ALL NOVEL Chapter 176.2
At this time, in the cave where Cheng Qi was retreating, there was only one person sitting cross-legged on the ground, his whole body wrapped in lavender Nether Fire. At first glance, one felt that it was a pure flame, not a cultivator.
Not only was Cheng Qi’s flame pure, but the Tao he cultivated was also very pure. It wasn’t as complicated and profound as Li Tianyan’s. From beginning to end, he only had one belief, which was to burn.
If Li Tianyan’s Five Elements of Yin and Yang Reincarnation was about reducing simplicity to complexity, then Cheng Qi’s Secret Fire Burning Life Technique was about reducing complexity into simplicity. Everything in the world, tangible and intangible, could be burned.
The stronger the Nether Fire was, the stronger he would naturally be. Relying on the energy fed back by Tan Eyu, Cheng Qi continued to temper the flames in his Dantian. Every time the air flow circulated in the veins for a week, the breath of his fire would grow by one point.
The back-feeding method could only be used by those who had cultivated to the sixth level of the Ghost Control Order. They could use the spirit of ghost slaves who were higher than themselves to forcibly improve their cultivation without leaving any hidden dangers. The only disadvantage was that this method could only be used once.
Two days later, clouds and mist suddenly gathered on the top of the mountain where Cheng Qi was retreating. There seemed to be signs of thunderclouds. Many cultivators noticed the strange phenomenon and had already taken up positions to wait.
Li Tianyan felt something in his heart, and he and Tian Min and Cheng Yu came to a nearby hilltop to watch.
“It’s really the Core Formation Thunder Tribulation.” Tian Min looked a little nervous when he saw the dark clouds gathering thicker and denser. Cheng Qi’s thunder clouds shouldn’t have been like Li Tianyan’s.
Unfortunately, the reality was contrary to Tian Min’s hope. In less than half a day, the thunderclouds in the sky had already formed three layers, so thick that it seemed as if the sky was about to collapse.
Although Li Tianyan had a premonition in his heart, he still couldn’t help frowning. Was Cheng Qi’s thunder tribulation the result of his forceful reincarnation or the punishment from the heaven?
“Could Xiao Qi survive such a thunderstorm?” Seeing the thunderclouds in the distance, Cheng Yu couldn’t help but feel palpitations, but Cheng Qi was under the thunderclouds. One could imagine how he felt.
The other cultivators who were watching were also shocked by this battle. Forget about Li Tianyan; Cheng Qi turned out to be just the same. Could the shuanger really be able to withstand it? After all, Li Tianyan had survived in extremely dangerous situations.
The thundercloud in mid-air had been brewing for a long time, and Cheng Qi’s figure finally appeared. Judging from the aura on his body, he was a genuine core formation cultivator, and now he was just one step away from overcoming the tribulation.
Appearing with Cheng Qi was his ghost slave, Tan Eyu. Seeing this scene, many cultivators were surprised, “Senior Brother Cheng’s ghost slave also had the aura of core formation.”
“But ghosts are most afraid of thunder. Can this ghost slave help him survive the thunder?”
“It’s really hard to tell this time, but she shouldn’t be dead after a few lightning strikes.”
Since Cheng Qi appeared, Li Tianyan never took his eyes away from him.
Cheng Qi also felt something and looked in the direction of Li Tianyan. Their eyes collided in mid-air. Cheng Qi smiled slightly, but Li Tianyan could feel that he was nervous at this time.
“Don’t look at it, just think about how you are going to survive.” Seeing that he was still interested in flirting with others, Tan Eyu couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She had suffered eight hundred lifetimes of bad luck before she got this terrible master.
“If I die, the young master will die too, so…” Cheng Qi withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Tan Eyu.
Tan Eyu thought he was going to say something grand, but Cheng Qi said with a sad face, “So Tan Eyu, remember to protect me, I don’t want to die yet.”
“Little bastard, do I also want to die? I am a ghost, and you still expect a ghost to help you block the thunder?” Tan Eyu was so angry that she almost jumped.
“But the young master said that being struck by lightning will be good for you. Your soul will be stronger in the future and you will no longer be easily scattered,” Cheng Qi said persuasively.
“You say it lightly, why don’t you look at what kind of thunder it is now? If something goes wrong, I will immediately lose my soul. How could I live by then? I don’t know how much evil you two have done to encounter such a thunder tribulation,” Tan Eyu said angrily.
Before the two of them finished speaking, a snake-like thunderbolt fell from mid-air.
After forming the core, Cheng Qi’s birth flame was much stronger than before. He only released a wisp of flame and connected with the sky thunder. In an instant, most of the sky thunder was swallowed up by the flames, and the rest fell down like sparks.
The shattering thunder hit Cheng Qi. This body that had been tempered in the thunder pool could still withstand it, but he couldn’t help but tremble.
Tan Eyu beside him also received some tiny thunders from the sky. Now that she had become a core formation ghost, she was not as fragile as before. Although the thunder made her feel a little uncomfortable, it was nothing serious.
Similar to Li Tianyan’s treatment, as soon as one thunder cloud was dispelled, two more fell down from the thunder cloud. Cheng Qi also released a wisp of flame, split it in two, and rushed toward the thunder cloud.
The first nine thunders were not too difficult for Cheng Qi to deal with, but after receiving so many thunders, it was inevitable that there would be many wounds on his body.
Before the thunder stopped falling, Cheng Qi quickly swallowed a medicinal pill to repair the injury. His true spiritual energy was not as gentle as Li Tianyan’s wood element. If he relied on himself to recover, it might have taken some time, but he couldn’t wait now.
Seeing Cheng Qi passing through the first level of thunder tribulation so calmly, all the cultivators were a little surprised. People must know that even if it was only the first level, not all core formation cultivators could handle it.
The Core Formation Thunder Tribulation was a test, and the heaven would still leave a way for cultivators to survive. Therefore, the intensity of the thunder that fell would vary according to different cultivators. As long as the foundation was not frivolous, all could withstand it.
Often the more thunder struck during the tribulation, the stronger the cultivator was. So far in the Hengwu Continent, there were very few core formation cultivators who had appeared with Nine Heavenly Thunders.