Chapter 80 Successfully Surviving the Tribulation of Lightning, Never Forgetting the Original Intention, Laugh!

Song Yin was abandoned by Qi Zibo in a deserted and empty place, and Qi Zibo personally stood guard by his side to protect his disciple.

Faced with the Golden Core Tribulation, Song Yin dared not be careless and immediately set up a protective shield.

As she left the group, the dark clouds overhead flew away, landing precisely above Song Yin's head.

At the entrance to the secret realm, some disciples, knowing that someone was about to undergo the Golden Core Tribulation, wanted to catch a glimpse of the spectacle from afar and began to apply to their respective elders.

As a result, more and more people learned that a disciple of the Immortal Firmament Sect was advancing in a secret realm and was currently undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation. It was said that this disciple was an outstanding young talent.

Finding Song Yin's trail is simple; just observe which direction the dark clouds are heading.

Qi Zibo noticed that more and more people were gathering to watch the spectacle. He snorted coldly, waved his hand, and sent out array flags, creating a space where Song Yin could not be disturbed.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivator hovered in mid-air, his voice imbued with spiritual energy, spreading in all directions.

"Watching the Golden Core Tribulation is permitted, but approaching and disturbing it is forbidden. Anyone who disobeys the rules will be severely punished!"

No one dared to offend the powerful Nascent Soul cultivator; they all stood quietly at a distance, not daring to approach.

The sky grew increasingly somber, as if an inkstone had been overturned and stained a deep, dark black, with lightning flashing like silver snakes weaving and darting through the thick clouds.

The first bolt of lightning was about to strike, and a fierce wind whipped up everyone's hair and clothes. Dust and fallen leaves flew everywhere, carried high into the sky.

At the eye of the storm, Song Yin stood firm like a towering mountain, facing the thunder head-on!

Within the Immortal Cloud Sect, those who knew Song Yin followed. Some were worried and empathized with her, some observed and learned from her experience, and some were simply there for the fun of it.

Wu Jue looked worried: "Senior Brother, Senior Sister Song just went through a fierce battle shortly before leaving the secret realm. She also broke through to a higher level, so this tribulation will likely be even more difficult for her. Moreover, many cultivators face inner demons during their Golden Core tribulation. If they discover inner demons during the tribulation, I'm afraid..."

Xiao Daiheng: "As you said, this is true for most cultivators, but a small number of people do not have inner demons and successfully pass through the tribulation. These people are pure and true in heart, and are naturally good seedlings for cultivation."

Boom—!

The first bolt of lightning struck straight down amidst the chatter, briefly illuminating the surrounding world.

Song Yin's clothes fluttered and rustled in the gale. The moment the lightning struck, her body glowed with a bluish-green light, and the spirit sword in her hand burst forth with a dazzling and destructive light.

The lightning shattered the protective shield with unstoppable force. She grunted and her sword flashed, meeting the attack head-on. Her longsword strike was powerful and overwhelming, cutting through wind and rain, and cleaving through the lightning.

The onlookers were blinded by the dazzling light and closed their eyes, including Qi Zibo.

When everyone opened their eyes again, Song Yin had successfully passed the first tribulation of lightning.

"Did anyone see clearly how she blocked it?"

"The light was too bright, I couldn't see it."

"I haven't seen it either. Let's not worry about the first one for now. We'll keep watching and try to learn from the experience."

The lightning tribulation waits for no one; a second strike came down, its power only increasing!

When Song Yin blocked the lightning again, her arm trembled slightly. The Golden Core tribulation was completely different from the Foundation Establishment tribulation she had faced before. At first, she had hoped to pass through it smoothly, just like the Foundation Establishment tribulation, but now, on the second lightning strike, she had already exhausted most of her spiritual energy. If this continued without taking other measures, she might perish under the tribulation.

Song Yin bit the tip of her tongue to make herself more awake.

