Li Mu's expression was solemn as he gazed at the purple thunderclouds, which resembled a hole in the sky, sensing the terrifying power of the final wave of Lightning Tribulation, filled with a deadly Aura from the Divine Soul.
Li Mu took a deep breath and fully activated the Star Cloud Contemplation Method. Whether he could survive this terrifying Lightning Tribulation now depended entirely on the power of the Star Cloud Contemplation Method.
Divine Soul Star Transformation, Star Light Gathering Spirit, Spirit Gathering Condensing Stars… and Star Soul Domain Transformation.
Various Divine Abilities related to Divine Soul defense were activated one after another. Li Mu hid his Primordial Spirit within a certain star cloud in the vast Star Cloud Sea of Consciousness.
“Boom!”
Purple Thunder Dragons struck down.
“Go!”
Li Mu continued to use Sword Qi to destroy the Divine Thunder, controlling eighteen fourth-tier Spirit Swords to form a Sword Dragon, which flew upwards to meet the purple lightning.
“Zzzzt!”
The sharp Sword Qi fiercely collided with the purple lightning, erupting in dazzling purple light and flashing electric snakes.
Just as Li Mu thought he would succeed again, a string of Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder followed his Divine Sense that was controlling the sword, and in an instant, it drilled into his Sea of Consciousness.
Li Mu's expression changed drastically. As the purple lightning poured in, his Sea of Consciousness immediately underwent an earth-shattering transformation. The purple lightning transformed into thousands of small purple Thunder Dragons, spreading everywhere, searching through every 'star point,' seemingly trying to find the Primordial Spirit hidden in the Sea of Consciousness.
Fortunately, the star points in the Star Cloud Sea of Consciousness were endless, and the number of purple Thunder Dragons was limited, like rootless duckweed. They searched for a while but could not find the Primordial Spirit. The power of the purple lightning gradually dissipated under unfamiliar star light, illuminating a certain area of the star light.
Li Mu's spirit was invigorated, and he felt as if his Sea of Consciousness had been strengthened, with a more significant enhancement effect than the other Lightning Tribulations.
Taking advantage of the Lightning Tribulation brewing the next lightning bolt, Li Mu quickly looked at the character virtual frame.
“Ding, your Sea of Consciousness has been tempered by the Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder. Your Sea of Consciousness has expanded by ten Hesha, and you have gained 215 star source points.”
“Ding, your Sea of Consciousness has been tempered by the Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder. Your Sea of Consciousness has expanded by nine Hesha, and you have gained 195 star source points.”
“Ding, your Sea of Consciousness has been tempered by the Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder. Your Sea of Consciousness has expanded by ten Hesha, and you have gained 210 star source points.”
...
Seeing the dense log prompts in the log bar, Li Mu blinked, his face filled with incredible ecstasy. This was too good! Being struck by this Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder once added over a hundred thousand star source points?
These star source points were attributes required to upgrade the Star Cloud Visualization Art-Star God Chapter. Li Mu was just worrying about what kind of high-level spiritual plants he needed to grow to obtain this attribute! He didn't expect that Undergoing Tribulation could also grant this attribute as a reward.
The next Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder struck down. This time, Li Mu did not use his sword to destroy the Divine Thunder but let it strike him directly, without dodging.
With a “Patter” sound.
The thick Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder struck Li Mu's body fiercely, instantly turning him into a piece of charcoal.
Seeing this scene, the Disciples of Qingxuan Sect were furious, their eyes wide with panic.
“It's over! It's over! He really couldn't withstand the Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder, and we're finished too!”
“We're going to die, we're definitely going to die!”
“How can such a terrifying Lightning Tribulation be overcome! Damn the heavens!!”
“Old Ancestor, hold on! Don't fall down!”
“...”
The Qingxuan Sect Disciples frantically prayed. Once he failed Undergoing Tribulation, the Nine Demon Sect surrounding them would definitely continue to attack Qingxuan Sect, and relying solely on the sect-protecting formation would not last long at all.
However, the desperate cries and cheers of the Disciples seemed to have no effect.
The Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder struck down one after another, each one stronger than the last.
