Chapter 413
Chapter 413
Chapter 413: Golden Core Grade, Swallowing Tribulation Thunder, Domineeringly Overcoming Tribulation! (4,000-word chapter, monthly vote requested)
“Five-colored tribulation cloud?”
Lu Qing was stunned when he saw the cloud’s color.
However, compared to Yan’s shock, he was much calmer.
“It’s not red, nor gold, but an unconventional, unprecedented five colors.
Is it because of my profound accumulation, or because of my Five Elements body?
Or maybe a combination of both?”
It’s no wonder Lu Qing thought this way; the five-colored tribulation cloud so easily reminded him of the power of the Five Elements.
Before the heavenly tribulation could fully develop and rain down tribulation thunder, Lu Qing activated his supernatural powers and gazed at the massive five-colored tribulation cloud.
Soon, several messages floated into his field of vision.
[Five-Colored Heavenly Tribulation: Manifested by the power of Heaven, a tribulation that must be overcome to achieve the perfect golden elixir.]
[Heavenly tribulation is a test imposed by Heaven’s will upon practitioners. Survive it, and you live; fail it, and you die.] [
Elixir is divided into several grades. Golden elixirs are categorized into three grades: high, medium, and low. Perfect golden elixir is also categorized. To achieve the perfect golden elixir, one must survive the five-colored heavenly tribulation.
The Five-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, condensed from the essence of the Five Elements of Heaven, can only be overcome by surviving the Five Elements’ thunderbolts and then the soul tribulation. … “
The
Five-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, the Tribulation of the Perfect Golden Elixir?”
After reading the message that floated out of the tribulation cloud, Lu Qing was both surprised and delighted. He
was surprised by the appearance of his own Five-Colored Tribulation Cloud; it was indeed the result of his immense accumulation. He
was delighted by the knowledge that if he could survive this tribulation, he would be able to condense the Perfect Golden Elixir.
While he didn’t know the secrets of this Perfect Golden Elixir, he knew from the name alone that it must be extremely extraordinary.
“So Golden Elixir has so many grades? I’ve never seen that in the classics.”
Lu Qing possessed the majority of the Lihuo Sect’s inheritance, yet he had never seen any mention of Golden Elixir grades.
Even “Yan,” a knowledgeable spirit with tens of thousands of years of life, had never mentioned it.
Lu Qing therefore suspected that the cultivators of this world were unaware of this.
After all, this world experiences a period of spiritual energy extinction and cessation every tens of thousands of years,
leading to the demise of the path to immortality. While tens of thousands of years may seem like an eternity, they are nothing compared to the entire history of immortal cultivation.
It’s only natural that a sufficiently comprehensive cultivation system hasn’t been developed given insufficient foundation.
“I wonder if there’s any information on this matter in the vast world where the demon cultivator resides,” Lu Qing suddenly thought.
He decided to find a time later to thoroughly question the demon cultivator.
However, all of this would have to wait until he could survive this heavenly tribulation.
Lu Qing’s mind raced with thoughts.
However, thanks to his extraordinary abilities, having uncovered the details of this five-colored heavenly tribulation, his inner pressure eased considerably.
As Lu Qing pondered this, the five-colored tribulation clouds in the sky completely coalesced and began to flash with lightning.
“Then let me see the true power of this heavenly tribulation capable of forging a perfect golden elixir!”
Lu Qing gazed toward the sky, a surge of lofty ambition rising within him.
As if sensing Lu Qing’s thoughts, the tribulation clouds in the sky began to gather lightning at an accelerated rate.
“Such a terrifying power of the tribulation!”
“Can a human truly survive such a tribulation?”
“Will that unnamed expert perish under this tribulation?”
Hundreds of miles away, the faces of the many experts previously hidden in the dense forest paled as the five-colored tribulation clouds condensed and the tribulation’s power increased dramatically.
Even from such a distance, the pressure of the tribulation still shook their hearts and minds, making it unbearable.
They couldn’t imagine how terrifying it would be for someone directly under the tribulation, bearing its might.
Many experts began to doubt whether the mysterious expert about to endure it could actually survive.
Naturally, the thoughts of the outsiders had no effect on Lu Qing.
He watched the tribulation clouds overhead, constantly cultivating his own aura, resisting the pressure of the tribulation and maintaining peak condition at all times.
Finally, he saw the flickering lightning in the vortex of the tribulation clouds reach a climax.
With a boom, a blinding, thick bolt of white lightning slammed down upon him!
“White first? Come on!”
Lu Qing, watching the white lightning rain down from the sky, showed no fear.
