"Ding dong, congratulations to player Liu Xiaoyuan for teaming up with others to kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, gaining 15,000 experience points!" Just then, the system's voice rang in his mind.

Liu Xiaoyuan gained 15,000 experience points in one go, and immediately advanced to become a Golden Core cultivator.

After advancing, Liu Xiaoyuan's cultivation level jumped to the late stage of Golden Core, a leap of a thousand miles.

Moreover, Liu Xiaoyuan can summon cultivators from the early to late Nascent Soul stages through the God-level Invincible System.

Although the time commitment remains ten minutes and the frequency is still three times a day, Liu Xiaoyuan is quite satisfied with this.

In addition, after reaching level fourteen, the system also rewarded Liu Xiaoyuan with a flying sword, which was a high-level spiritual weapon called the Blood Drinking Sword!

The Blood-Drinking Sword—just hearing the name is imposing. Blood-drinking, blood-drinking—once this sword is drawn, it will drink blood, truly embodying dominance.

"Haha..." Liu Xiaoyuan laughed like a madman. With his cultivation at this level, he could no longer take Yang Xin'er seriously.

When Chen Qiaoling and Yang Xin'er saw Liu Xiaoyuan like this, they thought he had gone crazy, laughing for no reason. Anyone would have felt that something was wrong with him.

There's a saying that goes, "Extreme joy begets sorrow." Just when Liu Xiaoyuan was happy, dark clouds suddenly gathered over his head.

Liu Xiaoyuan thought it was going to rain heavily, but something felt off. Even if it were going to rain heavily, at least the sky would be covered with dark clouds. Why were there dark clouds only above his head?

Moreover, Liu Xiaoyuan clearly sensed that these dark clouds were even darker than the storm clouds, and there was a dangerous aura emanating from them.

Is it about to undergo a tribulation of lightning?

Upon thinking about this, Liu Xiaoyuan felt as if a thousand galloping horses were galloping through his mind. "Damn it, isn't this a trap? I'm not ready at all, what kind of tribulation is this?"

"Could it be that this kid is about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?" Yang Xin'er was very surprised when she saw this.

She had previously thought Liu Xiaoyuan was just a novice in the late Foundation Establishment stage, but little did she know that Liu Xiaoyuan was a sword immortal in the late Golden Core stage.

Yang Xin'er had initially accused Liu Xiaoyuan of being from a different world than Yang Zihan, but now it seems she was completely wrong. If Liu Xiaoyuan had truly broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, he would be a genius and worthy of Yang Zihan.

Because Yang Xin'er knew that Liu Xiaoyuan had another identity: the champion of this alchemy competition.

At this moment, Yang Xin'er's gaze towards Liu Xiaoyuan changed; it was no longer one of contempt, but one of respect.

"Senior Yang, is he about to break through his core and advance to the Nascent Soul stage?" Chen Qiaoling asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xin'er nodded and said, "That's possible."

Yang Xin'er said it was possible because she felt that Liu Xiaoyuan's tribulation this time was not as terrifying as the one she had experienced when she advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, so she said it was possible.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderous roar echoed from within the dark clouds, a thunder that sent chills down one's spine.

Then, a bolt of lightning struck down. Having witnessed Su Xue's tribulation, Liu Xiaoyuan knew that this tribulation was just an appetizer, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

However, the lightning tribulation seemed to be playing a joke on Liu Xiaoyuan, directly striking him until he was charred and cracked inside.

After Liu Xiaoyuan's body was struck by lightning, it trembled incessantly, and the electric currents intertwined throughout his body, like a beautiful electric net.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaoyuan was tough and resilient. If it were anyone else, they might have been struck by this lightning and died instantly.

"Damn it!" After Liu Xiaoyuan's body returned to normal, he dared not be careless anymore. His tribulation seemed to be behaving unpredictably, so it was best to be cautious.

Another lightning bolt struck down. This time, Liu Xiaoyuan was prepared. When the lightning struck Liu Xiaoyuan, he found that it was like a tickle.

Holy crap! Is this tribulation lightning playing tricks on me? One minute it's fierce, the next it's gentle. Damn it, it's treating me like a child.

Although Liu Xiaoyuan felt that the lightning tribulation was treating him like a fool, he dared not be careless in the slightest. No matter how fierce or gentle the lightning tribulation was, he had to deal with it carefully.

One lightning bolt after another struck down, making it difficult for Liu Xiaoyuan to withstand the onslaught. He discovered that the power of this lightning tribulation was many times greater than the power of Su Xue's advancement, and there seemed to be quite a lot of lightning as well.

At this moment, the entire mountain was destroyed by the lightning tribulation and turned into ruins!

Chen Qiaoling, who was watching from the side, asked worriedly, "Senior Yang, do you think he'll be alright?"

Yang Xin'er couldn't say for sure either. At first, she thought Liu Xiaoyuan's tribulation lightning wasn't too severe, but now she realized she was completely wrong. It turned out that Liu Xiaoyuan's tribulation lightning was incredibly fierce.

Yang Xin'er shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but he should be able to pull through, right?"

Now that Yang Xin'er's impression of Liu Xiaoyuan has changed, she has also begun to worry about Liu Xiaoyuan's safety. Not everyone can withstand such a terrifying tribulation.

"Damn it, I can't hold on much longer!" Liu Xiaoyuan felt that he was about to be overwhelmed by the power of the lightning tribulation.

Liu Xiaoyuan immediately summoned the Celestial Sound Flute of the Heavenly Pole Sect, intending to hide inside it.

"A high-grade spiritual artifact!" Yang Xin'er exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the Immortal Sound Flute.

She was truly surprised that Liu Xiaoyuan possessed a high-level spiritual artifact.

Liu Xiaoyuan immediately ran into the Immortal Sound Flute, hoping it could withstand the power of the lightning tribulation.

However, Liu Xiaoyuan seemed to have underestimated the power of the lightning tribulation. When the lightning tribulation saw that Liu Xiaoyuan had run into the Immortal Flute, an even greater lightning tribulation was brewing in the dark clouds.

Then, a bolt of lightning the size of a bucket struck down directly.

With a crack, the Immortal Melody Flute was split in two by the lightning tribulation, and Liu Xiaoyuan was once again exposed to the lightning tribulation.

Wow! That's incredible!

Liu Xiaoyuan hadn't expected the tribulation lightning to be so powerful. Even the Immortal Sound Flute, which could withstand the self-destruction of a Golden Core cultivator, was destroyed by the tribulation lightning. This was quite unexpected for Liu Xiaoyuan.

The Celestial Flute is the most prized treasure of the Heavenly Pole Sect.

Liu Xiaoyuan still had some feelings for the Fairy Sound Flute, after all, his first time with Su Xue happened inside the Fairy Sound Flute.

It's such a pity that the Fairy Flute is now destroyed.

Yang Xin'er, who was watching, felt great regret when she saw a high-level spiritual artifact destroyed by the lightning tribulation, because this was a high-level spiritual artifact, not something that cost three or five yuan at a street stall.

With the Fairy Flute destroyed, Liu Xiaoyuan has no magic weapons left and can only rely on himself. Only by relying on himself can he be truly reliable!

"Come on, lightning tribulation!" Liu Xiaoyuan shouted at the dark clouds.

(End of this chapter)