Chapter 58: Good Luck Arrives (BGM)

Above Yixing Peak, dark clouds loomed overhead, lightning flashed intermittently, and a muffled rumble sent shivers down one's spine.

Before the first bolt of tribulation lightning even struck, the sheer power of heaven and earth made it difficult for the disciples inside the peak to breathe.

Above the meditation room, Master Qingxuan's hair and beard fluttered, and his Taoist robe rustled in the wind.

His face was as solemn as iron, and his hands moved so fast that they were just afterimages as he cast profound hand seals into an ancient jade array plate floating in front of him.

With each finger he pointed, a thick, solid light screen appeared outside the quiet room, with earthy yellow, golden white, and aquamarine light flowing endlessly. Countless fine runes flickered on the surface of the light screen, forming an indestructible barrier.

"Yun'er!" Master Qingxuan shouted.

"You are meticulous and at the heart of the array, coordinating the flow of spiritual energy!" Master Qingxuan handed the array plate to Moyun.

Mo Yun's expression was solemn. He nodded in agreement, and his divine sense spread out in an instant, closely connecting with the energy of every part of the entire formation.

"Tiepan, guard the array base! Under the might of Heaven, the array base cannot be lost!" Tiepan shouted in a deep voice. "Master, rest assured!" The Xuan Tie Heavy Shield slammed into the ground, and the stone armor runes covered his entire body, ready to withstand the might of Heaven.

"Ling Shuang, patrol the four directions, talismans provide support!" Ling Shuang's figure was elusive, her fingers already holding several purple-hued Thunder-Breaking Talismans, which she rapidly moved around at key points outside the arena.

Just as the great formation was set up and the radiance reached its peak.

Boom! Crack!

Without warning, a deep purple thunder dragon, as thick as a bucket, tore through the thick sky and struck down with the power of divine punishment!

The power of this first lightning tribulation far surpasses any Foundation Establishment lightning tribulation recorded in the classic texts!

"Activate the formation!" Master Qingxuan shouted sharply, his hands forming hand seals with lightning speed: "Kun Yuan Thick Earth, rise! Dui Jin Protector, condense!"

The outermost layer of earthen yellow spiritual curtain suddenly shone brightly, with countless runes flowing wildly within it!

Buzz!!

The thunder dragon crashed into the earthen-yellow spiritual barrier, causing the barrier to tremble violently, ripples to surge wildly, and it let out a mournful cry of being unable to bear the burden!

Master Qingxuan's hair and beard stood on end, and his spiritual power surged forth. He pressed his hands against the key nodes of the great formation, forcefully reducing the violent thunderous power by a fraction!

Xie Chen stood alone at a spiritual node on the edge of the formation. With a light wave of his jade fan, countless mysterious array patterns, as fine as silver threads, precisely reinforced the runes that were flickering and fading under the impact of the lightning tribulation, and cleverly guided some of the lightning power towards the deserted cliff on one side. His gaze was fixed on the quiet room, and his usually smiling face was now solemn.

Inside the quiet room, Fang Li's eardrums were ringing from the deafening thunder.

"Damn! This is a bombshell right from the start! This tribulation has no sense of honor!" she roared inwardly, but her movements were anything but slow. An icy blue sword talisman instantly activated, transforming into a thin, resilient ice curtain above her. A spiritual talisman transformed into a soft azure light, enveloping her body. At the same time, a surge of intense medicinal power erupted from her abdomen, her blood and qi surged, her bones crackled, and her own Qi Refining Perfection stage spiritual power shield was pushed to its limit!

Xie Chen, who was reinforcing the formation, was startled by the shout of "Damn it, no martial ethics!" His fingertips suddenly stopped, and he almost drew a key formation pattern wrong. He quickly steadied himself, but a trace of helplessness and deeper anxiety flashed in his eyes.

The power of the Thunder Dragon was greatly weakened by the outer array, and it continued to bombard the second and third arrays. The ripples of light rippled violently. The power of the Thunder Dragon was weakened layer by layer, but the residual power still penetrated through the layers of protection. The ice-blue sword curtain flickered violently and quickly became thin, and the protective spiritual light swayed violently.

