66: Cave Heaven Realm Thunder Tribulation

"It's coming!"

Just as Xie Chonghe's voice fell, a Lightning Dragon plummeted straight down from the horizon!

Boom!

The Lightning Dragon let out a roar, and the blinding electric light illuminated the sky shrouded in dark clouds.

In an instant, the Lightning Dragon swallowed Ling Yue below!

In the next moment, Ling Yue's face contorted, seemingly suffering from extreme pain!

The Lightning Dragon dissipated, and Ling Yue's figure reappeared, looking largely unharmed.

Ling Yue looked up at the sky and held his long saber vertically, seemingly in provocation.

The heavens and earth seemed to be enraged by this action; the dark clouds deepened in color, and Lightning Dragons swam within them.

The next moment, an even larger Lightning Dragon dove from above, enveloping Ling Yue directly.

"The material of that saber is special; it can absorb the power of the Lightning Tribulation and transform it into something gentler."

"By using it to reduce the damage of the Lightning Tribulation to the Primordial Spirit, passing this tribulation should be a certainty with that saber."

Xie Chonghe saw through the saber's mystery at a glance and turned to look at Zhang Yang.

"The one in your hand should be able to do the same, but it still needs to devour some more exotic refined iron."

Zhang Yang nodded, inwardly shocked that 'myriad transformations' could actually do such a thing.

Before long, all forty-nine bolts of the Lightning Tribulation had fallen, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the tribulation clouds, spilling onto the earth.

Ling Yue's body was charred black, looking quite disheveled, but in reality, his aura was heavy and long-lasting; he had only suffered minor injuries.

In the next instant, a small figure leaped out from Ling Yue's brow; it was Ling Yue's transformed Yang Spirit, exceptionally agile.

Instantly, the entire Yang Spirit became as tall as a mountain, opened its mouth, and sucked the entire tribulation cloud into its maw.

After swallowing the tribulation cloud, lightning flashed across the Yang Spirit's body; after shrinking in size, it returned to Ling Yue's Sea of Consciousness.

Ling Yue opened his eyes and shook his body, causing the black substances around him to fall off; with the help of the Lightning Tribulation's power, his physical body had also taken a step forward.

"Zhang Yang, when you Breakthrough to the Grotto-Heaven Realm in the future, you can also do this. Swallowing all these Lightning Tribulation dark clouds can promote the accumulation of your Yang Spirit's power, saving you decades of hard work."

Xie Chonghe said from the side.

"Mm." Zhang Yang nodded; when he breaks through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm in the future, he must try this.

In the distance, Ling Yue waved his hand, and a spatial gate appeared before him. Stepping through, he arrived in front of Zhang Yang in an instant.

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, Senior Brother!" Zhang Yang cupped his hands.

"Congratulations to the Sect Master for breaking through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm!" Below, everyone looked excited and shouted their congratulations in unison.

"The ceremony is over. Let's go, Zhang Yang, back to continue your cultivation!"

Xie Chonghe nodded and looked at Ling Yue: "Familiarize yourself with your power first, then come find me in a few days."

After saying that, Xie Chonghe vanished with Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was once again sent into that spatial barrier filled with liquid Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

"Continue your cultivation. Once your Senior Brother is familiar with his power, I'll have him spar with you," Xie Chonghe said.

Hearing this, Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. Currently, his two scriptures were perfected, and it was the perfect time for some actual combat.

Zhang Yang immediately immersed himself in cultivation, beginning to raise his cultivation level while also fusing various Martial Skills.

After creating the Axe Scripture and Spear Scripture, Zhang Yang's pace of fusing Martial Skills became even smoother.

In ten days, Zhang Yang's cultivation had reached the Profound Core Realm Eighth Layer.

Furthermore, the remaining parts of the Martial Scripture were nearly finished.

Only five parts remained: Sword, Saber, Fist, Step, and Body.

Sword and saber were the most numerous Martial Skills in the Clear Wind Sect, so fusing them would take more time.

Fist referred to close-combat methods, including not just fists, but also palms, claws, and the like.

Step referred to Martial Skills for combat and travel, as explained by his Revered Master.

Some places in the Central Region were not suitable for spatial gates, and some even had No-fly Domains, so a Martial Skill for traveling was extremely important.

Body belonged to the methods of Body Refining.

"Revered Master, Junior Brother, I'm here!" At this time, Ling Yue appeared, his tone relaxed.