Shi Heming had more than a dozen talismans left for himself, and the Burning Moon Heart-Protecting Mirror was destroyed while protecting its master when the enemy self-destructed.

but……

Song Yin had no worries, only an irrepressible whimsical idea, and directly communicated with the Purple Yang Spirit Fire.

Song Yin: What's the point of just burning the alchemy furnace? Do you want to burn the lightning tribulation?

Purple Yang Spiritual Fire: Burning away the lightning tribulation?

What to do? I'm totally smitten.

The audacious Purple Sun Spirit Fire was eager to try its luck.

Purple Sun Spirit Fire: Agreed!

Song Yin: Listen to my command, attach yourself to my spirit sword.

The sword instantly burst into flames!

When the next lightning bolt struck, Song Yin stopped resisting and instead took the initiative to meet it head-on.

"Is she crazy? How dare she be so reckless!" Someone was frightened by Song Yin's suicidal behavior.

"Is she crazy? The lightning tribulation gets more and more powerful as it progresses, and she actually goes to meet it willingly. Does she have a death wish?"

"How many lives would she have to risk her life? She's really skilled and daring, isn't she afraid of losing her own life?"

"Shut up!" Shi Heming's gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing the other sect disciples.

Standing next to him were several disciples of the Flying Cloud Sect, who were laughing and commenting.

The Flying Cloud Sect disciple was startled, but after realizing what had happened, he stretched his neck and retorted, "What I said is all true. Besides, we're discussing disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sect, what's it to you..." He noticed that Shi Heming didn't have a waist badge, guessing he was a rogue cultivator, and said even more defiantly, "What's it to you, a rogue cultivator!"

The Flying Cloud Sect disciple felt a chill on his neck. Looking down, he saw that the other party had placed a sword against his neck.

"Hey, hey, hey, let's talk this out." He chuckled awkwardly twice and gently pushed the sword outward with his fingers.

Shi Heming exerted force, cutting a gash in the blade. He said in a deep voice, "If I hear you say anything bad again, I don't care which sect you belong to, I'll send you straight to meet the King of Hell."

Qi Zibo's gaze swept over them, and he appeared in front of the Flying Cloud Sect disciple in a flash.

"roll."

The Feiyun Sect disciple's hair stood on end, and he stammered, "I...I'll...leave now."

Shi Heming sheathed his sword, and Qi Zibo nodded in satisfaction at Shi Heming.

"If anyone talks nonsense again, kick them out immediately."

"Disciple obeys."

This move immediately silenced everyone watching, leaving them only to think their disheartening thoughts in their hearts, not daring to utter them aloud.

"Look, she did it! Oh my god!"

A gasp rang out from not far away.

They saw that Song Yin took the initiative and was completely unharmed by the lightning tribulation.

Song Yin looked at the Purple Sun Spirit Fire and told it in her heart: If you successfully transcend the tribulation, you can be the one to tend the furnace for alchemy from now on.

With a flash of light, the Purple Sun Spirit Fire was very satisfied.

One lightning bolt after another struck, and Song Yin, who had been at ease at the beginning, gradually became physically exhausted.

After quickly taking the pill and regaining some of her strength, she will face the final tribulation of her Golden Core.

The dark, thick clouds churned continuously, and the lightning struck with overwhelming force, causing many people to cover their ears.

Song Yin did not hear a loud noise, but instead heard a voice that was neither male nor female and was ethereal.

Why do you cultivate immortality?

"Why do I cultivate immortality?" Song Yin repeated the question.

She mustered all her strength to face the final lightning strike, but when it struck, she felt no pain.

Qi Zibo's expression changed in the distance, and many people who understood the situation were worried for Song Yin.

The final tribulation of the Golden Core is the Inquiry into One's Heart.

Many people are concerned about the emergence of demons. Even if they successfully pass the tribulation, they will still have to constantly resist their inner demons.

"I cultivate immortality because I have reached this stage." Song Yin thought she was far from the Golden Core stage, so she had never learned about the Golden Core Tribulation and therefore did not know that the last stage of the Golden Core Tribulation was the Questioning of the Heart.

