#1335 - Earthly Immortal
"That seems to be Xuan Zu's cave. Could it be the thunder tribulation that she used to break through to become an earthly immortal?!"
A member of the tribe suddenly cried out in surprise and immediately set off towards the place where the tribulation was to be passed, hoping to occupy a good position before others could react.
Swish swish——
But someone was faster than him and disappeared from everyone's sight by turning into a flash of light.
All the tribesmen consciously dispersed outside the thunder tribulation to prevent their own aura from being absorbed by the thunder tribulation, and at the same time prevented any living creatures from approaching.
Crash——
The sky became gloomy and a torrential rain suddenly fell, completely covering Wanxian Mountain in the water curtain.
Daqing and Xiaoqing and others who came rushing over after hearing the noise looked at the calamity cloud that had merged with the dark clouds with serious expressions. It seemed that the calamity cloud was affected by the heavy rain, and its power had become even stronger!
The calamity clouds, which were already extremely terrifying, became even more terrifying, and the calamity thunder that leaked out through the gaps gave people a feeling of destroying the world.
"This... why is Li Zhixuan's Earth Immortal Thunder Tribulation so terrifyingly powerful!?" Xiao Qing said in horror.
Da Qing frowned, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, sighed, and said, "Maybe it has something to do with this sudden thunderstorm."
"But our tribe members also encountered thunderstorms when they were overcoming the calamity before. Why didn't this happen?"
"I don't know." Da Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was just an immortal and his understanding of the world was far less than that of everyone else. How could he explain it clearly?
"All we can do now is to trust Li Zhixuan! Believe that she can successfully get through this disaster!"
With a loud bang, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart, a red thunderbolt over ten feet thick, carrying the power to destroy the world, struck down from the rolling clouds!
Thump thump——
It was only the first thunderbolt, and it had just appeared, but the terrifying aura came roaring like a tide. The tribesmen with lower cultivation felt their breathing stagnate and they couldn't help but step back several steps, as if this could relieve some of the pressure.
"Come on!" Li Zhixuan not only did not feel the slightest bit of fear, she was even full of fighting spirit. She raised the black sword in her hand and slashed fiercely at the thunder dragon that was rushing towards her.
The sword energy soared into the sky. It was clearly just a little sword light, but it made the heaven and earth pale in comparison.
Oh!
The thunder seemed to have really become a living being. When it was cut in half by the sword energy, it let out a painful howl.
"Not enough, not enough! Come again, come again!" Li Zhixuan seemed to have gained some unexpected gain. His eyes were shining, and his fighting spirit soared to the sky. He even challenged the heavenly tribulation!
Boom!
The second, third, and fourth thunderbolts came one after another, each one more powerful and fiercer than the previous one.
The majesty of the heavenly calamity was challenged, and it struck three thunders at once, as if it was determined to kill it.
"Is Li Zhixuan crazy?!" Xiaoqing murmured, with disbelief on her face.
"She is indeed crazy! She is actually using the thunder tribulation to hone her swordsmanship!" Among the crowd, Xiao Cang, who has the highest level, has a solemn expression, his eyes full of admiration.
If it were him, he would never do such a thing. What's wrong with peacefully and safely getting through the thunder tribulation and achieving the realm of earthly immortals? Why make such a big fuss?
Xiao Cang originally thought that he was already very arrogant, but in front of Li Zhixuan, he was no match at all. The two were not on the same level.
Li Zhixuan was like a strong bamboo, rooted on the steep cliffs. No matter how violent the wind and rain destroyed her, she still stood tall and motionless, looking at the three thunderbolts coming straight at her without any fear. She just raised the sword in her hand with a focused expression.
"cut!"
As the sword came out, the sword energy whistled. There was no strange phenomenon, only an extremely pure sword energy. However, wherever it passed, even the space would crack like broken glass.
The sword energy and the thunder collided, and the sky and the earth became bright. Except for those people from the fairyland, everyone else could not bear it and could only close their eyes.
When they opened their eyes again, the sword energy and thunder had completely disappeared. If it weren't for the chaos all around them, they would have thought they were hallucinating.
The heavenly tribulation did not seem to have expected that Li Zhixuan's strength was so terrifying. It destroyed three thunders of tribulation with just one move. It became even more violent, but the next few thunders of tribulation were mediocre, and there was not much difference from the first one.
Therefore, these thunders were easily resolved by Li Zhixuan.
But there was no joy on her face, instead she looked even more solemn.
