The Long Journey to Immortality

Both of these things happened naturally.

When a cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm cultivates to a certain level according to the basic principles of cultivation, a connection will be established between the Golden Core and the will of Heaven in the unseen realm.

This instinctive feeling tells the cultivator that they are qualified to undergo tribulation and how to trigger the lightning tribulation.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator's golden core is not separated from their body. If they want to trigger a heavenly tribulation, they only need to take out the golden core before deciding to undergo the tribulation, keep the golden core separated from their body, and cultivate the technique for half a cycle. This will allow them to make contact and reach a consensus with the will of heaven and send out the signal "I want to undergo the tribulation".

Han Lu, on the other hand, was able to freely separate her golden core from her body at the early stage of the Golden Core cultivation process because she practiced the Seven Killings Sword Technique.

Ordinary cultivators regard attacks with golden cores as a last resort, but Han Lu can refine golden cores into sword pellets through her cultivation techniques, using them as a more common means of defense in combat.

This difference makes Han Lu's method of triggering the Heavenly Tribulation very different from that of ordinary cultivators.

Spitting out a golden pill, Han Lu followed her body's instincts and began to summon the lightning tribulation.

The golden elixir sword pellet left the body and instantly transformed into a spiritual sword.

A translucent spirit sword, about one and a half meters long, gleamed with a dark red light in the setting sun.

With a series of hand seals, Han Lu raised her hand and uttered a low shout, "Go!"

The spirit sword transformed into a crimson ray of light and flew towards a white cloud above Han Lu's head.

The spirit sword easily flew thousands of meters into the air and pierced the white clouds with a "chilling cold".

Then, something unexpected happened to the monks who were flying around the island to watch the ceremony.

Bai Yun, who originally seemed harmless, reacted as if she had a stress reaction after being stabbed by Han Lu's sword pellet spirit sword. She became furious and threw a tantrum.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, an ordinary white cloud underwent a dramatic transformation in the blink of an eye.

Within ten breaths, the white clouds turned into an earthy yellow, becoming the tribulation clouds that cleaved open the path for Han Lu to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm.

"What's going on?" A young disciple, like Han Lu and Wen Erya back then, was riding on the auspicious cloud driven by Piaomiaozi, full of doubt.

Piaomiaozi, standing to the side, felt uneasy and quietly explained on behalf of his disciple.

This was not the first time Piaomiaozi had witnessed a cultivator undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation.

However, this was the first time that Piaomiaozi had witnessed his disciple undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation.

Of all the cultivators present, he was the most anxious.

After all, his disciple's success in becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator is, to some extent, an achievement and an affirmation of his abilities.

The greater the joy of the harvest, the greater the pressure during the process.

Having "created" the calamity clouds, Han Lu waved her hand and summoned the sword pellet spirit sword back to her side.

During her tribulation, in addition to being struck by lightning, her golden core also needs to undergo the baptism of lightning tribulation.

Heavenly tribulations are both tests and opportunities.

Only after undergoing a heavenly tribulation can the golden elixir, which has been gestating for ten months, shed its "shell" and give birth to a nascent soul.

Han Lu looked up at the sky, where the wind and clouds surged and thousands of clouds gathered together, and murmured, "I wonder how powerful the heavenly tribulation I am undergoing is."

The cloud, which had been transformed into a tribulation cloud by Han Lu's golden core, was gathering spiritual energy from within a ten-mile radius and was gradually growing stronger.

But this is like a fierce general raising a flagpole in front of the city gate to recruit soldiers.

Although they managed to gather 100,000 troops in a short period of time, they were all incompetent rabble.

How could an army formed in this way possibly win battles?

Han Lu had made ample preparations beforehand. Although the tribulation clouds were gathering power and coming on strong, there was hardly any spiritual energy in the cloud clusters that had joined them.

Despite the commotion, it's all just a bluff.

Sensing that the tribulation cloud's state was merely this, Han Lu naturally smiled, secretly increasing her chances of successfully transcending the tribulation to 99%.

