That was a sixth-tier defensive magic weapon given to me by my master. When I first learned that Shi Xuan liked golden things, I specially took it out of my storage ring.
As the thunderbolt, as thick as a bucket, struck, Shi Xuan promptly summoned his golden umbrella. The umbrella instantly enlarged, protecting Shi Xuan's head and absorbing the powerful lightning strike.
In an instant, the heavenly lightning struck the golden umbrella directly, and most of its energy was absorbed by the umbrella, but some still managed to penetrate its defenses and hit Shi Xuan.
However, most of it had already been blocked. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she desperately activated the "All Things Grow" technique, allowing spiritual energy to travel through her meridians along with the medicinal properties. This time, the repair was greater than the damage, which greatly relieved Shi Xuan.
However, the golden umbrella was already damaged after receiving such a strong blow and could not withstand another attack.
However, this attack had allowed Shi Xuan to recover a great deal of his strength. When the next bolt of lightning struck, Shi Xuan did not use any defensive magic weapons, but instead took the hit with his own body once again.
The bolt of lightning completely enveloped Shi Xuan, and was even thicker than a bucket.
Lu Shenzhi watched this scene with trepidation. If he weren't just a spirit, his palms would be sweating.
A moment later, the lightning gradually disappeared, and Shi Xuan's figure emerged from it.
She sat on the ground, looking somewhat unsteady, one hand supporting her weight, panting heavily.
But the next bolt of lightning was already close at hand and was about to strike.
Without hesitation, Shi Xuan took out the second defensive artifact, a carved bronze mirror.
This time, like the golden umbrella, the bronze mirror shielded her from most of the damage. Shi Xuan also took advantage of the protective effect of the magical artifact to repair as much of the damage within her body as possible.
When the next bolt of lightning struck, she again had to withstand it with her bare body. This repeated itself, with eighteen bolts of lightning striking her in total, wearing down her nine defensive magical artifacts.
As Shi Xuan stuffed the pills into her mouth, she sighed. This secret realm was really not giving her any time. Now she could refine her own artifacts. If she had enough time, she could refine a bunch of defensive magic artifacts for herself.
All the magical artifacts she crafted in the illusion were just illusions; nothing remained after she emerged.
But now that the tribulation has begun, disappearing now would be tantamount to escaping from the tribulation, which would harm one's cultivation and Dao heart.
There have already been seventy-two bolts of heavenly lightning.
While others were still debating whether the Nascent Soul Tribulation would involve thirty-six or forty-nine tribulations, Shi Xuan's Golden Core had already reached seventy-two stages and was still not finished.
She looked speechlessly at the tribulation clouds above her head. Was this favoritism or a way to kill her?
On the positive side, as she was repeatedly struck by lightning, her lightning spiritual root grew stronger, and the stronger lightning spiritual root allowed her to receive more heavenly lightning power, creating a virtuous cycle.
This time, the lightning tribulation granted a longer interval than before.
Did the lightning strike too many times at once? Just as a hint of anticipation quietly rose in Shi Xuan's mind, a new shape of heavenly lightning appeared in the tribulation clouds—pitch black and much thicker!
Shi Xuan widened her eyes, still thinking, this lightning bolt is a bit of a waste. The bolt that could have hit her completely would have been as thick as a bucket, but this one was so thick that the residual force just hit the ground to the side...
The area where she was standing was now a scene of devastation, with broken trees and charred blackened by lightning.
In the very center of this "black soil", Shi Xuan had already changed into his third set of defensive robes.
The thick, dark lightning bolt arrived in an instant, bringing terrifying power as it struck head-on.
Shi Xuan's gaze hardened; she knew the crucial moment had arrived. She now possessed only three intact defensive magical artifacts, and she had no idea how many more lightning tribulations were yet to come.
At this moment, the jet of dark lightning, as wide as a person, had completely engulfed her.
With this strike, Shi Xuan felt as if all the bones in his body were about to be shattered, and the meridians in his body were massively ruptured by the lightning force that instantly penetrated him.
The universe has never been growing so rapidly, absorbing a large amount of lightning power while desperately repairing Shi Xuan's body.
In an instant, Shi Xuan's spiritual power mixed with lightning, illuminating the area with strange lights.
It seems that such a powerful bolt of lightning requires time to gather, and the tribulation gave her a little more time. Shi Xuan's spiritual power was almost enough to envelop her entirely. However, the power of the lightning was too great, and such injuries could not be healed in a short time.
The next bolt of heavenly lightning was ready. Shi Xuan gritted his teeth and took out another defensive magic artifact.
This time, a seventh-tier magic weapon was taken out, which is already a very rare magic weapon for cultivators, but it could not completely withstand the blow of the heavenly lightning.
The magical artifact blocked most of the heavenly lightning's power, but the remaining portion still mercilessly struck Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan gritted her teeth and endured it. At this moment, she was also provoked and was determined to fight against the heavenly lightning to the end.
Surrounded by increasing amounts of lightning, the golden core within the spiritual palace gradually emitted a thunderous glow. As the golden core continued to interact with the lightning, the spiritual palace was able to absorb more and more lightning power.
As this exceptionally powerful bolt of lightning struck for the tenth time, Shi Xuan advanced once again, reaching the fifth level of the Golden Core stage!
His entire body was enveloped in raging lightning spiritual energy. After advancing to the next level, he had plenty of spiritual energy around him to consolidate his cultivation, but he was injured while consolidating it.
When the fifth bolt of inky lightning struck, Shi Xuan had used up all his defensive magical artifacts.
Looking at the sixth path that is still brewing, it seems that the only option now is to tough it out with one's physical body.
Lu Shenzhi looked at the tribulation clouds above his head from the outside, and the tribulation clouds were already showing signs of receding.
"Seventy-seven lightning bolts have already struck. Judging from the movement of these tribulation clouds, this is probably the eighty-one-shot tribulation. There should be four more to go!" Lu Shenzhi shouted in Shi Xuan's direction. At this moment, he kept regretting that after returning to the sect from Luoyin Sect with his junior sister, he should have gone to Shi Xuan's body first to retrieve his storage ring. That way, they could have obtained a few more defensive magic artifacts, which would have made his junior sister's Golden Core tribulation less dangerous.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Shi Xuan did not reply; she also noticed that the area of the tribulation clouds was not as large as before.
The number of lightning tribulations is always multiplied by itself, such as 3x3 = 9, 5x5 = 25, 7x7 = 49, and so on. She has probably reached 9x9 = 81. If there are a total of 81 lightning tribulations, there are still 4 left. As long as these 4 lightning tribulations do not kill her, the passively operating Myriad Life will eventually repair her.
78. Mo Lei charged straight at Shi Xuan without any defensive magic artifacts.
Are there only four left?
At this moment, Shi Xuan's fighting spirit soared even higher. Instead of retreating, she advanced, drew her sword, and struck at the descending inky lightning bolt.
The two collided head-on, and Shi Xuan seemed to be covered in a thick coat of lightning.
She couldn't shatter the heavenly lightning; what she struck was her attitude of fighting against it to the very end!
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