I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Rather than being ambushed after He Dong's tribulation begins, it's better to launch a sneak attack from the start.

With a difference of a hundred years in cultivation, he probably couldn't win in a fight, but he shouldn't be unable to escape either.

So, in Mr. Liu's and Mr. Wu's eyes, Lin Yi plunged into the water and quickly disappeared. About fifteen minutes passed, and they could only see a vast expanse of river water. Lin Yi still hadn't surfaced.

Huh? Where did that person go?

As the human and the demon were still pondering, water began to gush up from the bottom of the boat. Several holes had appeared on the boat at some point, and it was estimated that the boat would sink soon.

"Hmph, a mere trifle."

Who is Mr. Liu? If a piece of wood becomes a spirit, how could it be afraid of water?

With a casual spell, the dead wood on the ship's planks came back to life, the wood grew together on its own, and the water in the cabin flowed out on its own.

"You mere mortal, ignorant of immortal techniques, show yourself at once!"

Even if Mr. Liu were a blockhead, he would know that the ship had been pierced by someone. Such a method might be useful against ordinary people, but for a cultivator like him, it was simply child's play.

But Mr. Liu would not give those who provoked him a way out. Seeing that no one showed up, he shot out a ball of green light from his hand, and dozens of willow branches suddenly sprouted from the cabin. The willow branches, like long snakes, spread into the water to search for traces of the enemy.

Lin Yi had already gone far away, and a talisman pasted on the bottom of the boat was emitting a faint light.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck the ship squarely, instantly igniting a raging fire that engulfed the entire vessel.

Mr. Liu, being highly skilled, was not afraid of this thunderbolt. Wu De, however, was different. Left with no other choice, Mr. Liu had to pick up Wu De, jump off the burning boat, and stand on the river.

With his cultivation level, he could walk on water as if it were flat ground.

Whether or not the boat exists is unimportant; what matters is saving face.

What angered him most was that the ship was blown up, and he didn't even see a trace of anyone.

"It seems we've been discovered. That Lin Yi isn't as simple as he appears."

Although Wu De was safe and sound thanks to Mr. Liu's protection, he still maintained his composure.

Although the person who caused the trouble did not show up, he was still certain that Lin Yi was the one who blew up the ship.

Lin Yi had never demonstrated this lightning-summoning spell before.

This is getting interesting.

"Shall we continue?"

Mr. Liu was worried that if Lin Yi went in and called upon the Ghost King, it would attract an old ghost who was about to undergo tribulation, and he might not be able to handle it.

"Of course, we just need to wait; it's them who are in a hurry."

Wu De remained calm and composed, and Mr. Liu, once again infected by his confidence, casually tossed out a log. The two stood on it, and although it was not as elegant as the boat ride they had just taken, it was still quite graceful.

Seeing that his probing attack had failed to force the two to retreat, Lin Yi had no choice but to swim towards the island in the middle of the river...

At this point, He Dong's condition description changed again.

"Due to unknown influences, the tribulation lightning has arrived ahead of schedule..."

Chapter 61 Tribulation

The process of transcending tribulation is like giving birth.

Knowing the due date but not being able to pinpoint the exact day, and perhaps even being stimulated to start the process abruptly.

Just like now, Lin Yi was thinking that the tribulation lightning might have been triggered in advance by his talisman, because the Thunderfire Talisman itself does not produce lightning, but only summons lightning down. Maybe the lightning was just brewing, and when one bolt of lightning happened to fall, the other lightning thought that this was the start of the attack, so they all rushed to the ground with a whoosh.

The above is purely Lin Yi's strange imagination.

His gaze pierced through the thin mist on the island and fell upon the towering structure standing beside He Dong. Thousands of bolts of lightning poured down, illuminating the area around the island as if it were daytime, before striking the copper tower with pinpoint accuracy. Seeing this, Lin Yi finally felt relieved.

Before the lightning struck, he couldn't be sure if the original laws of physics still applied in this world filled with demons, monsters, and mysterious powers. The custom-made item was just something he wanted to experiment with.

It seems to be working well, and the tribulation should be fine.

However, they don't yet know how to deal with the wind and fire, not to mention there are other problems that need to be solved.

After seeing the lightning strike, Mr. Liu and Wu De also began to approach the island in the middle of the river, making no attempt to conceal their purpose.

"We need to help He Dong through his tribulation first, then we can deal with them."

Lin Yi quickly determined his strategy. He couldn't waste time on Mr. Liu, but he also had to make some arrangements to slow down the two of them.

He Dong did set up a maze on the island, but the maze was not very powerful and had very little deterrent effect on invaders. Moreover, if they encountered someone with extraordinary talent like him, the maze would be useless.

"Give them something extra."

Lin Yi immediately took action. He had the complete Nine Talismans True Explanation in his mind, and the so-called formation was nothing more than combining different runes together in a special arrangement. Sometimes, the terrain was used to form a formation. Lin Yi had already seen the hidden jade talisman, so it was not difficult for him to modify it.

While he was busily modifying the formation, He Dong was rather bored.

This tribulation was much easier than the previous two. During the first tribulation, nine bolts of lightning struck her, and during the second tribulation, thirty-six bolts struck her. Each bolt of lightning hit her precisely, making her feel as if her soul was about to be scattered, and she was gone in the next second.

This time, forty bolts of lightning struck, yet she remained unharmed.

"Could I have successfully overcome this tribulation just like that?"

By the time He Dong had counted down to the final sixty-four lightning bolts, he was already feeling a bit sleepy.

