This round of heavenly tribulation had left Wei Yuan charred on the outside and tender on the inside. His entire body was exuding a fragrant aroma.

Fortunately, his physical body was formidable. Countless tiny parts of his body were already beginning to regenerate. In fact, the trial by lightning had caused much of his flesh and blood to be reborn with an entirely new level of strength. In a sense, it was like Wei Yuan had overcome an Avatar-level heavenly tribulation. After this tempering, the strength of his physical body would rank among the very best even among Avatars.

However, looking at Xu Wenwu, Wei Yuan suddenly felt he should wait a while longer before telling him about the benefits of overcoming a lightning tribulation—or even not tell him at all.

Otherwise, if this guy somehow got a wild idea and came up with some method that allowed one to temper their body without having to undergo a tribulation, then wouldn’t all his suffering today have been for nothing? If that happened, Wei Yuan would surely spit out a mouthful of old blood right then and there.

It was only now that the cultivators of the Palace of Absolute Beginning found a moment to speak with Wei Yuan. Cui Yu didn’t say a word, though—he simply came over and gave Wei Yuan a hug.

After they parted, Wei Yuan looked Cui Yu up and down and asked, “How do you look worse than me, the one who literally just went through a heavenly tribulation?”

Cui Yu retorted irritably, “I haven’t looked good since the day I met you!”

Wei Yuan had already learned what had happened in Qingming on his way back, as well as how everyone had joined hands to deal a second...