The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

The originally fine weather turned into a scene of dark clouds almost instantly, and coincidentally, these dark clouds covered the Tianliu Waterfall directly above it.

A sense of doubt arose in everyone's mind.

"How can the weather change so suddenly? It was perfectly fine just a moment ago!"

"This weather... feels very strange. It's like someone has broken through to a higher level and is about to be struck by lightning."

"Attracting a lightning tribulation? Are you kidding me? The lightning of a tribulation wouldn't have such a massive cloud of clouds, and for a tribulation to occur, it must be at the Golden Core stage or even higher!"

Only when one breaks through from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage or above will they be subject to a Heavenly Tribulation.

Cultivating immortality is about defying fate and changing one's destiny. Outsiders may think it's a joke, but those who actually walk this path have never dared to take it lightly.

Their cultivation is about seizing the power of heaven and earth to gain transcendent strength.

Heaven and earth will not so easily grant any cultivator such an advantage.

After advancing from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage, every cultivator will be subject to a specific heavenly tribulation and lightning every time they break through a major stage.

Many died in the lightning tribulation, but those who survived gained even greater power.

But the lightning tribulation was targeted, unlike now... which almost surrounded the entire sky above Nine Swords Mountain, or even more!

Therefore, no one wanted to believe that this was a cloud of lightning tribulation.

"You call this a tribulation of lightning? You've clearly never seen anything like it. If it were truly a tribulation of lightning, at least someone would have to break through, right? Who broke through? Tell me!"

Yes, no matter the conditions, at least someone has to break through.

"Wait, look! In the sky... the sect leader and elders, what are they doing here?!"

Several big shots had appeared at the very center of the thunderclouds, their gazes looking down.

Following their gaze, below...

Chi Miao stared at Lei Yun with a determined look in his eyes, and a faint spiritual light flickered in his abdomen.

The two people closest to her were Jin Shengfei and Ying Wuhuo.

The two greeted the elders.

"Greetings, Sect Master, and all Elders."

Normally, the elders would greet the two of them with smiles, and they all liked them quite a bit, but now... the expressions of the elders were all very strange.

He Wanban frowned, his voice steady: "Wu Huo, Sheng Fei... you two leave this place immediately and make room for Chi Miao."

Upon hearing this, the two looked visibly stunned, as if they had never expected the elder to utter those words.

Make room for Chi Miao?

Ying Wuhuo pursed his lips and opened his mouth to ask, "Do the elders mean something like this?"

He didn't continue, but the elders silently closed their eyes.

This caused a huge uproar in Jin Shengfei and Ying Wuhuo's hearts, leaving them unable to recover.

They looked at Chi Miao, who had already plopped down on the spot and was beginning to regulate her breathing.

"Chi Miao... is about to break through?!"

The amount of information in this message was enormous for them.

They looked up at the sky, where flashes of lightning could be seen rolling through the dark clouds.

Jin Shengfei was shocked: "Even if Chi Miao broke through, he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. How could he have attracted a lightning tribulation? Moreover... such a large-scale lightning tribulation!"

"I've never heard of anyone summoning a tribulation lightning strike when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

He was so flustered.

Ying Wuhuo was the same; he had personally witnessed the tribulation of a Golden Core cultivator breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, but it was not on such an exaggerated scale.

"What...what's going on?!"

They stared at Chi Miao, their minds reeling with shock, but they dared not delay and quickly moved away from her.

Heavenly lightning possesses sentience; if they are deemed to be interfering with Chi Miao's breakthrough, they will be struck by the lightning tribulation along with him.

The group approached the elders.

He Wanban said, "She's never been a normal person to begin with, so it's only natural that she's making a breakthrough that's beyond our comprehension. I'm just afraid that the foundation she's building is no simple matter."

He Wanban's words suddenly reminded the two of a term that Chi Miao had just told them.

The foundation is laid by the Way of Heaven.

"No...no way?"

It hasn't even been a day since this woman said that, is she really going to be that aggressive?

That's the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, the legendary Foundation Establishment!

A bead of cold sweat suddenly appeared on their foreheads.

Meanwhile, the elders had been observing Chi Miao's breakthrough.

Thunderclouds were brewing, seemingly ready to strike at any moment, attracting many onlookers.

Chong Shuai spoke up: "Wu Huo, Jin Shengfei... you two quickly expel all disciples from Tianliu Waterfall, but don't let them go too far. Keep them all within a thousand meters of the waterfall to observe! Summon those who aren't at Tianliu Waterfall as well!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ying Wuhuo agreed: "Yes!"

Jin Shengfei glanced at Chi Miao with concern.

"Elders, will Chi Miao be alright?"

With such a large thundercloud, the lightning strikes that will strike are unknown.

Whether Chi Miao can pull through is indeed an unknown.

No one could answer that question for him.

Only Yan Ge narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"She is my disciple, Yan Ge's disciple. I, Yan Ge, only take on exceptional talents, so there will absolutely be no problems."

"I assure you, you don't need to worry too much."

Chonglu was about to say something when Yan Ge interrupted him: "You guys should go now."

Only after Yan Ge's words did Jin Shengfei nod and fly away on his sword with Ying Wuhuo to take control of the situation.

Chong Shuai then glared at Yan Ge with resentment in his eyes: "You—!"

"How could you deceive them?!"

"Chi Miao's cultivation level is only at the Qi Refining stage, yet the intensity of this lightning tribulation is terrifying! The probability of her surviving the tribulation is less than one in ten! If she perishes during the tribulation, how will you explain it to those two!"

"If I don't give them an explanation first, they certainly won't feel at ease." Yan Ge argued logically, not giving an inch, and finally looked at Chi Miao: "She's my disciple. If I say she's fine, even the lightning tribulation can't harm her!"

He stepped forward and stood at the very front of all the elders.

"I, Yan Ge, will never again allow any disciple of Thunder Punishment Peak to perish, nor will I allow any problems to arise with my own apprentices!"

"I said Chi Miao could withstand today's tribulation, and she can! If she can't, I'll take it for her!"

Yan Ge's words were like daggers to the heart, daggers aimed at... his own heart.

His sect suffered a misfortune back then, causing Rong Yue to go astray and lose control, resulting in the massacre of the entire mountain overnight. Now... nothing can stop him from protecting his disciple.

Even if this is a tribulation of lightning, even if he were to take the brunt for Chi Miao, there is a risk of his own demise.

He did it without hesitation!

Chonglu and the other elders all fell silent, uttering not a single word.

The girl on the ground let out a rare, coquettish cry.

"Stop arguing! Stop arguing!"

"Old Deng, you locked me up in jail for so long before, I don't need you to help me withstand this tribulation. I can handle it myself."

"after all……"

"I, Chi Miao, possess unparalleled talent, extraordinary comprehension, and immeasurable merit! I've even killed someone in the Transcending Tribulation stage! Why would I fear this mere tribulation lightning?"

"Lightning tribulation—come!"

"You've been plotting this for ages, so if you're so capable, just kill me!"

Boom—!