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Chapter 766 Ninefold Tribulation of Lightning, Breakthrough to Nascent Soul (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Boom!"

The "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder" and the tribulation lightning collided violently in the sky!
In an instant, purple-gold and jet-black lightning intertwined to form a sea of ​​destruction.

The shockwave spread outwards from the mountaintop, snapping ancient trees in the "Black Wind Mountains" and evaporating the miasma in the poisonous swamp. Even the rocks buried underground were cracked with spiderweb-like patterns.

Li Yunjing stood atop the mountain, his "Starry Sky Robe" fluttering in the wind. His newly formed nascent soul merged with his mind within his dantian. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed five more "Five Elements Divine Thunders" in quick succession.

"Boom!"

High in the sky, amidst the tribulation clouds, the second bolt of lightning was three times thicker than the first, its inky black light interspersed with wisps of gray "annihilation energy".

This is a rare "annihilation divine thunder" in the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation!
This kind of lightning can directly erode the foundation of a cultivator's primordial spirit.

"kill!"

A glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. Instead of retreating, he advanced, gathering the remaining essence of the innate thunder core at his fingertips, and a colorless divine light thunder spear shot out from his hand.

"laugh……"

The lightning spear pierced through the outer layer of the Annihilation Lightning, exploding at its core and tearing the tribulation lightning into countless tiny arcs of lightning.

However, the remaining "annihilation energy" still clung to him like a bone-deep infection. Li Yunjing immediately activated the "Divine Firmament Dao" mental technique. His nascent soul in his dantian opened its mouth and inhaled, drawing all the "annihilation energy" into his body and forcibly refining it with his own thunderous power.

This is the "refining the spirit through tribulation" method he comprehended before his breakthrough. The more dangerous the tribulation, the more it can temper the foundation of the nascent soul.

"Boom!"

When the third bolt of lightning struck, the tribulation clouds in the sky condensed into the phantom of a ferocious thunder beast.

The Thunder Beast was wrapped in black lightning, its four hooves shattering the clouds, and it opened its huge mouth to bite Li Yunjing.

This is the "Spirit of Thunder Tribulation," formed from the thunder of heaven and earth, possessing combat power no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the fourth level.

Of course, the fourth level here is not the lower limit, but the limit for cultivators at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm!

Its attack power is so strong that even a weak Nascent Soul cultivator at the sixth or seventh level would be reduced to ashes if struck by it.

Li Yunjing dared not be careless. He formed hand seals, and lightning surged around his body. Twenty-eight fourth-order puppet mechanical beasts flew out of his storage ring and instantly formed the "Twenty-Eight Constellations Formation".

The puppet beast's eyes flashed with a deep blue light, and at the same time it spewed out a bolt of lightning. Twenty-eight bolts of lightning intertwined to form a huge lightning net, firmly trapping the lightning beast.

"broken!"

Li Yunjing let out a low shout, and the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" was drawn. The sword body was filled with lightning. He leaped up and slashed the head of the thunder beast with the sword.

With a "crack," the Thunder Beast's head shattered, transforming into countless arcs of lightning.

He opened his mouth and inhaled the surging essence of thunder, swallowing it into his stomach.

But at that moment, the fourth bolt of tribulation lightning suddenly fell vertically from the clouds, as fast as lightning, and aimed straight at Li Yunjing's brow.

This is the "Heart-Piercing Lightning" from the Heavenly Tribulation, specifically designed to attack the vital points of a cultivator's soul.

At the critical moment, the nascent soul in the dantian suddenly left the body, and a barrier of purple-gold lightning formed around the body, forcefully blocking the "heart-piercing lightning".

Although the nascent soul was forced back several steps by the shock, it was completely unharmed.

This is precisely the benefit of nourishing him with the essence of the innate thunder core. His nascent soul is born with innate thunder source, giving him extremely strong resistance to ordinary thunder.

"good chance!"

Seizing the moment during the tribulation, Li Yunjing spat out a mouthful of blood essence. The blood essence merged with the lightning, condensing into a "Thunder Infant Talisman" in the air.

As the talisman was completed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered wildly. He affixed the talisman to the center of the nascent soul's forehead, and the lightning around the nascent soul instantly increased tenfold, actually flying towards the tribulation clouds on its own.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh tribulation lightning bolts fell one after another, each one more powerful than the previous one. The sixth tribulation lightning bolt even contained a "spatial rift," attempting to drag Li Yunjing into the void turbulence.

However, with the blessing of the Thunder Infant Talisman, the Nascent Soul was like a thunder god of war, manipulating the lightning in the sky with both hands, diverting the tribulation lightning elsewhere.

