Boom…
Crack…
As a thick bolt of lightning struck, a brick-shaped Spirit Treasure above Zhang Yuhe's head instantly became covered in cracks, then shattered into countless fragments.
This was already the sixteenth defensive Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to be destroyed.
The power of the Heavenly Tribulation grew stronger with each successive bolt.
By the fifty-second bolt, a Low Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure could only withstand one attack before being rendered useless.
Seeing another Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure destroyed, Zhang Yuhe's nerves tightened.
Now, only the last five bolts of Heavenly Tribulation remained; if he could endure five more waves of lightning attacks, he would overcome the Heavenly Tribulation and truly become a Void Refining Cultivator.
However, Zhang Yuhe had a premonition that the upcoming five lightning bolts, relying solely on Low Grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, would likely be unbearable.
"Now, it all depends on how strong the Nine Heavens Primordial Sword Formation's defensive capabilities are, whether it can withstand the remaining five Heavenly Tribulation bolts."
Zhang Yuhe quickly formed a hand seal.
Nine Flying Swords spun rapidly, quickly forming dense Sword Qi light screens around his body.
Boom…
The fifty-eighth Heavenly Tribulation bolt struck.
The thick lightning bolt swiftly streaked across the dark sky, plummeting towards the center of the small island.
The lightning passed through a layer of light blue light and then fiercely struck the Sword Formation.
The Nine Heavens Mixed Yuan Sword Formation lit up with dazzling light, and the light screen trembled slightly before quickly returning to normal.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but feel joy.
"Excellent."
Although the Sword Formation appeared to struggle slightly against the Heavenly Tribulation's attack, it still managed to hold steady.
Immediately after, another bolt of lightning struck…
Four consecutive lightning bolts followed, each more intense and powerful than the last.
However, the Nine Heavens Primordial Sword Formation, as expected of a Divine Ability inherent to an Immortal Grade Cultivation Technique, indeed possessed incredibly powerful defensive capabilities.
After steadily withstanding four lightning attacks, the Sword Formation remained unharmed.
"Only one more Heavenly Tribulation bolt left."
Zhang Yuhe looked up at the sky, muttering to himself, waiting for the final Heavenly Tribulation to descend.
Previously, the lightning had been continuous.
However, this last Heavenly Tribulation bolt had not fallen for a long time.
Zhang Yuhe looked at the huge vortex in the sky and couldn't help but feel inwardly alarmed.
"What the hell, is it brewing some big move?"
Suddenly, a deafening roar came, and the sky turned into a dazzling white.
"Holy crap…"
Seeing this, Zhang Yuhe was completely stunned.
The dark clouds in the sky receded, and the vortex disappeared.
In its place was an endless expanse of lightning.
The lightning filled the entire sky, shimmering with nine-colored light.
"Nima, is this Nine-Colored Divine Lightning?"
Seeing the lightning shimmering with nine colors, Zhang Yuhe completely panicked.
Nine-Colored Divine Lightning only appeared when a Body Integration Cultivator advanced to Mahayana, triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.
He had only just advanced to the Void Refining Realm; how could Nine-Colored Divine Lightning appear?
Zhang Yuhe found it utterly incomprehensible.
Even if his Aptitude was Heaven-Defying, such an outrageous thing shouldn't happen, right?
However, the Heavenly Tribulation did not give him much time to think.
The lightning filling the sky quickly converged, forming an enormous Nine-Colored Divine Lightning bolt.
As the Divine Lightning streaked past, the Void Realm seemed to be torn apart, revealing terrifying black fissures.
"Life or death, it all depends on this wave."
Zhang Yuhe rapidly circulated the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture, his magical power pouring into the nine Flying Swords like it was free.
The invisible Sword Qi generated by the Sword Formation spun at extreme speed, forming dazzling light screens.
The light screens layered upon each other, tightly enveloping him.
Boom…
The Nine-Colored Divine Lightning tore through the Void Realm, carrying an endless aura of destruction.
It passed through the Ren Water Lightning Absorption Array and instantly struck the Sword Formation's light screen.
Crack…
The Sword Formation's light screen trembled violently, and layers of invisible Sword Qi were split open and dissolved by the lightning.
