Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 994 Golden Pill Thunder Tribulation
"A River of Sword Qi!"

Jing Shui raised his bamboo staff, and thousands of sword energies transformed into a long river that completely engulfed Yang Shenwu.

With a bang, bright red blood exploded, carrying a strong, foul stench.

Putting away his bamboo staff, Jing Shui frowned as he looked at the remaining flesh and blood of Yang Shenwu. He felt that something was off about Yang Shenwu. Not only Yang Shenwu, but also Zhang Xian, whom he had killed before, and those blood puppets all made him feel very strange.

"What's wrong with him?" Jing Shui asked.

Yue'e approached him with a pale face, her voice still cold as she said, "This is a method of the Impermanent Ghost Sect, which will turn people into blood corpse puppets and ghost soldiers."

"Ghost soldiers?" Jing Shui still didn't understand.

“Yes, they planted a soul restriction in the sea of ​​consciousness, and then tempered their bodies with blood and yin energy. Although this can improve their physique and strength, you can also see that they have lost their martial arts edge!” Yue’e said.

Jing Shui suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

He had just sensed something was wrong; it turned out that Yang Shenwu and Zhang Xian's strength was far less than he had expected.

“You don’t seem to be in very good condition!” Jing Shui said, looking at Yue’e.

“You don’t seem to be feeling well either!” Yue’e said.

At this moment, the two looked worse than the other. Yue'e's face was pale, her breathing was unsteady, and her cold eyes were dull and lifeless, lacking any of the imposing presence that a martial artist in the Divine Soul Realm should have.

Jing Shui, on the other hand, was dressed in tattered clothes, with dandruff, an aged face, sunken eyes, and a hunched body, looking as if he might breathe his last at any moment.

"I'm fine, better than ever before!" Jing Shui smiled kindly.

His condition was not as bad as he looked; on the contrary, he was in much better shape than before. It was just that his cultivation in the Divine Soul Realm was not yet fully stable, and his aura was not very stable.

Yue'e nodded slightly, a smile appearing on her face.

"Thanks to you today!"

“It’s what I should do!” Jing Shui said.

Feeling dizzy, Yue'e said helplessly, "I'm going back now. If you have any questions, ask Yueqing!"

“Alright!” Jing Shui nodded.

Yue'e nodded to Liu Yue and Jian Qingxiao as a greeting, and then returned to the underwater cave.

Yueqing, Yuesu, and Yueming also arrived at this time.

"Elder Jingshui, is the Supreme One alright?" Yueqing asked anxiously.

"Hmm, her soul seems to have suffered some serious injuries, but it shouldn't be too serious for now. Tell me what happened!" Jing Shui said.

Yueqing looked at Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue and said, "Elder Qingxiao, Elder Liu, Elder Jingshui, let's go down and talk in detail!"

The group then returned to Jingyuan Pavilion. Yueqing first expressed her gratitude to Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue, while Liu Yue looked at Master Jingshui with a happy expression.

"I never imagined you were still alive! I thought you had already ascended to heaven!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not that easy to die!" Jing Shui chuckled.

"Hehe!" Liu Yue revealed a girlish charm as she listened to Jing Shui's friendly words.

Although she and Jingshui were not officially master and disciple, they were in fact master and disciple. Jingshui had given her a lot of guidance in the past, and she was overjoyed to see him again.

"Alright, let's tell you what happened first!" Jing Shui glanced at Jian Qingxiao, then looked at Yue Qing.

Yueqing then began to recount the changes that had taken place in the Spirit Source Land over the past few decades.

From the Wuxiang Sect to the Wuzhen Dao Palace, from the Qingli Immortal City to the Youyu Gate, from the Baiyun Immortal City to the Taiyang Cave Heaven.

It took Yueqing more than an hour to give a general account.

Jing Shui frowned and thought for a long time, finally shaking her head helplessly, "I didn't expect so many things to have happened!"

He placed his hands on the bamboo staff, twirling the golden beads on it, and looked at Jian Qingxiao again.

"Elder Qingxiao, what should I do?"

He already understood that the Hidden Sword Mountain was now in charge of the Spirit Sea, but he didn't have many thoughts about it.

He didn't have any ill feelings towards Hidden Sword Mountain to begin with, after all, he was a cultivator of immortality, not a martial artist.

For him, joining Cangjian Mountain was also a good thing.

Jian Qingxiao said, "Senior doesn't need to do anything, just enter the Guest Elder Hall!"

Currently, Hidden Sword Mountain's management of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty is quite lenient; apart from the nominal subordinate relationship, the only remaining relationship is one of tribute.

Yang Zhengshan, the head of the Guest Hall, and Yunxiao, the deputy head of the Guest Hall, are practically just figureheads.

Although Jian Qingxiao herself had always been in Mianyun Continent, she rarely interfered in the affairs of the Lingxiu Sea.

According to the previously established rules, Jing Shui, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, will definitely join the Guest Elder Hall. As for others, Hidden Sword Mountain will not force them to join.