"Boom!"

The surrounding peaks were struck by lightning and collapsed, forming a huge basin of lightning marks. However, Li Yunjing, in the center of the basin, remained as steady as Mount Tai.

As the eighth bolt of tribulation lightning struck, the tribulation clouds suddenly dispersed, revealing a purple-gold lightning pillar that stretched across the sky in the center!
This is the eighth "Dao-Breaking Thunder" in the "Nine-Nine Return to One Tribulation," which can temporarily suppress a cultivator's Dao foundation, rendering them powerless to resist.

Li Yunjing's expression was solemn. He could clearly feel that his own lightning power was being suppressed by the lightning pillar, and the nascent soul in his dantian was also becoming sluggish.

"It seems I can only rely on my own body and magical artifacts to tough it out!"

He immediately recalled his Nascent Soul and took out a total of sixteen commonly used magical treasures.

With a thought, sixteen magical treasures surrounded him, forming a dazzling barrier of precious light.

These treasures, which had accompanied him in his battles for many years, each displayed their divine power, humming and vibrating, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to surge like a tidal wave.

"When... when... when..."

The ancient bronze bell was the first to unleash its power, its deep and resonant sound transforming into tangible ripples of sound that met the purple-gold thunder pillar.

The "Thunder of Breaking the Dao," which was powerful enough to temporarily suppress all laws, was slightly hindered by this ancient sound wave. The space at the intersection of the lightning and the sound wave distorted and burst out with dazzling light.

Immediately afterwards, the "Yin-Yang Mirror" flipped in mid-air, and the Yin and Yang energies on the mirror surface circulated endlessly, transforming into a Taiji diagram that stretched across the heavens and the earth.

The Tai Chi diagram slowly rotated, quietly dividing and absorbing the most violent destructive power within the lightning pillar.

The "Purple Gold Gourd" hung above Li Yunjing's head, its mouth pouring out a myriad of rays of light, frantically devouring the scattered lightning like a whale sucking water.

Inside the "Purple Gold Gourd," the cave world has enough space to absorb the raging power of thunder and, with the help of this power, continue to shatter chaos and expand the area of ​​the world.

"Sword rises!"

Li Yunjing pointed his fingers like a sword, and with a long cry, the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" split into hundreds of sword lights.

The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—divine lightning—surged forth from the tip of the sword, rising against the heavens and colliding violently with the Dao-breaking lightning.

At the same time, the "Swift Boots" shimmered with azure light, carrying Li Yunjing as he weaved and shifted through the gaps in the lightning, each step subtly avoiding the core of the lightning pillar.

"Roar……"

The "Five Dragon Wheels" roared and transformed into five ferocious dragons, which coiled around the lightning pillar and attacked it.

The "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" hangs high, its inscriptions radiating an imperial majesty and lightning that rivals the heavenly tribulation thunder.

The "Ten Thousand Poison Banner" fluttered loudly, as the raging poisonous miasma and thunder clashed and sizzled, making a teeth-grinding sound.

The most wondrous are the "Myriad Glazed Incense Burner" and the "Myriad Lotus Lanterns".

Seven-colored glazed fire burst forth from the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace," refining the invading lightning arcs into pure primordial energy to nourish Li Yunjing.

The "Myriad Lotus Lanterns" radiated countless rays of light, their shadows transforming into myriad phenomena of the heavens, firmly protecting Li Yunjing's soul and consciousness.

A vast, intricate net was unfurled, blotting out the sun, its fine threads cutting through the lightning.

As the "Mysterious Heavenly Compass" rotates, it deduces celestial secrets and guides magical artifacts to precisely intercept the weak points of lightning power.

The "Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Heavenly Secret Pendant" emitted a chaotic aura, forming a dragon and a phoenix that protected him and shielded him from the bombardment of the lightning tribulation.

The "Star Essence Bottle" is suspended upside down, with a galaxy rotating at its mouth, collecting all the scattered lightning power.

Although the "Sky Patrol Ship" was not fully deployed, it transformed into a metal barrier standing in front of it, with runes on its hull lighting up, and it withstood the most violent wave of lightning strikes.

The sixteen treasures each displayed their unique abilities, creating a relatively peaceful space within the purple-gold thunder pillar.

"not enough!"

Li Yunjing let out a long roar, his hands forming hand seals with lightning speed.

The sixteen magical treasures immediately changed formation and began to operate according to a mysterious trajectory. Their precious lights intertwined and finally formed an all-encompassing "Zhou Tian Yu Jie Grand Formation".

The moment the great formation took shape, the thunder of the entire world seemed to be enraged.

