Chapter146:TheFirstTribulation
Insideavalley,abunchofTaihangSectdiscipleswasstartledastheystaredatthedistantclearsky.Theirexpressionsgreatlychanged.
“Itfinallyshowedup.”BiZhangQianstoodwithhishandsclaspedbehindhisback.Hisfigurewasslenderandtallwhilethelonghairthattouchedhisshouldersslightlymovedunderthenightbreeze.Thelightningfromfarawaykeptflashing,whichaddedatouchofsharpnesstohisappearance.
Onabrokencliff.
Atthedistanthazychainofmountains,undertheflashesoflightning,themountainsseemedtoappearanddisappear.
Dozensoffiguresshowedupatthebrokencliffwithaurasthatwereswiftandfierce.AmongthemweretheBlackFiendSchool’sHighElderBaiandHighElderYu.
“Youfinallycouldn’thideanymorehuh,BloodSpiritualGinseng!”,Ablack-clothedelderwithahawk-likenose,broadforeheadandskinaswhiteasalady,staredatthefarawaylightningwhilehiseyessparkledwithafierceglint.
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Onthecliff,farawayfromthelightningflashes,theairwasfilledwithanunusualkindofbloodyatmospherethatwasveryhorrifying.
Severalfiguresstoodthereasaseeminglybloodyradiancebegantoglowontheirbodies.Fornoapparentreason,therewerehorrifyingmurderousaurasintheair.
“Ithasshownup......”Amiddle-agedmanwearingadarkredrobewithhisblackhairtouchinghisshouldersspokesoftly.Hiseyesthatwerewatchingtheskywereshiningwithaslightlybloodyglow.
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Atthetopofamountain,severalgiganticflyingbeastslandedonasky-hightreeatamountainpeak.Theirfearsomeeyesresembledabrassbell,butforunexplainedreasons,atpresent,theirbodieswereshiveringasiftheywerecold.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😣)
However,therewerealsodozensoffiguresstandingontopofthemountain.Theformlessaurasthattheyreleasedwerefierce,makingthesurroundingairsuddenlytensedup.
“Ican’twaittofindoutwhowillgettheBloodSpiritualGinsengintheend!”Someonerespondedinabrightvoice.
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Onamountainpeak,severalfiguresstoodtall.
Standinginthefrontwasafigurewearingacloakonherheadandawhiteveilasamask,withalilacdressthatoutlinedherelegantphysiqueincisively.
Behindthefigurewasamaninhis50sinregularclothing,whoseblackhairwasbaldhalfway,whichwasveryeye-catching.
Therewasalsoanotherfigureinthe50s.Itwasawomaninaplaindress.
Thewomanwaswearingahairpininherhairwithsomewrinklesonherface.Shewasalsostandingquietlybehindtheastoundingfigurethatwaswearingacloakonherheadandawhiteveilasamask.
IfpresentlySuYiwashere,hewouldunmistakablyrecognizethem.
ThesepeoplewerefromtheLingBaoPavilion.DeaconWuwasamongstthemandtheonestandingatthefrontwas,theladycalledLanChuolian.
“TheBloodSpiritualGinsenghadindeedappeared.ThisisonlytheFirstTribulationcorrect?”LanChuoliansaidwhileslightlyraisingherhead.Herwaist-longhairthatwastouchinghersoftboneless-likewaistwasveryenchanting.
“Correct,thisistheFirstTribulation.Butthebeaststhatcansucceedarenotmany,nottomentiontheBloodSpiritualGinseng,thiskindofHeavenlySpiritualBeing,itisevenharderforit.”Thewomaninplaindressreplied.
“ItseemslikethewayHeaventreatsthebeasts,andHeavenlySpiritualBeingsareunfair.”DeaconWurespondedsoftly.
“DeaconWuiswrong.”LanChuoliansmiledlightlyandstated:“WhetheritisabeastoraHeavenlySpiritualBeingalthough,whenitreachestheDemonicVoidRealmtheyareobligedtoundergothetribulation,oncetheysucceed,theywillbestrongerthanahumanonthesamecultivation.Inthisworldofthecycleofheavenpath,wheneverabeingthatdefiestheheavenappears,itwillnaturallylurethetribulationofdestruction.Ifitcanpassthetrial,itwillbeabletocontinuetoexistinthisworld.Ifitcannotpassthetrial,thenitwillvanishintothinair.We,humans,arealsothesame.Rumorshaveitthattobecomeatrulypowerfulcultivator,wemustlikewise,passthetribulation!”“FairyMaideniscorrect.”DeaconWubitterlysmiled,nowondertherewererumorsinthepavilionthatthisFairyMaidenwasdifferentfromtherestwhichwastrue.
