After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 20 is good; fate can't play games with us.

What terrifying talent! Half-step Golden Core, with just a little more effort she could break through directly! It had a faint feeling that her name would resound throughout the entire Canghai Continent in the future.

After finishing a sprig of mystical herb, the Crimson Demon opened its bright red eyes. "Master, I missed you so much," it said, hugging the leg. "Because I missed you, I've gotten thinner."

"..." It's not because I miss her that I've lost weight, it's because I can't get the Xuancao (mysterious herb) that I've lost weight.

Lin Yan didn't directly expose it. Instead, she took out the Mystic Grass from her storage bag and placed it in its arms. She then checked her father's legacy for any auxiliary talismans for advancing to the Golden Core stage…

I looked here, nothing; I searched there, nothing. Dad said that once I advance to the Golden Core stage, I can break the seal and leave. But he didn't give me any supplementary pills or spiritual energy to prepare for advancing to the Golden Core stage. How am I supposed to advance?

Could it be that Dad meant she should just bear it with her own body? I don't understand, but I'm a little shocked...

After a moment's thought, Lin Yan felt that her father's idea might be right. If advancing to the Golden Core stage required the assistance of pills or spiritual value, wouldn't advancing to even higher realms require even more reliance?

Father wanted to hone her skills during her early stages of advancement, laying a solid foundation so that her roots would be strong. He truly had good intentions!
She was prepared to tough it out, but if she stayed in the cave and couldn't get out, wouldn't the lightning strike also affect the Red Enchantress and the Spirit Sword?
The lightning strikes the mountain and destroys the cave. When the cave collapses and boulders roll down, what if she survives the lightning strike but is crushed to death by the rocks?
Seeing that the other party ignored him, Lingjian deliberately struck the scabbard with the blade, making a clanging sound to attract attention.

She said helplessly and speechlessly, "If this is your way of getting my attention, then congratulations, you've succeeded."

The spirit sword trembled, and a domineering aura suddenly emanated from it. Could it be that she had comprehended some kind of Dao of Creation during her cultivation? As expected of a cultivator recognized by her old master, she is truly extraordinary.

"Speak, what are you trying to say to me that you've gotten my attention?"

"Before my master disappeared, he left me a message. He said he would tell you when you reached the half-step Golden Core stage." Without wasting words, before anyone could ask what the old master had left behind, it continued, "Once you reach the half-step Golden Core stage, you can leave the cave. You can undergo your tribulation not far from the cave. If you fail your tribulation, I can help you collect your body."

Ah this...

The illusory figure left behind by the acknowledged father looked gentle and refined; he didn't seem like the kind of person who would leave such words. The part about helping to collect the corpse was probably added by the spirit sword itself.

She sensed that her own tribulation clouds were slowly gathering. If she didn't get out quickly, the lightning would strike and definitely break the cave's protective barrier.

They were hoping to cultivate in the cave later, but they were heartbroken to death if they got damaged by the attack.

Lin Yan took out an offensive talisman left by her father from her storage bag and walked to the cave entrance. She touched the entrance and, seeing no obstruction, went straight out.

Before the tribulation clouds could fully form, she set up a first-tier defensive formation to prevent sneak attacks, connected by third-grade talismans. Anyone who wanted to take advantage of her after her tribulation would never expect the third-grade talismans waiting for them, given the first-tier formation.

After all, no cultivator was as wasteful as her, using a third-grade talisman that required at least 5 high-grade spirit stones in a first-order formation.

After arranging everything, she looked up...

The valley was shrouded in thick mist, completely obscuring her vision; she couldn't see anything clearly. The range of her divine sense was compressed, and she couldn't use it to penetrate the mist to investigate.

Lin Yan sat down and began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, breaking through the shackles that were holding her Golden Core back. She seemed to resonate with heaven and earth. Just then, a bolt of lightning carrying destructive power tore through the mist and struck straight at her.

She channeled her spiritual energy, forming a shield around herself. With a deafening roar, lightning struck the shield, nearly shattering it.

This is only the first lightning tribulation, and it is already so powerful. The subsequent lightning tribulations are stronger and stronger. It is unimaginable how mighty they are.

One lightning bolt wasn't enough, so two struck simultaneously, their destructive power overwhelming her aura and shattering her shield. The shockwave from the force made Lin Yan feel as if her internal organs had been crushed.

She readjusted herself, drawing upon all her stored spiritual power to form an even stronger shield. Whether this shield could withstand the attack or not, she wasn't afraid to use her own body to bear the brunt. Having cultivated this far, she refused to believe she would die here!

——Boom, boom, boom!

The three bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, offering no resistance and shattering instantly. The lightning pierced through her robes and finally penetrated her skin.

The burning pain combined with the pain of damage to the internal organs made one wish to die on the spot.

Although she had lost all her strength and abilities, she was overjoyed. The tribulations required to advance to the Golden Core stage consisted of six lightning strikes, all of which she had now overcome.

Lin Yan struggled to look up at the sky, looking disheveled but triumphant: this time, she hadn't been killed by the lightning bolt again... she had won once more.

Lin Yan was triumphant, but her joy was short-lived. The destructive power pressed down, and a bolt of purple lightning tore through the mist and struck straight down.

Her smile froze on her face, and she cursed God inwardly.

Can't take a joke? You're doing this kind of thing? You're kidding me...

She probably can't take this much lightning, so let her curse as much as she can. Heaven must be so pleased, it's about to kill her.

How ridiculous! Am I the kind of person who just waits to die? Lin Yan pulled out the inner demon from her sea of ​​consciousness and pressed it against her head.

The newly hired "good employee" was about to be obliterated by the power of the tribulation lightning. The inner demon cursed venomously, but what could she do? She had absolute control over the inner demon.

If she dies, the inner demon will dissipate. But if the inner demon dies, she will be unharmed. Therefore, its sacrifice was worthwhile.

--boom!

A tremendous roar echoed through the valley, and a crater was blasted into the spot where Lin Yan was sitting by the purple lightning. She lay in the crater, her fate unknown.

The clouds of calamity in the sky gradually dispersed, and a ray of light pierced through the heavy twilight mist, shining upon her.

She was half-dead, forcing a smile onto her face. Good, she didn't die, and she even successfully transcended the tribulation, advancing to the Golden Core stage.

The rosy glow gradually restored her body, replenishing her depleted spiritual energy. This was a reward from heaven for successfully overcoming the tribulation, much like giving someone a fatal blow, and then, after failing to kill them, offering a sweet treat as compensation.

However, the joy of successfully overcoming the tribulation did not last long, as the roar of the demonic beast startled her.

This is terrible! High-level demonic beasts are generally intelligent. Seeing that the tribulation has been passed, they're going to come and take advantage of the situation!
As the glow of dawn faded and her injuries were mostly healed, Lin Yan quickly climbed out of the pit and prepared to fly towards the cave.

It was too late; he was already surrounded by monsters!
Fourth-tier Azure Eagle, Fourth-tier Earth-burrowing Rat, Fourth-tier Saber-toothed Tiger, Fifth-tier Earth-swallowing Serpent, Fifth-tier Whirlwind Sparrow... and many Third-tier and Second-tier monsters gathered here.

Surrounded!

They hadn't even entered her formation yet, and the talismans hadn't been activated. But with so many powerful demonic beasts, the few talismans she had posted were simply not enough.

(End of this chapter)