Zhang Yuhe dared not look up to observe.
He merely frantically circulated his Cultivation Technique, pouring the magical power from his Dantian into the Flying Swords.
The light screen composed of invisible Sword Qi was continuously shattered and dissolved by the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning, yet it quickly recovered.
After a long while, the Heavenly Tribulation finally dissipated, and the sky returned to clarity.
"That was too terrifying."
Looking at the clear sky outside, Zhang Yuhe let out a long sigh of relief.
He waved his hand and grabbed a Flying Sword to examine it.
The surface of the Flying Sword was already covered with fine cracks.
"Fortunately, my Lifebound Treasure was almost destroyed."
Although the Flying Sword was covered in cracks, a Lifebound Treasure only needed to be nurtured in the Dantian to slowly recover.
As long as it wasn't shattered on the spot, it was fine.
That last Nine-Colored Divine Lightning was truly terrifying.
It was hard to imagine that he was only Undergoing Tribulation to Breakthrough to Void Refining Realm, yet such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation appeared.
This was completely not giving people a way to live.
Fortunately, the Nine Heavens Primordial Sword Formation was effective.
Without this Sword Formation, even if he had prepared more Low Grade Spirit Treasures, he would not have been able to withstand the bombardment of the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning.
Zhang Yuhe floated in mid-air, looking around.
The small island he had been standing on had long since vanished, completely obliterated by the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning.
Not only that.
Even the Lake beneath him had expanded two or three times due to the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning's impact.
Countless tall mountains in the distance had long been flattened by the Heavenly Tribulation.
Looking at the surrounding scene, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
Even though he had made every possible preparation, he had never imagined he would encounter such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation.
Recalling his previous Undergoing Tribulation experience, Zhang Yuhe felt that, besides the Nine Heavens Primordial Sword Formation, the Ren Water Lightning Absorption Array played the most significant role.
If it weren't for the Ren Water Lightning Absorption Array, which weakened the power of the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning somewhat, he might not have been able to withstand its bombardment.
It was a pity that the twenty-eight Lightning Absorbing Pillars had long since vanished without a trace after being struck by the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning.
"It seems I must prepare more thoroughly for the next Undergoing Tribulation."
Zhang Yuhe silently warned himself.
This time, he was lucky, and the Nine Heavens Primordial Sword Formation was powerful enough.
Otherwise, he might have already been reduced to ashes by the Heavenly Tribulation.
"Let's go back first."
Although there were some twists and turns in the middle, he finally successfully Broke through to the Void Refining Realm.
Zhang Yuhe fully circulated the Sky Wasteland Flying Immortal Art and quickly flew towards Yunzhong Prefecture.
Although the process of Undergoing Tribulation was dangerous, he surprisingly did not suffer any injuries, and his Dantian remained full of magical power.
Therefore, he did not need to rest and recuperate.
The power of the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture was fully demonstrated during this Undergoing Tribulation process.
Even with continuous activation of Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, Zhang Yuhe never felt his magical power drying up.
Even after the Undergoing Tribulation, there was still an abundance of magical power in his Dantian.
It should be known that many Cultivators failed their Undergoing Tribulation not because they didn't prepare enough defensive measures, but because their magical power was exhausted.
Even with many defensive measures, if there isn't enough magical power to activate them, it's useless.
Relying on temporary Medicinal Pills to replenish magical power also doesn't help much.
In fact, to prevent situations where magical power might be insufficient, Zhang Yuhe had specifically prepared some Medicinal Pills for replenishing magical power.
Who knew these Medicinal Pills wouldn't be used at all?
The Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture endowed him with a Dantian as vast as an ocean, capable of continuously providing abundant magical power.
He simply didn't need to take any Medicinal Pills.
He truly didn't know where the Immortal Realm Old Ancestor obtained the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture, such a Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique.
Zhang Yuhe felt that even in the Immortal Realm, the Mixed Origin Heavenly Scripture was definitely not an ordinary Cultivation Technique.
If all Cultivation Techniques in the Immortal Realm were so Heaven-Defying, that would be truly strange.
"I really want to Ascend soon and see the grandeur of the Immortal Realm."
Thinking of these things, his yearning for the Immortal Realm grew infinitely.