn't believe that he would lose to him if he didn't think of a solution soon.
Returning his soul back to his physical body, Zhang Xuan retracted his sword qi. Instead of dodging, he floated on the spot and allowed the lightning tribulation to strike him.
Pu!
Fresh blood spurted from his mouth once more. The powerful surge of electricity caused his body to stiffen slightly.
Heaven's Path zhenqi is able to imitate everything in the world. What would happen if I imitate lightning attribute zhenqi?
A thought suddenly flashed through Zhang Xuan's mind.
Since the Heaven's Path zhenqi was able to imitate even the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe's Zhenqi of Slaughter, it should be able to imitate lightning attribute zhenqi as well. If he succeeded, he might just be able to withstand the assault of the lightning tribulation.
Focusing his mind, Zhang Xuan carefully tried to comprehend the power of lightning. He drove the zhenqi in his body, and as expected, lightning attribute zhenqi appeared in his body.
Kacha!
Barely after he finished converting his zhenqi, another bolt of lightning struck him. Even though it was still a little uncomfortable, it wasn't as unbearable as before.
"This is great!"
Zhang Xuan's eyes glowed in excitement, and his body trembled in agitation.
He hadn't thought that it would actually work!
If I convert my zhenqi into lightning attribute zhenqi, I should be able to absorb lightning to raise my cultivation!
A thought surfaced in Zhang Xuan's mind.
Chen Leyao, who cultivated a yin attribute cultivation technique, was able to absorb the Wintry Spirit Essence for her cultivation. Similarly, those who cultivated a fire attribute cultivation technique were able to absorb flames as well. Since he had converted his zhenqi into lightning attribute energy, would he be able to absorb it as a spirit stone as well?
Through this, he would be able to raise his cultivation significantly!
Back at the Qiu Wu Palace, Zhang Xuan's soul had absorbed the lightning attribute zhenqi. Even though it was the lightning generated by a formation, which was far inferior to the lightning tribulation, there was still some similarity between them.
Let me give it a try …
Knowing that it was extremely dangerous to absorb lightning into his body, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and flicked his wrist.
Executing the Flowing Water Swordsmanship once more, he created a small gap in his body for a streak of lightning to slip in.
Hong long long!
As soon as the lightning seeped into his body, he found himself unable to control it. In the blink of an eye, his meridians were already torn apart.
Even with lightning attribute zhenqi, it was still difficult for him to control the rampaging lightning. Otherwise, those who cultivated lightning attribute cultivation techniques would have long been renowned across the Master Teacher Continent.
Fusing zhenqi …
Knowing that such a situation would occur, Zhang Xuan didn't panic at all. Raising his eyebrows, he drove his Heaven's Path zhenqi forward.
Tz la!
At this moment, his zhenqi had already been infused with lightning attribute zhenqi. As soon as the two came into contact, they fused together, becoming even purer.
It's indeed possible …
Excitement appeared on his face again.
Since this was feasible, then the lightning could replace spiritual energy and allow him to improve quickly.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan retracted his protective sword light and opened all of his acupoints at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, the lightning engulfed him.
Thick bolts of lightning swam around his body as Zhang Xuan desperately absorbed them.
It didn't take long for his soul cultivation to reach Leaving Aperture realm primary stage, and his physical body was growing stronger and stronger.
…
"Are you ready?"
Luo Xuanqing said.
"En!"
Bi Hongyin and the others nodded in agreement.
Even though the lightning bolts before them were very powerful, they had no other choice. After all, they couldn't just watch as Zhang Xuan was struck to death.
Therefore, after a moment of discussion, they decided to rush in to save the people, and at the same time, use their strongest move to completely destroy the dark clouds.
If they could succeed, the crisis would be resolved. If they couldn't, it would be much better to fight together than to fight alone.
"Then let's begin!"
Luo Xuanqing nodded as he drove his zhenqi toward the dark clouds. Just as he was about to shout the command to charge in together with the others, a surprised voice suddenly sounded in the air.
"Wait a moment. There seems to be something amiss."
The one who had spoken was the shorty. He was looking at the sky, as if trying to peer through the lightning tribulation.
"Something amiss?"
Luo Xuanqing frowned. "What do you mean?"
The other two also turned their gazes over.
"Take a closer look. Why do I feel that the lightning clouds are moving?"
The shorty said.
"Moving?"
Everyone looked over in confusion, and sure enough, they saw the dark clouds in the sky shaking non-stop. They had already shifted from directly above them to the side.
"Once a lightning tribulation descends, it won't move unless the person undergoing the lightning tribulation manages to escape," Bi Hongyin said with a frown.
Lightning tribulations were heavenly tribulations. As long as the person undergoing the lightning tribulation did not run away, it would be impossible for them to do so. Given that Zhang Xuan was currently in the midst of the lightning tribulation, there was no way he would run away. But why were the dark clouds moving?
Perplexed, the dark clouds had already moved away from their heads, revealing a figure.
It was none other than Zhang Xuan.
"Is he fine?"
Seeing that the young man had not been reduced to dust as they had expected, the eyes of the crowd lit up. They were just about to beckon the young man to come down when the fellow in the sky abruptly opened his eyes and bellowed furiously.
"Don't run!"
Following which, he dived right into the dark clouds once more.
Pilipala!
The sound of lightning clashing echoed in the air.
Following which, the dark clouds shifted to the side once more, revealing the young man before them.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Zhang Xuan bellowed furiously as he dashed forward once more.
Hu hu hu!
This time, he flew swiftly, but the dark clouds were even faster. It was as if they had encountered something fearsome, and in the blink of an eye, they were already out of sight.
"You …"
On the verge of exploding, Zhang Xuan hurriedly gave chase.
For the lightning tribulation to appear as soon as it sensed that someone was undergoing a lightning tribulation, it could only mean that the speed of the lightning tribulation was unimaginable. As the lightning tribulation chased after Zhang Xuan, it had already vanished into the horizon.
"This … He scared the lightning tribulation away?"
"It has always been the lightning tribulation that chases after one, but that young man actually managed to scare the lightning tribulation away?"
Luo Xuanqing, Bi Hongyin, and the others glanced at one another in bewilderment as if they had seen a ghost.
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