Chapter 1084: I Am a Very Good Teacher

Crash!

A gigantic palm print gathered the surrounding spiritual energy into a massive wave, falling straight toward Zhang Xuan.

If struck, death was certain.

“Tianye King, your opponent is me…”

Wu Shi and President Han’s pupils contracted as they rushed forward, trying to block the palm print for Zhang Xuan.

“Don’t go over there…”

Unexpected such a sudden change, Luo Ruoxi’s face darkened as she shouted urgently.

But it was already too late; Wu Shi and President Han had entered the range of the thunder. As their true qi surged, just as they blocked the opponent’s palm print, they saw the thunderclouds in the sky tremble and suddenly double in size.

An even stronger lightning bolt churned within, ready to strike down at any moment.

“What’s going on?” Zhang Yinqiu’s face turned pale.

The earlier lightning had already been difficult for Zhang Shi to withstand; why had the thunderclouds suddenly increased?

“The Heaven and Earth Saint Ascension increases the difficulty of the lightning tribulation based on the cultivator’s strength. Wu Shi and President Han rushed into the lightning’s range, their auras too strong, causing the lightning to think that Zhang Shi had broken through. Naturally, it will descend even stronger lightning to punish him…”

Luo Ruoxi’s pretty face turned pale.

“Then what do we do?”

Zhang Yinqiu swayed.

“There’s no way. None of us can interfere. The more we interfere, the fiercer the counterattack, and the greater the disaster for Zhang Shi…”

Luo Ruoxi gritted her teeth.

Crack!

Before she finished speaking, the newly swollen black clouds had gathered their power again. The lightning bolt, previously as thick as a thigh, had in the blink of an eye become as thick as a human waist and descended.

Boom!

Zhang Xuan, already charred black from the earlier lightning with his hair standing on end, felt as if his entire body was being torn apart as this bolt struck.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed out wildly, and all the blood vessels in his body burst simultaneously. In an instant, his whole body was dyed red.

“Five Radiance Golden Body…”

With a low cry, light flickered within Zhang Xuan’s body, and the Five Radiance Golden Body was immediately activated to its limit.

The second lightning tribulation was the Body Tribulation, which would tear apart the physical body. Now, he could only rely on his strongest physical cultivation technique, the Five Radiance Golden Body, to resist.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Under the lightning’s assault, the light on his body’s surface shattered layer by layer. His body, like porcelain, developed cracks, and blood flowed profusely.

“Why is it so strong…”

Zhang Xuan roared inwardly.

The earlier Soul Tribulation, though difficult to resist, could still be endured. But this Body Tribulation was too powerful. The Five Radiance Golden Body, which had reached perfection, was like an eggshell facing a hammer before it—utterly fragile and no match.

Creak!

The cracks in his body grew larger, and lightning fully invaded his flesh. Zhang Xuan felt as if his head and limbs were being pulled by five horses, about to be torn apart at any moment.

“Not five horses, but a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand…”

Once the lightning entered his body, it was as if there were ten thousand horses inside, pulling every part of him outward, refusing to stop until he was torn to pieces.

“I can’t hold on…”

His true qi surged like a river, lasting for a full nine breaths. But after the tenth breath, he felt he could no longer bear it and would explode at any moment.

Although he was unmatched in talent and cultivated the Heavenly Dao technique, which was supremely orthodox, he had now exceeded his limits and could not withstand it.

“No, if this continues, I’ll die for sure… You want to strike me? I don’t believe you have no flaws…”

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan looked up at the thunder in the sky.

Thunder, so what? You are powerful, but… even the most powerful things have flaws and weaknesses. If I can find them, I can surely get through.

A book appeared.

He quickly opened it.

Whoosh!

A line of text appeared in his mind.

“Second level of the Saint Ascension Tribulation: Body Tribulation! Gathers the power of thunder to destroy the physical body and true qi. The lightning contains explosive energy that is hard to resist. Flaw: It has an extremely strong tearing effect on the physical body, but not on the soul; it is a physical attack…”

“No attack on the soul?”

His eyes lit up.

The earlier Soul Tribulation had nearly torn his soul apart. If this one didn’t attack the soul, he could let the soul absorb it.

“Witch Soul, leave the body!”

With a roar, his witch soul immediately leaped out from between his eyebrows, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the lightning that was continuously striking down from the sky.

Because the lightning was too dazzling, the others did not see the witch soul and thought he had used some secret technique.

Sizzle sizzle!

Once the lightning entered the soul body, it immediately became a great tonic, causing the soul power to surge and the entire soul body to grow larger.

When the physical body encountered the outward-expanding explosive force, it was like a balloon being blown up—unable to withstand it, it would eventually burst. But the soul was different; even if it grew larger, it only became thinner and was not affected.

Soon, the second lightning bolt was completely absorbed by the soul body, and the soul power returned to ten meters.

Although the power had increased, the purity had not diminished at all. It was still extremely strong, even more terrifying than before.

“Does this count… as passing the second level of the Saint Ascension Tribulation?”

