The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 260 - 259: Choosing Dishes while Watching the Heavenly Tribulation

Chapter 260: Chapter 259: Choosing Dishes while Watching the Heavenly Tribulation

Lord Ziyang raised his hand to block the remaining force of the blast. The tribulation clouds above had not dispersed yet, instilling fear in his heart, and he dared not step into the range of the Thunder Tribulation.

This Thunder Tribulation, no matter who had incurred it, would not welcome the addition of even a Divinity Transformation cultivator.

Once one was marked by the Thunder Tribulation, escaping it would not be easy.

A disheveled figure tumbled out from the flying dust, still spitting blood from his mouth.

Seeing clearly who it was, Ziyang’s voice was cold as frost, "You? Kongyu! Hah, the Wu Family has truly lost all propriety over the years."

"Ziyang?"

Kongyu cursed his luck internally.

Just as he tried to flee, he realized Ziyang had not moved, and in the next moment, he understood that he had been targeted by the Thunder Tribulation.

The malice from the Heavenly Tribulation above was intense; it was clearly not his tribulation, yet it seemed as if it were.

Kongyu’s heart raced; was this a deathly crisis? Was the Heavenly Dao out to kill him?

Sure enough, Ziyang kept his distance.

The person who was undergoing the tribulation was not yet dead, so since the tribulation could not find its original target, it locked onto the intruder. If one had to blame something, it was his bad luck for being in the range of someone else’s Thunder Tribulation.

Thus, the Heavenly Dao, feeling perfectly justified, struck at Kongyu with lightning.

Strike him if he wouldn’t die, and if he still wouldn’t die, continue striking him to the brink of death.

As the dust settled, Xie Jiuniang was nowhere to be seen.

Even Lord Ziyang couldn’t find her; he had to admit that her escape techniques were commendable—she was quite something.

In just a month.

She had killed two Nascent Souls and one Divinity Transformation, and now it looked like another Divinity Transformation cultivator was about to fall.

What a sin!

Such an atrocious sin!

Meanwhile, Xie Jiuniang, hiding in a stone cave within the Fusang Secret Realm, lay on the ground vomiting blood.

Her injuries were far from light; she wouldn’t be better for ten days or even half a month.

Jian Lingyan, still in shock, said, "Master, that was too risky; you nearly died!"

"I have my limits." Xie Jiuniang grunted as she consumed a sixth-grade Revitalizing Pill and lay down unwillingly to rest, "Little Jianjian, what do you think has happened to him now?"

"The survival methods of a Divinity Transformation cultivator are much stronger than yours." Jian Lingyan couldn’t bear to watch anymore; his master was in big trouble.

Xie Jiuniang stopped thinking further, sat cross-legged, and entered meditation to stimulate the medicine with her Spiritual Power. The injuries in her body visibly began to heal.

The Spiritual Lake condensed, and the Sea of Consciousness expanded.

This required a tremendous amount of Spiritual Energy.

The Fusang Secret Realm was rich in Spiritual Energy, and Xie Jiuniang had plenty of top-grade Spiritual Liquid on her. The fattened leaf in her Sea of Consciousness grew larger, now twice the size as before, with its veins turning silver.

There were no other changes.

Having experienced Core Formation in a previous life, it was a familiar process to her now; otherwise, she wouldn’t have dared take such a risk. The fact that she had drawn the Heavenly Tribulation signified that her Core Formation was successful, and the expansion of her Sea of Consciousness was also safely achieved.

The greatest misfortune was that she was injured before the Thunder Tribulation was over, and her newly formed Golden Core almost collapsed—if not for the sanctuary of the Fusang Secret Realm.

Here, there was no Thunder Tribulation.

But that might not be the case once she left!

She focused on recovering, even using a drop of Spiritual Marrow.

She was now a Golden Core cultivator.

She would have to face the ongoing Heavenly Tribulation outside, with no knowledge of what was happening in the outside world. But she couldn’t stay in the Secret Realm for long.

She picked out a Magic Artifact for protection, suiting up as her previous one had been damaged.

She then put away the Hiding Jade Talisman on her body.

Her cultivation at the Golden Core level could no longer be concealed, so she decided to reveal it openly.

The next moment, she activated the Fusang Order and instantly returned to the outside world exactly where she had entered the Secret Realm.

The surroundings were ravaged to ruins.

The tribulation clouds above still lingered, reluctant to dissipate.

"Has someone appeared?"

It was an unfamiliar voice.

Then another person spoke up, "Where has she hidden in this short half-hour? Could it be an interspatial space?"

