This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

"What is this?!" The Xuanzhao Sect Master was taken aback, his heart swayed.

The scene before him would be difficult for any cultivator to not recognize.

This was a Heavenly Tribulation.

A matter that cultivators both fear and cherish.

The fear lies in the terrifying power of the tribulation, with the crossing process being extremely perilous.

Under the Heavenly Tribulation, a single misstep could turn a cultivator to ashes, years of cultivation rendered useless, leading to death and the destruction of their Dao.

The joy, however, is that with each successful passage through a Heavenly Tribulation, the cultivator's power undergoes a transformative enhancement.

Therefore, cultivators often prepare thoroughly, daring to proceed with extreme caution during tribulation crossing.

Even if they are lucky enough to survive the tribulation, normally, their condition would not be great.

After all, resisting a Heavenly Tribulation often exhausts all their mana or even leaves them severely injured.

Though soon the Power of Heaven and Earth would surge into the cultivator's body, this process requires a bit of time.

And it's during this time that the cultivator is at their most vulnerable.

If an enemy were to learn their tribulation crossing time and location, they could lay an ambush, attacking the cultivator just after successfully crossing, before the Power of Heaven and Earth descends.

This often results in significant success, achieving a complete ambush and kill.

Though such examples are not numerous in the Cultivation World, they are certainly not rare either.

Hence, the timing and location of the tribulation crossing are absolutely confidential for any cultivator undergoing it—known only to their closest allies, and certainly not easily disclosed.

The cautious ones would keep completely silent, not even revealing a hint to those close to them.

After all, tribulation crossing is a personal matter, and even if others were informed, they could not assist and might even risk leaking the information.

Therefore, there really is no need to inform others of one's tribulation crossing.

But today, the Taibai Sword Master chose to break through and undergo tribulation right in front of an enemy who had taken half a step towards Dao integration?

What audacity and what confidence.

This not only shows disdain towards the Xuanzhao Sect Master but also disregards the majesty of Heaven and Earth.

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At this moment, the Heaven's Vault had turned into an ocean of lightning.

Lightning surged wildly, while thunder, like a tide, carried a power to shatter all things, burning intensely.

Between Heaven and Earth, it seemed there was only purple light now.

With purple light pressing down, the Heavenly Thunder was looming, with the potential to shake Kunlun.

The Xuanzhao Sect Master watched the tornado, black clouds, and Purple Thunder drawn by the Taibai Sword Master's abundant aura, remaining silent.

A cultivator undergoing a tribulation cannot be disturbed by outsiders.

Any interference, whether assistance or disturbance, will be included as a target by the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, the tribulation will automatically match the interfering cultivator's cultivation level and deliver a corresponding level of Heavenly Tribulation as punishment.

Therefore, the Xuanzhao Sect Master could only continue watching the increasingly intense thunderclouds above, even taking a step back, not daring to exert any mana for fear of being sensed by the tribulation and targeted.

But he was not in a hurry.

He waited for the instant the Taibai Sword Master passed the 29 Heavenly Tribulations.

Then, he would immediately strike with unstoppable force, killing the Taibai Sword Master without giving any further chance.

As for the possibility of the Taibai Sword Master failing to pass the 29 Heavenly Tribulations, the Xuanzhao Sect Master hadn't considered it at all.

Even without going all out, only sustaining minor injuries from a direct clash with him, how could an Eighth Realm cultivator fail to pass such a small 29 Heavenly Tribulations?

Boom!

After brewing for a moment, the thunder finally erupted.

The sound of thunder seemed almost enough to burst one's eardrums and shatter one's soul.

The might of the thunder linked Heaven and Earth, immeasurable, like a waterfall suspended from the Heaven's Vault, pouring back down.

The blinding lightning filled everyone's vision.

This was a world of lightning, capable of destroying everything, instilling fear and even spine-chilling terror into people's hearts.

This was the will of Heaven and Earth, intent on erasing the existence of cultivators.

Wind and thunder became ever more tumultuous, like thousands of horses galloping.

The next moment, nine Heavenly Thunders descended from the Heavenly Court.

Each thunderbolt was no thicker than a vine, seemingly not terrifying.

But no one dared to underestimate them.

For these were thunders of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Above the Yi River, nine purple snake-like bolts of lightning all struck towards the Taibai Sword Master.

This Sword Cultivator, who had reached the Eighth Realm three times in the Three Lives Body, confidently stood still, not even drawing the Taibai Sword.

Although the Taibai Sword wasn't drawn, it didn't mean the Taibai Sword Master hadn't unsheathed the sword.

Within his body, dormant Sword Intent suddenly rose.

Soon, his dantian turned turbulent, innumerable small sword-like Sword Intents began to rampage, overwhelmingly surging, flowing upward along the meridians.

When these Sword Intents reached the position of the Taibai Sword Master's chest, they seemed to undergo a transformation, like a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate, turning into an almost substantial aura before roaring past the chest, vast and boundless, with the potential to pierce through the Heaven's Vault.

What aura was this?

It was the Vast Righteousness Qi.

A faint sound of airflow rose, spreading around the Taibai Sword Master, making the space there as crystalline as a splendid crystal.

This was the Vast Righteous Domain.

The first bolt of Heavenly Thunder finally approached head-on.

But before it could get close, it encountered some invisible barrier, sparking a chaotic web of blazing light.

The Taibai Sword Master's body remained unmoved.

The residual lightning flowed into the ground, scattering in all directions, charring the ground and causing the cold air emanating from the Yi River to disperse completely.