Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

This is the oppressive force emanating from the Tribulation Transcending Stage!

"Tribulation...eighth level..."

Li Nayue was the first to react.

She immediately locked onto that aura, which was on a thundercloud on the horizon.

Something is wrong!

Something's strange! Something's wrong!

What could possibly ride the thunderclouds to arrive?

Could it be...

The azure scales appeared and disappeared in the clouds, and lightning struck along with the heavy rain from within the thunderclouds.

Soaring through the clouds and mist, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and carrying an aura of primordial wilderness.

It was a primordial beast whose head and tail were nowhere to be seen. It was hidden in the thunderclouds, and it seemed that it would burst out of the thunderclouds at any moment and tear everything apart.

"It's an Ancient Thunder Dragon! This place is the territory of an Ancient Thunder Dragon!"

One of them suddenly shouted, but it was too late.

Suddenly, the towering dark clouds completely obscured everything, and bolts of lightning flashed continuously within them. Several unlucky individuals were struck by the lightning and vanished instantly.

"Damn it, disciple, run! We've run into something we can't afford to mess with!"

Even from a distance of a thousand miles away through the storage ring, she could already sense a different aura as she approached the Dao Breaking Realm. Suddenly realizing something, she quickly spoke to Lu An.

Countless bolts of lightning fell from the sky, trapping everyone inside like a cage.

"Master, it's too late, there's no escape."

Lu An covered his head, hid behind a rock, and whispered to his storage ring.

The sudden, terrifying aura made him feel utterly suffocated.

That's terrifying.

An enormous figure emerged from the thunderclouds, its azure scales as clear and translucent as gemstones. A huge dragon-shaped head also emerged from the thunderclouds, radiating terrifying divine power.

"There really are dragons..."

This was the first time Lu An had ever seen a dragon in this world, and such a huge one at that.

The dragon head alone seemed to be as huge as the mountain peak itself.

And that body was like the Great Wall; even with only part of it showing, it seemed to be pressing down on half the valley.

The dragon's claws peeking out from the clouds were even more astonishing.

Five-clawed dragons are a characteristic only found in true dragon bloodlines, not in those dragons that have cultivated and transcended tribulations from snakes and insects.

It is said that snakes and insects can only become five-clawed dragons after reaching the Mahayana stage, where they can cleanse their bloodline and leap into dragon form.

They are truly beings that are not to be trifled with. How could they have possibly provoked such beings?

"Tribulation... seventh... no, it's the eighth level..."

Elder Kusha's face turned pale. He never expected that there would be such an ancient thunder dragon in this place.

Generally speaking, it's okay to pass the first or second level of tribulation, and it can barely handle the third or fourth level.

But you suddenly reach the eighth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm? You've gone too far with this joke.

It's like you think it's a puppy, but suddenly a tiger jumps out and slaps you on the head.

Forget about your head being buzzing, it's more like your head will be slapped straight away, literally flying off the ground.

"Humans, how dare you trespass on my territory!?"

The dragon's voice resounded through the sky; it was just a casual remark, yet it caused countless people to lose their composure and their Dao hearts to waver.

The strongest among them was only at the fourth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, yet they had encountered a colossal beast at the eighth level of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. They had truly struck it lucky.

Of course, it's an incredible stroke of luck, like the King of Hell himself delivering good fortune.

Lu An hid behind a rock, secretly watching the enormous creature. The shock he felt was indescribable.

It resembles mountains and rivers, and soars straight up to the ninth heaven.

In short, it's absolutely huge!

If I had to describe the level of shock, it would be no less than the moment I found out that my master was a woman and saw her photos.

"Your Majesty! We are merely pursuing a traitor; we had no intention of deliberately intruding into your territory!"

When Li Nayue addressed these powerful prehistoric beasts, she always called them "Your Excellency," as it was more polite.

In fact, Lu An knew that the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect were all like this: if they couldn't beat someone, they would call them "Your Excellency"; if they could beat someone, they would call them "You Beast."

The strength of the dragon determined how the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect addressed it.

"To hunt down a traitor, you've mobilized so many people. Did he desecrate the grave of your sect's ancestor?" Gu Leilong asked in his deep voice.

None of them had ever seen such a powerful primordial beast, especially a true dragon in the Tribulation Transcending stage, so they were all extremely nervous.

"This traitor assassinated our sect leader and challenged our authority; we certainly cannot let him get away with this!"

And the only one who answered it was Li Nayue.

Because she was the only one present who had the right to say that.

Maybe if a real fight broke out, she would die a little slower.

These ancient behemoths are incredibly powerful. Although they are only at the Tribulation Transcending stage, they are said to already possess the strength of a human cultivator at the Mahayana stage. Moreover, one of them is a five-clawed dragon with true dragon blood.

"I don't care what your reasons are for coming here. As long as you trespass on my territory, you have to give me an explanation!" Gu Leilong clearly had no intention of really caring about what their reasons were for entering his territory.

The vast dragon's might, accompanied by extremely oppressive thunder, seemed poised to crush them at any moment.

Everyone had the feeling that even if they all gathered together, they wouldn't be enough to beat this old man Long.

If a group of people were to slide tackle a Siberian tiger, they would probably only cause the tiger to die from overeating.

Stop sliding, I'm too full. Let's come back tomorrow.

"Vice Sect Master, have you noticed...?" someone whispered to Li Nayue using a secret technique.