In a blink of an eye, nine Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunders passed. The thunderclouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and suddenly, a refreshing jade-green sweet dew fell, directly pouring onto the charred body.
“It's the Lightning Tribulation Sweet Dew, the Lightning Tribulation is over!”
“Quick, kill him!”
“Quick, exit the formation, save him!”
“Stop them, Absolute Yin Formation, seal!”
“Absolute Kill Sword, kill!”
...
The Qingxuan Sect's sect-protecting formation and the Nine Demon Sect's Absolute Yin Formation were activated one after another. A vast Sword of Heaven and Earth fiercely struck down towards the Absolute Yin Formation. The Absolute Yin Formation spewed out countless Ghost, transforming into a pitch-black, ink-like Vast Heaven Ghost King, which, ignoring everything, swung its giant fists and claws towards the Sword of Heaven and Earth, charging forward.
With a loud “Boom,” the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged, signaling the start of the battle between the righteous and demonic factions.
The Disciples of Qingxuan Sect and the Disciples of Nine Demon Sect roared and shouted, pouring out of the formations to fight.
Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Core cultivators became cannon fodder. Only Nascent Soul True Lords and Nascent Soul Demon Lords could endure the countless Daoist Magic and Spirit Swords.
As soon as the Lightning Tribulation ended, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord flew out immediately.
Looking at the charred body of the Undergoing Tribulation Cultivator, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord waved his hand and unleashed a black flame. With a “Puff,” the black flame engulfed the charred body that had been struck by the Lightning Tribulation.
The next second, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord no longer lingered and flew towards the Seven Main Peaks of Qingxuan Sect. Having been struck by the Purple Heaven Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder, his Divine Soul was scattered, and then he was hit by his Netherworld Demonic Flame. This person was undoubtedly dead.
“You set a fire and then leave? Friend, what you're doing is a bit too much!”
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Heavenly Doom Demon Lord and called out to him.
“You're not dead?” Heavenly Doom Demon Lord was startled, turning his head to stare intently at the charred corpse burning under the Netherworld Demonic Flame. Only then did he notice something was wrong: the Netherworld Demonic Flame was not burning the opponent. A layer of incandescent ethereal flame was attached to the opponent's surface, isolating the Netherworld Demonic Flame.
“You think you can kill me with this Demonic Flame? You're dreaming.” Li Mu chuckled, activating the spiritual power in his hand and lightly calling out, “Collect!”
As soon as his voice fell, the Netherworld Demonic Flame seemed to be attracted by some force, and in the blink of an eye, it was collected into a small three-legged cauldron.
With the disappearance of the Netherworld Demonic Flame, Li Mu's figure emerged, his face restored to its original appearance—clean-cut features, bright eyes. His shattered, charred robe revealed flawless, glass-like skin, exuding a mysterious and powerful Aura.
Li Mu casually cast a Dust Cleansing spell on himself. The next second, all the charring on his body disappeared, revealing a muscular, well-defined bare upper body.
Li Mu took out a golden magic robe from the nine storage spiritual pearl and put it on. Along with it appeared five top-grade fifth-tier Spirit Swords. As soon as the five Spirit Swords appeared, they immediately manifested into five different-colored, distinct-shaped artifact spirits: a small green Flood Dragon, a small white silver fish, an ancient Wutong wood, a small fire sparrow, and a small earth turtle. They were vivid and lifelike, roaming around their master, displaying extreme spirituality.
“It's impolite not to reciprocate. Fellow Daoist, please accept one of my swords.” Li Mu smiled slightly, and a powerful Five Elements Spiritual Power surged from his hand. The surrounding Five Elements Spiritual Power of heaven and earth was instantly drained, rushing into the five Spirit Swords.
The five Spirit Swords flew out in a blink of an eye, revealing their blades, quickly merging into one in the air, and instantly disappearing from sight.
“Boom!” A loud sound.
The Five Elements Spirit Sword reappeared in front of Heavenly Doom Demon Lord, colliding fiercely with his fist, and the world cleared.
A massive shockwave spread outwards like autumn winds sweeping fallen leaves.
