Heavenly tribulation is the thing that all cultivators fear the most.

Although there are many difficulties and obstacles on the road of cultivation, it is not impossible to avoid them if you force yourself to be cautious.

But there are only three heavenly tribulations - the pill-forming tribulation, the fetus-forming tribulation, and the immortality tribulation - that no cultivator can escape.

The higher the grade of the pill, the more the power of the heavenly tribulation will double, so that the survival rate of a high-level heavenly tribulation is much lower than that of a low-level heavenly tribulation... You must know that those who can reach a higher grade of pill are all elite disciples from major sects, and they all have a certain amount of luck. They are definitely the chosen ones by heaven!

It can only be said that cultivation is ultimately against heaven. The more powerful the cultivator, the easier it is to perish during a heavenly calamity. It is indeed heaven killing the rich and helping the poor, manually redistributing.

The essence of heavenly tribulation is thunder.

Qiu Changtian practices the "Five Thunders Orthodox Method", in which one of the five thunders is the heavenly thunder, which may have various rich forms, such as gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, sound, darkness, smoke... but it is undoubtedly the thunder method in nature.

As for the power of thunder magic, there is no need to say more. Just looking at the exaggerated price offered by the Demon Cult for Qiu Changtian, one can see the strong fear behind it.

The thunder of heavenly tribulation, both in scale and intensity, far outweighs the thunder magic that cultivators can use.

Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian stood on the snowy peak, looking at Xu Changqing sitting in the snowy valley in the distance.

This is Kunlun's "Thunder Tribulation Valley". Most of the cultivators in history chose to transcend tribulation here, so that the area around the bottom of the valley has almost been flattened by the heavenly tribulation, and it will expand again every once in a while.

"Senior Brother." Xu Yinglian said in a low voice, the cold wind on the top of the mountain made her Taoist robe rustle.

She tucked her messy hair behind her ears and then hugged her arms tightly:

"I'm a little scared."

"Oh?" Qiu Changtian was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this strong-willed junior sister would suddenly reveal such a weak emotion.

Kunlun Mirror quickly removed the invincibility setting temporarily, and only heard Xu Yinglian continue to say:

"I'm worried whether my great grandfather can survive the catastrophe."

"There's no point in worrying." Qiu Changtian said gently, "But I believe that Senior Brother Xu won't do anything without confidence."

“Who can say that they are confident in facing the heavenly calamity?” Xu Yinglian said dimly.

"Practicing cultivation is against the will of heaven." Qiu Changtian said.

“But I heard that if one dies from a heavenly calamity, not only will one’s body be shattered into pieces, but one’s soul will also be scattered and one will not be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation,” said Xu Yinglian.

"Are you scared, Junior Sister Xu?" Qiu Changtian glanced at her.

However, without the bonus of the invincible personality, this glance did not have any provocative power, and was instantly seen through by Xu Yinglian's keen mind.

She knew that her senior brother was trying to provoke her into cheering herself up, so she smiled faintly and said:

"Why not? I will have to go through the heavenly tribulation sooner or later, and it might be the heavenly tribulation of the second-grade golden elixir~"

"Second-grade golden elixir..." Qiu Changtian laughed dumbly and swallowed the rest of the words.

I can only say that as long as you are happy.

"But." Xu Yinglian was silent for a moment, and then continued, "Although I am afraid, I still have to move forward. This is probably what it means to seek the truth."

...Maybe it's because I'm more afraid of being left behind. She laughed at herself in her heart.

"Junior sister, your words really touch my heart." Qiu Changtian said approvingly. These words deeply reflect the "sectarian spirit" of Kunlun Taiqing Sect.

"Stop talking, the heavenly tribulation is about to begin." Xu Yinglian swept his eyes towards the sky.

The originally clear sky was now covered with a large layer of thick clouds, with faint lightning and thunder. The flashing arcs were almost as big as the top of a mountain and were very terrifying to look at.

