Chapter 202: Chapter 151: Tian Jue Demon Venerable

“Has the identity of the tribulation crosser been found out?” Tian Jue Demon Venerable asked coldly, ignoring the surroundings.

Compared to the disciples of the Qing Xuan Sect, Tian Jue Demon Venerable was more concerned about the information on the person undergoing the tribulation above.

“Demon Ancestor, we’ve already conducted a Soul Search on most of the core disciples, yet the origins and identity of the tribulation crosser still cannot be verified. He seems to be a Golden Core True Inheritance – Wang Jianfeng, but according to our understanding of Wang Jianfeng from the Qing Xuan Sect, he is definitely not that person.” Blood Essence Demon Monarch responded solemnly and promptly.

“Continue the investigation, and set up the Absolute Yin Array at the place of his tribulation crossing, no matter the cost, he must not escape the Absolute Yin Array after completing the tribulation crossing,” Tian Jue Demon Monarch said with a cold and solemn expression.

“Understood. Shall we continue attacking the main peaks of the Qing Xuan Sect to eliminate those hiding within the Sect Protection Array?” Blood Essence Demon Monarch inquired, awaiting orders.

“Ignore those cowardly tortoises; handle the tribulation crosser first,” Tian Jue Demon Venerable rejected the idea without a second thought, giving a cold order.

“Demon Ancestor, should we perhaps send some people to their deaths to amplify the Thunder Tribulation’s power?” Primordial Blood Demon Monarch nodded and subtly suggested to Tian Jue Demon Venerable.

“Forget it, sending Golden Core disciples is futile, and even having several Demon Monarchs would not significantly increase the Thunder Tribulation’s power; it would only result in unnecessary casualties. Go set up the array!” Tian Jue Demon Venerable thought carefully for a moment and rejected the idea.

“Yes!” Blood Essence Demon Monarch accepted the order and went to have his subordinates fully set up the Absolute Yin Array.

In Tian Jue Demon Venerable’s eyes, the remnants of the Qing Xuan Sect hiding within the Sect Protection Array were of no concern, not even Venerable Qingfeng of the Qing Xuan Sect’s Divinity Transformation Ancestor.

However, the person undergoing the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation before him was different; such a grand and formidable Thunder Tribulation even made Tian Jue Demon Monarch uncertain if he could pass through safely. Yet, when looking at the person undergoing the tribulation, he seemed at ease, as if the powerful thunderbolts striking him were merely tickling him, causing little harm.

If this person safely surpassed the Thunder Tribulation and his strength increased, he would undoubtedly become a significant threat.

Unfortunately, this person was in the midst of crossing the tribulation, and anyone who attempted to intervene would be drawn into the range of the Thunder Tribulation’s attacks. Such a powerful Thunder Tribulation could obliterate a Nascent Soul Demon Venerable with each celestial thunder.

Thus, Tian Jue Demon Venerable rejected Blood Essence Demon Monarch’s proposal, not because he couldn’t bear to sacrifice his subordinates’ lives, but because such actions wouldn’t yield any benefits; they might even dilute the tribulation thunder’s impact on the tribulation crosser.

The power of this celestial tribulation was too great; if they were to use the lives of Nascent Soul Demon Monarchs to enhance it, it might take dozens or hundreds to increase the power by merely thirty to forty percent.

Observing the person crossing the tribulation with ease, even enhancing the tribulation thunder’s power by thirty percent would not trouble him much. Diverting the thunder’s power would be counterproductive.

Where did this freak come from, with such profound True Essence Cultivation and a well-founded Body Refining Foundation?

Tian Jue Demon Venerable watched Li Mu crossing the Thunder Tribulation intently, a sense of frustration welling within. After hundreds of years of planning, success was near, but this freak suddenly emerged as a stumbling block, leaving him speechless.

Qing Xuan Sect, Celestial Profound Peak.

Venerable Qingfeng, together with several Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Golden Core disciples, focused their attention on the external Thunder Tribulation and the Nine Demons Sect’s situation.

“The Nine Demons Sect people are setting up an array around the ’Ancestor’!”

“It’s over! Should we leave the array to support the Ancestor?”

“Why isn’t this Thunder Tribulation ending? We can’t let the Nine Demons Sect set up their grand array!”

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The disciples of the Qing Xuan Sect discussed anxiously, deeply concerned for the ’Ancestor’ undergoing the tribulation outside, as they watched him being surrounded by countless disciples of the Nine Demons Sect, with the Heaven-Shaking Demon Banner releasing Yin Spirits to form the Absolute Yin Array.

“The Nine Demons Sect seems to be setting up the Absolute Yin Array. Senior Brother, should we intervene?” Qing Wen True Monarch furrowed his brow and consulted Venerable Qingfeng.