She wasn't sure where the voice came from, but instinctively felt she had to answer the question properly and truthfully, without going against her conscience.

"At first, I just wanted to escape the mire, but fate gave me a push and led me onto the path of cultivation. For me as a child, discovering my spiritual root and embarking on the path of immortality was the best choice. Why do I cultivate immortality? Because it is the best path I chose for myself at the crossroads of fate."

What are your goals in cultivating immortality?

"Pursuit?" Song Yin pondered this question for a long time. "After entering the sect, I pursued many things, but I remember my initial pursuit."

Song Yin stood tall with clear eyes and declared firmly, "I want to become Ao Tian! To realize my dream!"

"..."

"..."

The content of the inner trial cannot be heard by others; they only see the churning clouds suddenly stop and the crackling lightning inside suddenly go out.

"Was it successful?"

"I don't know, let me check again."

Some people were whispering among themselves.

Song Yin: "Why aren't you saying anything? Is there something wrong with my pursuit?"

After waiting for a while without any sound, Song Yin scratched her head with her left hand and said, "Is there a problem with my pursuit? I think it's fine. This is called staying true to one's original aspiration."

After she finished speaking, Song Yin noticed that the dark clouds above her head were dissipating, and golden light shone on her body, making her feel as if she were soaking in warm water, with all her limbs and bones stretching out.

Song Yin landed back on the ground, sat cross-legged to adjust her breathing, and used the golden light to stabilize her cultivation.

As the lightning tribulation subsided, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Qi Zibo retrieved the battle flags; he was going to examine Song Yin's inner demons.

"The final tribulation of the Golden Core is a questioning of the heart. The content of this question differs for each person, and it is linked to their inner demons and obsessions. What question did you hear? How significant is the influence of your inner demons?"

Song Yin tilted her head, her bright eyes full of confusion. "Master, I don't have any inner demons. As for the question I heard, a voice asked me why I cultivate immortality and what my pursuit is. After I answered truthfully, the voice disappeared."

Qi Zibo: ...

Cracks appeared on Qi Zibo's handsome face.

Someone who survived the Golden Core Tribulation had no inner demons; this person was his disciple.

Qi Zibo, realizing what was happening, couldn't suppress the urge to cough. He clenched his fist and coughed, "Cough cough cough, good child, get up quickly, the ground is cold. You are a gift from heaven to my Danque Peak, it is my blessing to have you as my disciple. Tell your master quickly, what did you answer?"

Song Yin relayed her answer to Qi Zibo verbatim.

Qi Zibo opened his mouth several times but couldn't utter a single word, while Song Yin waited in place.

"We've successfully transcended the tribulation, Master, aren't we going back to the team?"

"So your pursuit..." Qi Zibo struggled to find the right words, and wondered what exactly Aotian meant. Did his disciple want to look down on the heavens?

Song Yin: "Just think of my pursuit as ascension." She turned her head and looked around. "So many people, have they all come to see me undergo my tribulation?"

"Alright, alright, let's go back to the sect first." Qi Zibo waved his hand.

As soon as Song Yin returned to the Xianxiao Sect's group, many people surrounded her, bombarding her with questions.

"Senior Sister Song is amazing! Did you have some kind of extraordinary encounter in the secret realm?"

"Your question is too blunt. Even if you had a fortuitous encounter, it has nothing to do with you." After saying that, the disciple changed his expression again. "Congratulations, Senior Sister Song, on advancing to the Golden Core stage!"

Congratulations, Senior Sister Song!

For a moment, all that could be heard was congratulations on her advancement.

Song Yin beamed with joy amidst the crowd.

Shi Heming watched the scene unfold from outside the crowd, a smile playing on his lips.

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Author's Note: Qi Zibo: Is this how you get through a lightning tribulation? [Fearful] Oh well, just get through it. [Shrugs]

Song Yin: I haven't forgotten my original aspirations; I still remember the dreams from my past life in this one. [Stand-up rabbit head emoji]

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[Empty bowl]