Chapter 411 Heavenly Punishment
Once inside the mountains, the accuracy of divination results drops significantly. It often takes twenty or thirty divinations to vaguely sense that the result was correct.
Although I've now reached the late Foundation Establishment stage and can perform more divinations each day, I still can't afford to be so extravagant.
One day, Yu Zhiyi consulted the oracle thirty times in a row before finally getting a clear result.
Before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she vomited blood.
Seriously, he vomited blood.
So she realized that thirty times was the limit.
Yu Zhiyi was never an arrogant person, and she dared not face the dangers in such a weakened state on the edge of this perilous hidden realm.
So after resting for a day, she was refreshed and slowed down her pace.
Twenty times a day, and in a day and a half, one can divine the course of the journey ahead.
She used all the time she had to slow down to improve her strength.
Admittedly, the formation was very powerful; it could even kill Qingfeng Zhenren, who was a whole realm higher than her, silently.
Even Qingfeng Zhenren might not have known until his death that he had entered the formation and fallen into the trap.
On this day, Yu Zhiyi was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed in meditation.
The spiritual energy in the secluded realm is dozens of times greater than that in the outside world. Yu Zhiyi only stayed there for less than seven days, and her cultivation level began to improve.
Now, she no longer needs to refine the golden light of merit to steadily improve her strength.
Speaking of the golden light of merit, these days, the golden light of merit has been steadily increasing, sometimes a few strands a day, sometimes more than a dozen strands.
Although she doesn't need it right now, she has a feeling that these golden lights of merit will not sit idle and will come in handy sooner or later.
Suddenly, a "crack" sound, audible only to Yu Zhiyi, rang out – a breakthrough had been achieved!
The lightning began to gather rapidly, startling Yu Zhiyi.
Unexpectedly, the spiritual energy in the Hidden Realm was so powerful that it helped her break through from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Golden Core Realm in less than seven days.
However, while breaking through is a good thing, the tribulation lightning is a real headache.
Fortunately, Yu Zhiyi had acquired a lot of defensive items to deal with Qingfeng Zhenren. Not to mention the defensive magic weapons, she also obtained a magic weapon longsword from Qingfeng Zhenren.
Master Qingfeng must be a longsword user. He has many swords in his storage ring, and the best one is naturally his natal sword.
Yu Zhiyi had never dealt with weapon-type magical artifacts before, so she couldn't tell the grade of this sword, but she could tell that it was extraordinary.
At least once the natal sword is drawn, the sword intent on other longswords will be significantly weakened.
She has erased the spiritual imprint on it, but has never dared to use it.
But she couldn't care less about that right now.
The tribulation lightning was dangerous; the tribulation lightning at the Foundation Establishment stage had almost taken half her life, and the tribulation lightning at the Golden Core stage was sure to be even more dangerous.
With two defensive bracelets hanging on each wrist, Yu Zhiyi held Qingfeng Zhenren's natal sword and looked up at the tribulation lightning in the sky.
His originally jet-black eyes gradually turned silver-white under the lightning, and then were covered by golden light.
Golden light pierced through the silvery white, shimmering with an unusual luster.
In that instant, Yu Zhiyi seemed to see many things, yet also seemed to see nothing at all.
By the time she regained her clarity, the first bolt of lightning had already struck.
Crackling sound.
One of the protective bracelets on her wrist shattered instantly.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the second bolt of lightning struck.
This time, it directly shattered the other three bracelets.
Yu Zhiyi hissed, feeling a pang of heartache.
They are all top-quality jade.
With a flick of her wrist, she produced six more strings of coins.
Although she made many magical artifacts, the quantity of jade was limited, and good jade was even harder to find. She had already given away quite a few, and then used up a lot of them with Master Qingfeng.
These six strings are her last remaining stock.
If it shatters again, she will be able to withstand the tribulation lightning with her bare body.
As it turns out, these six bolts of lightning were nothing compared to the lightning bolts.
When the third bolt of lightning struck, the six bracelets instantly turned to dust.
The power of the tribulation lightning did not disappear; a trace of its energy fell upon Yu Zhiyi.
Being struck by lightning is an unpleasant experience; it's painful and numb, accompanied by a burning sensation.
Yu Zhiyi seemed to smell the scorching flesh.
When the fourth bolt of lightning struck, she was no longer wearing her defensive bracelet and could only raise her sword.
She doesn't use the sword often, but Tianji Sect is a major sect in the hidden realm, and even its lay disciples are taught some basic skills.
This time, before the tribulation lightning even struck, Yu Zhiyi took the initiative to go forward.
Crack!
The lightning struck his natal sword, but the spiritual energy on the sword cleaved it open, creating a huge gash.
Before long, the power of the tribulation lightning dissipated, with only a small portion landing on Yu Zhiyi.
The current was slightly higher than last time, but it was still within Yu Zhiyi's tolerance range.
The fifth one.
The sixth one.
The power of the tribulation lightning grew stronger with each strike, but fortunately, Master Qingfeng's natal sword was powerful enough that when the sixth tribulation lightning dissipated, Yu Zhiyi only suffered some superficial injuries and was not seriously harmed.
It wasn't even as miserable as when she was undergoing the tribulation lightning of the Foundation Establishment stage.
With the longsword planted in the ground, Yu Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she was in a lot of pain, she felt very happy.
She has also entered the Golden Core realm.
Although it still can't compare to the Taixu Sect, and is temporarily inferior to Qingfeng Zhenren, there will be progress once we start.
She believed that she would eventually be able to establish herself on her own merits.
Sooner or later, she will no longer need to fear the Taixu Sect or the Gao family.
Suddenly, she sensed that something was wrong.
After the last tribulation lightning ended, spiritual rain fell from the sky.
What about this spiritual rain?
Her unease grew stronger, and she suddenly looked up at the sky.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
As the terrifying thunder roared, dazzling lightning struck.
Yu Zhiyi's pupils contracted sharply. Without thinking, she could only raise her sword in a panic to defend herself.
However, the power of this seventh tribulation lightning was even more terrifying than the combined power of the previous six. Yu Zhiyi was not at her peak condition at the moment, and she was directly knocked unconscious.
Before she fainted, only one thought was in her mind: divine punishment.
My master once said that Heaven has never shown mercy to those who dare to pry into their destiny.
Moreover, she was a mediocre talent with three spiritual roots, and she had grown up in the mortal world. She should have been stuck in the Qi Refining Realm for her entire life, which was the normal path for her. However, she achieved a great leap in strength in less than a year, breaking through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Golden Core Realm.
The will of Heaven is finally about to make its move.
But it seems she can't do anything anymore.
At this moment, Yu Zhiyi thought about many things.
The path of cultivation is inherently a struggle against heaven, earth, and man. Her defeat to heaven is neither unjust nor shameful.
She thought she had few family ties, but she found her relatives, who were all very good people who loved her very much, and she had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
After much thought, the only regret is that I couldn't do more good deeds.
With the emperor's favor, those people in Yiluan Charity should be able to live quite well, right?
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