“Wow!”
“Puff!...”
The surrounding Qingxuan Sect Disciples and Nine Demon Sect Disciples who were engaged in fierce battle were all sent flying. Those nearby instantly spat blood and died, while those further away fell to the ground, spitting blood and terrified out of their wits. The originally intense battlefield suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's gaze turned to the center of the field.
A ridiculously young Golden-robed man floated in the air, forming a sword seal with his hand, standing face to face with Heavenly Doom Demon Lord. He was controlling a ten-foot-long Five Elements Spirit Sword, wrestling with Heavenly Doom Demon Lord.
Under his control, the Five Elements Spirit Sword firmly pressed against Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's fist, thrusting downwards. Purple-black blood was dripping from Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's fist.
Clearly, in this contest, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord was at a disadvantage, resisting the opponent's Flying Sword with his flesh and blood.
“Haha! He's not dead, 'Old Ancestor' succeeded in Undergoing Tribulation!”
“We're saved!”
“Look, isn't that Elder Li?”
“It really seems to be Elder Li!”
“Wow! So it's Elder Li of Hundred Refinements Peak!”
“So he's Elder Li! Wow! So powerful!”
...
Seeing someone confronting the Demonic Lord of Nine Demon Sect and even gaining the upper hand, the Qingxuan Sect Disciples immediately shouted excitedly. Some even recognized the 'Old Ancestor's' true identity through the familiar magic robe and exclaimed in disbelief.
Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's eyes were bloodshot. He roared, exerted his strength to send the Five Elements Spirit Sword flying, and his figure disappeared in a blink of an eye, transforming into a shadow that appeared beside Li Mu, striking with a punch.
Li Mu had anticipated this. With his Divine Sense fully open, he chose to meet him head-on instead of dodging with the Five Elements Escape Technique.
“Bang bang...” The sound of fists was powerful and heavy. Both sides exchanged blows with fists and feet, causing heaven and earth to collapse in a lively battle.
“Oh my god! Run!”
“Elder Li, don't, don't fight here!”
“Elder Li, quick, take him away!”
...
One was a Soul Transformation Demon Lord, and the other was Elder Li, whose strength was not inferior to a Soul Transformation Cultivator. The aftershocks of their battle could shake a Nascent Soul True Lord to death, let alone Golden Core Disciples and Foundation Establishment Disciples. The Qingxuan Sect Disciples shouted loudly, fleeing for their lives, fearing being caught in the crossfire.
Li Mu realized this situation and immediately stopped engaging Heavenly Doom Demon Lord in close combat. He used the Five Elements Escape Technique to hide in an uninhabited place, then controlled the Five Elements Spirit Sword to attack the opponent.
Only close combat had a chance of victory. Heavenly Doom Demon Lord was naturally unwilling to let the opponent escape. Wherever Li Mu's figure appeared, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord followed closely. If he hadn't just finished Undergoing Tribulation and not fully recovered, he would have captured him. Otherwise, this person would definitely become his mortal enemy in the future.
The two, one fleeing and one pursuing, were extremely fast, quickly moving away from the battlefield.
As Heavenly Doom Demon Lord was drawn away by Li Mu, Venerable Qingfeng, leading the Qingxuan Sect's Nascent Soul Elders, began to harvest the Nine Demon Sect Disciples.
“Quick, follow me to deal with these demonic brats so we can help 'Elder Li'.” Venerable Qingfeng shouted loudly, leading a large group of Nascent Soul True Lords to charge towards the Nine Demon Sect's high-end forces.
“Yes!”
The Qingxuan Sect's Nascent Soul True Lords attacked with full force, leading their high-spirited Disciples in a counterattack against the Nine Demon Sect.
With the top-tier force, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord, absent, the Nine Demon Sect's offensive rapidly declined, falling into a state of defeat.
After leading Heavenly Doom Demon Lord away from the main battlefield, Li Mu completely unleashed his capabilities, setting up the Five Elements Sword Formation and successfully drawing him into it. At the same time, Li Mu took out another fifth-tier Spirit Sword and entered the Five Elements Sword Formation, hiding within it to seize an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on Heavenly Doom Demon Lord.