Another hundred breaths passed before the tribulation cloud above Han Lu's head truly took shape, changing from its original earthy yellow color to a semi-chaotic state of mixed colors.

“This,” Han Lu thought to herself as she looked at the changing colors of the tribulation clouds, “is it a three-colored tribulation cloud? It seems to be composed of three attributes: earth, fire, and wood.”

"It's just average," Han Lu said with a hint of disappointment. "I thought there would be rare tribulation clouds like five-colored tribulation clouds or pure lightning tribulation clouds, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

But on second thought, Han Lu felt that this was normal. "However, those rare and powerful tribulation clouds that are difficult to deal with mostly only appear when evil people are undergoing tribulation."

"It would be very strange if those tribulation clouds appeared when I was undergoing my tribulation."

Han Lu viewed the current situation as a result of her own good karma, which weakened the power and pressure of the heavenly tribulation.

But soon, what happened next proved her guess wrong.

Just as the heavenly tribulation was exerting its pressure on Han Lu, who was directly below the tribulation clouds, and beginning to prepare the first bolt of heavenly lightning, another unexpected event occurred.

Suddenly, a seven-colored ray of light shone from the direction of the setting sun onto the calamity clouds.

The soft glow of the sunset possesses a mysterious power.

Under the glow of the sunset, the already weak tribulation clouds shrank by another 30%.

It was as if, before the general had even led his troops into battle, three-tenths of the rabble behind him had already fled in fear.

This situation left Han Lu unsure of what to do or what expression to make.

Although the weaker the heavenly tribulation, the higher her success rate in overcoming it will be.

But now, this situation has greatly disappointed Han Lu, who originally wanted to have a good fight against the Heavenly Tribulation and take this opportunity to improve her understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

Han Lu had mixed feelings, but the cultivators watching the ceremony on the outskirts of the island had the same reaction.

Anyone could see that Han Lu had accumulated enough good karma in her daily life, which was why she received divine help during her tribulation.

The Golden Core cultivators, especially Wen Erya, were thrilled to witness such a scene today.

It is conceivable that many of the cultivators who came to witness the ceremony will become "representatives of good deeds" in the future, doing good deeds and accumulating good karma, hoping to receive divine assistance when they undergo tribulation.

The rosy light shone on the clouds of calamity, and within ten breaths, it turned into specks of white light and dissipated in the air.

The tribulation clouds, whose power had been weakened by 30%, caught their breath and continued to gather their strength.

A heavenly tribulation is still a heavenly tribulation. Even though it was weakened layer by layer and was somewhat powerless, it still managed to condense a powerful heavenly lightning bolt in a hundred breaths.

Noticing that the tribulation clouds had once again turned back to earthy yellow, Han Lu knew that the first heavenly lightning she was about to face was of the earth element.

With a series of hand seals, Han Lu decided to use the array flags around her to block the first bolt of heavenly lightning.

Chapter 1179

The "Thunder-Subduing Array Flag" next to Han Lu was created based on the many arrays that she set up when she witnessed Senior Wang Han undergoing the tribulation of the Divine Transformation Realm.

Although it was just a "fake," it was far inferior to the formation set up by Senior Wang Han, and at most only had one-tenth of its divine power.

However, at this time, it is sufficient to help one overcome the tribulation of the Nascent Soul Realm.

This set of flags requires a simple reverse calculation based on the attributes of the descending heavenly lightning in order to counteract the heavenly lightning and resist the lightning tribulation.

For example, now that the tribulation clouds are unleashing earth-attribute lightning tribulation, we need to manipulate wood-attribute array flags to resist it.

"Earth produces metal, so this bolt of heavenly lightning should be quite powerful. I hope it won't disappoint me." Han Lu, who hadn't used her full strength in a serious battle for a long time, felt her blood boiling and her fighting spirit surging.

Cultivators who practice water-attribute or wood-attribute techniques are naturally at a disadvantage when undergoing tribulation.

Heavenly lightning inherently possesses a slight metallic element. If the heavenly lightning that descends is of the earth or metal element, its power will naturally be greatly enhanced.

