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The range of the calamity cloud continued to expand, rapidly growing from a radius of 100 li to a radius of 300 li, shrouding the entire Cuiping Mountain Range in a suffocating sense of oppression.

"What happened?"

Fifty miles away in Tanzhou County, countless cultivators were alarmed by this terrifying celestial phenomenon.

Inside the Criminal Investigation Department, Li Jianfeng, Su Wanqing, and others rushed into the sky, looking towards Cuiping Mountain with expressions of horror.

"This...this is the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ouyang Tian, ​​who had just broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, exclaimed in shock, "Yi Fei only broke through to the Void Refinement Realm, how could he have attracted the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation that only occurs when breaking through to the Body Integration Realm?!"

Su Wanqing's face turned deathly pale, her hands clenched into fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh without her noticing.

She knew that the five spiritual roots defied the heavens, and the trials that Heaven would bestow would be far more severe than those for ordinary people, but she never expected them to be this harsh.

The top of Cuiping Mountain.

Zheng Yifei looked at the extremely oppressive dark red tribulation clouds above his head, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

But he was not afraid. The first three bolts of lightning energy he absorbed filled him with explosive power.

"You want my life? Even Heaven can't stop you!"

Zheng Yifei roared and charged towards the tribulation clouds.

"Boom!"

The fourth lightning tribulation descended.

This was a dark red lightning bolt, more than ten times more powerful than the third one.

Zheng Yifei threw a punch, his fist enveloped in five-colored spiritual energy, and clashed head-on with the lightning pillar.

"puff!"

Zheng Yifei spat out a mouthful of blood, his body crashing to the ground like a kite with a broken string, creating a huge crater on the mountaintop.

But he immediately leaped into the air again, his body charred black, his flesh torn and twisted, yet his eyes burned with a frenzied fighting spirit.

The fifth... the sixth... the seventh...

The subsequent lightning tribulations each carried world-destroying power. Zheng Yifei completely abandoned defense, relying entirely on his abnormal physical regenerative abilities and his unique physique that could absorb lightning, frantically teetering on the edge of life and death.

This is no longer a tribulation, but a battle against fate.

When the eighth lightning tribulation struck, half of Zheng Yifei's body had already been split open, exposing his bones, and the five-colored vortex in his dantian also showed signs of instability.

"This is the last one."

Zheng Yifei gasped for breath, staring intently at the final lightning tribulation brewing in the sky.

It was a dark red ball of lightning that was almost solidified, and the destructive aura it emitted caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.

Come on!

Zheng Yifei compressed all the remaining spiritual power in his body and the lightning energy he had absorbed earlier into his right fist, and his figure transformed into a stream of light, rushing straight towards the dark red lightning ball.

"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar that shook the entire Tanzhou Prefecture exploded above Cuiping Mountain. The blinding light caused people fifty miles away to involuntarily close their eyes.

The violent shockwave swept in all directions, and the entire peak of Cuiping Mountain was flattened by tens of feet.

The light dissipated.

In mid-air, a figure, charred black and almost unrecognizable as human, floated silently.

The tribulation clouds finally exhausted their power and began to slowly dissipate. A seven-colored rain of heaven and earth descended from the sky, enveloping the figure within it.

Nourished by the sweet rain, the charred dead skin on Zheng Yifei's body began to peel off, revealing new skin as clear and translucent as white jade.

The fractured bones were remodeled, and the damaged meridians were widened more than tenfold.

He slowly opened his eyes, and faint purple-red lightning flashed in his pupils.

Early stage of the Void Refinement Realm!

Zheng Yifei clenched his fist, feeling the seemingly endless liquid five elements spiritual power within his body, as well as the violent lightning energy hidden deep within his flesh and blood, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

Although breaking through to the Five Elemental Roots is difficult, once successful, he is confident that he will be invincible among those of the same level.

He looked down at his right hand. During the process of absorbing the lightning tribulation energy, he vaguely sensed that he could combine this lightning power with martial arts techniques.

Zheng Yifei's gaze shifted and locked onto a towering ancient tree on the mountainside 300 meters away, which required three people to encircle it.

He did not use the Embroidered Spring Blade, nor did he circulate the Five Elements Primordial Technique. Instead, he raised his right hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and, following the method of the "Spiritual Finger Technique," forced the dormant lightning energy in his body to his fingertips.

"laugh--"

At his fingertips, a ball of purplish-red lightning instantly condensed.

Zheng Yifei pointed it out.

There was no grand display, only a thin, hair-like, yet incredibly fast, purplish-red lightning bolt that instantly traversed a distance of three hundred meters.

"Bang!"

The towering ancient tree was split in two without even a sway, the broken edge charred black and instantly bursting into flames.

Its destructive power is no different from that of a real thunderbolt, and it is even better in terms of penetrating power.

A look of shock flashed in Zheng Yifei's eyes.

The Spirit Finger he used was taught by Zhang Biao and was a low-level spell. Previously, he could only activate it with spiritual power, which, while powerful, was not as terrifyingly lethal as it was now.

Now infused with the energy of lightning tribulation, this finger technique has completely mutated, becoming a deadly weapon capable of killing with a single blow.

"Try again."

Zheng Yifei became excited and pointed repeatedly at the giant rock in the distance.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Streaks of purplish-red lightning shot out from the sky, shattering the hard boulders into pieces.

However, when he pointed out his tenth finger, the lightning at his fingertip suddenly dissipated. He felt a void in his dantian, and the originally abundant five elements spiritual power and lightning energy were completely consumed. He felt weak and almost fell from mid-air.

"What terrifying energy expenditure."

Zheng Yifei quickly circulated his cultivation technique, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to restore his strength. He was secretly alarmed; although the power of this mutated "Thunderous Spiritual Finger" was ridiculously great, its consumption was equally astonishing.

With his current cultivation level at the early stage of Void Refinement, he can only use it ten times in a row at most. After ten times, he will completely lose his fighting ability.

"It seems this move should only be used as a last resort, and should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary."

Zheng Yifei took a deep breath and took out a brand new black robe from his storage bag to put on.

He stood atop the flattened Cuiping Mountain, gazing towards Kyoto.

With his cultivation breakthrough and the reconstruction of the disaster area on track, the foundation of Tanzhou County has been completely consolidated, and his troops are now strong and well-equipped.

It's time to find an opportunity to go to Kyoto.