Lu Qing had not expected that his master's tribulation would be so powerful.
The seventh tribulation lightning already possessed some of the power of the first few tribulation lightning bolts from his Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation.
When he first observed it, the power of the heavenly tribulation was not so terrifying.
"It seems that the Heavenly Tribulation is not static; it changes at any time depending on the circumstances of the person undergoing the tribulation."
Lu Qing recalled how, when he was undergoing his tribulation, he had acted arrogantly and defied the heavens, which directly caused the tribulation to erupt.
Based on the power of the tribulation clouds that Master initially triggered, as well as the density of the golden color of the tribulation clouds, his heavenly tribulation should have been at most six lightning strikes.
But when he unleashed the power of water and fire, the situation changed.
The difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation also increases sharply.
As expected, the Heavenly Tribulation, as the most powerful test and tempering that Heaven and Earth posed to cultivators, was not rigid, but rather subject to change at any time.
A realization dawned on Lu Qing, and his understanding of the Heavenly Tribulation deepened.
“However, this will make it difficult for Master to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation.” Lu Qing said solemnly.
He could naturally tell that his master had already exerted almost all his strength to barely survive the seventh tribulation lightning.
The eighth tribulation lightning, which is even more powerful, will likely be even more difficult to deal with.
There was a faint aura emanating from Lu Qing.
No matter what, he couldn't bear to watch his master perish under the heavenly tribulation.
If his master couldn't hold on any longer, it might ruin his master's path to enlightenment, so he would have no choice but to intervene.
Meanwhile, while the tribulation clouds were brewing the eighth tribulation lightning, the old doctor was doing his best to absorb the spiritual energy from the mid-grade spirit stone.
"The spirit stone that Aqing gave me is truly a treasure. It can be transformed into one's own spiritual power almost without any refining. It is truly miraculous."
Feeling the rapidly recovering spiritual energy within his body, the old doctor was amazed.
He had initially thought that the upcoming tribulation might be in jeopardy.
But now, I have regained some confidence.
However, this time, the old doctor also knew that if he continued to passively face the tribulation lightning like this, he might really not be able to survive this heavenly tribulation.
We must change our strategy.
Feeling that most of the spiritual energy in his body had been restored, the old doctor's eyes showed determination, and he had already made a decision.
Suddenly, a thought arose in his mind, and a precious sword appeared in his hand.
The domain that originally covered a radius of 100 meters around him rapidly contracted and condensed in front of him, continuously refining and compressing.
Ultimately, it transformed into an incomparably sharp sword light, attaching itself to the precious sword.
Moreover, the old doctor also poured all his water and fire spiritual energy, artistic conception, and mental energy into this sword light.
Even unintentionally, a layer of golden light emanating from his body also flowed into it.
This made the sword light, condensed from the domain, even more fierce, and faintly, even the surrounding space was distorted and fluctuated by it.
It's easy to imagine how terrifying this sword strike was.
"Master is going to..."
Lu Qing was surprised when he saw this.
boom!
The moment Lu Qing had that thought, a thunderclap came from the sky.
Immediately afterwards, the eighth tribulation lightning, which had been brewing for a long time, crashed down.
At the same time, the old doctor also unleashed a sword strike, gathering all his strength.
The sword light was extremely fast, intercepting the tribulation lightning in mid-air before it had fully struck.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the sword light that gathered all the old doctor's will and power actually cut the tribulation lightning in half!
Even with its remaining momentum, the sword light soared straight up into the azure sky, slashing into the golden tribulation clouds, causing the entire tribulation cloud vortex to pause!
Boom!
The lightning bolt, though cleaved in two by the old doctor, did not vanish; instead, it split in two and continued to strike.
However, it had lost a lot of its power, and being cut in half, it didn't land directly on the old doctor, but instead landed beside him.
The lightning struck the ground, and the light spread out, enveloping the old doctor.
However, its power was already within his tolerance range.
"Master is so fierce!"
Lu Qing was startled when he saw this.
The power of Master's sword strike was simply too exaggerated; it could even cut through the tribulation lightning.
He estimated that even a true Golden Core Realm cultivator below the second stage, without some special means, would likely have to temporarily avoid his master's sword strike if caught off guard.
At the very least, if it were Li Changbo, he would absolutely not be able to withstand his master's sword light.
"Monster! Monster!"
Inside the Fire Cauldron, Yan nearly popped his eyes out when he saw this scene.
It never expected that its master, Lu Qing, was always smiling and kind to everyone.