"I’ve heard that Qiansha refined something for her..."

Xie Jiuniang didn’t have time to care about what outsiders said; she almost cursed out loud in exasperation.

The situation outside was dire!

Over a dozen Divinity Transformation cultivators were divided into three groups, with two groups at fierce odds, tensely confronting each other. Another unfamiliar group of powerful cultivators watched with blatant curiosity.

One of the groups, undoubtedly, was the Tianxu Sect.

The other was from an aristocratic family.

The Divinity Transformation cultivator who had kidnapped her now looked disheveled and weak, being supported by others, his realm in decline, nearly crippled.

This was the doing of the Thunder Tribulation.

Since Xie Jiuniang was inside the Secret Realm, Kongyu desperately tried to escape the vicinity of the Thunder Tribulation but was still hit by nine bolts of Heavenly Thunder!

Not one less!

The Heavenly Thunder regretfully let him go without striking him dead on the spot.

Just as Lord Ziyang was ready to kick a man while he was down, unexpectedly, two people arrived midway!

After a few exchanges against two opponents!

Lord Guangcheng arrived.

Now the situation was evenly matched.

Then, one after another, people kept arriving!

It is human nature to join in the excitement, and even those in the Divinity Transformation stage are no exception.

It was clear that Kongyu and the others were well-prepared, deploying five Divinity Transformations, something even Xie Jiuniang had not anticipated.

What luck, what skill.

A small fry like her managed to draw out five Divinity Transformations to join forces to kill her.

This could be recorded in the annals of history.

Ziyang and Guangcheng were present, and standing beside them was none other than Lord Xiaoyuan from the Sword Sect.

Xiaoyuan and Guangcheng were acquainted.

He’d been pulled into the fray to make up numbers.

Even if they were outnumbered compared to the aristocratic family’s side, their momentum was not the least bit weaker.

Divinity Transformations rarely take action.

Otherwise, if a fight broke out, the area would be no more.

The several aristocratic family Divinity Transformations intended to take Kongyu away, but Ziyang and Guangcheng wouldn’t allow it since Xie Jiuniang’s whereabouts were unknown at the moment.

They couldn’t possibly let them go!

Just as the situation became extremely tense, at a stalemate, and on the verge of erupting into conflict, Xie Jiuniang suddenly appeared.

Right at the heart of the Heavenly Tribulation!

Kongyu, whose realm had fallen to Nascent Soul, utterly despised the instigator of his misfortune.

A Minor Golden Core actually fooled him!

When she appeared under the Heavenly Tribulation, Kongyu, harboring malicious glee, wished to see Xie Jiuniang reduced to ashes by the Thunder Tribulation!

A Thunder Tribulation fit for a Divinity Transformation!

Simply not something a Golden Core could withstand.

Just one strike could kill her!

However, as the thunderclouds in the sky tumbled and surged with imposing might, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, the thunderbolt descended with the force of unstoppable fury...

To everyone’s shock!

A single thread of Thunder Tribulation!

All that grand display, and it sent down a bolt as thin as a strand of hair!

It made everyone think the next thunderbolt would surely be extremely powerful, even Xie Jiuniang herself believed so.

She braced herself with a grave expression.

But the outcome...

Was this it?

All thunder and no rain.

Much ado about nothing!

Only a thread of lightning struck the top of Xie Jiuniang’s head, splitting her hair into a disheveled mess.

Disheveled in appearance, yet unharmed.

Heavenly Tribulation was being selective.

In stark contrast to the earlier scene when Kongyu was struck, it made his situation even more unbearable to witness.

The blatant favoritism of the Heavenly Dao.

Next, as the clouds of tribulation dispersed, auspicious clouds filled the sky, and then, a substantial downpour of sweet rain fell, only slightly less than after a Divinity Transformation Thunder Tribulation.

Xie Jiuniang was dumbfounded.

Kongyu, injured all over, became very excited at the sight of the sweet rain, an excellent substance for healing wounds, not to be missed!

Just as he took a few steps forward, intending to snatch it away, suddenly, another bolt of lightning from the sky struck him without warning!

Spurt!

Another mouthful of blood sprayed out!

"Why me?! I won’t accept this!"

Kongyu fell to the ground in despair, his vision darkening as he spat out a wisp of charred smoke.

The old man of the Heavenly Dao was computing against him!

He refused to accept it!

He would never accept it, even in death!

Xie Jiuniang, "..."

Everyone else, "..."

If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, they would never believe that all of this was real!