The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 516 - 298: Want a few more shots?_2

Purple Inkstone ascended to the sky, and immediately virtual shadows surrounded it. The shadow took the form of a dragon coiling around the top of the stele, exactly the reflection of the eighth son of a dragon, Fu Xi. Hence, this inkstone was named Fu Xi Inkstone. This Magic Artifact was extraordinary; after sustaining a lightning strike, although the surface was covered with fine cracks, it did not shatter.

A hint of joy appeared on Nangong Zhen’s face, it seemed hopeful to safely pass the forty-fourth tribulation thunder.

The Fifth Layer Heavenly Tribulation only comprised forty-five lightning strikes, and this was the penultimate one. However, before he could fully retract his smile, the forty-fourth tribulation thunder struck.

It was still that silver-white, snow-bright color! The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to sinisterly sneer at him: How about a few more shots?

Instantly, the joy in Nangong Zhen’s eyes turned to despair. The unsuspecting spectators exploded in astonishment! The Grand Master of Guangcheng Palace was facing, not the Fifth Level Thunder Tribulation but the Sixth! Xiao Xian even heard the uncontrollable exclamation of the Ju Mang Beast two hundred zhang away.

Nangong Zhen always valued reputation and appearances. Yet, the arrival of the Sixth Level Thunder Tribulation declared to the world that this compassionate and generous Sect Leader of Guangcheng Palace also had a sordid past! Truly a shocking piece of gossip.

This strike of tribulation thunder finally overwhelmed the Fu Xi Inkstone, shattering it into countless pieces; the residual force of the thunderbolt headed straight for Nangong. Although his face was pale, he raised the God-beating Whip and swung it. The Thunder Power attached to the whip neutralized with the residual thunder from the sky, vanishing into nothingness.

However, this tribulation thunder also disrupted Nangong Zhen’s heart. To face the Sixth Level Thunder Tribulation, what past mistakes had he made that involved so many innocents, for Heaven to send down this severity? Surrounding him, watching the tribulation were hundreds of demons and cultivators, all of whom now realized his sins required enduring fifty-four strikes to cleanse. What would become of Guangcheng Palace’s prestige thereafter?

He spent the latter half of his life tirelessly devoted to Guangcheng Palace. At this moment, facing the tribulation, what preoccupied him was not his own survival, but the imminent damage to Guangcheng Palace’s reputation, causing him a moment of confusion.

Changtian’s Wisdom Eye was bright as he immediately said, "This is bad. He’s encountered a Heart Demon. If he doesn’t break free from this ordeal quickly, the subsequent lightning strikes will be difficult to handle."

Indeed, when the forty-fifth tribulation thunder came down, Nangong Zhen’s complexion was unwell. He drew Thunder Power from three silver fruits and applied it to his whip. However, the power of this lightning strike was immense. Despite his various Divine Skills, he was forced to retreat more than ten steps; his white hair and silver beard singed significantly, his whole body crackling with electric light.

This attack severely wounded Nangong Zhen.

Knowing that continuing this way might lead to his soul scattering, he forcibly concentrated his mind, made a spell with both hands touching the ground, and shouted: "Rise!" Amidst a loud rumbling, the ground around him suddenly cracked and flipped, countless clumps of soil and sand miraculously gathered, forming a giant mud human figurine. This mud figurine lasted only a few moments in the air before its muddy substance swiftly transformed into hard stone. By the time the next tribulation thunder arrived, it had turned into a stone statue, protecting Nangong beneath it.

It seemed that the true Divine Skills Nangong cultivated were of the Earth Attribute. He was undisturbed by the changing heavenly tribulations, concentrating merely on chanting spells. The stone statue gradually developed a layer of stone armor, and scale-like pieces grew on it. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was activating his life-bound Divine Skills to create a more solid shell for the protective shield.

The fiftieth tribulation thunder struck. The stone statue was gradually becoming transparent, as if transforming from a stone figurine to a diamond figurine, its body brilliantly shining. If taken to Huaxia, such a large diamond would surely shock the world. But here, everyone was shocked by the might of the tribulation thunder. As stated, the accumulated count of the tribulation thunder is not just a simple numerical meaning. Just as every increase in magnitude in an earthquake amplifies power by thirty times, the might of the Sixth Level Heavenly Tribulation is at least ten times that of the Fifth Level!

That Nangong Zhen could persist to the Sixth Level with his own strength already indicated his profound cultivation and resolute will.

The tribulation clouds in the sky were stirred by an invisible club into a huge funnel-shaped vortex. Between the clouds, faint lights shone, and the momentum was unmatched.

Suddenly, two thunderclaps exploded, spaced scarcely a second apart. The fifty-first and fifty-second tribulation thunders arrived simultaneously, truly like twin blasts! Faced with this terrifying scene, how would Nangong Zhen cope? Xiao Xian forcefully suppressed her impulse to close her eyes, forcing herself to continue watching.

Before the Thunder Prison enveloped him, Nangong Zhen laughed out loud, withdrew a Golden Needle, and stabbed it directly into his chest, exclaiming: "Press!" Then he crushed the remaining silver fruits and attached them to the whip. Pointing the tail of the whip, he drew a circle on the ground around him, and then plunged the mace body into the ground, remaining silent and motionless.

The two flashes of lightning struck one after the other. The diamond human figurine also announced its burst, but a silver-light shining Protective Shield rose around Nangong Zhen, keeping the lightning at bay. Xiao Xian faintly heard someone nearby exclaim: "Storage Thunder Formation!"

Humans are often ingenious, leveraging the formidable power of lightning said to be invincible wherever it strikes. Thus, some cultivators developed this very special Array, which could actually accumulate lightning for personal use. Nangong Zhen had learned this Array from somewhere, and using it now, it surprisingly worked wonders by leveraging external force, the heavenly thunder instead replenishing energy to his Array, strengthening the Protective Shield. Changtian could see that he stealthily combined the Array with a Barrier, the Protective Shield by his side being both an Array and a Barrier, extremely solid, secretly praising him in his mind.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)