He was an old man who treated even mortals without hesitation.
When it comes to overcoming tribulations, it's surprisingly fierce.
Without a word, he dared to draw his sword and angrily slay the heavenly tribulation!
You must know, that was a heavenly tribulation!
The existence that countless cultivators fear most.
In the ancient era of cultivation, even the most brilliant and peerless geniuses trembled with fear and dared not show the slightest disrespect when facing heavenly tribulations.
The fear is that if one angers the will of heaven and earth, the power of the heavenly tribulation will greatly increase during the tribulation, and one will ultimately be unable to overcome it.
Now, this guy actually cleaved the heavenly tribulation with his sword without any fear whatsoever.
This reminded Yan of how Lu Qing had openly challenged the Heavenly Tribulation when he was undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation, mocking its power as insufficient.
Now it seems that these two are indeed master and disciple, both of them are so audacious.
"Was that sword light unleashed by Senior Chen?"
In the distance, Wei Shanhai and the others also looked completely stunned.
At such a distance, they could not see the old doctor.
But they had clearly seen the huge sword light that flew out, cleaving through the tribulation lightning and piercing into the tribulation clouds.
"The one undergoing tribulation now is Senior Chen. Who else could it be but him?"
"Senior Chen is a swordsman, so it must be him."
"Sword cleaves through heavenly tribulation! Senior Chen's swordsmanship has reached such a profound level that it can even cut through tribulation lightning!"
...
Wei Shanhai and the others were unaware of the taboos associated with undergoing tribulation.
But that didn't stop them from being utterly shocked by the old doctor's sword strike.
Lightning still lingered atop the shattered mountain peak.
However, Lu Qing could sense that although his master's aura had weakened within the lightning, it was still holding on, so he was relieved.
His gaze was mostly fixed on the swirling clouds of tribulation in the sky.
Because even after the eighth lightning bolt struck, the vortex of tribulation clouds did not dissipate, and lightning was still flashing.
"Could it be that there is a ninth tribulation lightning?"
Lu Qing felt heavy-hearted.
He could tell that the sword strike just now was his master's strongest attack.
If there were a ninth tribulation lightning, he would be absolutely unable to cope with it.
"wrong!"
Suddenly, Lu Qing's gaze sharpened as he stared at the vortex of tribulation clouds.
He discovered that something unusual seemed to be happening within the vortex of the calamity clouds.
Within the golden tribulation clouds, lightning was attempting to converge, but it seemed as if another force was preventing it.
That power was also a golden light, but its color was slightly different from that of golden lightning.
If you don't look closely, you might not even notice it at first glance.
"That power is... the golden light of merit!"
Lu Qing quickly recognized the source of the golden light.
That is the power of the golden light of merit.
Previously, Master had poured all his strength into unleashing a sword strike, unintentionally sending out the golden light of his accumulated merits over the years, which crashed into the vortex of tribulation clouds.
It now appears that the golden light of merit did not immediately disappear, but instead continued to prevent the tribulation clouds from gathering lightning.
"The Light of Merit has such power?"
Lu Qing stared intently at the sky, where the golden tribulation clouds at the center of the vortex were churning and trying to gather lightning.
But it never succeeded, and eventually it even began to slowly dissipate.
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Finally, after the tribulation clouds completely dissipated, a stream of light flew out from the center of the huge vortex and landed on the old doctor. The entire tribulation cloud vortex also began to gradually disappear.
Soon, the sky returned to normal, becoming calm and clear.
This left Lu Qing stunned.
"The tribulation clouds have dissipated. Does this mean Master has survived the heavenly tribulation?"
After a while, Lu Qing came to his senses and smiled nonchalantly.
"I never expected that the power of merit would have such the ability to resolve heavenly tribulations. This must be the greatest reward for Master's many years of doing good deeds and accumulating merit."
He felt a mix of emotions.
Based on the previous movements of the tribulation clouds, it's clear that Master still has a ninth tribulation lightning strike to face.
However, in that previous sword strike, Master had used all his strength, along with the light of merit he had accumulated over most of his life.
Unexpectedly, the light of merit possessed such miraculous abilities.
Being able to avert the heavenly tribulation and prevent the final bolt of lightning from striking meant that Master successfully overcame this tumultuous ordeal.
However, Master, this can be considered a good deed that yielded a good result.
If it weren't for the fact that he had dedicated the first half of his life to healing the sick and saving lives, he would have been a doctor with a compassionate heart.
He would then be unable to accumulate such a rich light of merit.
