Chapter 1144: Chapter 1144: Break Through!
Hua Sheng turned his gaze from the Snake Demon back to Lin Zimu and his group, then suddenly laughed, his voice chilling as he said:
"If you have the guts, keep guarding your Ancient Abyss Sect Saint Son, protect him well! Haha! Hahaha!"
Leaving these words, he immediately turned around and walked away with his people.
Yang Yan knew they were just lurking nearby, not leaving so easily.
To silence witnesses, not a single person from the Ancient Abyss Sect could escape today.
Seeing them leave, Yang Yan turned back to observe the group of disciples behind him; his body floating in midair seemed inexplicably thin.
The green robe draped over him flapped wildly in the fierce wind, wave after wave, layer after layer.
It was as if even the wind was against Yang Yan.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, freely roaming above him, shaking the entire space.
The electric snakes flicked their greedy tongues outward, and the thunder grew louder.
All things in this world dimmed at that moment!
Even the tenacious life of the vast green grass beneath his feet cowered in terror on the ground.
They trembled in the wind, losing the courage of being reborn after a wildfire in the flashes of lightning and thunder!
Who can defy nature?
Who can oppose heavenly might?!
Even villagers a thousand miles away were awakened, clad in thin cloth garments, fleeing their homes, kneeling and bowing repeatedly.
Several elderly folk among them murmured to themselves:
"Heaven is showing its might, heaven is showing its might! An Immortal is undergoing tribulation, an Immortal is undergoing tribulation!"
Just then, Yang Yan’s voice suddenly rang out.
Unlike his previous calm and lazy tone, it now carried a thread of authority.
"Disciples of the Ancient Abyss Sect, heed my command!"
"At your command, Master!"
Lin Zimu and nine disciples kneeled at his words, including two Foundation Establishment senior officials, all bowing reverently for orders.
"Lin Zimu, form a Sword Array with the nine disciples and retreat beyond the Thunder Tribulation’s range, just hold your ground, no reckless battles!" Yang Yan instructed.
"At your command, Master!" Lin Zimu’s expression remained cold, his right hand gripping Chixiao, a radiant aura flowing, brewing a menacing presence.
"To the two senior officials, stay close and protect yourselves!"
Yang Yan spoke of protecting themselves, not those lower-level disciples.
The two senior officials, both middle-aged, bearing years of experience, couldn’t help but reveal excitement, their voices trembling as they responded:
"Duly noted, Master!"
"Disperse..."
Yang Yan waved his sleeve, bringing a sense of desolation.
"Master Ancestor!"
Some disciples showed expressions of grief.
They saw this as Yang Yan, still at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, forcibly triggering the Thunder Tribulation to attempt that Perfect Foundation Establishment, exceedingly dangerous.
Even for a Sacred Body, unprepared, how can one contend with heavenly might?!
Yang Yan clearly had better options.
Even if he commanded these people to escort him out, the Ancient Abyss Sect would do so.
Yet, Yang Yan chose to make this sacrifice of himself, as they saw it.
Cultivators pursue immortality, also gaining wisdom from the Red Dust.
Moreover, they were a group of emotional and righteous low-level cultivators.
How could they not feel sadness?!
"Hurry, leave now, the Thunder Tribulation is about to begin!"
Yang Yan’s gaze remained calm, slightly raising his chin, seemingly wanting to see the Thunder Tribulation above more clearly.
Boom!
As if in response to Yang Yan, the thunderclouds burst across the sky with a thunderous crash.
"Go!"
Lin Zimu led the team away, taking the nine disciples, followed closely by the two senior officials.
Senior officials, the true officials of the sect, are usually those of mediocre talent.
Regardless of the Ancient Abyss Sect’s senior officials, what of it?
They would still spend a lifetime stagnating at the Foundation Establishment Stage!
Not reaching the Golden Core, their lifespan would forever halt at several hundred.
Who doesn’t cherish life?
Who is willing to give up life without compensation for others?!
Yet the two senior officials had resolved in their hearts, even if those Inner Sect geniuses of the Ancient Abyss Sect faced inevitable doom, they would have to step over their corpses first!
Just as Lin Zimu said, Senior Brothers, Senior Brothers, they’ve been calling us this for so long, how can we take advantage of them as Junior Brothers?
Rumble!
This thunderclap was mightier than any mundane thunder, a singular Celestial Thunder rolled, deafening!
"What a pity! With wind, with thunder, with clouds, yet missing some rain. What a pity, truly a pity."
Yang Yan seemed unconcerned with the impending Thunder Tribulation, instead lamenting over the lack of rain, too lamentable.
Rumble!
Thunder growled impatiently in the sky, a bolt of immense silver lightning struck down fiercely as if a giant in the sky stretched out an arm.
After a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and earth, Yang Yan’s first Thunder Tribulation arrived!
Yang Yan laughed heartily, a flood of boldness and aspirations arose inside him.
He wielded the Star Night Sword, and the hem of his green robe fluttered.
The Longsword suddenly pointed to the sky, emitting a sharp and cold glimmer, carrying an invincible power!
Yang Yan raised his head, letting out a long howl, his voice like thunder:
"This is the Azure Vault Technique—Shattering Heaven! If asked whom I don’t submit to, the first I don’t submit to is you, Tian, the Sky!"
"Pressing on my head every day, do you realize your guilt?!"
"The Sky must die, and the Yellow Sky should be annihilated too, with one sword in my hand, I shatter all things in this world! Break!!!"
Two parties several miles away tacitly refrained from immediate combat.
Perhaps those from the Yizheng Sect wished to see how Yang Yan would perish.
However, the first scene alone left them all in awe!
They saw Yang Yan facing the first water-bucket thick thunder pillar, not dodging or defending!
Instead, he increased his speed, heading straight for the Celestial Thunder.
The Star Night Sword in his hand slashed out a vast and splendid beam of light, violently smashing towards the Celestial Thunder, charging at the thundercloud!
"This demon! Is it really he undergoing the Thunder Tribulation, or is the Thunder Tribulation enduring him!"
Hua Sheng gripped the Longsword tightly, his teeth gritting audibly.
Boom!
The two finally intersected under everyone’s gaze, emitting an expanding circular light wave from inside out.
As if a star collided with a planet, both erupted with incomparable energy.
Bang!
An explosion of dazzling light scattered, and the lightning in the sky was the first to dissipate.
There, Yang Yan stood untouched, his face devoid of sorrow or joy, his expression unreadable.
Seeing this, the disciples of the Ancient Abyss Sect all beamed with joy.
The first Thunder Tribulation, Yang Yan passed it!
And in such a formidable manner, making it possible that their Master Ancestor might truly pass the tribulation, becoming the first in the Ancient Abyss Sect’s history to successfully undergo tribulation at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, achieving a Perfect Foundation Establishment!
"And this is only the first Thunder Tribulation! A Perfect Foundation Establishment’s Thunder Tribulation, though not a Golden Core’s Four-Nine Celestial Tribulation, is still a Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation!"
"A total of twenty-seven Celestial Thunders, each stronger than the last! I want to see how many levels of tribulation he can pass!"
Hua Sheng didn’t believe Yang Yan could survive this tribulation, he sneered and said.