"what?"

“That dragon’s lower abdomen is very soft. If possible…” one of them touched the large knife in his hand, “we could slide in and maybe tear open the dragon’s belly and gut it!”

"Are you out of your mind? If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

Li Nayue was speechless, wondering what kind of talent this was, who even managed to rip open the dragon's belly with a sliding tackle. It was questionable whether she could even get close to it!

Dazzling arcs of lightning coiled around the ancient thunder dragon's body. Those lightning bolts alone were enough to kill several Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Void Refinement stage cultivators, or even weaker Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators.

Li Nayue panicked a little.

This has really brought a bunch of cannon fodder. I don't know how these Nascent Soul cultivators and Spirit Refinement cultivators dared to come.

They insisted on coming to watch the show, and now look what happened—they might actually be done for.

Is there someone weaker than this Nascent Soul stage cultivator here?!

"Ah!"

The instigator, who was standing nearby, suddenly sneezed while in his golden core form.

"Who's talking about me again?" Lu An rubbed his nose and muttered.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Merely the Eighth Level of the Tribulation Transcendence!

"I didn't want to come out, but you guys are making too much noise, you're disturbing me," Gu Leilong said, breathing heavily. "Give me a reason, or you'll all die here!"

No one dared to speak or move, for fear that they might say or do something wrong and anger the primordial dragon before them, only to be instantly killed.

It would be such a waste for someone who has worked so hard to cultivate to this level of strength to die like this.

However, some people secretly cursed their bad luck. They never expected that they would be targeted by a giant dragon just because they came out to get some credit and watch the excitement.

It should be noted that dragons of this caliber are among the top-tier beings in the entire world.

If the hidden patriarchs didn't intervene, a primordial dragon at the eighth level of tribulation could almost wipe out an entire sect.

Even if we win, we will have to pay a huge price.

Seeing that everyone was motionless, Lu An had the idea of ​​running away.

If we don't run away now in the chaos, when will we ever get another chance?

Charge! We're guaranteed to escape this round!

boom!

With a loud bang, Lu An turned around and saw that it was the Ancient Thunder Dragon sweeping its tail. With just a light sweep, the peak of a mountain was smashed into pieces.

"I advise you not to make any underhanded moves, or I'll wipe you all out!" Gu Leilong said in a low voice, his tone full of warning.

So Lu An put his mind to business.

They had already become nobody, there was no need for them to become the target of everyone's criticism just because they ran away.

I wonder if the Bugatti Blue, equipped with 16 cylinders, can outrun this giant dragon.

Let's not take the risk, otherwise we'll have to reincarnate again. What if we're reborn as a girl next time?

There are always some guys who like to cast a tough, real man like him as a cute, soft girl.

In the original world, some people even made a living writing this kind of novel! How awful.

Although he used to enjoy watching it.

"Your Majesty, please feel free to make any requests you may have. Let's have a proper discussion," Li Nayue said, taking a deep breath and cupping her hands in greeting.

She knew that the other party wanted to negotiate with her, and if the terms were not satisfactory, they would wipe them out.

These ancient behemoths are not omniscient or omnipotent. Although they are powerful and physically strong, they still need to cooperate with humans to obtain many things.

"Oh, it seems you're quite cooperative!" Gu Leilong said in a low voice, "That's right, as long as you agree to one condition, I will let all of you go."

Li Nayue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Although it was a bit direct, thankfully it wasn't a roundabout way of speaking.

It seems that if they agree to its conditions, they will have a glimmer of hope.

Although she might be able to escape if she left alone.

But these people are the vital force of the Heavenly Demon Sect. It would be a waste to wipe them all out here.

Even if we could get those hidden patriarchs of the Heavenly Demon Sect to come out of seclusion, the cost of training them would be far too high.

There are so many people, the Heavenly Demon Sect can't afford to compensate them.

Moreover, they only came out to hunt down Lu An, so how did they get involved with such a powerful being?

This is really strange. Is it because they didn't check the almanac before going out?

"What are the conditions? Please tell us, Your Majesty, and we will do our best to meet them!" Li Nayue replied, cupping her hands in greeting.

"I need the Demon Essence Stones from your Heavenly Demon Sect!" Gu Leilong slowly swam over.

Upon hearing this, Li Nayue was stunned.

Although she knew that such a powerful being would need something extraordinary, how could she possibly decide what to do with the Demon Essence Stone?

The Demon Essence Stone is the founding stone of the Heavenly Demon Sect. It is said that the Heavenly Demon Sect was established with this stone, and it is one of the remnants of the ancient stone used to mend the heavens.

Using or offering the Demon Stone is not only beyond her control, but she is also not even close to breaking through to the Dao.

Those are guarded by the ancestors. Unless all those ancestors die during their seclusion, then it will be their turn to make the decisions.

But how could that be? The greatest advantage of the Heavenly Demon Art is its ability to survive. It may not be the strongest in fighting, but it is the strongest in the world when it comes to surviving.

Those old geezers, even after being struck by lightning, managed to survive and be reborn to cultivate again; it's simply terrifying.

It's clearly a Taoist martial art, yet it's called the Heavenly Demon Art. How interesting.

"Can't? Then find someone who can make decisions to talk to me." Gu Leilong's voice was deafening, like thunder rolling: "If there isn't one, I don't mind eating you all and turning you into blood food to improve my cultivation."

Li Nayue's eyes twitched slightly.