25: Did he attract this lightning tribulation?

Just as the Heavenly Tribulation gathered above the Qingyao Sect, and the atmosphere within the Sect became extremely heavy.

Hundreds of miles away from the Qingyao Mountain Range, a huge shadow was rapidly approaching through the sky.

It was a massive flying boat crafted from ten-thousand-year profound iron. Above the flying boat, Sword Qi soared to the heavens, and Demonic Flames raged.

At the bow of the ship, a large banner embroidered with a ferocious sword shadow fluttered in the wind, the emblem of the Sword Shadow Sect.

On the deck of the flying boat stood hundreds of elite Disciples of the Sword Shadow Sect, each radiating Killing Intent.

At the forefront of the group, three figures stood side by side.

In the center was an old man with a withered face, dressed in a gray robe, whose eyes, when opening and closing, seemed to flicker with lightning.

He appeared to be on the verge of death, yet the terrifying pressure emanating from him, in harmony with heaven and earth, resonating with the Law, proclaimed him to be a genuine Body Integration Stage mighty Cultivator!

He was the Grand Elder of the Sword Shadow Sect, Sword Wither, who had been in seclusion for two hundred years and had just successfully made a Breakthrough.

"Grand Elder, ahead is the mountain gate of the Qingyao Sect!"

A Nascent Soul Stage Elder pointed to the distant area shrouded by tribulation clouds, gritting his teeth and saying, "The soul lamps of the two Elders have been extinguished, they must have fallen victim to Mu Qingxue's poisonous hands! If this grudge is not avenged, what face does our Sword Shadow Sect have to stand in this world!"

Sword Wither merely gave a faint "hmm" in response, a hint of disdain flashing in his turbid eyes.

A mere Void Refining junior, even with some tricks, was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will before him, a Body Integration Stage mighty Cultivator.

His emergence from seclusion this time was precisely to establish his authority with a well-known figure, consolidating his and the Sect's status. This Qingyao Sect just happened to walk into the blade.

"Pass on my order, the flying boat is to proceed at full speed. Within one hour, this old man wants to make the Qingyao Sect run with blood, leaving no blade of grass untouched!"

"Yes!"

However, just as the flying boat was about to enter the Qingyao Mountain Range, Sword Wither's expression suddenly changed drastically!

He abruptly looked up, staring intently at the increasingly close, pitch-black tribulation clouds ahead. In his turbid old eyes, for the first time, a look of horror appeared!

"Stop! Everyone, stop immediately!"

He roared, his voice filled with unprecedented solemnity and surprise.

The flying boat came to an abrupt halt, and all the Disciples were bewildered by this sudden command.

"Grand Elder, what's wrong?"

Sword Wither did not answer. He just stared fixedly at the tribulation clouds, his Divine Sense at the Body Integration Stage fully extended. But the moment his Divine Sense touched the edge of the tribulation clouds.

A terrifying power originating from the Heavenly Dao, filled with destruction and the will of judgment, fiercely rebounded along his Divine Sense!

"Pfft!"

Sword Wither was struck as if by lightning, his body trembled violently, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, a trace of golden blood oozing from the corner of his mouth!

"This... this is... Lightning Tribulation?" He exclaimed in shock, the composure and disdain on his face long gone, replaced by endless terror and disbelief.

"How is this possible?! Who could possibly attract such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation?! This will... clearly intends to completely wipe out the one Undergoing Tribulation and everything within a thousand-li radius from this world!"

As a Body Integration Stage Cultivator, his perception of the Heavenly Dao far surpassed that of ordinary people.

He could clearly feel that what was brewing in the tribulation clouds was not an ordinary lightning punishment, but the Origin Killing Intent of the Heavenly Dao!

Sword Wither steadied his mind and continued to amplify his Divine Thought, carefully probing further in the direction ahead.

Just as his mind was greatly shaken, his gaze finally pierced through layers of obstacles and saw the two stunning figures guarding the entrance of Qingxue Hall.

When he clearly saw the figure on the left, his pupils suddenly contracted!

"Luo Ximei?! The Demon Path Supreme Being Luo Ximei! How could she be here?!"

As a Cultivator of the same Realm, he recognized this ruthless Demonic Path giant who had risen to prominence in recent years at a glance!

Just one Luo Ximei was already enough to make him feel troublesome.

Beside Luo Ximei, Qingyao Sect Master Mu Qingxue was solemnly activating a black and white grand array that he had never heard of or seen before.

The Daorhyme emanating from that grand array actually made him, a Body Integration Stage mighty Cultivator, feel a pang of fear!

A Body Integration Stage Demon Path Supreme Being, a Void Refining Peak Righteous Path leader, these two... were actually working together to protect someone?

A thought, like a flash of lightning, streaked across Sword Wither's mind, making the blood in his entire body freeze at that instant.

"The rumors... the rumors are true..."

His voice was dry as he murmured to himself, "That man... that legend who fell a hundred years ago... he really has returned!"

"Could it be that this Lightning Tribulation was brought upon by him??"

Sword Wither couldn't believe it. He turned to the Disciple beside him to confirm, "Have you investigated thoroughly? Is that Su Lin really only in the Golden Core Stage now??"

The named Nascent Soul Stage Elder trembled and quickly bowed in response, his voice filled with certainty: "Reporting to Grand Elder! This matter is absolutely true! It has already spread throughout the surrounding Sects! There can be no mistake!"

"Golden Core Stage..."

Sword Wither repeatedly chewed on these three words, feeling an absurd chill rise from his tailbone straight to the top of his head, making his hands and feet turn cold, even as a Body Integration Stage mighty Cultivator.

"Could it be that he is about to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage and condense a Nascent Soul?"

Then Sword Wither shook his head, immediately denying his own thought.

He had never heard of any Golden Core Cultivator attracting such terrifying heavenly lightning when condensing a Nascent Soul.

He looked up again, towards the constantly expanding, increasingly terrifying world-destroying tribulation clouds.

Within the clouds, purple-black Lightning Dragons rolled and roared, each leaked trace of Qi enough to easily tear space and annihilate Divine Soul.

This kind of Heavenly Might, even the Lightning Tribulation he himself attracted when he broke through to the Body Integration Stage, compared to the scene before him, was like a child's play!

The Heavenly Dao... was afraid!

It was afraid of the man currently Undergoing Tribulation!

Afraid of him returning to his Peak! That's why it didn't hesitate to violate the Laws of Heaven and Earth, unleashing this world-destroying lightning punishment that should not appear at this Realm, to completely nip him in the bud when he was at his weakest!

An existence that could make even the Heavenly Dao feel fear... what kind of Heaven-Defying Prodigy was this?!

For the first time, fine cold sweat oozed from Sword Wither's forehead.

"Grand Elder... are we... still attacking?"

The Elder beside him, seeing Sword Wither's distraught appearance, cautiously asked again.

An idea was born in Sword Wither's mind.

Fortune favors the bold, and Killing Intent is also an opportunity for battle!

Although this Lightning Tribulation was dangerous, this was also Su Lin's weakest moment!

He was Undergoing Tribulation, his mind must be completely immersed within his body, unable to be distracted.

The two female Disciples would also undoubtedly have to devote most of their energy to resisting the Heavenly Might and maintaining the grand array!

This was his only chance! And his last chance!

"Grand Elder... are we... still attacking?" The Elder beside him, seeing Sword Wither's uncertain expression, cautiously asked again.

"Attack! Why not attack!"