This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1565 - 37: Divine Sword (2)

"This is the absolute forbidden land of our Cang family. The reason our ancestors established Jingjian City above this absolute land is to ensure that the Tribulation Sword is right under our noses, guaranteeing that no one can enter the Land of Heavenly Punishment without them noticing."

"These space rifts generated by the power of the Tribulation Sword are random and unknown; no one knows where the other end leads.

So even we, the Cang family, wouldn't dare to try these space rifts...."

As he spoke, Ming Yu looked at Zang Xiaojian with a complex expression and continued, "Back then, Xiaojian was naughty and curious about the Land of Heavenly Punishment, so she persistently pestered her father to bring her to this forbidden land for a look.

And when she finally got here, due to her low cultivation, she met with an accident and was inadvertently swept into a newly formed space rift, which by a stroke of fate led her to drift from Lingye Island to your Human Race territory, and coincidentally encounter you."

Another unsolved mystery was answered. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

A direct descendant of a long-lived family far on the Heavenly River Sea, appearing alone in the South Sea of Sky Dome Heaven at such a low level of cultivation could only be explained by this reason.

Boom!

At this moment, a bolt of thunder suddenly struck towards Lu Qingshan, extremely abrupt.

Lu Qingshan slightly changed his expression, as he could feel the immense power within this bolt of thunder.

With a thought, sword qi and golden light simultaneously emerged around him.

Sword·World and Dustless Fighting Chamber!

Both of his protective methods deployed simultaneously.

Fizz, fizz, fizz!

Even though the thunder held immense power, it might have turned ordinary beings to ashes in one strike. Lu Qingshan felt a slight threat, but that was all.

The sword qi around him was sharp, the thunder light crashed into him, causing a fierce collision, ultimately dissipating under the sword qi. Any remaining thread of thunder was intercepted by Dustless Fighting Chamber, unable to harm Lu Qingshan in the slightest.

However, Lu Qingshan's expression did not relax because of this.

He could clearly sense that this bolt of thunder wasn't ordinary; it was laden with much denser tribulation force compared to the surrounding tribulation thunders.

This is Tribulation Thunder!

Moreover, in the void, a truly terrifying thunder tribulation was brewing.

"The Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation targeting Fourth Tribulation cultivators!" Ming Yu, with her extremely keen senses, first discovered the anomaly, her pupils swiftly widening, looked at Lu Qingshan, and quickly said, "This position should be a safe spot, not subjected to tribulation thunder strikes, as you see, Xiao Jian and I remained unscathed.

The reason you were attacked by tribulation thunder isn't due to bad luck, but because your cultivation had already reached the peak of the Fourth Tribulation and could summon the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation at any time, which you had been forcibly suppressing."

"Your foundation is incomparably deep, far beyond ordinary people, so suppressing your cultivation isn't necessarily difficult for you. However, in this place, it's an exception!"

Like someone urgently needing to relieve themselves, normally able to suppress the urge by force of will, but surrounded by restrooms, holding on becomes much harder.

Lu Qingshan felt a bitter sensation he couldn't express.

In fact, after his exchange with Chu Mu Shen in Heavenly River City, he had already completed the advancement task and was ready for the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, officially advancing to the Fifth Tribulation Realm.

However, Heavenly River City is unlike Yumen Pass, not his territory, so Lu Qingshan didn't think it was appropriate to conduct such a reckless act of crossing tribulation there.

He intended to break through immediately upon returning to Yumen Pass but was delayed by the Taoism faction disputes, choosing to willingly venture to the Heavenly River Sea to rally external aid.

Upon leaving Heavenly River City, considering the overwhelming spectacle of crossing tribulation and the chaos in Heavenly River Sea, for stability's sake, he refrained from recklessly undergoing tribulation over the sea, fearing it might invite disaster.

Never did Lu Qingshan expect that his considerations would plant the seeds of disaster now.

Just as Ming Yu assessed, this place is too peculiar, and the tribulation thunder is brewing.

Continued suppression will inevitably lead his suppressed heavenly tribulation to erupt fully, when a fierce blast of thunder will descend, forcing Lu Qingshan to cross tribulation.

"We must leave here quickly!" Ming Yu gritted her teeth, then added, "These space rifts appeared because the strength gathered and drawn was too immense for space to remain stable."