Three breaths later, just as Han Lu was manipulating the array flags and preparing for battle, the heavenly lightning that had been accumulating in the tribulation clouds for a long time finally descended.

A bolt of lightning, tinged with a heavy, dim yellow hue, descended from the sky and struck Han Lu, who was still sitting cross-legged on the Dharma seat, with lightning speed.

Feeling the overwhelming power of the descending tribulation lightning, most of the young disciples who were witnessing a cultivator undergoing tribulation up close for the first time changed their expressions.

"Looking at this lightning, it's like..." Leaning against her parents, Lü Feiyan murmured, "It feels like it's going to squeeze me into a ball and then tear me to shreds."

"Will Master be alright?" Lu Feiyan, who had been full of confidence in Han Lu's tribulation, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Mother Yi Qiyan reassured her, "There's no problem. Your master is very powerful and will definitely be able to successfully overcome the tribulation and advance to the Nascent Soul Realm."

“Look, she’s not calm and collected now, she’s acting like she’s facing an ordinary lightning spell.”

Lu Feiyan used her supernatural eyesight to look into the distance and saw that what her mother said was true, and then she was relieved.

To outsiders, the aura of the heavenly tribulation was so magnificent and fierce, and Han Lu, who was undergoing the tribulation directly below the tribulation clouds, naturally felt it even more deeply.

However, because she was well-prepared and had seen many storms, Han Lu did not feel the slightest bit of fear in her heart because of the oppressive aura.

Instead, she remained calm and continued to act according to plan, resisting the lightning tribulation.

The battle flags were activated, summoning countless illusory green bamboo shadows.

These illusory figures were manipulated by Han Lu as if they were spirit swords, forming a sword array that rushed towards the heavenly lightning descending from the sky.

Nian Haoge immediately recognized that his master Han Lu had formed a "Nine Dragons Thunder Array" from the green bamboo that the array flags were made of, and he could roughly guess the reason why Han Lu did this.

"Is this a strategy of avoiding direct confrontation and using the opponent's strength against them?"

As expected, the skillful use of array flags and sword formations allowed Han Lu to easily engage the already weakened heavenly lightning in a fierce battle.

Furthermore, Han Lu even managed to wrest control of a sliver of heavenly lightning from the tribulation clouds, effectively becoming the second-in-command after three years of "undercover" work.

Under Han Lu's influence, the lightning bolt that was originally heading straight for her got upset and split into three bolts.

Two of the lightning bolts struck directly into the open space on the island, creating two massive craters thirty meters deep on the island's surface, but they did not harm Han Lu in the slightest.

The third bolt of heavenly lightning, which was originally less powerful than the first, did not change its target despite the slander and still struck Han Lu's head.

However, he was willing but unable to do so. Not only did he fail to hit Han Lu, but he also failed to break through the protective array and lightning-summoning flags that Han Lu had set up around her before completely dissipating.

Apart from Nian Haoge, the other cultivators watching the ceremony had no idea what had happened.

They only saw the lightning bolt that was originally aimed at Han Lu suddenly lose its aim and fall into empty space.

"Could it be that Fairy Zhenfeng did too many good deeds that made the usually domineering Heavenly Tribulation show mercy after it was fully formed?" Several elders of the Zhengyi Sect who were not very familiar with Han Lu secretly speculated.

The other people's thoughts were similar to those of the elders.

Only Nian Haoge, who knew the truth, remembered this matter and pondered whether he could learn a thing or two from Han Lu's approach to deal with the lightning tribulation when he himself was undergoing his tribulation.

Scanning the two giant craters that had just appeared on the island with her divine sense, Han Lu secretly cheered for her performance.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to deal with three or even four more heavenly lightning strikes using this method."

With the plan slightly altered, Han Lu kept her eyes fixed on the tribulation clouds in the sky, ready to counter any move.

The tribulation clouds, originally three colors, changed colors and once again unleashed a bolt of earth-attribute heavenly lightning.