Because she knew that the heavenly tribulation was constantly accumulating strength, just waiting for the last thunderbolt to give her a fatal blow!
Not only Li Zhixuan, but Daqing and others also noticed it.
"I'm afraid the last thunderbolt will not be as easy to overcome as the previous ones."
All the tribesmen couldn't help but clench their fists, feeling uneasy for Li Zhixuan.
“Here it comes!”
A three-meter-sized bolt of lightning fell from the sky like a giant pillar, heading straight for Li Zhixuan.
The tribesmen who were watching were all frightened by the thunder, but Li Zhixuan remained unmoved. His eyes were full of determination and resoluteness. Cultivation is to go against the will of heaven and fight for life with heaven!
She had practiced hard for many years, and had endured countless hardships. She still wanted to see the scenery on the road. How could she possibly fall before a small earth immortal thunder tribulation! ?
"Kill him!"
A dull sword light shot out.
This sword, which returns to its original nature, is infused with Li Zhixuan's spirit, energy and all her understanding of the way of the sword. It can be said to be her strongest sword!
With a bang, the sword light and the thunder collided with each other, and a horrific explosion broke out instantly. The powerful shock wave pushed the onlookers away.
Li Zhixuan, being at the center, received the greatest force and flew backwards, falling heavily to the ground.
“Ahem…”
She propped herself up and looked at the sword energy and thunder that were still fighting each other. Her eyes were very calm, and she didn't show any worry that she would die under the thunder if the sword energy was defeated.
On the contrary, those tribesmen who were watching were all worried and concerned.
Fortunately, in the end, Li Zhixuan's sword energy was superior and defeated the thunder with an extremely slight advantage.
But the next moment, a black light flashed and directly entered her sea of consciousness.
It was the inner demon calamity that descended, and the reason why the inner demon acted so quickly was because in their eyes, Li Zhixuan was the type that was easiest to seduce and make go astray.
After all, if the evil spirit and murderous intent in his heart is aroused a little, the rest will erupt like a volcano!
At that time, all her cultivation and realm will belong to the inner demon.
Therefore, high-quality targets like Li Zhixuan are the most favored by the inner demons, and fights often break out. He is the winner of this fight, so naturally he can't wait to enjoy the "delicious food".
But the inner demon forgot that she was able to control such a huge amount of evil spirit and murderous intent and not let it backfire on her. She must have a strong and tenacious heart of Taoism to suppress them. How could she easily leak them out because of the connection with the inner demon?
In contrast, the inner demon suffered a very miserable fate. As soon as he entered the sea of consciousness, he wanted to display his magical powers, but Li Zhixuan was faster than him and directly used the divine sword to kill the inner demon.
The inner demon still wanted to resist, but he was no match at all. In just a moment, he was wiped out!
Buzz——
The thick and huge calamity cloud now transformed into a huge amount of pure spiritual energy and poured into Li Zhixuan's body.
In just a few breaths, her cultivation level had successfully broken through and she entered the realm of Earthly Immortal. The remaining spiritual energy was transformed into magic power and poured into the Dantian Dharma Sea.
A terrifying pressure surged in all directions like a tide. Even Daqing, Xiaoqing and others felt as if countless sword energies were constantly piercing their skin, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
But the next moment, all the pressure disappeared, and everyone felt like they were reborn.
"Congratulations to Li Zhixuan/Xuanzu for achieving Earthly Immortal!"
Without anyone leading, a large number of tribesmen spoke in unison. At first, their voices were not quite in unison, but when they spoke the second time, hundreds of thousands of voices seemed to come from the same person, uniform and without the slightest difference.
By the third time, countless tribesmen from Wanxian Mountain joined in.
The sound was so powerful that it could be heard for hundreds of miles.
Even the cultivators who saw the noise and ran to the edge of Wanxian Mountain could hear it clearly.
You know, this place is more than 300 miles away from Wanxian Mountain!
"Earth Immortal! Another Earth Immortal was born in the Li family!"
This time, the reaction from the outside world was far more intense than when Yu Hong broke through. It was because only a hundred years had passed!
Moreover, they had also heard of Li Zhixuan's identity. They knew that he was one of the two most senior people in the Li family and was a true cultivator, not a deity.
"The Li family has accumulated a lot of experience and is now ready to make a breakthrough."
"Great accumulation leads to great success? The Li family has only accumulated for a few years, yet they have produced earthly immortals one after another. And don't forget, the Li family has another ancestor! This ancestor is at a higher level. I'm afraid it won't be long before the Li family will face another thunderstorm!"
