Come to think of it, even battles between sects can destroy the protective mountain formation, let alone an enhanced version of heavenly lightning like Shi Xuan's.
I ask you, what human being could unleash a more powerful attack than these heavenly lightning bolts!
But the cultivators outside didn't know.
News spreads quickly in the cultivation world, and before long, everyone in the entire Qian Yuan Western Region knew about the Divine Cauldron Sect being struck by lightning.
They discussed it extensively, and before long, the story changed.
"Have you heard? The Divine Cauldron Sect has been punished by heavenly lightning for going against the way of heaven!"
"Yes, yes, I heard they've already set up a protective mountain formation to resist, but it's still not enough; even the protective formation has been destroyed!"
"Really? Then... if the mountain-protecting formation breaks... the Divine Cauldron Sect... will be in big trouble."
"If you ask me, they should have disbanded long ago. A once great sect of alchemy, now they can't even produce decent alchemists, the sect's atmosphere is terrible, the sect leader is leading the way in practicing evil cultivation, and there are even demonic cultivators among them. What's the point of keeping such a sect around!"
"That's because their very foundation is rotten. In our sect, if the sect leader makes a mistake, the patriarch would probably jump out of the ground to punish him, but they've always been indulging him. Hey, do you think their sect's reclusive patriarch might have passed away?"
"You know what, it's actually possible. Look how long it's been since they've shown up. And even when the Lianfeng Sword Sect attacked them, their patriarch didn't come out to calm things down."
"The Six Sects of Qian Yuan have long since become the Five Sects of Qian Yuan, and the Divine Cauldron Sect seems to no longer be considered a major sect."
...
It wasn't just the cultivators outside who felt this way; even some of the disciples within the Divine Cauldron Sect themselves were pessimistic, feeling that their fate was sealed.
In the world of cultivation, "patience" is never a compliment; revenge is the only virtue.
The Divine Cauldron Sect's constant forbearance in the face of five years of harassment from the Converging Edge Sword Sect is truly displeasing.
When I joined the Divine Cauldron Sect, they said it was the most respected sect among the six sects of Qian Yuan.
But after only a few years of glory, a series of scandals broke out.
When they heard that the sect leader had changed his spiritual root, they didn't think much of it. Isn't the cultivation world all about the survival of the fittest?
But now that they are the ones in the weak, they know how painful it is.
Moreover, the people in their sect are truly spineless. If another sect were to be humiliated like this, there would surely be a few ringleaders who would fight to the death against the other side, but their sect did not.
The elders and peak masters all became cowards, extremely afraid of losing their lives.
Well, this place probably won't last long. Look at the devastation it's in now; even the protective mountain formation has been destroyed.
In the past two years, in order to maintain the operation of the mountain-protecting formation, the disciples' monthly spirit stone allowance has been halved.
What good could this sect possibly have?
At this moment, the seven members of the Lianfeng Sword Sect began to take action, bombarding each of the buildings they had built with their sword energy.
Finally, feeling there was nothing left to destroy, he stopped and focused on waiting for Shi Xuan to complete his tribulation.
Shi Xuan's lightning tribulation actually weakened after destroying the mountain-protecting array!
Perhaps feeling that it couldn't change anything, it lost its motivation and gave up.
The ninety-fifth bolt of heavenly lightning was almost as strong as the first one.
This heavenly lightning seemed to have been specifically designed to antagonize the Divine Cauldron Sect, striking relentlessly until it finally broke through the mountain-protecting formation, at which point it immediately shrank...
That's infuriating!
From another perspective, it also seems more like a signal that the fate of their Divine Cauldron Sect has run out.
The ninety-sixth, the ninety-seventh, the ninety-eighth...
Even after reaching one hundred, the tribulation clouds were no longer able to condense the terrifying heavenly lightning of the past.
After a hundred bolts of heavenly lightning struck, the tribulation clouds gradually dissipated. Just as they were about to dissipate, the clouds, unwilling to give up, used their remaining strength to cleave out a small path.
The last lightning bolt, about the thickness of a finger, hits a person without causing any pain or itch, like a muttered complaint before leaving.
As the tribulation clouds in the sky receded, a five-colored ray of light shone on Shi Xuan, which was her golden light after the calamity.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Shi Xuan released Zhao Cai, Hong Mao, Jin Da Da, and the others from the Silver Frost to let them shine in the colorful golden light after the calamity. Even the little golden mouse, which had little presence in the Silver Frost, came out with them.
If it hadn't appeared this time, Shi Xuan would have almost forgotten about it.
Three days and three nights have passed since Shi Xuan began his tribulation.
Lin Daozi also happened to arrive at the territory of the Divine Cauldron Sect at this time.
He saw the colorful light in the distance from afar, and felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
It's obvious that Shi Xuan is undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation. The young disciple disappeared for five years and reappeared already at the Nascent Soul stage.
He really did take on a remarkable little disciple.
In the history of the western border of Qian Yuan, her name will surely be recorded in the annals of history.
The youngest Nascent Soul cultivator, the only holder of the Heavenly Dao Seal, a five-time champion in the Six Sects Grand Competition, and a clearer master of the Nine-Story Tower in the Outer Domain... Shi Xuan's deeds are too numerous to be recorded, so numerous that even his master is proud of him.
While others are honored by their masters, in his case it's the other way around; it's the masters who are honored by their disciples.
But Lin Daozi found it sweet.
Once Shi Xuan had finished tidying up, he immediately sensed his master's presence.
Lin Daozi had already passed over the Divine Cauldron Sect and was heading straight for Shi Xuan's location on the back mountain.
The members of the Divine Cauldron Sect felt extremely frustrated as they watched the cultivators from the Converging Edge Sword Sect moving freely above their sect as if it were none of their own. They wished they could drag them down immediately, but dared not.
Wait... was that Lin Daozi who just passed by?
What is Lin Daozi doing here? He went straight to the back mountain. Could it be that the person undergoing tribulation in the back mountain this time is from the Lianfeng Sword Sect?!
No way... If it really is someone from the Lianfeng Sword Sect, could it be that they are dissatisfied with the fact that their sect has been using the mountain-protecting formation to defend against them for the past five years, so they sent a high-level cultivator who is about to undergo tribulation to destroy their formation?
Otherwise, all of this would be too much of a coincidence.
The people of Lianfeng Sword Sect could not understand the thoughts of those from Shending Sect.
Upon seeing Lin Daozi, Shi Xuan excitedly ran over and exclaimed, "Master! You've come!"
She hadn't seen her master for who knows how long, and was overjoyed to finally see her family.
Lin Daozi was genuinely delighted. He looked at Shi Xuan, who was at the second level of the Nascent Soul stage, and repeatedly praised him, "Good! Good! Good!"
"Master, it's been a long time," Shi Xuan said with a smile.
"You silly child," Lin Daozi said, feigning a scolding, "Where have you been all these years? Your senior brothers and sisters have been asking around everywhere, but they haven't been able to find any news about you."
“I’m sorry to have worried everyone,” Shi Xuan said. “I’ve just been accumulating power in the void.”
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