Cultivation is just so scientific!

Perhaps it's due to the appearance of the 'Traceless Illusion Sword', a treasure with six and a half Dao Rhythms, that surpasses the Heaven and Earth Rules by too much, resulting in this thundercloud being several times stronger than the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer.

He couldn't trust the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' to face the Heavenly Thunder alone, as the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' wasn't adept at defensive tactics.

Now that the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' had become his life-bound treasure, he could face the Heavenly Thunder together with it.

The thunderclouds in the sky thickened, with lightning constantly traversing through them, accumulating terrifying power of thunder and lightning.

Li Shiming, having studied the Heavenly Tribulation extensively, transformed the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' into a longsword, which he grasped in his hand.

Of course, this was just his sensation; if any other cultivator were watching, they would only see him gripping empty air, unable to perceive the 'Traceless Illusion Sword'.

This was precisely why he valued the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' greatly.

With the 'Traceless Illusion Sword', his combat strength would increase significantly.

Most crucially, the peculiar trait of the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' allowed him to use it openly, as Divine Sense couldn't detect the 'Traceless Illusion Sword', let alone realized it was a fourth-grade Artifact Tribulation Flying Sword treasure.

On Li Shiming's palm, five distinct colors of light flickered, as five Nascent Souls gathered the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' onto the 'Traceless Illusion Sword'.

The unique ability of the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' allowed the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' to enter without revealing its presence.

Only when the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' actively emitted the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' would its existence be exposed.

Grasping the 'Traceless Illusion Sword', Li Shiming recalled the scene of Jian Wuwei's tribulation that day; he finally experienced the feeling of being a Sword Cultivator confronting Heavenly Thunder.

With a sword in hand, he could slash through everything, even in the face of a Heavenly Tribulation.

He looked at the thunderclouds, and a sense of heroism surged within him.

"Slay!" he shouted loudly.

His roar coincided with the sound of the Heavenly Thunder descending, the two sounds meeting in the air.

What was faster than the sound was the Heavenly Thunder descending and Li Shiming rushing upward.

The 'Traceless Illusion Sword' clashed with the first Heavenly Thunder, its originally invisible form being enveloped by lightning, revealing the shape of the sword.

At that moment, the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' spread out from the sword body, enclosing it within.

The 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' faced the Heavenly Thunder head-on, as they stalemated, countless streaks of thunder penetrating into the sword form created by the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent', but unable to exert significant force on the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' body.

The Heavenly Thunder and lightning that entered the sword form of the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' were continuously diminished and absorbed by the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent'.

Though this Heavenly Tribulation was greater than the previous Artifact Tribulation, it was far from the Nascent Soul Tribulation Li Shiming himself had endured, and he withstood the first Heavenly Thunder solely with the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent'.

In fact, the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' even benefited somewhat, the thunder within slightly strengthening.

The thunderlight on the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' in his hand vanished, marking the end of the first Heavenly Thunder.

Li Shiming did not stop his upward ascent; not only did the Sword Intent from the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' in his hand soar, but his entire body exuded Sword Intent skyward, as if his body was an unsheathed sharp sword.

It seemed to be provoked, for before he could reach the thunderclouds, the second Heavenly Thunder struck down.

The 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' on Li Shiming's body merged with the 'Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent' from the 'Traceless Illusion Sword' in his hand, forming a massive energy sword intent.

The 'Traceless Illusion Sword' served as the tip of this energy sword intent, while Li Shiming's body was its blade.

"Slay!" In his second loud shout, he slashed his entire being towards the second Heavenly Thunder.

At this moment, his understanding of Sword Cultivation was advancing rapidly, as his Sword Intent became more solidified and aggressively sharp.

The Traceless Illusion Sword, the energy sword intent's tip, exploded with its truly terrifying might.

Ninety million sharp runes, ten million sharp formations, created unparalleled sharpness, which was then added to the energy sword intent.

The energy sword intent's tip, the Traceless Illusion Sword, came into contact with the second heavenly thunder, and something strange happened.

The second heavenly thunder was split open, like a fast boat cleaving the water, the Traceless Illusion Sword sliced it apart.

The part of the heavenly thunder that was cut lost its might and was absorbed by the energy sword body's Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent.

The Traceless Illusion Sword kept moving upward, the heavenly thunder split in half without any pause from bottom to top.

At this moment, the energy sword intent seemed solid, its surface dazzling white, upon closer inspection, countless tiny lightning made up this dazzling white.

Absorbing all the energy from the heavenly thunder enhanced the energy sword intent to its peak might.

Li Shiming manipulated the Traceless Illusion Sword, drawing near the thundercloud, his gaze incredibly intense.

"One Sword Breaks the Sky!" he shouted loudly, the energy sword intent, led by the Traceless Illusion Sword, plunged into the thundercloud.

The thundercloud, like the heavenly thunder before it, was cut open, and as Li Shiming delved deeper, the gap kept expanding.

This action caused the Heaven and Earth Rules to go mad, the thundercloud suddenly emitted the brightest light imaginable, and the thunder energy within multiplied instantaneously.

The thunder energy converged into the final heavenly thunder, exploding within the thundercloud.

The entire thundercloud seemed ignited, turning into a part of the heavenly thunder.

Li Shiming's Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent continued to traverse the thundercloud and heavenly thunder, the Traceless Illusion Sword slashed through everything in its path.

The real attack focused on Li Shiming himself, the horrifying might of the final heavenly thunder penetrated through the energy sword intent, landing on his body.

Within him, the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer began to shimmer with thunderous light, emitting runes to protect his body.

Having trained in the Yuqing Thunder Scripture, his resistance to lightning was extremely strong, and his five Nascent Souls shared the heavenly thunder attacks.

The physical damage did not affect him; he completely identified himself as a Sword Cultivator, the most arrogant type, one that dares to challenge heaven itself.

While the final heavenly thunder attacked him, he attacked the heavenly thunder.

The energy sword intent's tip, the Traceless Illusion Sword, passed through and continued slicing the thundercloud and heavenly thunder, stripping them of their original force, turning them into nourishment for the energy sword intent.

The energy sword intent was not weakened by the heavenly thunder's attack; on the contrary, it grew stronger within the thundercloud and heavenly thunder.

With a "boom," he burst out from the ignited thundercloud, behind him the thundercloud shattered, and in a short time, his transformed energy sword intent cleaved a sword web through the thundercloud.

The whole thundercloud was shredded into pieces by the sword web, its final might dissipating after he escaped from it.

The thundercloud flickered unwillingly with electric light but quickly vanished into the void.

Li Shiming stood in the sky, the energy sword intent already withdrawn, yet even without it, he stood airborne like a sharp sword.

The primary benefit of this tribulation process wasn't that the Traceless Illusion Sword survived the heavenly tribulation.

He had the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer, and the Traceless Illusion Sword's tribulation would inevitably be overcome, albeit through different means.

His greatest achievement was understanding what it truly means to be a Sword Cultivator. Although he had fought as a Sword Cultivator before, his methods bullied the weak with absolute strength.

At that time, his use of sword intent was extremely limited, but today he grasped the true application of sword intent.

At this moment, even without using the Traceless Illusion Sword or any other methods, armed only with the Five-Colored Flying Phoenix Sword, he was confident he could suppress any Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioner.