I run a casino in the immortal realm.

The dark red lightning bolt, drawn by the true energy, twisted at an odd angle in mid-air and struck Zheng Yifei hard in the chest.

A deafening roar.

Zheng Yifei was sent flying backward by the blow, crashing heavily onto the charred rock more than ten meters away.

His robes instantly turned to ashes, and a bowl-sized hole was blasted into his chest, his flesh torn and charred black, revealing his white ribs and beating heart.

Blood instantly stained the ground red.

"Brother Yifei!"

Zhao Ling, who had just stabilized her cultivation level, suddenly opened her eyes and was terrified by what she saw.

Zheng Yifei lay in a pool of blood, his body convulsing. In that instant, he felt as if his soul was being torn apart by the violent power of the lightning.

But at this critical moment of life and death, the five golden cores in his dantian burst forth with unprecedented light. The five elements generated each other, and the inexhaustible spiritual power protected his heart meridian, managing to keep him alive.

"Medicine... pills..."

Zheng Yifei squeezed out two words from his throat, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows.

Zhao Ling reacted extremely quickly, immediately taking out a crystal-clear, top-grade Rejuvenation Pill from her storage ring, flicking it with her finger, and accurately placing it into Zheng Yifei's mouth.

The elixir melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into a massive surge of life force that flowed into the limbs and bones.

A miracle happened.

The medicinal power of the Supreme Rejuvenation Pill produced a wondrous chemical reaction with the "rebirth" law of the Heavenly Tribulation remaining in Zheng Yifei's body.

The horrific bloody hole in his chest was visibly healing, with fleshy buds wriggling and intertwining wildly.

What delighted Zheng Yifei even more was that while the lightning destroyed his physical body, it also forcefully slammed the purest and most refined power of law into his meridians.

This single bolt of lightning is equivalent to five days of arduous training here!

"efficient!"

Zheng Yifei suddenly sat up, spitting out a mouthful of black blood mixed with bits of internal organs, but his eyes shone with a frightening light.

He turned to Zhao Ling, his voice urgent: "Ling'er, give me all the top-grade Rejuvenation Pills!"

"You're insane!"

At this moment, Su Wanqing also woke up from her meditation. Seeing Zheng Yifei's miserable appearance, she immediately understood what he had done.

She grabbed Zheng Yifei's shoulder, her voice trembling: "That was the Tribulation of Nascent Soul! You were just lucky just now. If it happened again, you would be reduced to ashes!"

"I'm not crazy."

Zheng Yifei pushed Su Wanqing's hand away, his gaze unwavering: "Wanqing, Qin Cang won't give us time to cultivate slowly. If we don't fight hard today, we'll all die at the hands of the Xuantian Sect tomorrow. I have to give it my all."

"But you'll die if you do that. As long as you live, you'll have a chance to break through in the future. Don't take the risk."

"I've always been lucky, nothing will happen. No matter what happens, don't get distracted, just focus on breaking through. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for both of us."

Looking into Zheng Yifei's bloodshot yet incredibly calm eyes, Su Wanqing knew she couldn't persuade him. Gritting her teeth, her eyes reddening slightly, she silently took a half-step back.

With trembling hands, Zhao Ling stuffed an entire bottle of top-grade Rejuvenation Pills into Zheng Yifei's hand.

Half an hour later, another streak of lightning struck the outer perimeter, this time targeting Li Jianfeng.

Zheng Yifei followed the same method, once again using the Spiritual Finger to draw the lightning to himself.

"boom!"

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, bones broke.

After swallowing the Rejuvenation Pill, flesh and blood are regenerated, and meridians are reshaped.

The pain of constantly teetering on the edge of life and death is something that ordinary people simply cannot endure.

Every breath Zheng Yifei took carried the smell of blood. His muscles, tempered by lightning, had become as tough as steel, and his meridians had expanded to twice their previous size.

After attracting five bolts of lightning in succession, Zheng Yifei discovered that the scattered lightning on the outside was no longer enough to satisfy his appetite for five golden pills.

He stood up and, under the gazes of a group of elites from the Heavenly Demon Sect who looked at him like he was crazy, and with the terrifying pressure that could crush even a Golden Core cultivator, he took five steps forward.

"What's that kid doing? Looking for death?"

The owl, not far away, opened its eyes and looked at Zheng Yifei, who was covered in blood and shirtless, with a look of extreme shock in its eyes.

Within five steps, the power of the lightning tribulation and the ferocity of the spiritual energy doubled.

Zheng Yifei sat there cross-legged, no longer needing to use the Spiritual Finger to guide the electric arcs that were moving in mid-air. These arcs were naturally attracted by the vast Five Elements spiritual power within his body and continuously struck him.

Destroy, repair.

Destroy again, repair again.

Zheng Yifei was completely covered in blood. He was numb, with only one thought in his mind: absorb and break through!

Day 40.

With a roar like a dragon's cry from within his body, faint purple-gold lightning patterns appeared on the surface of the five golden cores, and Zheng Yifei's aura soared into the sky like a volcanic eruption.

Golden Core complete!

He opened his eyes and exhaled a long, stale breath, which even carried tiny sparks of electricity.

But it's not enough.

There are only nine days left until the end of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Zheng Yifei raised his head and looked at Ouyang Tian, ​​who was emaciated and undergoing the most intense tribulation of lightning, a hundred meters away.

He knew that his current strength was still insufficient to break through the core and form a nascent soul within these nine days.

"Living towards death..."

Zheng Yifei clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. He didn't turn around, but simply stretched out his hand behind him, giving a thumbs-up. Then, under the horrified gazes of Su Wanqing and the others, he strode forward again, heading deeper into the eye of the storm, towards Ouyang Tian's direction.

He is about to face an even more intense tribulation of lightning!

"Yifei, we can't go any further, we'll really die."

Su Wanqing screamed hysterically, hoping to bring her lover back.

"Brother Yifei, the lightning is too intense, your body can't handle it, come back quickly."

Zhao Ling also screamed frantically, and even stood up and tried to rush over.

"Don't move, all of you. This is a critical moment. Whether you can break through to the Nascent Soul stage depends on this. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to spend decades or even hundreds of years. Don't worry about me. I have no way out. I can only fight to the death."

Don't worry, I'm the chosen one, I'll definitely overcome this difficulty.

Zheng Yifei smiled slightly, turned around and entered the raging lightning field to endure the Nine Heavens Tribulation with Ouyang Tian. Whether they would die or be reborn would be up to fate.

Su Wanqing and Zhao Ling were in tears, and Zheng Yifei's turn around was very likely the last time they saw each other.

Li Jianfeng and Wang Changsheng were also moved to tears. The Qingyun Sect had been destroyed. They had long regarded Zheng Yifei as their leader and would follow him through thick and thin. If Zheng Yifei died, they would lose their backbone.