His eyes shone, and he concentrated all his energy and spirit to the utmost.
He didn’t even activate any defensive spells, simply standing still, waiting for the lightning to strike.
Boom!
It was a long story, but the lightning was incredibly fast.
Descending from the sky, it struck Lu Qing in a split second.
Immediately, accompanied by a tremendous roar of thunder, the mountain where Lu Qing stood was instantly suffused with countless flashes of lightning.
The countless flowers, plants, and trees atop the peak were instantly reduced to ash, vanishing into thin air.
“To resist it head-on with your flesh, young master, that’s too much!”
The “Flame” in the Lihuo Cauldron observed this scene and became extremely anxious.
It saw that Lu Qing hadn’t even activated his physical body’s precious aura, withstood this first bolt of lightning with pure flesh.
Remember, this was an unprecedented five-colored heavenly tribulation.
It was still unknown how powerful it was, so it was too risky for Lu Qing to do this.
Unfortunately, no matter how anxious Yan was, he didn’t dare to send a telepathic message to disturb Lu Qing.
The matter of surviving the tribulation was of grave importance; one must not be distracted.
If Lu Qing’s voice transmission distracted him, leading to his ultimate failure, it would be a true sin.
“So that’s how it is. This white tribulation lightning, in addition to the power of the heavenly tribulation, also contains the sharp aura of the Law of Metal, capable of slicing and shattering everything.”
Atop the mountain, Lu Qing, engulfed by the tribulation lightning, did not die.
Though his body was battered and riddled with holes, appearing terrifying
, he remained composed, showing no sign of pain.
Instead, he meticulously sensed and analyzed the tribulation lightning invading his body.
After this analysis, Lu Qing immediately understood the true nature of this first white tribulation lightning.
Simply put, this five-element tribulation lightning was the power of the heavenly tribulation, combined with the power of the five elements.
Their combined power multiplied exponentially,
making it dozens of times more powerful than an ordinary heavenly tribulation.
This first white tribulation lightning was the power of the heavenly tribulation combined with the power of the Law of Metal.
Beyond the destructive force of the heavenly tribulation itself, there was also an unparalleled, sharp power that sliced and shattered everything.
“But fortunately, while the power of this tribulation thunder is terrifying, I can still withstand it.
And it seems I can absorb the power of the Law of Gold.”
Lu Qing looked horrified, but in his heart, he had a plan.
He immediately activated the [Five Elements Body Refining Technique], not only harnessing the power of the tribulation thunder to sharpen himself, but also seizing the opportunity to absorb the power of the Law of Gold within. This
was because his cultivation method possessed the five elements, and during his previous retreat, he had absorbed and refined a large amount of the five elements’ spiritual fluid.
His body had gradually developed a foundation of the Five Elements Dao Body, allowing him to easily absorb the power of the Golden Law within the tribulation thunder, absorbing it into his physical form and spiritual energy.
Even the acupoint between his eyebrows was absorbing the power of the Law.
Simultaneously, Lu Qing’s physical strength, which had previously reached its limit and seemed unable to improve, began to increase again.
Lu Qing felt a flicker of joy as he sensed these changes.
“As expected, the path of physical cultivation requires continuous destruction before construction. This heavenly tribulation is the perfect test for me.”
He immediately began to absorb the surrounding tribulation thunder with even greater effort.
And just like that, a strange scene unfolded.
As Lu Qing absorbed the tribulation thunder, his physical body, initially riddled with holes and tatters,
began to heal, the scars gradually fading.
“What’s going on? Young Master is actually cultivating and absorbing tribulation thunder in the midst of it?!”
Upon witnessing this, the “Flame” within the Lihuo Cauldron was so shocked that its eyes nearly popped out of its head.
It could hardly believe what it was witnessing.
It had been debating whether to take Lu Qing into the Lihuo Cauldron before he could finally bear it.
That way, even if the tribulation failed, at least his life would be saved.
The Lihuo Cauldron was, after all, a mid-grade spiritual artifact; a mere Jindan tribulation couldn’t truly destroy it.
But now, seeing this, “Yan” knew it had been overthinking it.
Lu Qing didn’t look like someone who could hold on any longer; rather, he looked more like someone unsatisfied.
Lu Qing was indeed unsatisfied.
He was absorbing the tribulation lightning, enjoying the pleasure of his growing power.
But suddenly, that feeling faltered.
Opening his eyes, he saw it was the first golden tribulation lightning, completely absorbed and consumed.
Lu Qing immediately looked up at the sky.
“Next, the tribulation lightning just now wasn’t your limit, was it?”
This scene left “Yan” speechless again.