Heavenly Doom Demon Lord, who was concentrating on dealing with the Five Elements Spirit Sword, suddenly changed his expression.
He quickly clapped his hand and waved it to his right, unleashing a black flame. With a crisp “Pat” sound, the sharp Sword Qi pierced through the black flame. The fierce killing intent was momentarily obstructed, allowing Heavenly Doom Demon Lord to evade the sneak attack.
However, with several “Swish swish” sounds, several Five Elements Sword Qi flew past. Heavenly Doom Demon Lord dodged left and right, avoiding several Sword Qi.
With a “Puff” sound, one Sword Qi could not be avoided, leaving a sword mark on Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's right cheek, and blood oozed out.
Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's face darkened, his demonic eyes bloodshot, filled with extreme rage. He had advanced to Soul Transformation Demon Lord centuries ago and had never suffered such an injury. This was unbearable!
However, when Heavenly Doom Demon Lord wanted to retaliate against the opponent, he had already disappeared.
Interfered by the Five Elements Sword Qi, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's powerful Soul Transformation Primordial Spirit was trapped in the formation, restrained, interfered with, and still had to remain vigilant, swinging his blade to destroy the Five Elements Sword Qi.
Now that he was caught in the Five Elements Sword Formation, the opponent was especially skilled in the Five Elements Escape Technique.
Heavenly Doom Demon Lord raised his vigilance, holding his Natal Heavenly Demon Blade, carefully slicing the Five Elements Sword Qi, and looking for the opponent's weaknesses.
This Sword Formation was quite exquisite, and it must consume a lot of energy. Heavenly Doom Demon Lord planned to fight and drag it out, intending to wear him down with his Late Stage Soul Transformation Stage cultivation.
Li Mu naturally knew Heavenly Doom Demon Lord's plan. Currently, he had just finished Undergoing Tribulation for the Nascent Soul and urgently needed to find a place to go into seclusion, consolidate his cultivation, and recover his body. He truly didn't have the energy to continue entanglement with him.
Immediately, Li Mu vigorously activated the Five Elements Sword Formation, preparing for a quick victory.
The Five Elements Spiritual Power of heaven and earth, sensing Li Mu's Primordial Spirit's call, surged into the Five Elements Sword Formation. The five fifth-tier Five Elements Flying Swords instantly increased their power dozens, even hundreds of times, as the Five Elements Spiritual Power of heaven and earth frantically poured in.
The water Qi, wood Qi, countless dust, and boundless earth-attributed spiritual power within a hundred li radius... all converged into the Five Elements Sword Formation, causing the Five Elements Sword Qi to run rampant.
Yellow sand filled the sky, carrying thick earth Qi, releasing powerful Sword Qi with a binding attribute.
Golden Sword Qi scraped Heavenly Doom Demon Lord again and again, while fire-attributed Sword Qi transformed into a rain of fiery arrows, piercing towards Heavenly Doom Demon Lord like ten thousand arrows.
...
Within the Five Elements Sword Formation, all Five Elements Spiritual Power transformed into Sword Qi. The Five Elements generated and corresponded to each other, aiding each other, erupting in continuous, increasingly powerful Five Elements Sword Qi that engulfed Heavenly Doom Demon Lord.
As the Five Elements Sword Formation changed, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord dared not underestimate it. His entire body was enveloped in a thick black flame, and he wore a full set of demonic armor, like an emissary from Hell, holding a black Demonic Blade. He then swung it a few times, easily batting away the Five Elements Spirit Sword's repeated sneak attacks.
The endless Five Elements Sword Qi could only cause him minor injuries; only the Five Elements Spirit Sword could seriously wound him. Wearing his demonic armor and activating the protective demonic flame, Heavenly Doom Demon Lord was confident that this Five Elements Sword Formation was useless against him.
“Brat, this Sword Formation is ineffective against me. If you have more powerful tricks, use them. Otherwise, when your magic power runs out, you won't even have a chance to use them!” Heavenly Doom Demon Lord sneered at his surroundings, trying to provoke him.