"What kind of thunder is that?" Xu Yinglian asked in surprise, with a hint of trembling in his voice.

"Suyun Golden Lightning." Qiu Changtian said solemnly, "It is already close to the power of the second-grade golden elixir heavenly tribulation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden arc of light suddenly fell like a storm, and the two men were so frightened that they quickly flew into the air on their swords and retreated quickly.

The Suyun golden light calamity hit the bottom of the valley, and the shock wave immediately spread out, shaking Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian, who were in the state of flying swords, so much that they were almost unable to keep their balance.

Looking at the hilltop where the two men had just stood, a part of it had been plowed away by the shock wave.

"I didn't expect the range of the heavenly calamity to be so far... Be careful!" Xu Yinglian suddenly shouted a warning.

There were already several golden lightning bolts that transformed into huge electric snakes, striking down at the two from the edge of the calamity cloud.

Xu Yinglian quickly made hand gestures and spewed out bright fire from his mouth and nose, instantly covering the entire sky.

However, those electric snakes quickly tore through the flame wall and smoke screen, like swords tearing through fragile cotton cloth, and continued to whiz down towards the two people - until they were hit by a huge talisman made of spiritual energy, and their speed slowed down to a level that could be captured by the naked eye.

"Your rank is too low!" Qiu Changtian continued to cast the Supreme Xuanji Talisman, trying to slow down the thunderbolts, while holding back Xu Yinglian who was about to spit out the bright flames. "The Qi strength of the marrow cleansing stage cannot confront the heavenly tribulation head-on!"

Xu Yinglian was pulled back by him. Seeing those electric snakes tearing apart one talisman but getting trapped in the shackles of another talisman, he had to admit that his strength at the Marrow Cleansing Stage was no match for the heavenly tribulation of the third-grade golden elixir.

The two of them retreated to a safe area in one breath, and the electric snakes stopped chasing them and turned around to pounce on Xu Changqing at the bottom of the valley.

Looking at Senior Brother Xu, he adopted almost the same countermeasures as Qiu Changtian: using the sealing power of the Tai Shang Xuan Ji Talisman to restrain and weaken a large number of electric snakes.

However, more and more thunders began to break through the talisman's seal and continued to pounce fiercely on Xu Changqing.

"Look carefully." Qiu Changtian said suddenly.

Xu Yinglian looked carefully and saw Xu Changqing in the center of the valley. His right hand was still constantly casting talismans, but his feet had already begun to take mysterious steps, and he always dodged the lightning just right, causing it to create a big hole in the ground.

"Is that... a formation?" Xu Yinglian asked uncertainly.

"It's a pre-arranged formation." Qiu Changtian replied, "The time and place to deal with the heavenly tribulation are optional. It would be a pity not to use the formation."

"But I heard that if we use the power of the formation, the intensity of the heavenly tribulation will increase as the strength of the formation increases." Xu Yinglian said nervously.

"To be precise, cultivators cannot completely rely on formations." Qiu Changtian corrected her, his eyes fixed on the center of the valley. "Watch carefully, there are some weaker thunderbolts, and he chooses to use flying swords to resist them."

Xu Yinglian looked intently and found that Xu Changqing was indeed using a well-defined tactical approach as Qiu Changtian had said.

The main force of the heavenly tribulation is delayed and restrained by the Supreme Xuanji Talisman. This derivative Taoist technique of "Nine Heavens Pure Land Realm Mantra" is the only way for the disciples of Kunlun Sect to fight against the heavenly tribulation.

As for those thunders that broke through the restraints, the big ones could be diverted and avoided using formations, while the small ones could be withstanded using flying swords or magic weapons.

“How long can we hold out at this rate?” Xu Yinglian said dryly, with a worried look on his face. “The Supreme Xuanji Talisman only delayed the whereabouts of the main forces of the heavenly tribulation, but did not eliminate them…”

Before she finished her words, a large amount of electric current rushed down, finally exceeding the critical point of the talisman's binding and instantly engulfing Xu Changqing's figure!