Chapter 190 - An Additional Heavenly Tribulation (1/2)
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“This looks like… a Heavenly Tribulation!” Lonemoon glanced at the bottom of the hill and his expression darkened. Anxiously, he said, “Roasted Chicken… Ah pui, Chengyu, what’s happening down there?” Given the cultivation level of the disciples in the sect, nobody should be going through the Heavenly Tribulations yet.
“It’s Xuan Tong!” Qi Chengyu replied in a panic. “Earlier, we realised that she was showing signs of developing immortal bones, so we’ve been trying to build up her defences. Earlier on… Her immortal bones formed but the Heavenly Tribulations started out of nowhere.”
“How can this be?!” Lonemoon’s expression changed. “Even if she has already formed immortal bones, she’s only an Earth Immortal. This isn’t the lower realm – there shouldn’t be lightning tribulations when she becomes an Earth Immortal!” There were so many disciples in the sect, all of them ascending with their low cultivation levels. Nobody went through the Heavenly Tribulations when they became Earth Immortals.
“I don’t know either!” She was obviously anxious. “Her cultivation level was nearing Earth Immortal stage, but the Heavenly Tribulations suddenly began. Feng Ying is outside now helping Xuan Tong set up an array, hoping that it would help to protect her for just a little while.”
Before she could finish speaking, there was a loud crash. A huge bolt of lightning struck the bottom of the hill.
“It’s begun.” Qi Chengyu’s face was a mask of worry. Forget about whether Xuan Tong would be able to endure it – if this carried on, the tribulations would affect everybody in the sect.
“Go and take a look!” Shen Ying got up, prepared to rush down.
“Come back here!” Lonemoon snarled, gesturing behind him. “The way down is there!”
“… Oh.” Shen Ying turned around. Then, she paused and tugged at a disciple closest to her. “Little Green, call Boss Lan over.”
“Yes!”
Then, she followed the group toward the Heavenly Tribulations.
The closer they got to where Xuan Tong was being isolated, the richer the immortal Qi felt. It was surging at an insane speed. At the foot of the hill, the immortal Qi dense and felt like it was going to condense into a certain form. It was different when Roasted Chicken Gal and the rest ascended into immortality. The immortal Qi did not condense to form an Immortal Ascension Stage.
Feng Ying was standing at the foot of the hill, holding up a defensive array to protect Xuan Tong, who was not far away from him. However, it was obvious that he could not hold it on for long. Huge cracks could already be seen on the array – it looked like it would fall apart at any time. Following a huge crash of thunder, the second bolt of lightning struck toward the ground. The array broke into pieces and the bolt of lightning hit Xuan Tong.
She was not a physical cultivator. Even though she was well prepared, the impact caused her to spit out a mouthful of blood. Yet, the immortal bones in her body seemed to become sturdier.
“Little Tong!” Qi Chengyu shouted worriedly. She was even more anxious by then.
“Mas…” Xuan Tong turned and her eyes brightened. “Divine… Sect Master!” In this year that she was in isolation, she had grown into a lady. She looked directly at Shen Ying, looking more refreshed.
“Don’t be distracted. Focus on handling the tribulation!” Lonemoon instructed.
“Press on!” Shen Ying added.
“Yes!” Xuan Tong stiffened. It looked like she had a sudden surge of courage. She focused on regulating the immortal Qi in her body. The wounds on her body healed before their eyes. Then, the third bolt of lightning struck…
Lonemoon quickly set up several arrays to prevent the lightning from hitting Invincible Sect. He gestured for Feng Ying to take a break. The Heavenly Tribulation had already started and it did not seem likely that they could stop it midway anymore. Although they still had not figured out why this was happening, all they could do was to help Xuan Tong tide through the tribulations.
But this lightning…
He looked up and saw the thunder clouds in the sky rolling. Frowning, he said, “This doesn’t look like.. the Nine Nine Lightning Tribulation.”
“Indeed it isn’t,” Yi Qing replied. “There wouldn’t be Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulations in the immortal realm.”
“So… Don’t tell me this is the Heavenly Lightning for Golden Immortals?”
“It is!” Yi Qing nodded.
Shit! Lonemoon was worried now. He glanced at Xuan Tong. She did not even have the body of an Earth Immortal, and yet she was going through the Heavenly Tribulations meant for Golden Immortals… Even body cultivators would have a hard time with this, much less Xuan Tong, who had not been training for very long.