68: Breakthrough, Xuan Gu Temple Arrives

"The Tribulation Cloud spans three thousand li, already exceeding the Tribulation Cloud of an ordinary Royal Sealing Tribulation. Thankfully, there's no Law power, otherwise, what kind of tribulation would that be to Undergo!"

An ordinary Royal Sealing Tribulation has a Tribulation Cloud of one thousand li, while a powerful one can reach ten thousand li. This is not the most terrifying aspect; the most terrifying is the power of Law contained within the Heavenly Lightning!

"Rumble!"

Within the purple Tribulation Cloud, bolts of lightning, like flowing water, frantically gathered towards the vortex. The immense pressure caused the space within several thousand li to show signs of collapse.

At this moment, the area spanning several thousand li was like a dead zone. Even the vengeful spirits that had been roaring at Xu Qing for the past few days were now hiding deep underground, their eyes filled with terror as they gazed at the world-ending Lightning Tribulation above!

"Rumble!"

Suddenly!

A bolt of purple lightning flashed from within the Tribulation Cloud and then swiftly struck down onto Xu Qing's head.

Even Xu Qing was somewhat caught off guard by this bolt of lightning.

However, Xu Qing only felt a slight tremor throughout his body and a tingling numbness; he felt nothing else.

"This Heavenly Lightning seems to be just... that?"

Xu Qing's brows furrowed slightly!

But he quickly understood. His Eight Nine Arcane Art had already reached the second revolution. Although it was only at the Early Stage, his Physical Body power was no weaker than an Advanced Venerable Weapon of a sect!

Although this Heavenly Lightning was enough to kill a Tian Wang Consummate, for him, it was just... that!

"Rumble!"

It seemed the previous purple lightning bolt was just a test, or perhaps it sensed Xu Qing's provocation, as another purple lightning bolt struck down!

Its power was only slightly stronger than the previous one. Xu Qing didn't care at all and just stood there, taking the strike!

At the same time, he circulated the Chaos Lightning Method, absorbing the power of the Heavenly Lightning!

Thus, he quickly arrived at the ninth bolt. This Heavenly Lightning was even more terrifying than the previous eight, already containing a trace of the power of rules, enough to injure a half-step Sealed Venerable!

However, it had no effect on Xu Qing!

After nine bolts of Heavenly Lightning, the Tribulation Cloud did not dissipate; it was still brewing!

There was no mistake; Xu Qing was Undergoing the Nine-Nine Heavy Tribulation. Although it differed from the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation by only one word, the latter only required Undergoing nine bolts, while the former required Undergoing eighty-one bolts. Furthermore, every ninth bolt marked a 'heavy' stage, and the last bolt of each 'heavy' stage possessed terrifying power!

"Rumble!"

The Tribulation Cloud above finished brewing, and a purple Heavenly Lightning bolt, even more terrifying than the ninth, descended. This time, the power of rules it contained was even stronger, enough to severely injure a half-step Heavenly Venerable!

By this calculation, the last Heavenly Lightning bolt of the second 'heavy' stage would be enough to injure a Sealed Venerable!

Time passed bit by bit. It took a full day for Xu Qing to finally Undergo the Lightning Tribulation!

At this moment, he had a calm and composed expression.

Starting from the eighth 'heavy' Lightning Tribulation, each bolt was enough to severely injure a Sealed Venerable Perfection. From the ninth 'heavy' stage onwards, each bolt possessed enough power to kill a Sealed Venerable Perfection, especially the last one, which could severely injure a Profound Venerable Early Stage Martial Artist!

If this were any other Martial Artist, they would have died during the third 'heavy' stage!

Fortunately, he was now a Sealed Venerable Perfection and Cultivated various Divine Abilities. While he couldn't kill a Heavenly Venerable across Realms, killing a Profound Venerable Perfection was effortless!

For the Cultivation of the Venerable Realm, both the Venerating Realm and the Profound Venerable Realm only required comprehending a single power of rules!

However, the Heavenly Venerable Realm involved mastering the Perfection-level power of rules, achieving Perfection in the Domain, and being acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao. There was a huge chasm between it and the Profound Venerable Realm. Furthermore, the Heavenly Venerable Realm required comprehending three Perfection-level powers of rules, and the difference in combat power could absolutely not be compensated by numerical advantage!

Therefore, without having fought, Xu Qing couldn't say he could kill a Heavenly Venerable, but with his numerous trump cards, even an ordinary Heavenly Venerable wouldn't be able to do anything to him!

"Whoosh!"

A purple glow descended from the sky, and Xu Qing calmly accepted it.

However, he did not use it for his Cultivation Breakthrough. Instead, he circulated the Eight Nine Arcane Art, absorbing this rare Heavenly Dao Blessing.

After an incense stick's time, the purple glow disappeared, but Xu Qing was still absorbing it with his eyes closed.

