Chapter 85

Chapter 085: Nine Tribulations Undying Body (Part Four)

All eyes from the Grand Dao Sect were glued to Lu Ye.

No one expected Lu Ye to pull such a stunt.

It was terrifying.

He had just taken out four or five dozen Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators in one go.

After today, the Transcending Tribulation Realm in the Great Wilderness would become a rare commodity.

But could he withstand such a horrific Heavenly Tribulation?

While the main portion of the tribulation was aimed at those Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators, even a fraction of its force could obliterate one of them.

Lu Ye looked to be in serious condition.

Transforming into charred remains, streams of crimson light surged within him, causing black blood scabs to shed rapidly.

The eighth bolt of tribulation lightning.

It seemed that with all the Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators dealt with, the power of this eighth bolt had multiplied.

Lu Ye spread his arms wide.

At that moment, a special aura of the Dao circulated around him, Taiji, Yin Yang, transformation…

The cycle of Yin and Yang, life and death.

Lu Ye confronted the lightning head-on, twisting as the tribulation lightning began to warp around him.

In that instant, the thunder and lightning coiled around Lu Ye, the essence of the Yin Yang Dao transforming the overwhelmingly fierce lightning into gentle, flowing water surrounding him.

As the tribulation lightning swirled around him, he rapidly absorbed its power.

His body was continuously breaking down, yet rebirth occurred within that destruction.

Through continual transformation, the tribulation lightning gradually vanished, completely absorbed into Lu Ye.

Honestly, if Lu Ye hadn’t been refining his body with the lightning, he wouldn’t have had to work so hard.

But it was all for the sake of growth!

Lu Ye’s body was shrouded in black, with lightning constantly flickering.

His heart pumped vigorously.

Waves of vibrant blood coursed through his body with each heartbeat.

At that moment, his flesh quickly rebirthed from the ashes, completing the first layer of the Nine Tribulations Undying Body.

The final bolt of tribulation lightning, come at me!

Lu Ye looked up.

In the sky, dark clouds roiled, gathering into a mass.

Terrifying celestial fury pervaded.

At this moment, Heaven and Earth merged with Lu Ye.

Black blood scabs kept shedding, revealing his pristine skin beneath, now glimmering with a radiant sheen.

“Boom!”

The lightning struck like a dragon.

In an instant, Lu Ye shot upward, moving with incredible grace.

With a punch, the world trembled.

Celestial Lord Fist!

At that moment, his right fist glowed brilliantly, like a shooting star, smashing toward the lightning.

“Boom!”

Fist and lightning collided ruthlessly.

A burst of blinding light erupted, a deafening roar followed.

The silver-white lightning exploded, a storm of electricity scattered in every direction.

Lu Ye was pushed back but suspended in mid-air, his eyes electrified, his body like a dragon.

After that punch, he formed a seal with his hands.

“Return!”

In an instant, the shattered lightning transformed into a torrent, and Lu Ye opened his mouth wide, swallowing the rush of lightning, which then manifested around him.

He had consumed the tribulation lightning!

With the last bolt of lightning extinguished, the clouds dispersed, and light filled the sky.

Nine Dragons Valley was completely leveled, with all manner of craters dotting the charred ground, a scene of devastation.

Lu Ye floated in the air, vitality radiating throughout his body, hair wildly flowing, black locks dancing.

Those from the Grand Dao Sect looked at Lu Ye and felt an inexplicable sense of awe.

It was reverence for the strong.

Lu Ye retrieved his Storage Ring, crafted from spatial stones renowned for their toughness—lightning couldn’t destroy them.

With so many Storage Rings, Lu Ye really hit the jackpot.

The entire Grand Dao Sect had come to his aid; honestly, Lu Ye hadn’t expected it.

But now that they were here, Lu Ye felt a sense of loyalty toward the Grand Dao Sect.

In his previous life, the Grand Dao Sect had risen from a second-rate sect in the Nine Heavens to become a top-tier sanctum.

Lu Ye flew toward the Grand Dao Sect.

“Disciple Lu Ye pays respects to the Sect Master, greetings to all the Ancestors and Elders!”

Everyone had been acknowledged, except his Master.

Bai Qiulan…

“Lu Ye, very good. Truly worthy of being my Grand Dao Sect’s Tianjiao. But this time, you’ve killed many powerful figures from these factions, dealing them a heavy blow—especially the Underworld and Eternal Order Sect. We should return to the Sect and activate the protective formation before discussing further,” Liu Changfeng reasoned clearly.

With the Transcending Tribulation Realm cultivators dead, news would inevitably spread.

This grudge wouldn’t simply be forgotten; soon, Scattered Deities would come, possibly bringing heavy treasures.

“Forget it, I’ll go back to the Sect. It’s just bringing trouble; all I need to do is hide outside, and they won’t be able to do anything to me!” Lu Ye said with a grin.

Liu Changfeng’s expression turned serious.

“What are you saying? The Sect and you are forever on the same path. Do you really think that if you don’t return, we at the Grand Dao Sect can remain uninvolved?”

“No need for more words; let’s head back to the Sect first.”

Lu Ye felt indifferent; he was already at the ninth level of refining the void and had completed the first level of the Nine Tribulations Undying Body. Truly, there weren’t many who could kill him in the First Heaven.

So, he figured he could return to the Sect to recuperate and check these people’s Storage Rings—keeping what he needed and giving the rest to the Sect.

Plus, there was a benefit to returning to the Sect.

If a powerful figure from the Eternal Order Sect really did come with treasures, he could simply leave.

That would attract even more attention to himself.

Figures shot through the air.

They quickly returned to the Sect.

“Sect Master, may I recover from my injuries first?” Lu Ye asked, clasping his hands.

“Of course, recover first. When you’re ready, come find me in the Great Hall!”

Lu Ye nodded, his figure vanishing.

…

The Grand Dao Sect’s protective formation activated.

The protective formations of each faction could be said to be the strongest in the First Heaven.

Everyone had poured immense human and material resources into upgrading their protective formations, forming massive arrays.

Take the Eternal Order Sect, for example, with numerous mountain peaks serving as the foundation of their arrays.

The grand formation enveloped an area of over ten thousand kilometers; such a scale consumed vast amounts of Spirit Stones daily once activated, yet breaking it was incredibly difficult.

“Phew, it’s finally over!”

Yue Hongling couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

A battle for the top talents turned her worldview upside down, making her feel how unpredictable life can be.

Bai Qiulan also exhaled softly.

Her silvery hair had transformed into black.

“Bai Qiulan!”

Sun Ruowei’s voice suddenly rose an octave.

Both Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling turned towards Sun Ruowei simultaneously.

“You actually call Lu Ye ‘husband’? Goodness, Bai Qiulan, I considered you my best sister, and yet you hid this from me so deeply! What’s going on? Tell me, why do you call Lu Ye husband?”

“Could it be that you two are…???”

The gossip monster reared its head, with flames flickering in Sun Ruowei’s eyes.

In this world, a curious personality could easily lead to trouble.

And indeed, it had; in her previous life, Sun Ruowei had died quite early, but right before her death, she was still shocked by the great gossip. Truly, she died without regrets for the sake of gossip.

Bai Qiulan…

“You heard wrong…”

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