Xiao Xi finally calmed down and slowly guided the wildly surging spiritual energy in her body to concentrate in her dantian.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that all the suffering she had endured these days was a gift from heaven, and that she was now showing signs of a breakthrough. If she made the slightest mistake, all her previous efforts would be in vain.

She tried her best to calm herself down, and with courage, perseverance and willpower, she finally succeeded in breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

"Great!" Xiaodou jumped up with joy.

Xiaoxi wasn't as happy as Xiaodou.

"Little Bean, something's not right. Isn't this Golden Core stage too rushed? Last time I was in the Foundation Establishment stage, I was struck by nine heavenly lightning bolts. Now that I've reached the Golden Core stage, I'm afraid..."

Sure enough, the stars suddenly disappeared from the night sky, and clouds quickly piled up.

"It's here, it's here, Xiaoxi!" Xiaodou cried out in fear.

Xiaoxi didn't expect her tribulation to come so quickly, and this was the underworld! The heavenly lightning had actually chased her all the way to the underworld. How many bolts of lightning were there this time? Could she withstand it?

Before she could think any further, a huge bolt of lightning had already formed in the sky. With a "boom," the lightning struck down, and she quickly gathered her spiritual power to strengthen her resistance against it.

"ah!"

It hurt so much! Xiaoxi saw stars as she was struck, and tears streamed down her face.

"Oh no, whose tribulation lightning is this?" Ao Tianxing was stunned.

The two people in the warm room suddenly stopped fighting.

"It must be Xiaoxi who has broken through!"

Ye Xingxian vanished from the warm pavilion in an instant. He and his sister sensed her presence and knew her location.

By this time, Xiaoxi had been struck three times in a row. She even took out her crescent blade to block the lightning, but it didn't work.

When the fourth bolt of lightning struck, Xiaoxi closed her eyes, but the lightning did not hit her as expected because her fifth brother blocked it for her.

"elder brother?"

Xiao Xi was stunned; her dignified Star Lord brother had shielded her from the lightning tribulation.

"Fifth Brother, I'll take my own tribulation!"

Xiao Xi recalled that during her Foundation Establishment stage, the six heavenly lightning bolts struck Xiong Da, killing him. Xiao Xi was terrified.

Ye Xingxian remained unmoved and shielded his sister from the heavenly lightning bolts.

"Brother, don't do this! I'm not blaming you for forgetting me! You are a star lord, all the people of the world need you. I, a commoner, might as well be struck down and killed!"

"Xiao Xi, what nonsense are you talking about? How could your brother let Xiao Xi die?"

"Your brother promised to protect you, but he broke his promise before, causing Xiaoxi so much suffering. This time, I promise I won't let you get hurt again."

Even though Xingxianzi was born a god and had never suffered any lightning tribulations, he constantly used his cultivation and spiritual power to fight against lightning strikes for his sister's sake.

It seems the heavenly lightning only just realized it struck the wrong person, and this person is none other than the North Star Lord! How dare it?

It was so frightened that it dared not unleash its power again, but what if there were still ten lightning bolts left to strike out of the thirty-six? It was already beyond stopping.

So, the lightning seemed to have a bias, randomly striking around Xiaoxi and her brother. Even Xiaodou, who was hiding nearby and dared not move, was hit three times, and in pain, Xiaodou squeaked back to the sound of a hamster.

At this moment, Xiaodou also broke through; it was able to move the stone lions carved on the railing out of thin air to block the heavenly lightning.

The heavenly thunder finally completed its mission, striking with thirty-six bolts of lightning, and hastily withdrew, restoring the tranquility of a starry sky.

"Xiaoxi, are you alright?"

"Brother, are you alright?"

Ye Yanche and Xiao Xi both care about each other, and their old brother-sister bond has returned.

Ao Tianxing, who had arrived earlier, looked at the brother and sister who had reconciled and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the heavenly lightning was sensible and didn't strike the handsome and dashing Star Lord beyond recognition, which would have been quite unfortunate.

At this moment, Xiaodou was also happy to see the brother and sister together.

"Xiaoxi, now that Fifth Brother has been found, shall we go and call Wu Long over so we can go home together?"