From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 186 The Sect Master's Tribulation
Inside the cave.

Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged on the stone bed, causing the entire cave to shake violently, which frightened Chu Jing, Nangong E, Lin Chuan, and Jin Lang, who all looked at him in terror.

They could feel the spiritual energy within the cave rushing towards Li Qingqiu, which puzzled them, as they couldn't understand what was happening.

Li Qingqiu opened his eyes, and his eyes emitted an unusual light, making the three ghosts and one demon feel as if they were seeing things.

He stood up and used his Extreme Movement Technique to teleport out of the cave.

He arrived at the summit of Qingxiao Mountain. As he appeared, a vortex of energy appeared around him, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged toward him.

He finally found the opportunity to break through to the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, and with the appearance of the opportunity, he felt a divine might.

That's right, it's Tianwei!
This was the first time he had ever felt this way; it seemed as if some supreme power was watching him and pressuring him from the shadows.

He followed his heart to the mountaintop, where, without the obstruction of the mountain, he could better feel the might of the heavens.

Under his gaze, dark clouds began to gather in the sky, rapidly increasing in intensity and growing increasingly oppressive.

Li Qingqiu felt a little flustered.

This was the first time he had faced a heavenly tribulation.

The Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture records the methods of transcending tribulations and the path of cultivating immortality. Every time one breaks through a major realm, one will face a heavenly tribulation. If one can overcome it, one will undergo a transformation; if one cannot, one's future will be cut off. Even if one survives, it will be difficult to return to one's peak state.

Li Qingqiu brought up the Daoist chart panel and looked at his destiny again.

[Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root: A rare single-attribute spiritual root with an exceptionally outstanding talent for thunder-attribute Daoist arts. Thunder tribulations are actually an aid to those with Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Roots.]

It's a boost!
Li Qingqiu felt relieved, but still felt somewhat uneasy.

Just because it's described as a boost doesn't necessarily mean it won't cause injury.

No, we can't be careless!
Li Qingqiu took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and stared at the dark clouds above his head, waiting for the heavenly tribulation to begin.

Qingxiao Mountain was still trembling, though the intensity was decreasing. Thunder began to rumble from the summit, and the vast, dark clouds were expanding, attracting the attention of disciples on and below the mountain. Even disciples from other nearby mountains turned their heads to look.

Li Qingqiu sensed that someone was rushing towards Lingxiao Courtyard, and that Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, and Yuan Qi were among them.

As they approached Lingxiao Academy, he said, "No one is allowed to approach the mountaintop. I am undergoing tribulation."

His voice was loud and carried far.

Zhang Yuchun and the others who were climbing the mountain, as well as all the disciples who heard the voice, were all stunned.

Overcoming the tribulation?

They instinctively thought they had misheard.

Rumbling--

A muffled rumble of thunder startled the disciples who were still in a daze.

Zhang Yuchun took a deep breath, turned to Yuan Qi and the other followers, and said, "Pass down the message! Especially Ziyang Peak, disciples are not allowed to fly near the summit of Qingxiao Mountain on their swords!"

Everyone immediately agreed and ran down the mountain, spreading the word that their sect leader was undergoing a tribulation.

Every disciple who heard the news was shocked and confused.

What tribulation are we going through?

Looking up at the mountaintop from Li Dongyue, the sky had darkened, and streaks of lightning, resembling dragons and snakes, were intertwined in the thunderclouds, inspiring awe.

"Elder brother..."

Li Dongyue couldn't tell whether undergoing tribulation was a good thing or a bad thing, but the overwhelming power of the heavens made her uneasy, worried that something might happen to Li Qingqiu.

Zhang Yuchun did not comfort her; he turned and went down the mountain to take charge of the overall situation and prevent Qingxiao Mountain from falling into chaos.

Li Qingqiu didn't care about anything else; his mind was entirely focused on the heavenly tribulation.

Jinlang suddenly came up to his shoulder and looked up at the sky with him.

"What are you doing up here?" Li Qingqiu asked in surprise.

Jinlang replied, "I will live and die with my master."

His voice was cold, yet carried a hint of childishness, like that of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

Li Qingqiu was deeply moved by the unexpected words it uttered.

Demons' emotions are no less profound than humans'!
"What do you mean by sharing life and death? This is a good thing for me. I'm about to break through to a higher realm. You go down and wait. I can handle it, but you can't."

Li Qingqiu grabbed Jinlang and threw him behind her.

He glanced at Lin Chuan, Nangong E, and Chu Jing out of the corner of his eye and said, "You too, the heavenly lightning will hurt you even more, so stay away."

Seeing that Li Qingqiu didn't seem to be lying, the three ghosts had no choice but to follow Jinlang down the mountain. They kept looking back, and under their gaze, Li Qingqiu, who was meditating, suddenly floated up.

Li Qingqiu himself was quite surprised, but he quickly calmed down, as he couldn't show weakness in front of others.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth lifted him into the air, as if an invisible hand was raising him up to face the heavenly tribulation.

The divine might was still brewing, and the thunder was growing louder.

Meanwhile, news of the sect leader's impending tribulation spread down the mountain, prompting more and more disciples to jump onto rooftops and treetops, gazing up at the mountain peak.

at the foot of the mountain.

Xu Hong and his mother, Xu Shi, had just crossed the Xi River when they looked up at the top of Qingxiao Mountain and frowned at the oppressive thunderclouds.

"It's going to rain, we need to hurry," Xu Hong said.

Ms. Xu nodded, then picked up her son and quickened her pace.

Rumbling--

A thunderous roar startled Xu's son, Li Huaizhen, who huddled tightly in his mother's arms.