“Seemsliketheirhandsshouldbeitching,right?”Thewomaninplaindressaskedwhilelookingatthesurroundings.
“EventhoughthisistheFirstTribulationoftheBloodSpiritualGinseng,nobodywillbeinterveningastheydonotdaretobeartheconsequences.I’mafraidoncethetribulationends,itisgoingtobeverylively.”LanChuoliananswered.Wheneveratribulationappeared,nobodywoulddaretostayclosebecauseiftheyweretoarousethewrathofthetribulation,theyaregivingthemselvesabigproblem.
DisruptingthetribulationwasthesameasdefyingthelawsofHeavenandmightlureanevenmorefrighteningtribulationtocome.
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“Crackle……”Ontopofthemountain,thegatheringthundercloudsweregettingthickerandthicker.
Thebodyoftheradishwasstartingtogiveoutagreen-redlightasamightypowerexplodedout,coveringitsbodyinaglow.
“Rumble!”Thegreen-redradishstoodtallwithitsheadheldhigh,thegreenleavesonitsheadsuddenlyspreadopenasifitwasshowingthelightningitsunwillingnessanddefiancewhileatremendousamountofenergyfilleditsentirebody.Thesideofitsbodyrevealedaredlight,yetitsbodyhadthesmellofanherbthatwouldmakepeople’smouthwaterswhentheysmelledit.
“Rumble!”Inaninstant,betweenthethunderclouds,aboltofblindinglightningwasgathered,andasthoughitwasconnectedtotheheavenandearth,itstruckdirectlyontothegreen-redradishwithboundlessterror!
Thatwasthetribulation.Unlikeanyordinarylightning,thiswasthepunishmentsentdownfromHeaventotheearth!
“Rumblerumble……”Itdidnotstopthere.Withtheradishasthecenter,theoutburstfromthelightningwasvigorousandlimitlessasitcamefromeverywhere,surgingcrazilyanddescendingcrazily!
“Whatishappeningthere?It’stooterrifying!”Faraway,alotofgazeswerewatchingthishorrifyingsceneforthefirsttime.Allofthemwereunbelievablyshocked.
Thescenewastooshocking.Underthemajesticauraofthelightningalongwithanearth-shatteringpressure,itwasasif,tryingtodestroyeverything.
Eventhoughthepeoplewerefarawayfromtheclearsky,allofthemfeltpressurizedandcouldn’tbreatheatthatmoment.
“IsthisthetribulationoftheBloodSpiritualGinseng?It’stooscary!”FarawayattheTaihangSect’sbattlearray,allofthediscipleswereraisingtheirheadpeeringatthefrighteninglightningasitfell.Theirthroatsmovedastheyswallowedtheirsaliva.
“Rumble……”Abigboltoflightninglandedasitcagedaroundthesurroundings,makingthemountainsarounditexplode,destroyingeverything.
Aboltoflightning,landedontothebodyoftheradishbutthegreenleaveshadblockedit.
Thegreenleavesthatseemedasthoughagustofwindcouldknockthemover,explodedwithastrangepower,thatactuallycoulddefendcontinuouslyagainstthenumerousfrighteninglightning.
Atthetopofthemountain,therollingblackcloudontheskyseemedtohavebeenprovokedasaboltoffrighteningabnormallightning’smightsuddenlysurgedthrough,charginguptheentiresky!
“Crack!”Withinashortmomentonthesky,therollingthundercloudsuddenlyshrankasabrilliantsilverelectricarcformedintoathunderboltlikeaholeopeningthroughthespaceasitblastedthroughtheclouddecreasingtowardstheradish.
Theshaftsofthelightningwerelikeabunchofsilverpythonsasitstormedoutfromthethundercloudandtoreopenthespace,carryingwithitafrightening“boom”whileheadingtowardsthegreen-redradish,harshlyblastingitdown.
“Whoosh!”Therewasfearintheradish’seyes,butitdidnotbackdownasdenseenergysippedoutfromitsbody,directlycontendingagainsttheboltsoflightning.
“Rumble!”Undersuchlightning,aneye-catchingelectricawnssuddenlyspreadsalloveronthebodyofthewhiteradish.