As Shushu looked at Wen Jianxi, Wen Jianxi, who had just left the secret realm, also sensed something and looked back at him.

Upon realizing that the person looking at her was Shushu, Wen Jianxi recalled the injury to her sea of ​​consciousness. Her eyes darkened, and her gaze towards Shushu became filled with ruthlessness and disgust.

Then, perhaps feeling that wasn't enough, she mouthed a curse at Shushu: "You little beast!" After cursing, she glared at Shushu fiercely.

Such a series of petty actions were too much for Shushu to bear. According to the previously agreed plan, she pretended to be provoked and suddenly sprang up, heading straight for Wen Jianxi.

"Little clever mouse".

The moment she suddenly charged out, Lu Li and the disciple who was about to advance to the Golden Core stage also jumped up almost simultaneously. They first pretended to exclaim in surprise, and then chased after Shushu together.

"You, ah! Get out of my way!"

Wen Jianxi hadn't expected that simply venting her frustration would successfully provoke the little spirit mouse.

Seeing it heading towards her, Wen Jianxi's first reaction wasn't worry, but excitement—excitement that this spirit rat dared to break away from Lu Li's protective zone.

As her mind raced, trying to figure out how to seize the opportunity to kill the little spirit mouse without giving Lu Li any trouble, she realized that...

Unexpectedly, the moment she raised her hand, she sensed that she was being targeted by a lightning tribulation.

When she looked up in horror, what she saw was a tribulation cloud forming at the speed of light, a speed that normal tribulation clouds could not possibly achieve.

The clouds above were still flashing with terrifying lightning, as if they were about to strike down at any moment.

This situation forced Wen Jianxi to abruptly stop her attack, which was already halfway through, and she frantically searched her storage ring for something that could withstand the lightning tribulation.

After searching high and low, she only found three barely usable magical artifacts, which were far from enough to guarantee her safe escape.

Adding to the fact that her sea of ​​consciousness was still throbbing, Wen Jianxi felt like the sky was about to fall, and quickly looked to Fang Ruiyi for help.

Unexpectedly, he was met with a pair of bloodshot eyes, and the other person's expression of gritted teeth and murderous intent as they looked at him.

Wen Jianxi realized something and looked up. Sure enough, apart from her, everyone in the Loose Cultivator Alliance was also locked onto by the lightning tribulation. Even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't.

The members of the Loose Cultivator Alliance were now almost all trembling with fear, desperately forming an array while glaring at him with fury.

That look sent a chill down Wen Jianxi's spine. She wanted to run away, but she couldn't move her feet.

After some hesitation, Wen Jianxi steeled her heart and joined the Loose Cultivator Alliance, preparing to form an array together to resist the lightning tribulation.

There was no other way; she had nothing left to resist the lightning tribulation. By being with these people, she could find an opportunity to push a few others to act as human shields later.

Fang Ruiyi knew exactly what Wen Jianxi was thinking. He went over it in his mind several times, and considering Wen Jianxi's identity, he finally acquiesced to her joining.

And without leaving a trace, they brought the people to the center, together with themselves and their lord's host body, and had everyone protect them.

Having made these preparations, Fang Ruiyi looked at the person opposite him who was about to undergo tribulation again, confirming that the person was only undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation. Even though he was terrified, he managed to hold on.

At this moment, Fang Ruiyi was unaware that this lightning tribulation was indeed a Golden Core tribulation for Lu Lishu and the disciples of the Liuyue Sect.

But for them, it was a different story. The lightning tribulation churning above their heads was accompanied by purplish-black lightning.

The purplish-black lightning tribulation also has another name: Heavenly Punishment.

Unfortunately, neither Wen Jianxi nor the disciples of the Loose Cultivator Alliance dared to look up at the sky, thus missing the opportunity to discover the danger and escape as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the Demon Lord was fast asleep, having eaten his fill, and had no idea of ​​the danger approaching.

However, the sect leaders present noticed the anomaly. Looking at the two completely different lightning tribulations, their expressions varied, and they couldn't understand why the Loose Cultivator Alliance had summoned lightning punishment.

However, they all tacitly remained silent. Even Xuanming Zhenjun, who originally wanted to save Wen Jianxi, silently took a few steps back upon seeing this.

Not only that, he also sent messages to the other sects, asking them to join forces and surround the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Xuanming Zhenjun still held considerable prestige. Hearing his voice and seeing the heavenly punishment before them, the other three sects, three schools, and one temple all chose to take action.

They silently surrounded the Loose Cultivator Alliance and also cut off its connection with the outside world.

Of course, they didn't forget to continue to help those leaving the secret realm, but they all had to carefully avoid the lightning tribulation area.

Fortunately, when Shushu made his move, he was already some distance away from the exit of the secret realm. In addition, Lu Li and Hu Heng cooperated and gave him a push silently, which prevented them from blocking the exit.

Soon, the first lightning tribulation struck before everyone's eyes.

Perhaps it's because the Heavenly Dao has awakened, or perhaps it's because the sorghum possesses the power of rules.

In short, the lightning tribulation that struck Lu Li and Shushu was like a tickle; one lightning strike didn't even break through the shield on Shushu's body.

The sight made everyone's mouths twitch. Apart from the members of the Liuyue Sect who knew the truth, no one suspected that Shushu was also undergoing the tribulation of the Golden Core stage. They all thought that she was implicated and was struck by lightning.

The lightning tribulation that struck the disciple of the Liuyue Sect, Cen Minglang, looked much more normal; a single lightning strike shattered his defensive magical artifact.

Just as everyone thought this was normal, Cen Minglang calmly took out a second magical artifact, tossed it above his head with a whoosh, and it turned into an upside-down pot, firmly covering himself.

Seeing this, everyone's lips twitched again. Fine, none of the Liuyue Sect members can be defined by common sense; this is just basic stuff.

Compared to the ease here, the Loose Cultivator Alliance and Wen Jianxi's side were not so lucky.

The first lightning bolt struck, instantly shattering the protective array they had painstakingly created.

It also electrocuted the people below, causing them to convulse all over, without exception, turning them all into charcoal black, the kind with explosive hairstyles.

It was only at this moment that Fang Ruiyi realized something was wrong. He finally managed to stabilize his churning blood and dull, aching meridians, and mustered the courage to look up at the sky, just as the second lightning tribulation struck down.

The purplish-black lightning within the tribulation caused his pupils to dilate instantly.

Then, the second lightning tribulation, along with the lightning punishment, struck fiercely at the loose cultivators who had lost their protective formation, right under his bloodshot and ferocious gaze.

As the lightning tribulation was about to strike them, those with lower cultivation levels knew that a cultivator's ordinary physical body would not be able to withstand the lightning tribulation.

So, in order to survive, these people didn't care about anything else and directly condensed black mist in front of everyone.