At that moment, a cold wind suddenly blew in. He Dong felt a chill run through her body and a sense of alarm arose in her heart, but the wind seemed to be coming from the soles of her feet and blowing towards the top of her head.

The wind wasn't strong, but it made her feel as if her soul was about to be blown away.

"How is this going?"

He Dong was startled and looked down to find two dark green flames sprouting from his feet. Although they were fire, they had no heat at all. The rainwater falling on the cage quickly froze into ice under the heat of the flames.

"Oh no, this is Yin Fire!"

Yin fire is more terrifying to ghosts than yang fire.

The burning of yang fire is very damaging to ghosts, but as long as it is extinguished with yin energy, it will at most cause serious damage to their vital energy.

Yin fire is different; it doesn't particularly harm ghosts, but it uses yin energy as fuel.

Ghosts are aggregates of yin energy. When they are burned by yin fire, it's like dry wood meeting a raging fire. Instead of extinguishing it, their own yin energy will only add fuel to the fire, making it burn even brighter.

Yin and Yang are mutually generating and mutually restraining; to extinguish Yin fire, Yang fire must be used.

At this point, He Dong's situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

The most deadly thing was the eerie wind that blew from time to time. When the wind blew, it seemed as if it would blow away her soul. Not only that, the fire was fueled by the wind and grew even stronger.

He Dong could only rely on his total Yin energy to withstand the attack and calm his mind to ensure that his soul would not be blown away by the strange wind.

However, something even worse happened.

As the sixty-fifth bolt of lightning struck, the copper tower collapsed with a deafening roar. The previous sixty-four bolts of lightning had already almost completely destroyed the interior of the copper tower, and this last bolt of lightning was the final straw.

The sixty-sixth bolt of lightning soon struck again, hitting the cage. The extremely hot lightning met the cage, which had been baked by the extremely cold flames. Under the effect of the extreme contrast of ice and fire, cracks slowly appeared in the bronze cage. After ten more bolts of lightning, the cage followed in the footsteps of the bronze tower.

As the cage cracked open, and he was unable to extinguish the eerie flames slowly rising from his legs, with the eerie wind still blowing and the next bolt of lightning about to strike, He Dong was helpless.

She ultimately underestimated the terror of the heavenly tribulation.

Legend has it that one can become an immortal through nine tribulations. This is a path that all non-human cultivators must take. As long as one survives nine heavenly tribulations, no matter what kind of being one is, one can attain immortality.

But He Dong had never heard of any ghost that had experienced the third tribulation.

This time, she finally understood the reason.

With wind, fire, and thunder all attacking at once, all three are extremely effective against ghosts. Yin winds scatter souls, yin fires burn the body, and yang thunders vanquish evil. Which ghost can withstand this?

She has cultivated her mind and character for so many years, striving to avoid karma and refrain from killing. Yet, this third heavenly tribulation was still so difficult for her. One can only imagine how difficult the subsequent heavenly tribulations will be.

To become an immortal with a ghostly body is nothing short of a fool's dream.

Heaven probably never intended for outcasts to become immortals!

Looking up at the thunderclouds in the sky, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"After I die, Lin Yi will benefit. He doesn't have to pay back all the money he owes me. It hurts to think about it!"

At this moment, He Dong experienced the most painful thing in the world: the ghost dies before the money is spent.

As she was lost in thought, a bolt of lightning struck her head, hitting her squarely on the forehead without missing a beat. It dispersed a large amount of yin energy and ignited a bright yellow flame above her head.

This is the Yang Fire ignited by lightning.

He Dong couldn't help but let out a painful groan. Above her head was scorching yang fire, and beneath her feet was extremely cold yin fire. Two completely different forces were devouring her ghostly body.

One bolt of lightning after another fell from the sky, and she had no way to dodge it. She could only rely on her cultivation to withstand it. When the eightieth bolt of lightning struck, He Dong's ghostly body was already close to becoming an illusion.

The yin fire beneath her feet had spread to her thighs, while the yang fire above her head had reached her chest.

The thunderclouds in the sky had not yet dissipated, nor had any new thunderbolts fallen, but He Dong could sense that an extremely powerful thunderbolt was brewing.

Without a doubt, if this lightning bolt were to strike, she would surely be annihilated. Even if the lightning bolt did not strike, the undying yin and yang fires on her body would still burn her ghostly body to ashes.

"Am I going to die?"

He Dong felt a strong sense of resentment.

She didn't want to die. She didn't know why she didn't want to die, but she knew she had to live, she had to survive!

However, her consciousness was already fading, and in her dazed state, she saw someone running wildly towards her...

Chapter 62 My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not in the Heavens

Lin Yi set up the trap quickly, but he never expected that in just a short while, He Dong's condition would go from undergoing tribulation to being seriously injured and on the verge of death.

This is outrageous!

Could you be any weaker, you idiot?!

He didn't care about Mr. Liu at that moment and rushed to the center of the island to find He Dong.

He Dong's condition was not good at this time, as it was written in the Demon-Slaying Manual.

"The Yin Fire devours the soul, and the Yang Fire burns the body. It only maintains its soul from dissipation with an extremely strong will to survive, and has lost its fighting power. Killing it will grant five hundred years of cultivation, the Dao of Thunder, the Dao of Yin Fire, and the Dao of Yang Fire."

Great! The reward for killing He Dong has been upgraded.

However, faced with such a huge temptation, Lin Yi's heart did not waver in the slightest.