The purple-gold lightning pillar suddenly expanded, and countless ancient lightning runes emerged from it, each rune containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth and the will to destroy.

At the center of the lightning pillar, a detached eye of lightning even faintly appeared, coldly watching the cultivator who defied the heavens.

"Well done!"

Li Yunjing was not surprised but delighted. His nascent soul leaped out from the Heavenly Gate and simultaneously formed a hand seal with his main body.

As the grand formation was pushed to its limit, the sixteen magical treasures, tempered by the lightning tribulation, burst forth with unprecedented brilliance. The Dao patterns on their surfaces became increasingly clear and profound, as they were using the power of the heavenly tribulation to complete their final transformation!

"Boom... Crack!!"

The lightning pillars collided with the great formation, causing the "Black Wind Mountain Range" to shake violently.

Even cultivators thousands of miles away could see a purple-gold lightning pillar piercing through the heavens and earth, and within the lightning pillar, a point of undying spiritual light flowed upwards, piercing the deepest part of the tribulation clouds like a sharp sword.

When the eighth tribulation finally dissipated, Li Yunjing staggered to the ground. The sixteen magical treasures were surrounded by dim light, and many of them had fine cracks on their surfaces.

However, the divine light in his eyes became even more dazzling. After being tempered by the "Dao-Breaking Thunder," the connection between his nascent soul and the magic weapon became closer, and his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth deepened.

"It's both a calamity and an opportunity!"

He looked up at the final, brewing ninth heavenly tribulation, a fierce smile playing on his lips.

The ninth bolt of tribulation lightning did not strike immediately.

An eerie silence fell over the heavens and earth. The tribulation clouds stopped rolling and instead collapsed inward, condensing into a terrifying lightning core that was as black as ink and whose surface pulsed with billions of lightning arcs.

This lightning core, no bigger than a fist, exuded a destructive aura that made the souls of all living beings within a radius of ten thousand miles tremble.

It wasn't targeting Li Yunjing's physical body, but rather his consciousness within his Niwan Palace!

In the world of cultivation, the Nascent Soul realm does not necessarily involve tribulation by lightning!
The legendary Four-Nine Thunder Tribulation has long since changed, now selectively descending.

Only those who defy the heavens receive this privilege of undergoing tribulation.

Li Yunjing was naturally the strongest among them, and the nine tribulations he experienced were far beyond what other Nascent Soul Realm cultivators could imagine!
This final lightning tribulation was like a lightning eye that could destroy everything!

It seems they are gathering their strongest power to completely kill Li Yunjing, this heaven-defying individual!

Thousands of miles away, many nearby cultivators were also alarmed. They flew out from their respective dojos, stood in the void, and gazed at the terrifying tribulation clouds in the distance.

"Someone is undergoing tribulation!"

"Who is it?"

"I haven't heard of any powerful figures in the Black Wind Mountains." "Could it be a passing expert?"

"What level of expert is this? Is he at the Nascent Soul stage or the Deity Transformation stage?"

"Who knows!"

"Everything is invisible over there in the calamity clouds; it's terrifying."

"I feel that within that tribulation of lightning, a single bolt of lightning could reduce me to ashes."

……

Many people are discussing this in shock.

"Eye of Lightning Punishment!"

Li Yunjing's heart trembled as he recognized that this was an unparalleled tribulation specifically designed to annihilate the primordial spirit and erase the true soul.

Physical defenses and magical artifacts are of little effect against this lightning.

Before he could think further, the pitch-black lightning core trembled slightly and disappeared without a sound, appearing directly in Li Yunjing's sea of ​​consciousness the next moment!
"boom……"

Li Yunjing's world of consciousness seemed to be facing its end.

The once vast, dazzling, and lightning-filled sea of ​​consciousness was now filled with endless darkness and an aura of annihilation.

The pitch-black lightning core hung high above the sea of ​​consciousness, like a world-destroying demonic sun, emitting gray ripples. Wherever it passed, the power of divine consciousness was like a piece of paper that had been set on fire, quickly turning black and annihilating!
Even the space within his sea of ​​consciousness began to crumble, revealing countless cracks.

Severe pain!

The excruciating pain originating from the very core of his soul instantly overwhelmed Li Yunjing. His body trembled violently, and pale blue blood spilled from his seven orifices.

The sixteen magical treasures surrounding the body also dimmed rapidly due to the severe damage to their master's primordial spirit, and emitted mournful cries.

Once his consciousness is completely annihilated, he will truly perish both in body and soul!
"You want to destroy my soul? Not so easy!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Li Yunjing's will was stimulated to the extreme.

He held fast to the last bit of clarity in his mind and frantically circulated the supreme secret technique of the Divine Firmament Path.