"Joining the Guest Elders Hall is no problem, but I want to stay in the Illusion Moon Sect!" Jing Shui said.

"Of course!" Jian Qingxiao readily agreed.

As the group was talking, Jing Shui's expression shifted slightly, and then she looked towards the door with some confusion.

"strangeness!"

"Elder Jingshui, what's wrong?" Yueqing asked in confusion.

Suddenly, Jing Shui's puzzled expression turned into one of shock, and she abruptly stood up.

Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue also stood up in shock.

The three of them floated out of Mirror Abyss Pavilion almost simultaneously, stopping above it and staring in astonishment at the north.

Yueqing, Yuesu, and Yueming reacted much slower. Seeing the reactions of Jingshui and the other two, they also flew out.

All six of them stared at the northern night sky.

As the formation dissipated, the night sky above the Illusion Moon Sect brightened once more, with the bright moon freely scattering its clear light.

However, the northern night sky was heavy and oppressive, with terrifying and heavy pressure washing over the area like waves, while the dense spiritual energy was blowing northward in the form of a gentle breeze.

"Is that deep within the Cloud Soaring Mountains?" Jing Shui was somewhat confused.

Jian Qingxiao's eyes shone brightly, his ecstatic joy barely concealed.

Liu Yue was initially puzzled, then her spirits lifted as if she had realized something, and she exclaimed, "A tribulation of lightning? Is the mountain master about to undergo tribulation?"

To feel such terrifying pressure from such a great distance, she couldn't think of any other possibility besides the Golden Core Tribulation.

"Tribulation! Golden Core Lightning Tribulation!"

A glint of light flashed in Jing Shui's eyes.

"Should we go take a look?"

The group exchanged glances, then flew towards the Cloud Soaring Mountains.

Meanwhile, on Sword Origin Peak of the Xuanqing Sect, Lin Daoyuan was also awakened from his cultivation. He stepped out of his meditation room and looked towards the tribulation clouds in the northwest. The Xuanqing Sect, being closer to Hidden Sword Mountain, felt the oppressive force of the lightning tribulation more clearly.

He stood suspended in mid-air, hands behind his back, gazing in the direction of Hidden Sword Mountain, his face expressionless.

At this moment, his state of mind was very peaceful, without the slightest ripple.

"Meet the Supreme Elder!"

The high-ranking members of the Xuanqing Sect also noticed the anomaly at Hidden Sword Mountain and flew over one after another.

Lin Daoyuan nodded slightly and said, "It might be a Golden Core tribulation. Let's go take a look!"

Everyone is unfamiliar with the Golden Core Tribulation; no one has ever actually seen it.

However, they had seen descriptions of the Golden Core Tribulation in some ancient texts.

Afterwards, Lin Daoyuan led the Xuanqing Sect members towards the direction of Hidden Sword Mountain.

The pressure of the Golden Core Tribulation spreads far and wide; a faint pressure can be felt even thousands of miles away. The closer one gets to the tribulation, the more terrifying the pressure becomes.

It wasn't just the Illusion Moon Sect and the Profound Purity Sect that discovered the lightning tribulation; the entire western region of the Cloud Soaring Mountains could feel the oppressive force of the Golden Core lightning tribulation.

In an instant, high-ranking officials from various factions converged on the direction of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Above Hidden Sword Mountain, the tribulation clouds were so thick they seemed to drip water.

The dense spiritual energy transformed into a storm and converged wildly towards Hidden Sword Mountain, even causing spiritual energy rain to fall for dozens of miles around the mountain.

The fine rain fell gently, nourishing the vegetation across the mountains and fields, bringing an even richer spiritual atmosphere.

"No unauthorized personnel are allowed to approach. Anyone who does will be killed on sight!"

Just as Jing Shui and the others ventured deeper into the Cloud Mountain Range, a crisp sound rang out, followed by a petite figure blocking their path.

"Lingyun, it's me! Is the Mountain Lord undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation?" Jian Qingxiao asked impatiently as he stepped forward.

The petite figure was a lark demon beast, less than five feet tall, like a child, but exuding a very strong aura.

Que Lingyun looked at Jian Qingxiao, the feather on her forehead twitching slightly. "So it's Fairy Qingxiao. My king has decreed that no one is allowed to venture deep into the Yunxiao Mountains during the Mountain Lord's tribulation!"

"Okay, okay, I won't go over there, I'll wait here!" Jian Qingxiao said excitedly.

Although the tribulation was dangerous, it signified that Jian Changhe had entered the final stage of Core Formation.

If Jian Changhe can survive the tribulation of lightning, he will become a Golden Core cultivator.

The fact that Hidden Sword Mountain is about to have a Golden Core cultivator makes Jian Qingxiao extremely excited.
Of course, while she was excited, she also had some worries.

Jing Shui looked at Liu Yue and asked in a telepathic voice, "What is the relationship between Hidden Sword Mountain and Azure Feather Mountain?"

Liu Yue gently shook her head, "I don't know, they seem to be very close!"

Little did they know that Hidden Sword Mountain and Azure Feather Mountain were actually one family.