Naturally, there was no way to defuse this final tribulation lightning.
Therefore, all of this is due to the good karma accumulated by Master's own good thoughts and good deeds.
"The power of merit can actually resolve heavenly tribulations?"
Inside the Fire Cauldron, Yan was equally dumbfounded.
Just now, it also thought that the old doctor probably wouldn't be able to survive this final tribulation lightning.
It had even made preparations to work with Lu Qing to save the old doctor from the heavenly tribulation.
But unexpectedly, things turned out in a completely different way.
The final bolt of tribulation lightning was actually neutralized by the power of merit unleashed by the old doctor!
It had never heard of such a thing before.
There is no record of such a thing in the Li Huo Sect's records. In fact, in the ancient era of cultivation, no one in the entire cultivation world had ever heard of anyone who had done such a thing.
"wrong!"
Suddenly, Yan had a jolt and thought of a possibility.
"Those bald monks on Suspended Mountain might know this secret!"
He suddenly remembered that if there was any sect that understood the power of merit the most in the ancient era of cultivation, it would definitely be Mount Xuankong.
In fact, during the ancient era of cultivation, the Xuankong Mountain lineage was indeed very enthusiastic about the power of merit.
Many highly accomplished monks will try to travel and accumulate merit.
At that time, the cultivation community believed that the reason why Suspended Mountain did this was because of their doctrines and cultivation methods.
Moreover, those who possess the power of merit will indeed have a smoother path in their cultivation and are more likely to be favored by fortune.
This has led many righteous sects to often also enjoy slaying demons and monsters and doing good deeds.
They just weren't as enthusiastic about pursuing it as the Suspended Mountain.
Now it seems that things are not so simple.
The reason why the Suspended Mountain was so eager to pursue the light of merit, which has the ability to weaken and resolve heavenly tribulations, is because it discovered the light of merit.
Upon thinking about it, Yan immediately recalled some extraordinary events from the ancient era of cultivation.
For example, the Suspended Mountain was one of the most prestigious sects in the ancient era of cultivation.
One of its distinctive features is that the sect has an exceptionally large number of Golden Core cultivators, far exceeding the number found in other sects.
At first, everyone thought that the cultivation methods of Suspended Mountain were special, which greatly increased the probability of disciples in the sect successfully overcoming tribulations.
Looking back now, it's very likely because they possessed the secret of the Light of Merit.
"It's a pity that the so-called secret place of the suspended mountain in this era does not seem to have followed the rules of their ancestors. Instead of accumulating merit, they also protect evil forces like the Wujianlou. They have fallen into depravity."
Yan immediately told Lu Qing his guess.
“It doesn’t necessarily mean that there are no ancestral rules,” Lu Qing said. “I’ve heard Zhi Rui say that more than 10,000 years ago, the Suspended Mountain had a very good reputation.”
High-ranking monks appear from time to time, traveling the world and doing good deeds.
However, at some point, they started to act domineeringly.
Furthermore, they had a falling out with secret places like Qingyang Temple, and rarely interacted with each other.
It seems that the greatest use of the light of merit is to resolve heavenly tribulations.
But for tens of thousands of years, the world has been in a state of spiritual depletion.
Throughout the entire world, only those who cultivate to the peak of the Innate Realm can achieve this.
Even in the four great secret realms, one can only cultivate to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage at most, which is not enough to trigger a heavenly tribulation.
The greatest use of that light of merit would then be lost.
Moreover, it is not so easy to gather the light of merit.
It takes years of consistent and persistent good deeds and virtues to cultivate and refine them.
This perseverance and kindness are not something everyone possesses.
On one hand, it is extremely difficult to collect and condense, and on the other hand, it is not very useful.
It's understandable that the Suspended Mountain ultimately abandoned, or rather, didn't value, this method.
Yan nodded in agreement upon hearing Lu Qing's words.
In fact, even in the ancient era of cultivation, the actions of the Suspended Mountain were quite domineering.
It was only because his disciples had the habit of traveling and accumulating merit that his reputation was so good.
But it remembers that there were many times when other sects infringed upon its interests.
The methods used by the Suspended Mountain have always been extremely domineering and ruthless.
They are notorious in the cultivation world for their tendency to destroy sects and forcibly convert people.
Therefore, the suspended mountains of this era are actually a continuation of the same lineage, and it cannot be said that they have degenerated.
"Alright, Master is about to condense the Golden Core!"
At this moment, Lu Qing suddenly spoke.
