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

"Young Master!"

"Fan'er!"

The entire Ye family was thrown into chaos instantly!

Several elders of the Ye family rushed over upon hearing the news, and their expressions changed drastically upon seeing Ye Fan's miserable state.

Ye Fan was covered in charred soot and hideous wounds.

Black lightning still flickered at the wound, emanating a chilling aura.

"Quick! Carry him inside!"

The Grand Elder immediately gave the order.

The group quickly carried Ye Fan into the inner room and placed him on the bed.

Several elders took turns stepping forward, using their respective methods to try to force the domineering black lightning out of Ye Fan's body.

however--

No matter what method they used, as soon as their spiritual power entered Ye Fan's body and touched the black lightning, it vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea!

Even the pills that were fed to him were mercilessly shattered by the lightning just as their medicinal power was about to begin repairing his meridians!

"What... what kind of lightning is this? How can it be so powerful!"

Cold sweat poured down the Second Elder's forehead, his face filled with horror.

"In my hundred years of practicing medicine, I have never seen such bizarre lightning!"

The Third Elder also had a solemn expression and shook his head repeatedly.

When everyone was at a loss—

A beam of azure light suddenly shot out from the depths of the family's spiritual land!

In the blink of an eye, it landed in front of everyone!

The light faded, revealing an elderly man with white hair and beard, and a gaunt face.

It is none other than Ye Chen, the current patriarch of the Ye family!

"Ancestor!"

"Ancestor!"

Everyone quickly bowed in respect.

Ancestor Ye Chen ignored them, his brows furrowed, and quickly walked to the bedside.

He looked at the charred figure on the bed, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

Then, he extended a finger and gently touched Ye Fan's brow.

A wisp of pure divine consciousness slowly probed into Ye Fan's body.

A moment later—

Ancestor Ye Chen's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Such domineering lightning..."

He murmured to himself, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

"Moreover, it also contains a trace of aura that makes even this old man's heart tremble..."

He paused, then said, word by word:

"This is... a heavenly tribulation!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in surprise.

"A heavenly tribulation?!"

"Ancestor, do you mean that Fan'er was... struck by heavenly tribulation?"

The elder's face was filled with disbelief.

Ye Fan is only in the late Foundation Establishment stage. How could someone in the Foundation Establishment stage attract a heavenly tribulation?!

Ancestor Ye Chen did not answer, but said in a deep voice:

"The power of this heavenly tribulation lightning is too domineering; it has already damaged Fan'er's foundation. Eight or nine out of ten of the meridians in his body are shattered..."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned deathly pale.

The Grand Elder's vision went black, and he staggered, almost falling over!

"Ancestor! Is there any hope for Fan'er?"

The Second Elder's voice was trembling.

Ye Fan is a prodigy nurtured by the Ye family with countless resources!

He is also the current Holy Son of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land!

The Ye family's rapid development over the years is inseparable from Ye Fan's status as a Holy Son!

If Ye Fan becomes a cripple...

This not only means that the Ye family has lost a key talent they were grooming, but also...

The Heavenly Profound Holy Land will never allow a useless person to continue serving as its Holy Son!

When that time comes, the Ye family will lose the resources of the holy land, and their prestige will inevitably decline greatly!

Ancestor Ye Chen remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"Fan'er's injuries are too severe. If he had returned sooner, I might have been able to help..."

He shook his head, his tone heavy:

"But now, Lei Li has completely destroyed his foundation. To recover, unless…"

"Unless what?!"

The elder suddenly looked up, a glimmer of hope igniting in his eyes.

Ancestor Ye Chen took a deep breath and said, word by word:

"Unless we can find the legendary 'Nine-Aperture Lotus'!"

"Nine-aperture lotus base?"

The group looked at each other, having never heard of this name before.

Ancestor Ye Chen explained:

"That is a rare treasure, said to be able to rebuild a cultivator's foundation, even if their meridians are completely shattered. But this item is extremely rare..."

He paused, then looked at the crowd:

"Pass on my order! Effective immediately, mobilize all resources of the Ye family to investigate the Nine Aperture Foundation-Sculpting Lotus! A hefty reward will be given for any leads!"

"yes!"

Everyone readily accepted the order.

A fierce glint flashed in the Grand Elder's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"Ancestor, the person who injured Fan'er..."

Ancestor Ye Chen glanced at him and said calmly:

"Of course we must investigate. Fan'er is the face of the Ye family. If we can't even find the murderer, how can the Ye family maintain its standing in Zhao in the future?"

"Yes! I'll take care of it right away!"

The elder bowed and turned to leave.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent.

……

at the same time.

Inside the Colorful Robe Pavilion in the Immortal City.

Lin Fengmian sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes slightly closed.

He was looking inward at his dantian.

Within the dantian, a Dao foundation was quietly suspended.

The Dao Foundation was filled with the flow of Yin and Yang energies, radiating an incomparably brilliant light!

On the foundation of the Dao, nine mysterious patterns can be faintly seen, each of which seems to contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth!

Perfect Dao Foundation!

An indescribable joy welled up in Lin Fengmian's heart.

Although he was almost killed during this tribulation, he also turned misfortune into blessing.

Although that heavenly tribulation was domineering, it also helped him temper his foundation, making his Dao foundation more stable.

What surprised him even more was—

His five spiritual roots, tempered by the five lightning tribulations, actually became even more spiritual!

Although the original five spiritual roots have a total spiritual power several times that of the same level, the spiritual roots themselves are impure and mixed, making cultivation extremely slow.

At this moment, there was a faint flow of lightning on those five spiritual roots, as if they had been activated, and their speed of absorbing spiritual energy was several times faster than before!

Lin Fengmian was overjoyed.

He took a deep breath and began to circulate his internal energy.

"boom--"

The surrounding spiritual energy surged instantly!

It surged towards him like a tidal wave, rushing wildly into his body!

That speed was more than ten times faster than before!

Lin Fengmian was overjoyed.

This speed is something even a genius with a single spiritual root couldn't achieve!

Before he could even finish celebrating, he discovered something even more surprising—

There was still a trace of heavenly tribulation power remaining in his dantian!

That wisp of lightning power was extremely weak, yet incredibly pure, quietly resting on his Dao foundation, coexisting harmoniously with the spiritual power within his body.

With a thought, Lin Fengmian gently activated a sword aura.

"laugh--"

A sharp sword aura shot out from his fingertips!

A thin strand of lightning, as fine as a hair, was wrapped around the sword energy!

Although the lightning was thin, it exuded a chilling aura!

Lin Fengmian's eyes lit up!

Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Power!

He had actually refined a trace of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Power!

What does this mean?

This means that all his future attacks will be imbued with the power of a heavenly tribulation!

Even the slightest bit is enough to terrify the opponent!

Just as he was immersed in this huge surprise—

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside the door.