"In the Divine Firmament Thunder Prison, the Sea of ​​Consciousness reigns supreme!"

"All thunderbolts converge, forging my indestructible soul!"

"Boom!"

The "Origin Thunder Sea" at the bottom of the sea of ​​consciousness, which was originally eroded by the annihilation ripples, completely boiled over!

A gigantic wave of purple-gold lightning surged into the sky, crashing violently into the destructive gray ripples.

This is not a contest of power, but a collision and devouring at the fundamental level!

sizzle...

Gray and purple-gold intertwine, annihilation and rebirth confront each other.

The gray ripples continuously dissolved the thunder waves, but more thunder surged forth from the depths of the sea of ​​consciousness, one after another.

Each collision felt like Li Yunjing's primordial spirit was being pierced by millions of steel needles, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Refine! Refine it for me!"

He actually used his own sea of ​​consciousness as a furnace and the primordial thunder sea as fuel, drawing upon the power of the "Eye of Thunder Punishment" to temper his divine consciousness!

This is an extremely crazy act; if not handled carefully, it could lead to annihilation.

But the Divine Firmament Path is the supreme path that wields thunder and seeks rebirth amidst destruction!

It is the supreme thunder magic created and passed down by the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens!

Li Yunjing's Dao heart is unbreakable, and his understanding of thunder far surpasses that of others of the same level.

Under his forceful guidance, the primordial thunder sea began to struggle to envelop and devour the pitch-black "Eye of Thunder Punishment".

Countless fine purple-gold lightning runes were born from the sea of ​​lightning, like the toughest chains, winding upwards and frantically extracting the most primal "Destruction Principle" contained within the "Eye of Lightning Punishment".

The pain persisted, but Li Yunjing could feel that his divine consciousness was undergoing a qualitative transformation in this extreme destruction and rebirth.

The originally liquid divine consciousness began to condense, transforming into a higher-level "divine consciousness star." Each wisp of newly formed divine consciousness carried a faint purplish-gold hue, containing the ferocity and vitality of thunder, and greatly enhancing its resistance to the power of annihilation.

I don't know how much time passed; it felt like a moment, yet also like ten thousand years.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the pitch-black "Eye of Thunder Punishment" was finally completely swallowed and refined by the endless sea of ​​purple-gold lightning.

The last wisp of gray ripple dissipated, replaced by an even more vast and dazzling sea of ​​thunderous consciousness!

The power of divine consciousness surged and crashed, producing a real thunderous sound.

Countless tiny purple-gold divine consciousness stars floated and shone brightly in the ocean.

The ninth level of "Eye of Thunder Punishment" has been overcome!
Li Yunjing suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and a tangible purple-gold lightning bolt shot out from his eyes, piercing through the void.

A powerful divine sense, far surpassing that of an ordinary eighth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, swept across the surroundings, and the thunderous energy of heaven and earth showed him unprecedented affinity and submission.

He successfully survived the most dangerous trial of the Nine-Nine Return to One Tribulation. Not only was his nascent soul flawless, but his primordial spirit also underwent annihilation and rebirth, becoming incredibly powerful.

The tribulation clouds in the sky began to slowly dissipate, and strands of extremely pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth, mixed with auspicious rosy light, descended from the sky, flowing into his body like sweet rain, repairing the damage to his physical body and nourishing his nascent soul and primordial spirit.

The Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation has been successfully completed!
Li Yunjing stood atop the shattered mountain peak, bathed in the spiritual rain and rosy light bestowed by heaven and earth. His aura rose steadily, and he officially stepped into the gate of the Nascent Soul Path!

The first thing to undergo a transformation was his nascent soul.

Within his dantian, the nascent soul, identical in appearance to him and wreathed in purple-gold lightning arcs, suddenly opened its eyes, its pupils seemingly containing the birth and death of countless bolts of lightning.

After undergoing nine tribulations, especially the final tempering by the "Eye of Thunder Punishment," this nascent soul became incredibly solid, its entire body resembling crystal, pure and flawless, containing unimaginable, boundless magical power and innate thunder source.

Its strength and spirituality far surpass those of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, and are even comparable to the primordial spirits of some who have just entered the Divine Transformation realm!

With a slight thought, the nascent soul can leave the body and travel tens of thousands of miles in an instant, and the power of thunder magic is multiplied, and the perception of the thunder laws in the world is more than ten times clearer!
Secondly, there is his physical body.

Under the dual baptism of the residual power of the heavenly tribulation and the blessings bestowed by heaven and earth, his already formidable "Thunder Body" once again broke through its limits.