"Senior Brother." Zhang Yang nodded from the side.

Xie Chonghe waved his hand, and Zhang Yang emerged from the spatial barrier.

"Control your power to around the Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer and spar with your Junior Brother."

"If the fight satisfies me, I will tell you all sorts of information regarding the Central Region."

Hearing this, Ling Yue looked at Zhang Yang. Profound Core Realm Eighth Layer—while his cultivation was decent, it was still a far cry from the Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer.

"Revered Master? Are you sure you want me to suppress myself to only the Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer?"

Ling Yue inquired. Although he knew Zhang Yang's combat strength was far from what could be judged by his cultivation level...

...at the Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer, he had also been an invincible existence in the same Realm. Facing Zhang Yang at the Profound Core Realm Eighth Layer, could it really serve as a spar?

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If you're even slightly careless, you might actually be injured by Zhang Yang." Xie Chonghe smiled slightly, having extreme confidence in Zhang Yang.

Although Zhang Yang was currently limited by his own strength and would find it hard to completely kill a Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer in battle...

...after all, a Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer Martial Artist isn't a target and wouldn't stand still for Zhang Yang to hit...

...as long as he used the element of surprise, an ordinary Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer really couldn't withstand a single Move from Zhang Yang in a direct clash.

"Senior Brother, please advise me!" With a thought from Zhang Yang, 'myriad transformations' appeared in his hand, turning into the lion-headed precious saber.

Hearing his Revered Master's words, although Ling Yue was somewhat surprised, he also put away any thoughts of looking down on him. He suppressed his cultivation to the Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer, and his precious saber appeared.

After undergoing the Lightning Tribulation, the precious saber in Ling Yue's hand seemed even more agile!

In the next moment, the two of them were locked in battle.

In every instant, countless saber lights flashed. During the battle, Zhang Yang was rapidly fusing the Profound Truths of Saber Technique Martial Skills; with every strike, countless Profound Truths were displayed.

At the same time, Zhang Yang was also verifying the other script essentials. The myriad transformations in his hand constantly changed shape—saber, axe, spear, and even gauntlets—as the Profound Truths of each section in the Martial Scripture were used one after another.

On the other side, Ling Yue became more shocked the more they fought. Every one of Zhang Yang's Moves contained an extreme Concept.

The power of each Move was enough to wound an ordinary Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layer.

If he hadn't broken through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm now, at his original Realm, he might truly have only been able to fight Zhang Yang to a standstill.

Thinking of this, Ling Yue sucked in a breath of cold air, somewhat incredulous.

How long has Zhang Yang been cultivating? His combat strength is already so exaggerated!

Currently, in the Southern Region, there were probably only a few Ying Bian Realm Ninth Layers who could defeat Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang continued to strike. The pressure Ling Yue brought him was at a very good level—not as high as Xie Chonghe's. Zhang Yang was progressing rapidly, fusing various script essential Profound Truths!

Four hours later, the two stopped. Zhang Yang was covered in sweat and somewhat out of breath.

Currently, Zhang Yang had not yet integrated the Body Scripture section, so his physical qualities hadn't reached their peak, and there was still a certain lack in terms of recovery power.

On the other side, Ling Yue wiped the cold sweat from his face. The power of some of Zhang Yang's Moves was indeed strong!

If his Primordial Spirit hadn't already turned into a Yang Spirit, allowing him to perceive a hint of crisis in advance, he might really not have been able to hold out for so long.

"Satisfying! In one battle, my progress in integrating various essentials has taken a huge step forward!"

"Battle truly is the best teacher!"

Zhang Yang couldn't help but nod; the gains from this spar were simply too great!

"Junior Brother! You really are a freak! With your current strength, there'd be no problem for you to directly take over as the Clear Wind Sect Leader." To the side, Ling Yue couldn't help but speak up.

He also hadn't expected that Zhang Yang's strength would actually skyrocket to such an extent in such a short time!

"Alright, stop talking for now. Come over, I'll tell you about the situation in the Central Region."

"Zhang Yang, you can come listen too. After all, you'll go there sooner or later."

Xie Chonghe called the two to him and began to explain the situation in the Central Region.

"My news is from many years ago. The major powers shouldn't have changed, but some small powers might not be quite accurate anymore."

"Once you get to the Central Region, you'll still have to investigate for yourselves."