NOVEL NEXT Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Will you go up and hold it for a while?_i
Translator: 549690339
The sky was filled with endless dark clouds, and within them surged an immense pressure that even the Loose Immortal powerhouses of the sect felt a profound oppression!
Li Cheng sensed clearly that the Order of Heaven and Earth had become incredibly active; should one achieve Enlightenment under such circumstances, the results would surely be twice as effective with half the effort!
However, that was just wishful thinking—the Pill Tribulation was not meant for such revelations.
As the dark clouds gathered, the world grew dim, only occasionally illuminated by the flickering lightning within the clouds.
Gradually, it seemed as if the dark clouds had condensed to their limit above Heaven Secret Peak, where the clouds began to twist, slowly forming a giant vortex!
Within the vortex, lightning leaped with each movement, emitting a shocking aura and pressure!
“How come the Pill Tribulation has arrived so quickly? The Heaven Secret Technique isn’t ready yet!”
Swish!
The Elder Sect Master led the Loose Immortals as they flew to a position a kilometer away from Li Cheng, all frowning deeply.
They had been careless!
Together, they had been preparing the Heaven Secret Technique, needing the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, but they were not ready yet, and the alchemy had already begun!
Now that the tribulation clouds were nearly prepared, how could they conceal the secrets of heaven?
It was a mistake—they should have waited until the Heaven Secret Technique was ready before allowing the alchemy to start.
Who could have anticipated that Li Cheng’s alchemy speed was so swift, involving two thousand sets of materials, no less!
“Never mind, it’s already too late to conceal the secrets of heaven; let’s just watch the Pill Tribulation,” the Elder Sect Master said helplessly.
“This Pill Tribulation is too intense, isn’t it? When I crossed my Heaven Tribulation, it seemed even weaker than this!” Bai Tieyi said doubtfully.
Hearing this, Mu Xingzhi became even more certain of his earlier thought and quickly said, “Could it be that this isn’t the Pill Tribulation, but rather the Heaven Tribulation of our Junior Sect Uncle?”
Pill Tribulation, Heaven Tribulation, Loose Immortal Tribulation—so many tribulations to endure, they all looked quite similar, with the momentum and pressure all emanating from the Order of Heaven and Earth—how could ordinary cultivators tell them apart?
Bai Tieyi shook his head, “What are you thinking? With the severity of this tribulation lightning, to Li Cheng it’s no more bothersome than a tickle; how could it possibly be his Heaven Tribulation?”
Mu Xingzhi’s eyes widened in disbelief—what kind of joke was this?
Didn’t you say it was stronger than your own Heaven Tribulation? And now it’s just a tickle for our Junior Sect Uncle?
Is it merely a Pill Tribulation?
“Indeed, it is the Pill Tribulation. The reason it’s so strong is that there are too many Emperor Grade Responding to Calamity Pills!” the Elder Sect Master said solemnly.
With that, the Elder Sect Master turned to Mu Xingzhi, “Xingzhi, are you thinking about using the Pill Tribulation to trigger Li Cheng’s Heaven Tribulation?”
Mu Xingzhi nodded, “Exactly, Grandmaster, haven’t we discussed it? It’s time for Junior Sect Uncle to cross his Tribulation and ascend.”
All nodded in agreement—they had secretly discussed this several times, and the final decision was to persuade Li Cheng to ascend!
Such monstrous talent was a waste to remain in the Kunlun Realm.
The Immortal World, that was his true stage!
After a moment of silence, Bai Tieyi spoke, “There’s also a chance here. Such a powerful Pill Tribulation, relying solely on these pills, would surely result in severe losses!”
“Therefore, we could persuade Li Cheng to lend a hand to these pills, and perhaps, in doing so, we might even bring about his Heaven Tribulation.”
Everyone who heard this nodded; indeed, this was a
two-birds-with-one-stone strategy!
It could not only save more pills but also provoke Li Cheng’s Heaven Tribulation.
Mu Xingzhi felt a spark of inspiration and took a step forward, calling out loudly, “Junior Sect Uncle, this Pill Tribulation is too strong for the Responding to Calamity Pills alone—they will suffer heavy losses. Could you perhaps rise and give them a bit of support?”
Li Cheng, who had been looking up at the sky, turned his head, thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.