"Similarly, space rifts are unstable and constantly fluctuating, capable of leading to a Cave Heaven Blessed Land one moment, and to a deadly trap the next."

"So, there's no good or bad distinction between these space rifts. The two of you might as well choose a rift randomly. Live or die, it's up to your luck," Ming Yu, steeling her heart, turned away from Zang Xiaojian as she instructed.

Reliance on luck for life and death decisions is the least desirable option for a cultivator.

However, it was true that they had no better methods at their disposal now.

But Lu Qingshan surprisingly didn't exhibit much concern over this aspect.

For Lu Qingshan and Zang Xiaojian, most places in the world would be as traversable as flat terrain.

Even if their luck soured, dropping them into another realm, Lu Qingshan could fully utilize the Crossing Worlds Divine Ability of the Jiuyou Kan Yu Map to borrow a path through the Netherworld and return to Sky Dome Heaven.

Though Crossing Worlds Divine Ability is akin to teleportation arrays, unusable in special realms like Seven Mountains and One Sea, this wouldn't pose a problem within normal realms.

So, after carefully considering, he and Zang Xiaojian were almost unlikely to face danger.

Unless he truly has the misfortune of falling straight into the Demon Race Royal City.

But at this moment, Lu Qingshan's thoughts weren't focused on this matter.

Lu Qingshan, who had been silent and merely followed directions, no longer complied with Ming Yu's arrangements.

"Lady Ming, the Thunder Dragon that the Family Head of Cang harnessed just now to restrain the Evil Venerable - its power also originates from the Tribulation Sword, correct?" His eyes flashed as he suddenly asked.

Preparing to return to battle with her husband after sending off Lu Qingshan and Zang Xiaojian, Ming Yu was momentarily stunned, hesitantly nodding, "Indeed."

"Since leveraging the Tribulation Sword's power can restrain the Evil Venerable, why doesn't the Family Head fight using this sword directly?" Lu Qingshan pressed further.

Merely borrowing its power was already so formidable; wielding its power coupled with the combat strength of Cang Xiu would render the Evil Venerable no threat, correct?

"Is there a condition limiting the use of this sword?" He believed this was the most likely explanation.

Much like the demon-suppressing, where the Sword Spirit selects its master.

Ming Yu instinctively shook her head, then hurriedly supplemented, "It's not that there isn't; it's that we don't know."

"Hmm?" Even Lu Qingshan hadn't expected Ming Yu to provide such an answer.

"We cannot approach it," Ming Yu explained.

"Around the Tribulation Sword exists terrifying laws that the Cang family ancestors termed the Ancient Tribulation Force, also known as the Force of Destruction."

"Ancient Tribulation, meaning archaic tribulation; any being approaching it will be subjected to unavoidable Ancient Tribulation Force."

"The Ancient Tribulation Force possesses the property of destroying all forms of strength, and its nature constantly changes.

However, based on multiple attempts by our Cang ancestors, the conclusion was drawn that the Ancient Tribulation Force only selects one among the physical body, cultivation, or primordial spirit to destroy, always targeting the most formidable aspect of yours."

This seems more like a test.

Lu Qingshan silently contemplated.

Physical body, primordial spirit, and cultivation are the three major sources of a being's strength in the world.

No matter how cultivation systems evolve, they cannot exceed the scope of these three.

The Ancient Tribulation Force only selects one of these three, always picking the strongest aspect, which is undoubtedly deliberate.

Ming Yu continued, "The closer one approaches the Tribulation Sword, the stronger the Ancient Tribulation Force becomes."

"There was once a Cang ancestor who tested their limits in an attempt to approach the Tribulation Sword, yet halfway through, dared not proceed, having reached their limit, knowing that further progress would result in immediate death."

"That ancestor, at the time, had already reached the Honorable Realm, their physical strength unparalleled."

"What this signifies is clear."

"Therefore, the ancestor concluded:

Primordial spirit, physical body, or cultivation, one of these three must reach the ultimate extreme of the world, truly achieving immortality, in order to touch this sword."

"Over time, even stone turns to sand."

"So, where in the world does true immortality exist?"

Ming Yu sighed softly and affirmed:

"The Tribulation Sword is the Divine Sword, definitely beyond the grasp of mortal beings."