Fang Li felt a violent tremor throughout her body, her blood surging, and a sweet taste in her throat, which she forcibly swallowed back.

While Qingxuan Zhenren was struggling to maintain the great formation, he glanced at the various protective lights that were shining in the meditation room and snorted, "Hmph! So those brats are still somewhat useful!" Then he shouted towards the meditation room, his voice louder than thunder, "Disciple! Don't be afraid! Your master is here! Keep your mind calm!"

Fang Li was stunned and dizzy, her mind screaming, "System! Report the shield's HP! Can I still hold on?!"

[“Reporting to the host! Armor durability: Outer array -30% (scratching), Ice Sword Barrier -50% (melting fast!), Spiritual Power Shield -70% (on the verge of collapse)! The host is suffering from a mild concussion! ...Holy crap! The next wave is a deluxe combination of ice and fire! Host, hang in there! I'll play 'Good Luck' for you to boost your courage!”]

Immediately afterwards, a festive yet jarring background music actually started playing in Fang Li's mind...

Amidst this eerie and tragic music, the tribulation clouds above gave no one a chance to catch their breath.

Countless fine purple lightning bolts and crimson fire lines, like living things, rapidly weaved and intertwined in the clouds, quickly forming a huge net of calamity covering an area of ​​hundreds of feet in the air!

This net exudes both an extreme, soul-freezing chilling aura and a scorching, all-consuming gale-force wind!

Ice and fire intertwined, and fierce winds tore through the air, carrying an aura of destruction that descended upon them!

"Damn Heavenly Dao! Utterly shameless!" Master Qingxuan's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at the overwhelming, completely clashing ice and fire gale net, his eyes widening in fury. He roared, "Moyun! Quickly! Change the formation! The 'Mysterious Water' and 'Fire' positions are swapped immediately! Kan and Li are born together, Yin helps Yang! Use the gentleness of water to overcome the intensity of fire, and the heat of fire to melt the cold of ice! Iron Pan, hold the line for me! The core of the formation must not be lost!"

With a roar, Tiepan's arms bulged with veins, and spiritual power surged into the array base.

Mo Yun swiftly tapped the array with his fingertips, and water and fire shifted amidst the flowing light screen.

Faced with this unprecedented net of ice and fire, Xie Chen's forehead instantly dripped with cold sweat! He increased the speed of his hand seals by three times, and the Zhou Tian Star Plate spun rapidly in front of him, the starlight frantically deducing!

"Master!" Xie Chen's voice was more urgent and tense than ever before: "The power of the 'Robbery Net' is clashing with ice and fire, causing yin and yang to be reversed! The pressure on the main array's 'Li' fire position and 'Kan' water position has increased dramatically! It is already overloaded! We need to immediately activate the starlight power of the 'Xun' wind position to channel the pressure and conflict! This disciple is activating the star chart to assist!" He urgently mobilized his spiritual power to adjust the array patterns he was in charge of, pointing them towards the "Xun" position to activate the invisible starlight and wind power in the void to channel the energy torrent.

At the same time, a rapid telepathic message reached Fang Li's ears precisely in the quiet room: "Junior Sister! The most intense clash between the ice and fire tribulations is three feet to the left of the Kun position! Do not confront it head-on; avoid its sharp edge and guide it with gentle force!"

The moment his voice transmission ended, the enormous ice and fire gale net, radiating terrifying law fluctuations, crashed down with overwhelming force! The entire triple core protective array atop Yixing Peak, along with the auxiliary array patterns woven by Xie Chen, erupted with blindingly bright light under the chaotic bombardment of spiritual energy!

Inside the quiet room, Fang Li stared at the overwhelming net of light, a tapestry of ice and fire, while the system's alarm and Xie Chen's voice transmission filled her ears. Her pupils constricted, but without the slightest hesitation, she pushed her movement technique to its limit, dodging to the location indicated by Xie Chen!