When they arrived at the mountain gate at the foot of Qingxiao Mountain, they saw that the Qingxiao Sect disciples were also looking up at the mountaintop and were not looking for shelter from the rain.

Disciples emerged from the mountain forest on their swords, swiftly passing through the mountain gate and heading towards Ziyang Peak. "The sect leader is about to undergo tribulation; no one is allowed to ascend on their swords!"

The disciples repeated the same phrase, leaving the gatekeeper stunned.

Xu Hong and Xu Shi were also stunned, wondering if they had misheard.

Could the thunderclouds in the sky be related to Li Qingqiu's tribulation?
……

Li Qingqiu, who was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, was surrounded by spiritual energy. His robes billowed violently. He had put aside all distracting thoughts and was focused on cultivating the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture.

Sudden.

He opened his eyes, and almost instantly, a bolt of lightning struck down, spanning hundreds of feet, and landed on him.

grow numb!

This was Li Qingqiu's first impression; he did not feel any pain, which calmed him down somewhat.

It seems that the [Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root] is indeed very effective.

Down the mountain.

Shen Yue and Xu Ning stood on the treetop, ten feet apart. When they saw the lightning strike Li Qingqiu, their hearts trembled. Then, they realized that Li Qingqiu's body did not sway or fall, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Cultivating immortality and undergoing tribulation... Is this what it means to fight against the heavens? I wonder what level of cultivation one must reach before facing a tribulation of lightning."

Shen Yue sighed inwardly. The might of Heaven was so terrifying that it filled him with fear. He found it hard to imagine how Li Qingqiu had managed to withstand it.

He decided to observe carefully and prepare for his future tribulation.

Xu Ning shared the same thought. As the second most powerful person in the sect, she was better able to see the connection between the Heavenly Tribulation and the Primordial Chaos Scripture.

Looking down the mountain following their figures, you can see many figures standing on treetops, rooftops, and rocks.

Zhao Zhen, Xue Jin, Li Yang, Han Lang, Ji Ya, Yang Jueding, Cheng Canghai, Chai Yunshang, and others, and the number is still increasing.

They watched in terror as bolts of lightning struck the mountaintop.

They couldn't see Li Qingqiu, but this was the first time they had ever seen lightning continuously striking a mountaintop; the scene was quite spectacular.

boom! boom! boom……

Bolts of lightning struck down, landing on Li Qingqiu. His robes billowed incessantly, yet remained undamaged.

It wasn't that his robes were made of good material, but rather that the heavenly lightning bypassed his robes and entered his body.

The heavenly lightning seemed to target only those undergoing tribulation, so the spiritual energy of heaven and earth lifted Li Qingqiu up, preventing the mountaintop from being damaged.

The lightning bolts struck faster and faster, and Li Qingqiu felt numb all over his body. At the same time, his body began to itch, as if insects were crawling inside his bones.

He had to close his eyes again and begin circulating the mental techniques of the Taiqing Hunyuan Scripture.

Through repeated practice of internal energy cultivation, he gradually became accustomed to the abnormalities in his body and even began to enjoy them.

After a while, Li Qingqiu clearly felt his spiritual sense getting stronger. Even with his eyes closed, the world became clearer and clearer in his eyes.

Sudden.

Li Qingqiu's consciousness entered another world.

He could see everything inside his own body.

Blood vessels, flesh and blood, internal organs, bones, and so on.

He could even zoom out and see the mysteries hidden within the blood.

This feeling intrigued Li Qingqiu, who secretly wondered, "Could this be the legendary internal vision?"

He seemed to be observing everything inside his body with a clearer microscope that left no blind spots. His vital energy surged like a vast ocean, his muscles and bones were as solid as mountains, and his flesh and blood contained countless small worlds.

The transformation of his spiritual consciousness gave Li Qingqiu a deeper understanding of his physical body.

Moreover, Li Qingqiu clearly felt that his spiritual consciousness was condensing from the void of senses into a tangible force.

He shifted his spiritual consciousness outside his body, staring at a stone below. The stone rose up as he commanded it, as if it were his own arm.

Is this the true state of spiritual awareness?

Li Qingqiu was invigorated, as if he had opened the door to a new world. He was undergoing tribulation while manipulating his spiritual consciousness.

When he was in a state of excitement, all the tens of thousands of disciples of the Qingxiao Sect were worried for him.

Even the disciples at the foot of the mountain could see the lightning flashing in the sky, which the clouds and mist could not completely obscure.

The commotion caused by this heavenly tribulation was so great that it sparked heated discussions among the disciples.

On the martial arts platform, Ye Nan sat cross-legged on the ground, healing his injuries while looking up at the mountaintop with a look of fear on his face.

What kind of tribulation is the sect leader undergoing?

Yang Xuan stood to the side, also looking at the mountaintop.

At this moment, a disciple flew down on his sword and shouted, "The sect leader is undergoing the tempering of heavenly lightning with his physical body!"

boom!
The disciples here became even more excited, and their discussions grew louder, but no matter how loud their voices were, they could not drown out the sound of thunder.

The thunder roared, echoing through the mountains and causing wild beasts in the forest to run rampant.

After enduring dozens of bolts of heavenly lightning, Li Qingqiu clearly felt himself entering a completely new realm. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body, transforming into vital energy at a much faster rate.

As its vitality surged, its essence also underwent a transformation.

The Realm of Spiritual Consciousness!

When Li Qingqiu truly entered this realm, he realized the uniqueness of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, and his physical senses were also enhanced accordingly.

　Thank you, Little Eagle, for the generous donation of 100000 Qidian Coins, making you the first Alliance Master in this book and shocking the Qingxiao Sect!
　　I was so scared I cried! I really need to add more chapters!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)