“No rush; once the Thunder Tribulation ends, we’ll use the Heaven and Earth Spirit Sword to break this array,” Venerable Qingfeng waved a hand, his gaze fixed on the form of the celestial tribulation.

So much time had passed, yet only the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation had been crossed. The vast thundercloud’s scale had shrunk to just one percent of its original size, yet as the scale of the tribulation cloud shrunk, its power had increased by hundreds or even thousands of times. Each thunderbolt falling on a Nascent Soul True Monarch was a life-taking talisman.

However, the tribulation crosser seemed to endure it effortlessly.

Under the bombardment of thunderbolts, Li Mu’s pitch-black skin surface peeled away, revealing snow-white, flawless skin beneath. Under the Thunder Tribulation’s baptism, Li Mu’s body underwent a rebirth, a Washing Marrow transformation.

After the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation’s baptism, Li Mu’s Five Elements Dao Body had completely solidified.

At this moment, the thundercloud shrunk once again, with a new Thunder Tribulation brewing. During this respite, Li Mu retrieved a bottle of pills from his Storage Compartment and swallowed a Bodhi Pill.

The Bodhi Pill was one of the Tribulation Crossing Spiritual Objects Li Mu had prepared to support him. Originally, he had other restorative spirit pills, but since he had safely passed through the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, there was no need to use them.

However, regarding the next Thunder Tribulation, Li Mu was not confident and, for safety’s sake, took a Bodhi Pill in advance.

In total, the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation comprised five rounds of thunder tribulation – 45 tribulation thunderbolts, which Li Mu safely endured. What kind of Thunder Tribulation would come next was unknown, but with other tribulations, Li Mu dared to take risks.

Except for the Heart Demon Tribulation, Li Mu was not very confident about passing it.

After taking the Bodhi Pill, Li Mu’s mind remained clear and desireless, with the Buddhist intent guarding his heart, quietly awaiting the lightning strikes.

With a “boom,” a deafening thunderclap resounded, and a black lightning bolt hurled toward Li Mu. The black lightning didn’t cause much physical harm to him; however, the magnetic field illusion produced by the black lightning drew Li Mu’s Divine Soul into an Illusion Realm.

“The 99 Thunder Tribulation’s hardest part—the Heart Demon Tribulation! May the Ancestor be safe!”

“How terrifying! Is crossing a tribulation always this hard?”

“The 99 Thunder Tribulation, each thunderbolt is more terrifying than the last. Can the Ancestor truly pass through safely?”

“Black lightning, this is my first time seeing black lightning!”

“Stop making a fuss, black signifies demonic nature, that’s the Heart Demon Tribulation, also known as the Celestial Demon Tribulation, testing the tribulation crosser’s heart.”

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Hidden within the Sect Protection Array, the disciples of the Qing Xuan Sect discussed intensely, full of admiration for the ’Ancestor’ crossing the tribulation, and filled with awe towards the vast Thunder Tribulation.

The Nine Demons Sect had ceased their attack as well; after setting up the Absolute Yin Array, they all focused on the Thunder Tribulation of Tianji, stunned by its grandeur.

Both forces paused their battle, as if the outcome of this Thunder Tribulation could determine the direction of the ensuing situation. Everyone was waiting for the end of the tribulation.

The demon cultivators of the Nine Demons Sect wished fervently for the tribulation crosser’s death under the Thunder Tribulation, so the battle could end quickly.

At the same time, seeing such a terrifying Thunder Tribulation made the demon cultivators anxious about their own future outcomes in crossing.

“So terrifying, this Thunder Tribulation is so strong, and there are still over forty bolts left.”

“He probably won’t make it through this Celestial Demon Tribulation!”

“When we undergo the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation in the future, there’s a high chance we’ll encounter this Celestial Demon Tribulation too!”

“Damn it! Just strike him dead quickly, end this already!”

“Damn, what kind of Thunder Tribulation is this, so long and still not killing anyone?”

Compared to regular cultivators, demon cultivators, striving to increase their cultivation by any means necessary, committed a great amount of slaughter, entangling themselves in a web of causal karmic force. Hence, upon undergoing a tribulation, they are bound to face punitive Thunder Tribulations.

Moreover, since demon cultivators’ methods of advancing cultivation are relatively quick, their foundations are unstable, resulting in a success rate of crossing the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation being only one-tenth or one-twentieth of that of ordinary cultivators.

Now, witnessing this terrifying Thunder Tribulation firsthand, numerous demon sect cultivators inevitably felt a strong sense of empathy.

They vented their fear hysterically, roaring in anger.

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