Following that, Li Cheng stepped into the void and stood a hundred meters above the numerous Responding to Calamity Pills.
With this approach, when the Pill Tribulation fell, it was bound to strike him first, and the remaining tribulation force would likely weaken by half, neither affecting the birth of the Emperor Grade Responding to Calamity Pill, nor would it lessen the number of pills preserved.
Most importantly, Li Cheng’s physical strength was now comparable to that of a half Immortal Artifact, and he wanted to use the Tribulation Thunder to temper it further.
As both parties harbored their own thoughts, the Tribulation Thunder began to descend!
Boom!
The deafening sound of thunder exploded as a tribulation thunderbolt, more than a meter in diameter, crashed down, instantly engulfing Li Cheng!
The Tribulation Thunder’s momentum did not stop, smashing into the group of Responding to Calamity Pills, with electric arcs bursting forth, instantly shattering most of the pills!
The crowd didn’t look at the pills but stared intently at Li Cheng.
In the midst of the Tribulation Thunder, Li Cheng’s body hair stood on end, and a paralyzing sensation instantly swept over his entire body!
However, as Li Cheng operated the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture, the paralyzing sensation flowed away like water.
“Good… exhilarating!”
Li Cheng’s voice came from the void, causing the crowd to be astonished. He hadn’t even used True Yuan to protect his body, and yet he said it was exhilarating?
“His body is stronger than we had anticipated!”
“Have you noticed? He’s not cultivating the Xuanqing Immortal Scroll but some unknown, even more formidable cultivation technique.”
As Li Cheng operated the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture, he suddenly found that he had absorbed the surrounding Tribulation Thunder into his body, multiplying the effect of tempering his body in an instant!
Elated by this discovery, Li Cheng saw the second wave of Tribulation Thunder about to fall and hastily operated the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture with all his strength!
Boom!
The second wave of Tribulation Thunder fell, a massive column nearly two meters in diameter, cascading down like a waterfall.
But when the Tribulation Thunder reached Li Cheng’s head, it seemed to be upheld by him as only a very small portion of the electric arcs scattered, with him holding back most of it!
The onlookers were stunned; he was clearly absorbing the Tribulation Thunder!
What kind of cultivation technique was that? Even Tribulation Thunder was not spared!
Too ferocious, right?
After a standoff, the Tribulation Thunder began to dissipate, and at this moment, Li Cheng’s body shone with electric light, as if every pore was releasing electric arcs.
Elder Seven swallowed with difficulty, “Isn’t this going to anger the Pill Tribulation?”
“Isn’t that just perfect? It would be best if the Heaven Tribulation followed suit; our junior uncle won’t need much time to ascend after passing it,” Mu Xingzhi said with a smile.
As they spoke, the third wave of Tribulation Thunder also began to descend!
This tribulation thunder seemed to be burning with flames, clearly not ordinary Tribulation Thunder. Perhaps, as Elder Seven had mentioned, the Pill Tribulation was angered by Li Cheng’s absorption of the Tribulation Thunder, causing this wave to become several times stronger.
The electric arcs around Li Cheng were still leaping, indicating that he had not yet fully absorbed and refined the second wave of Tribulation Thunder.
“Thunderfire Tribulation, something that appears only in the Heaven Tribulation or the Loose Immortal Tribulation. Could it be that his Heaven Tribulation is about to begin?” Bai Tieyi’s eyes lit up.
With Li Cheng’s strength, they had never worried that he would fail the Tribulation Crossing. Besides, Li Cheng had an Emperor Grade Tribulation Crossing Pill in his possession, with which one could pass the Heaven Tribulation lying down.
Li Cheng was fully focusing on cultivating the Chaos Yuan Heavenly Scripture to refine the Tribulation Thunder that had entered his body, but it seemed that the third wave of Tribulation Thunder was not giving him the chance to do so!
“Is it going to be wasted?”
Watching the approaching third wave of Tribulation Thunder, Li Cheng felt somewhat helpless. If he just had a bit more time, once he had refined the Tribulation Thunder within his body, he could attempt to refine the third wave as well.
But at the moment, he simply had no strength to absorb the third wave into his body.
Suddenly, a thought struck Li Cheng, and he mobilized all forty Lane of Time Law within him at full strength!
Immediately after, everyone witnessed an incredibly astonishing scene!