"You are exaggerating, it's not that easy to break through to the Earthly Immortal level."
…
The casual cultivators were talking about it, and the surrounding forces were also discussing Li Zhixuan's breakthrough to become an Earthly Immortal.
Those with weaker strength are naturally full of envy, and hope that their family can also give birth to a high-level cultivator as soon as possible so as to support their own family and become stronger.
The more powerful ones, such as the Dongyuan Sect, did not take it too seriously. What about the Earthly Immortals? When the war between the two worlds broke out, the Earthly Immortals would be nothing more than a larger ant.
Moreover, the war was about to begin and they were very busy and had no time to care about this little thing.
…
However, after Li Zhixuan achieved the breakthrough, he immediately returned to the cave and began to consolidate his realm.
The other tribesmen were still excited, and after a long time, they gradually dispersed.
But she inspired her fellow tribesmen to practice more diligently and attentively.
After all, the scenes of holding the black sword, fighting against the heavenly calamity, and cutting off three calamity thunders with one sword are deeply engraved in their memories.
They also hope that one day they can achieve that level!
It was also at this time that Li Xiuyuan issued new measures.
It is no longer like before, distributing cultivation resources to each member of the tribe, but instead it depends on how serious and hardworking one is in cultivation.
Because as time went by, many tribesmen gradually became lazy, and even left some of their cultivation resources to sell in exchange for spirit stones.
Things that can be obtained for free without paying any price are not likely to make people cherish them.
…
After two cycles of spring and autumn, Li Zhixuan finally came out of the cave.
The reason why it took two years was that in addition to consolidating her realm, she was also refining her magic power, summarizing her insights, and thinking about what to do next, rather than just practicing blindly.
She has now become very calm and all her sharp aura has been suppressed. There is no sign at all that she is actually a very powerful swordsman.
After coming out of retreat, Li Zhixuan looked at the cave where Li Zhirui was in retreat and murmured, "Has Brother Nine reached the last step?"
She has discovered that he is only one step away from breaking through to become an earthly immortal.
Because he had just achieved a breakthrough, Li Zhixuan was not in a hurry to travel. Instead, he planned to adapt himself first, and then fully master the power of the Earth Immortal before considering his future path.
After all, after breaking through the Earthly Immortal Realm, it was no longer feasible for her to improve her cultivation through fighting!
Because there are not so many earthly immortals in the Yuanling Realm for her to kill, and those who can become earthly immortals must have many means, and she cannot kill them just because she wants to.
"Do we have to leave the Yuanling Realm and go to the void to train?" Li Zhixuan said softly. She was a little confused. After all, her family had almost no information about the void, and she didn't know whether it would help her own cultivation.
Just then, clan leader Li Xiuyuan came to visit in person.
"Xuan Zu."
After bowing, he said, "I have something important to tell you about the survival of our family."
"Are you talking about a war between the two worlds? Don't worry, I will do my best to protect the family when the time comes."
Li Xiuyuan was a little surprised. How come this old ancestor also knew this? But since he knew it, he didn't need to say any more nonsense.
"Then I will take my leave first."
Due to the busy family affairs, he really couldn't spare the time to do anything else. Li Xiuyuan now came to tell Li Zhixuan that he wanted to put those trivial matters aside for the time being, but he did not solve them.
"Go ahead."
After he left, Li Zhixuan closed the door and began to practice.
The earthly immortal cultivators would absorb and exhale a large amount of spiritual energy every time, which is why there are two immortal-level spiritual veins in Wanxian Mountain. Otherwise, it would not be possible to provide sufficient spiritual energy to other members of the tribe while she was practicing.
However, Li Xiuyuan and others are already working on upgrading the third immortal-level spiritual vein, because if Li Zhirui also breaks through to the earthly immortal level, the use of spiritual energy will become very tight.
Anyway, there are still a lot of spiritual objects left from the collection, and it won’t take much to consume them, so why not get promoted?
…
Another cave.
In the quiet cave, Li Zhirui sat cross-legged on a cushion, his mind peaceful, his body relaxed, as if he had merged into one with the heaven and earth. With every breath he took in, rich spiritual energy came into his body, including the water and wood spiritual energy.
As the exercises are practiced, the spiritual energy flows through the meridians, being constantly tempered, and eventually turning into strands of magic power, which are integrated into the sea of magic in the dantian.
After these years of training, his magic power has reached its limit. As long as he breaks through his realm, he will be able to receive the thunder tribulation! (End of this chapter)
