(Writing about cultivation is giving me a headache, so please bear with this chapter. Thank you!)
The grass is soft, and with each step you take, you can feel the gentle bounce under your feet.
With each breath, the air, brimming with spiritual energy, silently nourished the body.
A gentle breeze carries the fragrance of fruit. On the hilltop, the branches are laden with fruit.
Jiang Qingwan found it difficult to describe her feelings upon re-entering the space.
Every time before, wasn't it always a pleasant experience for both body and mind?
This time, however, it was indescribably complicated.
Having gone through the baptism of cultivating metal-based magic, it would be impossible for Jiang Qingwan not to be afraid.
Jiang Qingwan hesitated, standing still, a mix of emotions swirling within her.
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Suppressing all discordant thoughts, only the courage to forge ahead and the youthful arrogance remain.
Jiang Qingwan stepped firmly into the house and sat cross-legged on the futon.
Once again, tears and blood flowed freely.
The torment lasted every second, day and night.
Until the final breakthrough is achieved, we must persevere relentlessly.
The conversion of wood-type spiritual energy is like being whipped by vines, the fine thorns digging into every nerve. The nerves are forced to dance with it, bouncing like on a swing.
The transformation of earth-elemental spiritual energy is like sand and gravel crushing through the eyes, filling the ears, and blocking the nasal cavity—heavy yet elusive, with a bone-chilling itch and a subtle, tingling pain.
Jiang Qingwan persevered, pushing her body and soul to their limits, enduring all the torment.
Lightning churned in the sky, and the thick clouds obscured the sunlight.
Jiang Qingwan didn't have time to prepare.
The tribulation of lightning has arrived.
"?" Jiang Qingwan looked at the sky outside the house, her disbelief evident in her expression.
Is this correct?
"So, one can form a core simply by cultivating five spiritual roots?"
"This lightning tribulation can even track us into this space?"
Jiang Qingwan was completely dumbfounded.
I don't know how powerful this lightning tribulation is, so I'm taking precautions to protect the house and the many cultivation manuals inside.
I had no choice but to drag my heavy body outside.
The tribulation lightning had been waiting for a long time.
Jiang Qingwan's feet had just crossed the threshold.
The lightning tribulation, carrying immense pressure, struck directly.
As Jiang Qingwan faced the first lightning strike, her clothes fluttered slightly in the wind.
The second lightning tribulation shattered Jiang Qingwan's protective barrier, tearing the cloth to shreds.
The third lightning strike made Jiang Qingwan unsteady, causing her to stagger a few steps. Her knees trembled like leaves, but she was still able to maintain her standing posture, facing the sky.
The fourth lightning tribulation struck, and Jiang Qingwan yielded, her legs going weak, and she knelt on the ground.
During the fifth lightning tribulation, Jiang Qingwan could no longer stand upright and suddenly collapsed to the ground, her fingers digging into the mud and sand.
The sixth, seventh, and eighth tribulations of lightning.
Jiang Qingwan curled up in a ball, completely still. Only when you were extremely close could you see the slight rise and fall of her abdomen.
He is breathing; he is still alive.
The ninth tribulation of lightning.
All of Jiang Qingwan's thoughts vanished without a trace, leaving only utter emptiness and nothingness.
With adrenaline surging, the pain completely disappeared.
The final bolt of lightning, a mixture of various mottled and chaotic elements between heaven and earth, a multicolored black light, brewed in the air.
It has yet to fall.
As if sensing something, Jiang Qingwan opened her eyes, a hint of excitement in them.
She rolled over, lying on her back. She stared intently at the sky, her gaze following the final, powerful bolt of lightning.
The thick bolt of lightning found its target and struck with precision, leaving no room for escape.
The skin was torn open and the flesh was ripped open.
Jiang Qingwan's fair body was covered with messy red wounds from the nine lightning tribulations.
The minor ones leave bloody marks, while the major ones result in wounds that have turned inside out and are bleeding flesh.
Jiang Qingwan's gaze wandered, looking at her own body covered in wounds, and she smiled silently.
Although it hurts, you're still alive, aren't you?
She successfully survived the tribulation and completed the Core Formation.
This is a new beginning.
The tribulation of lightning cleanses the spiritual platform and tempers the spiritual root.
The body experiences extreme pain, yet also becomes more resilient. The soul, on the other hand, feels an unprecedented sense of ease.
Jiang Qingwan returned to the spiritual spring, feeling comfortable as every pore opened up, and healing spiritual energy rushed in.
After her external injuries were healed, Jiang Qingwan did not linger in the spiritual spring.
She put on a brand-new bathrobe and returned to the study.
There is an hourglass on the table, and all the sand in the hourglass is at the bottom.
This is a special hourglass brought by Jiang Qingwan to record the speed of the outside world.
Because it wasn't flipped in time, a precise time cannot be obtained. But it certainly took more than a week.
"Sigh." Jiang Qingwan sighed.
Originally, I just wanted to make use of my unique advantage of having a myriad of spiritual roots, which is why I thought about learning the five elements of spiritual power as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, I almost got myself skinned alive.
Jiang Qingwan thought she hadn't read the book carefully enough and had missed something.
I searched for the books in my mind and read them carefully.
He then picked up a paper book from the bookshelf and flipped through it repeatedly.
There is indeed no relevant record in the books.
As for the requirement to undergo the Core Formation Tribulation after cultivating the five spiritual powers, that was an isolated case for Jiang Qingwan.
Jiang Qingwan shook her head helplessly.
His talent was indeed exceptional, but this extraordinary talent meant that he had to undergo a tribulation of lightning without any preparation.
I'm a little too fortunate to enjoy it.
He even said that he could hear Gu Ningyue knocking on the door.
Now that I think about it, how could I possibly hear it?
The air was filled with deafening thunder.
In the period immediately following the end of the tribulation, I even experienced auditory hallucinations.
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Gu Ningyue's hand, near the door of Jiang Qingwan's bedroom, stopped in mid-air.
"Sister, can you hear me?" Gu Ningyue hesitated, not knocking, but calling softly.
For the first seven days, Gu Ningyue was very at ease. In her eyes, Jiang Qingwan was omnipotent and invincible.
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