After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

Ye Fan felt an extremely sharp killing intent lock onto him!

That killing intent came from the heavens above, from the surging tribulation clouds, carrying the power of heaven and earth, and an inviolable majesty!

Ye Fan was terrified!

He couldn't care less about assassinating Lin Fengmian anymore. His spiritual power surged wildly, and he flashed away, about to flee into the distance!

however--

How can cultivators escape the heavenly tribulation?

If one could escape, why would cultivators risk their lives to undergo tribulation?

All you need to do is learn one escape technique, and then run away when the heavenly tribulation strikes!

But that was a heavenly tribulation!

It is a manifestation of the rules of heaven and earth!

It is a test that every cultivator must undergo when breaking through to a higher realm!

Anyone who dares to interfere with another person's tribulation will be regarded as a provocation by the heavenly tribulation and will suffer the same or even more intense bombardment!

This is an ironclad rule in the world of cultivation!

At this moment, Ye Fan personally experienced the terror of this ironclad rule!

That jet-black lightning bolt seemed to transcend the distance of space, catching up with him in an instant!

"No--!"

Ye Fan's pupils shrank sharply, and he let out a shrill scream!

"Boom boom boom—!"

A deafening thunderclap erupted!

The bolt of lightning struck Ye Fan hard, exploding into countless lightning snakes!

Ye Fan felt an overwhelming surge of domineering lightning power enter his body.

That power was extremely violent, like thousands of red-hot steel needles, wildly traversing and ravaging his meridians!

"ah--!"

He screamed in agony, his face contorted in pain!

The meridians are cracking inch by inch!

Those meridians he painstakingly cultivated, those meridians that carried his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation...

At this moment, it was as fragile as paper in the face of that domineering lightning!

"Click, click—"

A faint cracking sound came from inside my body; it was the sound of my meridians breaking!

The sword energy that Ye Fan had already gathered in his hand suddenly dissipated at this moment, turning into specks of spiritual light and disappearing into the air!

His body trembled violently, blood began to seep from his seven orifices, and he was like a candle flickering in the wind, about to collapse!

My soul is terrified!

Ye Fan was truly afraid!

He had never been so close to death!

That domineering power of lightning is frantically destroying his life force!

He could feel his cultivation level rapidly declining and his life force being gradually drained away!

"I...I can't die...I can't die here...!"

Ye Fan gritted his teeth, a mad glint flashing in his eyes!

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood!

The essence blood transformed into a cloud of blood mist in the air, enveloping his entire body!

This is a life-saving secret technique he obtained from an ancient ruin—the Blood Escape Technique!

Using his own life essence as a catalyst, he burned his lifespan to gain a brief period of extremely fast escape!

Blood mist exploded!

Ye Fan's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, turning into a streak of blood-red light as he frantically fled into the distance!

The speed was astonishing; it disappeared into the mountains in the blink of an eye!

All that remained was a trail of blood, and the lingering fear and resentment in the air!

At that moment, Lin Fengmian happened to turn around and saw this scene.

That blood-red figure fleeing in a disheveled state, that twisted and ferocious face—

Ye Fan!

Lin Fengmian's pupils contracted slightly, and a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.

While I was undergoing my tribulation, this person actually took advantage of my weakness to launch a sneak attack!

This hatred is unbearable!

He stared intently at the blood-red light that disappeared into the horizon, imprinting that face deeply into his heart.

Ye Fan, you just wait.

I, Lin Fengmian, will remember this grudge.

Sooner or later, I will personally seek justice for myself!

But at this moment, he had no time to pay attention to Ye Fan who was escaping.

because--

In the sky, the final, long-awaited tribulation lightning finally struck!

"Boom—!"

A muffled rumble of thunder came from the depths of the clouds, like the roar of the heavens!

The calamity clouds churned wildly, and from within them, a bolt of lightning as black as ink slowly peeked out!

The lightning bolt was incredibly thick, as thick as a bucket, and completely black, as if it could devour all light!

What's most terrifying is that there are faint purple electric sparks flickering on that black lightning bolt!

Purple lightning!

That's a terrifying existence that only appears when a Core Formation cultivator is undergoing tribulation!

"This...this is a calamity struck by lightning!"

In the distance, a knowledgeable old cultivator exclaimed in surprise, his voice trembling!

"Five bolts of heavenly lightning, each more terrifying than the last! The final one is comparable in power to a Core Formation cultivator undergoing tribulation!"

"This child...can this child withstand it?!"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators around paled!

A calamity struck by five thunderbolts!

That was a legendary calamity that only those extraordinary geniuses would encounter!

It is said that the cultivators who can trigger this calamity are all geniuses with profound foundations and boundless potential!

But it is precisely because of this that the heavenly tribulation brings down such a terrifying test!

Get through this, and soar to new heights!

If we can't withstand it, we'll be reduced to ashes!

"If this child doesn't die, he will surely amount to something great!"

Someone murmured those words.

The words had barely left his mouth—

"boom--!"

The jet-black purple lightning finally struck!

Heaven and earth lose color!

Wherever the lightning passed, the void trembled, as if it were about to be torn apart!

A violent pressure descended, making it difficult for cultivators within a radius of dozens of miles to breathe!

Countless people held their breath, staring intently at the bolt of lightning that descended from the sky.

And beneath the lightning, there stood a figure in a green robe, covered in blood yet still upright like a pine tree!

Lin Fengmian raised his head, staring at the terrifying lightning bolt that was getting closer and closer.

His body was covered in wounds and dripping with blood.

His spiritual energy was almost completely depleted, and his meridians were aching slightly.

But his eyes remained as bright as stars, even more intense than before!

"Come!"

He looked up to the sky and roared, his voice booming and soaring into the clouds!

next moment--

"boom--!"

That terrifying black lightning bolt struck Lin Fengmian hard!

"ah--!"

Lin Fengmian roared, and his entire body was instantly engulfed by lightning!

A violent surge of lightning power rushed into his body!

That power was so domineering that it caused despair; wherever it passed, the meridians trembled violently and the flesh was burned!

Lin Fengmian gritted his teeth and desperately tried to use the remaining spiritual power in his body to resist!

however--

The power of that lightning was too terrifying; the moment the spiritual energy came into contact with it, it was blasted apart!

Lin Fengmian was terrified!

He quickly mobilized the sword energy in his dantian!

The pure sword energy he had cultivated through the Pregnancy Sword Technique had become his last lifeline!

Three sword energies shot out from his dantian, condensing into a defensive line in his meridians to meet the raging lightning!

"boom--!"

The sword energy and the lightning collided violently!

However, the sword energy only lasted for a moment before it was shattered by lightning!

It transformed into specks of spiritual light and dissipated within the meridians!

Finished!

Lin Fengmian's heart sank.

After the lightning shattered the sword energy, it raged even more wildly within his body!

The meridians are cracking inch by inch!

The flesh and blood were charred black inch by inch!

Lin Fengmian felt his life force rapidly draining away at an alarming rate!

That feeling is like a drowning person watching helplessly as they sink into an abyss, unable to struggle!