As the witch soul returned to his physical body and he saw that the second lightning bolt in the sky had finally disappeared, Zhang Xuan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he had taken a look with the library; otherwise, relying solely on his physical body, he would surely have been unable to withstand it. Now… his soul had absorbed the lightning cleanly, allowing him to endure the second level. Otherwise, he would probably have been blasted into mincemeat.

Rumble!

The second lightning bolt ended, and the third began to churn, about to fall.

This lightning was even larger, already a meter thick. Even before it descended, it seemed determined to kill without mercy.

Crack!

It fell.

“Die!”

At that moment, Tianye King pointed his finger again, and a sword qi shot toward him as well.

Clearly, his earlier sneak attack had failed, making him furious. This time, he wanted to take advantage of the final lightning strike to completely kill this Zhang Xuan.

Otherwise, if another Heaven-acknowledged Saint appeared, the Spirit Clan would surely face another catastrophe.

This finger contained all his strength, like a bolt of lightning.

Luo Ruoxi’s eyes narrowed. Just as she was about to act, she saw a figure block the way straight ahead.

Puchi!

The sword light pierced the figure, tearing a large hole.

Luo Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief and did not move again.

It was none other than the clone.

Seeing Tianye King cause trouble repeatedly, he could no longer hold back.

“How dare you attack my true self? I’ll kill you!”

With an angry roar, his aura rose step by step. With a whoosh, he charged into the air.

“You…” Not expecting this guy to risk his life and rush straight at him, Tianye King was stunned for a moment before striking out with a palm.

Crack.

In midair, the clone was flattened into a meat patty again, but he did not retreat. Instead, he continued to charge forward desperately, throwing himself at Tianye King.

Zzzt! Zzzt!

In the blink of an eye, the violent force tore Tianye King’s primordial spirit, causing it to scatter somewhat, clearly injuring him.

“Damn it…”

Unexpectedly, this guy was so reckless, like a mad jackal. Tianye King’s face darkened, and he was nearly exploding with rage.

This guy in front of him, no idea what he was made of, was not only fearless of death but also his body was like rubber clay—no matter how he attacked, it would always return to its original shape. Even though his strength was far inferior, being entangled by him was a headache.

“No, there’s no point in纠缠 with them. As long as the map and the crystal merge, I will have completely controlled Qiurwu Palace. Even if he succeeds in becoming a saint, he won’t be able to do anything to me…”

While being entangled by the clone, Tianye King dodged and thought to himself.

Zhang Xuan was surrounded by thunder, and even he dared not approach. Sneak attacks from a distance were easily blocked by others. Coupled with this guy’s desperate efforts, further sneak attacks were impossible.

For now, there was only one way: refine Qiurwu Palace as quickly as possible. Once he successfully controlled the power of the entire palace, even if the other party became a saint, what could he do? He would still be no match!

“Get lost!” With a furious roar, he slapped the clone away and hurried to the crystal, pressing his palm down.

Hum!

With a sharp hum, the map and the crystal slowly merged.

“Stop him…” Zhang Yinqiu shouted urgently.

Wu Shi and President Han rushed forward, but before they could reach him, they were sent flying.

After fighting for a while, they had also sustained considerable injuries and their true qi was depleted, unable to withstand Tianye King, who was determined to refine Qiurwu Palace.

“It’s over…”

Seeing that the map and crystal had already begun to merge and the shaking of Qiurwu Palace was about to end, Zhang Yinqiu’s face turned pale.

At this point, trying to stop him was clearly too late.

“We can only hope that Zhang Shi successfully becomes a saint; perhaps he can still turn the situation around…”

He hurriedly looked at Zhang Xuan on the saint ascension platform.

At this moment, he was enduring the final trial of the last level of the Saint Ascension Tribulation: the Heart Tribulation!

This was the most difficult, even more dangerous than the previous two.

“The Heart Tribulation is too hard. It will give rise to inner demons that tempt people. No matter how strong one is, it’s hard to resist… I hope he can withstand it!”

Luo Ruoxi still stood not far away, completely unable to relax.

Although Zhang Xuan had survived the first two levels, the truly difficult one was this. If he failed, his mind would be destroyed, and he would die completely.

Training the body is easy; training the mind is hard.

Many cultivators did not fall in battle but fell to inner demons during cultivation.

Ignoring the external worries and battles, Zhang Xuan was now completely immersed in a special consciousness.

Although the Heart Tribulation lightning was thick, it caused no pain when it struck his body, making him feel as if he had instantly entered a boundless hell—dark, lonely, with no prospect or future in sight.

The road was long, with no end and no direction, and he walked within it as if lost.

“Where am I? And where am I going?”

A wave of confusion.

Boom!

Just as he was puzzled, a figure, pitch black and demon-like, appeared before him, its voice filled with strong temptation: “The technique you cultivate is wrong! Continuing to cultivate will only lead to death…”

“Wrong?”

Zhang Xuan was startled. As if by conditioned reflex, his originally somewhat confused eyes suddenly opened wide: “Saying I’m cultivating wrong—it seems you have problems with your cultivation. How about this: learn from me, and I can give you guidance. Don’t worry, I am a very good teacher!”

“…” The inner demon.