Among those rogue cultivators, sword cultivators make up the largest proportion. After all, sword cultivators are known to be poor in the cultivation world, spending all their spirit stones on maintaining their spirit swords.

Upon seeing 100 high-grade spirit stones, they were immediately hooked.

In addition to spirit stones, all the new cultivators who joined Ninghua Sect received a copy of Ninghua Sect's rules and a life lamp.

Blood is poured into the life lamp; if one dies, the life lamp will go out.

The cultivators moved into Ninghua Sect according to their different professions.

At its peak, Ninghua Sect was a major sect with a strong foundation. Daoist Wuwei had considerable management experience, so he was not flustered when recruiting so many people at once.

The existing systems can be used for all kinds of things, which saves a lot of trouble.

In about a month, all the recruitment matters were handled, and the sect's operations returned to normal.

Wuwei Daoist and Ye Huai and the others looked at the disciples practicing in the square and were deeply moved.

When they were still trapped in the formation, they never dared to hope that they would see such a sight.

Now that such a scene is before their eyes, a mix of emotions surges within them.

Finally, all eyes were on Shen Sangruo. Her appearance was their only chance and Ninghua Sect's only treasure.

Shen Sanruo returned their gazes with a smile.

This is just the beginning of Ninghua Sect's return to glory; there is still a long way to go.

The disciples we recruited are all at a medium to above-average level in terms of strength and talent. The next step is to find a way to improve their cultivation.

To make Ninghua Sect a truly top-tier sect in the cultivation world.

But she'll have to wait until she breaks through her cultivation barrier before making any plans.

After greeting Daoist Wuwei, Immortal Lord Changli, and several senior brothers and sisters, Chen Sanruo entered the secluded cultivation room to begin her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

She sat cross-legged on the fiery red stone, surrounded by spiritual energy, making the room incredibly rich in spiritual energy.

Strands of spiritual energy gathered around Shen Sangruo's body and were absorbed by her almost greedily.

The spiritual energy flowed along her meridians, into her dantian, and continuously impacted the golden core within.

Her meridians and dantian had undergone tempering, so she needed significantly more spiritual energy to break through than others.

As spiritual energy continuously flowed in, fine, spiderweb-like cracks began to appear on the golden core.

Breaking through the elixir and becoming an infant is just around the corner.

Indoors, Chen Sangruo held her breath and focused intently on breaking through.

Outside the cave, Immortal Lord Changli and Daoist Wuwei stayed close by, while Ye Huai and the other three guarded the area nervously.

Three days have passed since Shen Sanruo entered the secluded cultivation room, and they can roughly estimate which stage she has reached by observing the tribulation clouds.

Breaking through the nascent soul and forming the nascent soul is not difficult; the difficulty lies in the tribulation of lightning. Only by enduring the tribulation of lightning can one achieve a successful breakthrough.

Thick layers of tribulation clouds gradually gathered above Chen Sangruo's cave, their enormous shadows pressing down on the small cave as if to destroy and engulf it.

At this moment, the tribulation clouds had reached a terrifying number and were still increasing.

"Junior Sister's tribulation clouds seem a bit too many." Song Weiyan looked up at the terrifying tribulation clouds filled with lightning and thunder, and gasped.

Su Xiyu immediately said, "I'm afraid it's not just a little too much. This is almost twice as much as when we broke through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

“It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it’s a breakthrough to the late Nascent Soul stage.” Bai Ruoan’s eyes widened slightly.

Shen Sangruo's tribulation clouds startled everyone.

That bolt of lightning would probably turn a person into a charred corpse!

There are eighteen lightning tribulations during the Nascent Soul stage.

The tribulation of lightning is a test of the heavens for cultivators. The stronger the cultivator and the greater their potential, the higher the difficulty of the tribulation of lightning will be.

"As expected of Junior Sister, even her tribulation clouds are so extraordinary!" Song Weiyan gave a thumbs up and exclaimed in admiration.

Su Xiyu slapped him on the forehead.

"Junior Sister's tribulation this time might be quite difficult," Ye Huai said, frowning.

The Daoist Wuwei and Immortal Lord Changli also had solemn expressions. These tribulation clouds were even more numerous than when Immortal Lord Changli broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Although they can mitigate some of the lightning tribulation, Shen Sangruo ultimately has to bear the majority of it herself.

"It's coming." Immortal Lord Changli stared intently at the changes in the tribulation clouds. The flashing purple lightning grew brighter and brighter, accompanied by a tremendous roar of thunder.

The tribulation lightning is about to descend.

He and Wuwei Daoist immediately took action, forming a protective shield above Shen Sangruo's cave.

However, the lightning, twisting and branching like tree branches, carried a terrifying force and pierced straight through the protective shield, falling into Chen Sangruo's cave with a deafening roar.

A sudden gust of wind swept through the area, and even the sky turned dark and gloomy.

The commotion startled everyone else in Ninghua Sect, who all turned to look at the source of the sound and rushed to watch.

"You startled me! Who are you, fellow Daoist, undergoing tribulation here?"

"Who do you think it is? In our Ninghua Sect, only Young Sect Master Shen has broken through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage recently."

"My god, are all lightning tribulations this terrifying? That one just now almost shattered my soul! Will it be like that when I undergo my tribulation?"

"I'm just saying, is it possible that your worries are too premature? Your current task is to break through to the Golden Core stage?"

"I wonder how Senior Sister Shen is doing..."

Inside the secluded cultivation room, sensing the aura of lightning, Shen Sanruo mobilized all her spiritual power to protect herself, her lips slightly pursed, her eyes resolute.

The crimson spiritual energy seemed to coat her with a layer of flames.

The next moment, terrifying lightning struck her, emitting a blinding white light that filled the entire secluded chamber.

An electric current surged into her entire body, rapidly coursing through her meridians and limbs, leaving a stinging, numb sensation wherever it passed.

Without changing her expression, she immediately circulated her spiritual power, protecting her heart meridian while fighting against the electric current within her body.

Even enduring the pain, she used her spiritual power to guide the electric current towards her dantian, helping her break through the dantian and form a nascent soul.

The current gradually decreases until it disappears.

She gritted her teeth and endured the first lightning strike.

There are seventeen more lightning strikes like this, but the intensity of the lightning tribulation for the Nascent Soul stage does not increase with the number of strikes.

She already understood the intensity of the lightning strike and had roughly calculated it in her mind; surviving this tribulation would not be a problem.

Once the tribulation begins, it will be very fast, giving her almost no chance to catch her breath, and the second tribulation will follow immediately.

She continued to mobilize her spiritual power, methodically repeating the process she had just gone through.

She remained calm and composed even amidst the lightning tribulation.

Concentrating on fighting the lightning tribulation, she was completely unaware of the terror of each lightning strike.

From an outsider's perspective, the lightning, flashing with an eerie light, crashed down with deafening roars, electrifying the entire cave and even causing two bolts of lightning to strike simultaneously.

Those watching nearby exchanged glances at the cave that was almost smoking from being cleaved, and all saw fear in each other's eyes.

With each bolt of lightning, their hearts seemed to tremble as if electrified.

With everyone's attention focused on the lightning tribulation, in a corner unnoticed by anyone, a bull tiptoed stealthily to the side of Chen Sangruo's cave...