1411: Overcoming the Tribulation

“Indeed!”

“The commotion I’ve caused recently has attracted the attention of the Nightmare Ghost powerhouses in the Forbidden Ground!”

In an uninhabited area near the barrier of the Yunshan Forbidden Area’s Seal array, Wang Chen emerged from the ground.

At this moment, his expression was solemn, the scene he had observed while hiding underground was still vivid in his mind.

There truly was a problem; if he hadn’t acted decisively, ended the battle quickly, and withdrawn immediately, he might have been cornered by the Nightmare Ghost powerhouses who rushed over.

Under the current circumstances, his subsequent actions in the Yunshan Forbidden Area would undoubtedly become even more difficult.

Moreover…

Of the four Five Realm Peak Nightmare Ghosts that arrived, two of them he hadn’t discovered before.

The power of the Nightmare Ghosts within the Yunshan Forbidden Area was even stronger than he had estimated.

Perhaps it hadn’t yet reached the peak strength seen during the Liuyun Sect’s triennial cleansing, but it was probably not far off.

If this wasn’t discovered now, and the Liuyun Sect were to carry out their cleansing operation a year later based on past experience, it would likely lead to a huge disaster!

“These Nightmare Ghosts have been lying low, clearly preparing for a major move when the Liuyun Sect enters the Forbidden Ground.”

“I’ve killed too many Nightmare Ghosts recently, which must have aroused their suspicion.”

“It’s a good time to prepare for the first Heavenly Tribulation, so I’ll disappear for a few days to avoid the spotlight, and when I return, I’ll go find trouble with these guys again.”

Muttering to himself, Wang Chen walked towards the outside of the Forbidden Ground.

Although the strong power of the Nightmare Ghosts in the Yunshan Forbidden Area was good news for him, meaning more experience points would come in, if they became too strong for him to handle, his own safety would be greatly compromised.

Wang Chen was now hesitant about whether to relay this information to the Liuyun Sect.

However, after some thought, he decided to temporarily suppress this idea.

There was still a year until the Liuyun Sect’s triennial cleansing operation, which was enough time; if the Liuyun Sect got involved now, he would need to find another source of experience points elsewhere.

Just as he was thinking…

“Young brother, you’re out?”

“You’ve stayed in the Yunshan Forbidden Area for quite a while on your first visit. How was your harvest?”

As soon as he stepped out of the Yunshan Forbidden Area, Wang Chen heard a familiar voice.

He turned his head and saw the old man who sold Medicinal Pills outside the Forbidden Ground.

“The harvest was quite good.”

Wang Chen had a good impression of this old man, so he smiled and nodded.

“That’s good, young brother, you’re lucky. Most of the people who entered the Forbidden Ground later didn’t even earn back the cost of their supplies.”

“Oh, by the way, did you encounter that powerful person who went on a killing spree in the Forbidden Ground?”

The old man was quite familiar; seeing Wang Chen respond, he directly leaned in and asked curiously.

“A powerful person who went on a killing spree? No.”

Wang Chen was a bit confused by the question, then shook his head.

He had later run to the inner area of the Forbidden Ground, where few cultivators ventured, and hadn’t seen anyone for several days, so he wasn’t very aware of recent events in the Forbidden Ground.

“You don’t know, do you?”

Seeing Wang Chen’s expression, the old man was startled, then became quite talkative.

“Let me tell you, it’s been very lively in the Forbidden Ground recently.”

“There’s a powerful person, who came from who knows where, who went on a killing spree in the Forbidden Ground, almost wiping out the Nightmare Ghosts in the outer areas, causing people who entered the Forbidden Ground recently to complain endlessly. Some wandered for days without any gain, and many even started fighting over the ownership of a small Nightmare Ghost…”

The old man spoke with surprise, completely oblivious to Wang Chen’s increasingly strange expression.

Good heavens!

I’ve become a “myth”?!

Wang Chen never expected that not only was he targeted by the Nightmare Ghosts in the Yunshan Forbidden Area, but his reputation among the cultivators outside was also so widespread.

“Fortunately, no strange titles have circulated.”

Thinking of this, Wang Chen quickly interrupted the old man’s chatter.

“Old man, I have something to do; let’s chat next time.”

Cupping his hands, he quickly left the place.

… … … …

The destructive power of the first Heavenly Tribulation was not small, so after leaving the Yunshan Forbidden Area, Wang Chen did not go to Yunshan City, but instead found a desolate mountain valley where there were no human traces for dozens of miles around.

Conditions were limited, so he released Ice Purity and Susu to act as Protectors, and then began his actions.

In the mountain valley.

As Wang Chen released his own Qi, following the subtle guidance to make contact with the vast will above the Nine Heavens…

The next second, in the sky above the entire valley, the calm Heavenly Yuan Qi suddenly went berserk, strong winds howled, and the Heavenly Yuan Qi, originally invisible to the naked eye, took on a tangible form.

Immediately after, a dark cloud covering more than ten miles suddenly gathered and condensed, directly above the valley, casting a heavy shadow.

Within the dark cloud, lightning flashed and thunder roared, with continuous rumbling sounds.

One could see bolts of lightning moving like snakes, emitting an incredibly terrifying Aura, making the area within a dozen miles silent, filled with a terrifying atmosphere of utter destruction.

Even a mere wisp from this lightning would be enough to scorch an ordinary Tier 4 cultivator.

“It’s about to begin!”

Wang Chen looked at the thunderclouds brewing in the sky, his face showing no fear.

The next moment, he flew directly upwards, controlling the surrounding Heavenly Yuan Qi to briefly float, and flew towards the thundercloud.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The brewing thundercloud seemed to be enraged by Wang Chen’s actions at this moment; only thunder boomed loudly, and purple arcs of electricity erupted in the clouds, quickly condensing and gathering, forming a terrifying lightning snake as thick as a water vat that descended from the sky, directly targeting Wang Chen.

“Good timing!”

Seeing this scene, Wang Chen let out a long roar, without taking any protective measures, and directly charged his body towards the descending lightning snake.

“Hiss!”

“Look, look, Master is about to be struck by lightning!”

The little ones staying around the mountain valley all popped out at this moment, staring at the scene with wide eyes, and little Ice Purity even shouted excitedly.

Their eyes were filled with excitement, without any hint of worry.

Clearly, they knew very well that this level of lightning would not cause Wang Chen the slightest trouble.

As expected.

Although the lightning snake had an astonishing Aura, after striking Wang Chen’s body, it was directly shattered, exploding into countless electric arcs that covered Wang Chen’s entire body.

The arcs of electricity raged, tearing apart the clothes Wang Chen wore, but they had no effect on his body, which was as hard as divine iron; they couldn’t even leave a trace of charring.

From a distance, it even looked as if Wang Chen was wearing an outer garment of lightning.

“Indeed, this level of lightning poses no threat to me whatsoever, and even provides quite a bit of benefit!”

Looking at the electric arcs leaping on his body, a smile appeared on Wang Chen’s face. He could feel that after directly taking this lightning strike, his physical strength had subtly increased.

“Since that’s the case, then I won’t be polite.”

He let out a long roar and directly charged into the thundercloud.