What did it see? As a tribulation survivor, this young man was actually actively provoking the heavenly tribulation.
Didn’t he know that the heavenly tribulation was the manifestation of Heaven’s will, unchallenged?
As if sensing Lu Qing’s disrespect, the swirling tribulation clouds in the sky suddenly grew even larger.
Brighter lightning began to gather.
“Haha, that’s the way it should be!” Lu Qing laughed heartily.
Perhaps because of Lu Qing’s provocation, the lightning in the swirling tribulation clouds gathered this time at a speed ten times faster than the last.
Not long after, another tribulation thunderbolt, accompanied by immense power, descended.
This time, it was azure!
Boom!
The azure lightning struck Lu Qing with a powerful blow.
But strangely, this time, unlike the previous one, it didn’t cause devastating damage to the mountain’s environment.
Instead, the azure lightning spread, and wherever it passed, vast swathes of flowers and plants appeared on the mountaintops.
For a moment, the vegetation previously destroyed by the golden tribulation thunder seemed to have returned.
Even Lu Qing’s body was covered with flowers and plants.
Not only did the flowers and plants sprout from his body, their roots penetrated deeper and deeper, embedding themselves deeply into Lu Qing’s body.
They absorbed his flesh, blood, spiritual energy, and all his vital energy.
This caused Lu Qing’s body to rapidly shrivel, becoming twice as thin in the blink of an eye.
“Is it the Wood Tribulation Thunder this time? I never imagined that the power of the Wood Law, known as the source of life, could be so terrifying when it erupts in v*olence.”
Lu Qing felt the changes within his body, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
While this Wood Tribulation Thunder didn’t appear as devastating as the previous Gold Tribulation Thunder
, its strangeness was far superior.
This death, where a person’s body is covered in flowers and plants, their lifeblood and flesh drained dry, was truly horrifying.
“But, drain all my life force. Let’s see who can absorb more!”
Lu Qing immediately activated his magic formula. Simultaneously, the Five Elements Gourd in his Dantian Qi Sea vibrated, emitting a powerful suction force.
Under this double absorption, the flowers and plants that had taken root in Lu Qing’s body, frantically absorbing his flesh and life force, trembled violently.
Not only did they expel the life force they had already absorbed, belonging to Lu Qing,
but they themselves, twisting madly, transformed into strands of the green wood principle power, which Lu Qing absorbed into his body.
“What a strange heavenly tribulation, but it seems the young master is no less.”
In the Lihuo Cauldron, “Yan” saw Lu Qing covered in flowers and plants, and suddenly felt his hair stand on end and his head tingle.
He had never seen a heavenly tribulation manifest like this.
What kind of heavenly tribulation was this, evolving into flowers and plants to absorb the life force of the tribulation-bearer, turning them into a dried corpse and dying?
Such a tribulation scene, let alone seeing it, had never even heard of it!
Fortunately, it saw that Lu Qing seemed to have found a way to deal with it.
Not only was he able to resist the life force being absorbed by the flowers and plants, but he was actually absorbing it into his body.
Therefore, in “Yan’s” view, this unprecedented five-colored heavenly tribulation was indeed strange and terrifying.
But Lu Qing, a Tribulation Crosser, didn’t seem to be much worse off.
His current performance didn’t show any of the difficulties that an ordinary Tribulation Crosser would experience.
It was almost even stranger than this heavenly tribulation!
Lu Qing was naturally unaware of Yan’s complaints within the Lihuo Cauldron.
While dealing with this Wood Tribulation Thunder might seem simple
, it was in fact far from easy. He required complete concentration and the coordination of the Five Elements Gourd to truly absorb it.
As he continued to absorb, not only were all the flowers and plants on his body absorbed,
but even the surrounding vegetation, evolved from the Law of Wood, was completely absorbed.
His body not only fully recovered, but even strengthened even further.
The spiritual energy within him, having been continuously infused with the power of two Laws, began to stir, as if poised for some kind of transformation.
But after a few moments of fluctuation, it calmed down again.
Lu Qing understood what was happening.
For those in the Foundation Establishment Stage to reach the Golden Core Realm, the most crucial step is to merge their spiritual energy with the power of the Laws, ultimately evolving and transforming into mana.
He cultivated the Five Elements spiritual energy, and his inability to transform was clearly due to the inadequacy of the Laws he had absorbed.
As for the missing power of the law, it was in the calamity clouds above.
Seeing this, Lu Qing raised his head and looked towards the vortex of calamity clouds in the sky.
A greedy look appeared in his eyes: “Come on, continue!”
(End of this chapter)