Fine purple-gold lightning patterns spontaneously emerged from the flesh, bones, and muscles. The internal organs were repeatedly washed by the essence of lightning, becoming crystal clear and tough, containing terrifying vitality and power.

The pale blue blood completely transformed into a noble purple-gold color, with faint sounds of wind and thunder as it flowed.

At this moment, his physical body itself is a humanoid magic weapon with terrifying strength. It can withstand the body of a Nascent Soul Realm eighth-level body cultivator, and it can even easily contend with ordinary spiritual treasures with his bare hands.

The greatest gain was the dramatic change in my sea of ​​consciousness.

The vast ocean of purple-gold divine consciousness was completely stabilized, with countless "stars" condensed from pure divine consciousness floating within it, slowly rotating and forming a profound system of its own.

His divine sense intensity surged, enough to cover an area of ​​280 miles, revealing every detail.

Even more terrifying is that the newly formed divine consciousness possesses innate lightning attributes, which have absolute restraint against evil spirits, ghosts, and filth. With a thought, it can manifest various supernatural powers such as lightning sword intent and thunderous soul suppression, with boundless power.

Their perception of heaven and earth and their ability to deduce the Dao have also been elevated to a completely new level.

The cultivation method of "Shenxiao Dao" operates on its own, breaking through to a higher level.

Many previously obscure and difficult-to-understand thunder magic techniques, supernatural talismans, and spells are now readily understood.

In particular, his understanding of the two true meanings of thunder—"destruction" and "rebirth"—reached an unprecedented level.

He could even vaguely sense a trace of the Daoist essence of the great being who was the origin of thunder, the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder, deep within the endless void.

Although the sixteen magical treasures surrounding him were damaged and dimmed in the lightning tribulation, their internal materials and the Dao patterns they contained were greatly improved after being tempered by the final "Dao-breaking lightning" and the blessing of heaven and earth.

With just a little nurturing and refining with true essence in the future, they can not only be restored to their original state, but their power and quality will also be better than before. Some of them even show signs of developing stronger spirituality.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yunjing specially brought out his magic weapon when the heavenly tribulation was about to arrive.

As for lightning tribulations, cultivators with Heavenly Rank Lightning Spirit Roots are born with antibodies and can even absorb the power of the tribulation.

He doesn't necessarily need to rely on magic weapons to resist.

This is just his plan to improve himself in every way.

"Breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm grants a lifespan of up to two thousand years! Subtracting the lifespan I expended cultivating the 'Heavenly Secrets Technique,' I still have fifteen hundred years left!"

Li Yunjing slowly clenched his fist, feeling the terrifying power surging within him like the sea, as if it could tear the sky apart. A powerful confidence of "my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens" arose spontaneously.

Although he had just entered the first level of the Nascent Soul realm, his true combat strength, relying on his flawless Nascent Soul, thunderous divine sense, powerful physical body, and numerous magical treasures, was enough to crush most Nascent Soul level nine cultivators, and he could even briefly contend with Nascent Soul stage experts!

His gaze swept over the many cultivators watching from two hundred miles away. With a slight movement of his divine sense, an invisible pressure from a Nascent Soul cultivator, mixed with a faint thunderous might, spread out.

This caused all the onlookers to tremble with fear and turn pale. They all lowered their heads and avoided the view, daring not to peek again.

The overwhelming pressure, mixed with the residual power of the thunder, swept across hundreds of miles like a tangible tsunami.

In the distant void, the cultivators who were whispering and speculating were now all pale-faced and their souls trembled, as if an invisible giant hand had gripped their throats!
"The pressure of the Nascent Soul!"

"But how could it be so terrifying?"

An old cultivator at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage trembled in his voice. He felt that his Golden Core, which he had cultivated for hundreds of years, was as insignificant as a candle in the wind in the face of this pressure, and the circulation of spiritual energy in his body became sluggish.

This power is far beyond what an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator could possess!

"It's not just the pressure from a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"It contains a trace of the aura of a heavenly tribulation!"

"That cataclysmic lightning tribulation just now... he... he actually survived it!"

Another well-informed Nascent Soul cultivator exclaimed in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

He himself was a Nascent Soul cultivator, but he knew that under that final "Eye of Thunder Punishment," he would definitely die!
The person who underwent the tribulation not only succeeded, but the intensity of the divine sense he emitted was so strong that even he, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the first level, felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Look!"

"The tribulation clouds have dispersed! Auspicious rosy clouds! Heaven and earth are bestowing blessings! This is... this is a sign of the completion of the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation!"

Someone pointed to the gradually dissipating dark clouds on the horizon and the falling colorful clouds and rain, so excited that they were incoherent.

(End of this chapter)