After the Heavenly Sword True Monarch ascended to immortality, the three Lingxiu sects broke away from Hidden Sword Mountain, but Cangyu Mountain continued to protect Hidden Sword Mountain.

Of course, this protection was only done in secret. In fact, before the Heavenly Sword True Monarch ascended to immortality, Hidden Sword Mountain and Azure Feather Mountain did not have much of a connection in the open.

It was only because Que Lingyu remembered the kindness of Tianjian Zhenjun that she continued to protect Cangjian Mountain.

Time passed second by second, and the tribulation clouds in the sky became more and more solid, with a terrifying pressure that made it almost impossible for people to breathe.

Many cultivators and martial artists were attracted to the area, but they were all stopped by the Sky Sparrow Clan of Cangyu Mountain at the outer edge of the Cloud Sky Mountain Range.

As night faded and dawn broke, patches of purplish-red clouds bloomed on the eastern horizon.

The rosy light pierced through the mountains and forests, falling on Hidden Sword Mountain through the gaps between the clouds and the forest.

Just as the sun peeked out from behind the mountains, the thick clouds of calamity suddenly erupted with dazzling lightning, directly suppressing the sun's brilliance.

Boom~~
Dark clouds piled up on the horizon, forming inky black mountains, and muffled thunder rolled in from the depths of the clouds, like countless giant drums beating simultaneously in the heavens.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning tore through the sky, and a blinding pillar of lightning slammed into the top of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of silvery lightning bolts shot out from the gaps in the clouds, intertwining in the air to form a net that blanketed the sky and earth. Where the lightning bolts passed, deep grooves were carved into the cliff faces, old trees were snapped in half, and the broken parts were instantly charred.

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, a crimson ball of lightning rolled out from the clouds, exploding with a deafening roar upon landing. Countless tiny lightning bolts flew out, striking the rocks with a crackling sound and carving out numerous small holes.

The lightning bolts fell one after another, their terrifying power sending chills down everyone's spines.

However, this was only the beginning. After the triple tribulation, the next moment was when ten thousand thunderbolts fell at once, as if the Milky Way had been turned upside down. Hundreds of millions of bolts of lightning converged into a golden torrent, pouring down from the sky.

The earth trembled violently with a roar, the ravines were instantly filled and torn apart, and even the air was scorched. In the distance, the entire mountain range was enveloped in a halo of churning thunder and fire.

Suddenly, a deep, suffocating rumble resounded, and a dark crack appeared in the center of the clouds. A massive pillar of lightning slowly descended, its speed seemingly insignificant, yet it caused ripples to spread throughout the surrounding space.

The moment it struck the ground, there was no earth-shattering roar. Instead, the rocks at the point of contact silently turned to dust, and cracks spread like a spider web for miles around. Even the thunder seemed to freeze for a moment, as if the heavens and earth were stunned by the lightning.

When the sixth tribulation ended, Hidden Sword Mountain had long since turned into scorched earth, the protective array had collapsed, and all the magnificent and ancient pavilions and palaces had turned to dust.

The clouds in the sky paused for a moment, then fell silent.

However, another purple lightning bolt soon appeared. This purple lightning bolt was not as violent as the previous golden lightning, nor did it have such a strong pressure, but it still gave people a chilling feeling.

Click!

A bolt of purple lightning struck, producing a muffled thud.

"This is a tribulation of inner demons. Changhe, do you have any inner demons?"

At the edge of the calamity clouds, a petite and beautiful woman stared blankly in the direction of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Her eyes were very bright, as if they were more dazzling than lightning.

She is Que Lingyu, the lord of Cangyu Mountain, and the Skylark Demon King.

Que Lingyu nervously watched the location of Hidden Sword Mountain. Under the thunderclouds, Hidden Sword Mountain was enveloped in chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations and lightning, making it impossible for even her to probe the situation inside.

Time became incredibly agonizing. Que Lingyu gripped the feather fan in her hand, tightening and loosening it repeatedly.

Only when another pale bolt of lightning struck from the clouds did she exhale a long breath, a bright smile appearing on her delicate face.

"The tribulation of inner demons has passed; what follows is the tribulation of ignorance!"

"If you survive this ordeal, you'll have succeeded!"

The tribulation of lightning has nine levels, but the last level is actually the easiest to overcome, because the last level can almost be seen as the greatest gift that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth bestows upon the one undergoing the tribulation.

As long as the person undergoing tribulation can comprehend even a little bit of the Dao of Heaven and Earth, they can successfully overcome the tribulation.

Of course, the more one comprehends, the greater the benefit to the one undergoing tribulation.

The pale lightning was neither dazzling nor thick, falling like a gentle spring rain.

The thunder and drizzle lasted for about half an hour before it thinned out and gradually stopped.

Immediately afterwards, the ominous clouds in the sky began to gather again. The thick, dark clouds shifted and changed, displaying various colors of light and shadow, as if all the colors in the world had been infused into the dark clouds, making the originally dark clouds dreamlike.

(End of this chapter)