Streaks of purple lightning danced wildly in the thunderclouds, like the claws of a dragon tearing through the night. Lin Qian's spiritual energy surged, and despite the lightning's reflection, her beautiful face showed no fear, but rather a fierce determination.
"Come on! I'm not afraid of you!" Lin Qian roared at Lei Yun, her long sword pointing straight at the sky.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than an even thicker bolt of lightning descended from the sky, aimed directly at Lin Qian! The lightning was incredibly fast, reaching Lin Qian's head in the blink of an eye.
"Host! Get out of the way!" 003's voice screamed in my mind.
Lin Qian sneered and advanced instead of retreating. She gathered all her spiritual power into the tip of her sword and suddenly unleashed a sharp sword aura.
"break!"
The sword energy collided with the lightning, producing a deafening roar that shook the entire mountain. Lin Qian was thrown back several steps by the powerful shockwave, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, but her eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Again!"
She didn't believe that this tribulation lightning could really do anything to her!
One bolt of lightning after another struck, and Lin Qian's figure weaved through the lightning like a small boat in a storm, seemingly teetering on the brink of collapse, yet always managing to escape danger at the last second.
The disciples of Qingyun Sect were stunned. They had never seen such a terrifying tribulation lightning, nor had they ever seen anyone dare to confront it head-on.
Lin Qian was charred and mangled by the lightning, but she was an unyielding person. With her hair a mess from the lightning strike, she cursed at the thunderclouds in the sky: "You bastard! If you're so capable, strike me dead! Don't take on a job you're not qualified for! What kind of hero dodges and weaves!"
003's voice trembled: "Host... can we stop cursing... this tribulation lightning seems even angrier..."
Lin Qian rolled her eyes: "Get angry? It's not going to jump down from the sky and hit me, is it?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck straight down, hitting Lin Qian squarely before she could even react.
"Holy crap! That hurts like hell!" Lin Qian screamed as she was slammed to the ground and rolled several times. Her body was charred black and emitting wisps of smoke, making her look like a suckling pig just pulled out of an oven.
003 trembled: "Host... are you alright...?"
Lin Qian struggled to her feet, exhaling a puff of black smoke, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Fine? I'm perfectly fine! Let's go again!"
She refused to believe that this damned lightning tribulation could kill her.
However, the next moment, Lin Qian could no longer laugh.
Suddenly, the pitch-black thunderclouds began to churn, with countless tiny bolts of lightning flashing through them, like countless eyes staring at her, radiating a chilling coldness.
Lin Qian felt a chill run down her spine, and an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.
003's voice also turned terrified: "Host...it seems...it seems like they're about to unleash a powerful attack..."
Lin Qian: "..."
Is it too late for her to run away now?
However, it was too late.
Suddenly, a huge crack appeared in the center of the thundercloud.
A massive purple lightning bolt, like a colossal axe splitting the heavens, cleaved down from the sky and struck directly where Lin Qian stood. 003 screamed in terror, but her voice was drowned out by the deafening thunder.
As the smoke cleared and the scorched earth lay desolate, Lin Qian was nowhere to be seen.
"Dead? He's dead just like that?" A disciple of the Qingyun Sect exclaimed in disbelief.
"Serves her right! Who told her to be so arrogant and dare to insult the lightning tribulation!" The speaker was Senior Sister Zhang, who had always disliked Lin Qian, and her tone was filled with undisguised schadenfreude.
"Senior Sister Zhang, you can't say that," someone whispered in protest. "Junior Sister Lin may be a bit eccentric, but she's not a bad person at heart..."
"Hmph, not inherently bad? I think she's a menace!" Senior Sister Zhang's beautiful eyes widened. "Relying on her talent, she's arrogant and lawless! Now look what she's gotten herself into!"
Everyone fell silent; no one dared to provoke Senior Sister Zhang at this moment.
However, just when everyone thought Lin Qian had vanished into thin air, a slight cough suddenly came from the charred pit.
"Cough cough...cough cough..."
A charred hand emerged from the abyss-like pit, and to the horror of the onlookers, a charred human figure slowly crawled out.
Lin Qian struggled to her feet, standing there unsteadily. Her clothes were tattered, her hair was a mess from being struck by lightning, and her face was covered in soot, making her look like she had just crawled out of a coal pile.
"Hahahaha..." Lin Qian suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter, her laughter filled with indescribable joy and unbridled abandon. "I'm still alive! I'm not dead! Hahahaha..."
Everyone stared at her in disbelief, as if she were some kind of monster. Had this woman gone mad? Struck by lightning like that, how could she still laugh?
"003, how about that? Aren't I amazing?" Lin Qian asked smugly to herself.
Just then, the dark clouds in the sky began to disperse, and rays of sunlight shone down. Then, a torrential downpour of spiritual rain began. The rain was fine and delicate, imbued with rich spiritual energy.
Lin Qian opened her arms, basking in the spiritual rain. Miraculously, the wounds inflicted by the lightning tribulation began to heal at a visible speed under the nourishment of the spiritual rain. The charred skin gradually peeled away, revealing new, smooth skin like jade. Her hair also began to regrow, becoming jet black and lustrous, fluttering in the wind.
The rain gradually stopped, and Lin Qian's injuries had completely healed, her aura becoming increasingly powerful. At this moment, the sect leader of Qingyun Sect arrived with a group of elders.
"Lin Qian, congratulations on successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage! You have brought glory to the Qingyun Sect!" the sect leader said with a smile.
Everyone offered their congratulations: "Congratulations, Sect Leader! The Qingyun Sect has gained another Nascent Soul Elder!"
Lin Qian bowed to the sect leader and elders and said, "Thank you for your concern, sect leader and elders. My achievements today are inseparable from the cultivation of Qingyun Sect."
The sect leader nodded in satisfaction and said, "Lin Qian, your talent and hard work are evident to all. Now that you have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, I would like to invite you to serve as a sect elder. What do you think?"
Lin Qian was slightly taken aback, and then said, "Sect Leader, I am still too inexperienced to be qualified for the position of Elder."
The sect leader smiled and said, "Lin Qian, you don't need to be so modest. Your strength has already been proven, and I believe you are capable of this position. Moreover, as an elder, you can make more contributions to the sect and also better improve your cultivation."
Everyone chimed in, "Yes, Elder Lin, please agree!"
After a moment's thought, Lin Qian said, "Since the sect leader and everyone trusts me so much, then I am willing to serve as an elder of the sect and will do my best to contribute to the development of the sect."
The sect leader said happily, "Good! From this day forward, Lin Qian will be an elder of my Qingyun Sect."
Everyone congratulated Lin Qian again, and the atmosphere was lively.
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