In a blink of several hours, Xu Qing opened his eyes and then struck out with a palm!

"Crack, crack, crack!"

An infinitely vast power blasted out, and the space in front instantly shattered!

"Boom!"

Three hundred li away, a deafening, earth-shattering roar echoed throughout the entire world!

Immediately after, an ancient mountain peak that had stood for millions of years exploded, and the powerful destructive force instantly swept away the clouds in the Void Realm for ten thousand li.

"Is this the power of an Elementary Profound Venerable Weapon?"

That's right. After absorbing the purple glow, Xu Qing's Eight Nine Arcane Art, which was at the Early Stage of the second revolution, reached the Minor Achievement Realm. His Physical Body was comparable to an Elementary Profound Venerable Weapon of a sect.

In addition, his Chaos Lightning Method also progressed during this journey. At this moment, within his Dantian, there was a purple Heavenly Lightning containing the aura of a Heavenly Tribulation. This was a lightning seed.

In the future, when he uses the Chaos Lightning Method, he can use the lightning seed to unleash Heavenly Lightning powerful enough to kill a Venerating Realm cultivator!

At the same time, he comprehended the Myriad Thunder Law to fifty percent!

Currently, in terms of Law comprehension, Xu Qing's Five Elements Law had reached eighty percent, the Myriad Thunder Law fifty percent, while the Yin and Yang Dao remained at the Perfection Concept.

Looking at the space that was repairing itself, Xu Qing did not linger. Instead, he tore through space, and when he reappeared, he was already outside Cloud Mist Mountain.

Xu Qing only took about a hundred seconds to travel several million li. A Venerating Realm expert can cover ten thousand li in an instant, which is about ten times that of the Heavenly King Realm.

From the outside, apart from the ancient Heavenly Gate that stood between heaven and earth, emitting countless divine lights, Cloud Mist Mountain was still the same Cloud Mist Mountain as before, only three hundred li in size.

This was the function of the 'Heaven in a Pot' ability. From the moment it was upgraded, Cloud Mist Mountain had already become a world of its own. Therefore, even Undergoing Tribulation within it would not be detected by the outside world.

As the Master of Cloud Mist Mountain, Xu Qing quickly saw everything within Cloud Mist Mountain. A few days had passed, and Qian Duoduo and the others had all had their Breakthroughs. Even Wang Xuanming had had his Breakthrough.

They only Underwent the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and had the Tribulation Undergoing Hall, unlike Xu Qing, who had to endure eighty-one bolts of Lightning Tribulation.

At this moment!

Above Xizhou (Western State)!

The rules of the entire Ming Domain trembled, winds rose, clouds surged, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the entire sky quickly darkened!

This sudden change here startled all the Heavenly King Realm experts. Although they didn't know what was happening there, they instinctively felt a powerful force approaching.

An enormous battleship, emanating an ancient aura, suddenly appeared in the sky. On the large flag at the front of the battleship, ancient characters were inscribed!

"Mystic Ancient!"

What kind of power was this!

The Martial Artists of Xizhou (Western State) were filled with terror in their eyes. They felt the aura of death emanating from the battleship.

Rumble!

Wherever the battleship passed, the Void Realm instantly shattered. The booming sound continuously reverberated, as if announcing the arrival of the battleship!

In a short moment, the battleship arrived in Zhongzhou, alarming countless Zhongzhou experts!

"Mystic Ancient Battleship! It's the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall!"

Those external forces recognized the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall and cried out in alarm!

One must know that the Mystic Ancient Battleship was an Elementary Venerable Weapon. Such Venerable Weapons were as valuable as Advanced Venerable Weapons, and in the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall, only Elder-level figures possessed them!

Clearly, the death of the Divine Hall's Inspector had caused the Divine Hall to dispatch an Elder. And without exception, all those who could become Elders of the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall were Venerable beings!

Venerable, this was the title for Sealed Venerable experts!

"That battleship went to the Wang Family's stronghold! It seems the Wang Family is doomed!"

"I said this Wang Family wouldn't last long, see! It hasn't even been half a month, and the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall is already here!"

"What should we do? We submitted to the Wang Family, will we be purged by the Divine Hall?"

"What's there to fear? We were all forced by the Wang Family's tyranny. I'm sure the great figures of the Divine Hall will distinguish right from wrong and won't do anything to us! As for forces like the Jade Maiden Palace and the Feathered Ascension Sect, hehe..."

"Don't say that. The Wang Family has that mysterious Xu Family behind them. Maybe they're a Hidden Family!"

At this moment, with the appearance of the Mystic Ancient Divine Hall, all the major forces in Zhongzhou erupted in a frenzy!

Embracing the attitude of enjoying the spectacle, they all rushed over. They wanted to see if the force behind the Wang Family was truly the rumored Hidden Family!