Chapter 433: White Emperor's Dragon Tribulation

Boom— A deafening thunderclap captured everyone’s attention. The Corpse Reviver Sect’s Yin Corpse Mountain Range, known for its excessive Yin energy, had been devoid of thunder since ancient times.

Yet today, the Yin Corpse Mountain Range roared with clouds, and lightning intertwined, completely covered by blinding white lightning. It was as if the world was in its nascent stage, teeming with vibrant life.

“All Corpse Reviver Sect disciples, evacuate!” Elder Gai organized the disciples to evacuate the Corpse Reviver Sect. Sect Master Lu’s breakthrough was progressing faster than anticipated, making the sect extremely dangerous with a high probability of being struck by the lightning tribulation.

The lightning tribulation for breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage was not something the disciples could withstand; even a tiny touch would be fatal!

The three individuals from Governor Lu’s side and the two from Wu Youdao’s side tacitly ceased their battle.

Near a lightning tribulation of this magnitude, no energy fluctuations should occur. Otherwise, the lightning tribulation could easily mistake them for individuals interfering with its progress and target them.

Governor Lu’s three companions seized the opportunity to quickly recover their bodies and prepare for the next battle.

They were relieved that with Sect Master Lu joining, the scales of victory and defeat had once again balanced. Their battle against the Great Yu cultivators remained an unknown variable!

Zhao Po was extremely excited. Was it nine thousand or ten thousand years? The Corpse Reviver Sect had not produced a Tribulation Transcending cultivator in all that time, falling from a Super Grade Sect to a First Grade Sect. Today, a Tribulation Transcending cultivator was finally about to emerge, reclaiming the title of a Super Grade Sect!

This was the distinction between the Five Great Immortal Sects and Super Grade Sects. The requirement for a Super Grade Sect was to possess a Tribulation Transcending cultivator. However, cultivators would eventually perish, at which point the Super Grade Sect would become a First Grade Sect.

In contrast, the Five Great Immortal Sects, even if they faced a period of decline where new talent was scarce and no Tribulation Transcending cultivators emerged for several generations, still possessed means comparable to a Tribulation Transcending cultivator, thus maintaining their name as Immortal Sects.

The Dao Seeking Sect experienced such a period fifty thousand years ago. They faced a generational gap, with no Tribulation Transcending cultivator emerging for two thousand years. This predicament continued until the emergence of the Ancestor of Revival, Dao Lord Hanhai.

During these two thousand years, the Dao Seeking Sect remained one of the Five Great Immortal Sects.

The lightning tribulation continued to brew in the sky. Only a few occasional bolts struck down, shaking heaven and earth, yet they were barely even a prelude.

Crack— Dark clouds rolled and pressed down as streaks of white lightning flashed. The lightning tribulation fully erupted, enveloping the Corpse Reviver Sect, and the Yin energy of the Yin Corpse Mountain Range, accumulated over tens of thousands of years, gradually dissipated.

A long howl echoed, seemingly able to contend with the lightning tribulation. A Daoist in a Daoist robe emerged from seclusion, flew into the sky, and conjured various magical artifacts, bracing himself for the challenge. Clearly, he had made extensive preparations.

“So this is a lightning tribulation,” Lu Yang exclaimed. He had long heard that cultivators had to undergo lightning tribulations, but this was his first time witnessing one. Moreover, it was the tribulation for breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, unfathomably powerful.

Even half a Han River City away, he could feel the heavens and earth trembling, which was enough to show how powerful the lightning tribulation above the Corpse Reviver Sect was.

“This lightning tribulation is quite ordinary,” Immortal Fairy scoffed, not finding it particularly impressive.

If it were her, she could pass it with a yawn, without needing so many preparations.

“Is there anything particular about lightning tribulations?” Lu Yang recalled that Immortal Fairy was an expert on the subject.

After all, current lightning tribulations originated from Immortal Ying Tian's Dao Fruit of Tribulation.

“Immortal Ying Tian created lightning tribulations to temper cultivators, not to deliberately strike people dead,” Immortal Fairy explained. “The stronger the tribulation, the stronger the talent. Look at this lightning tribulation; it looks flashy and seems significant, but if you actually faced it, you’d realize its power is quite ordinary.”

“This lightning tribulation is called the White Emperor Dragon Transformation Tribulation,” she continued. “Among lightning tribulations, it’s on the weaker side.”

The white lightning tribulation transformed into a Dragon Emperor. Its whiskers fluttered, scales rippled, and it brandished its claws and fangs, as if a true dragon had possessed it, developing intelligence!

The White Dragon Emperor roared, colliding with Sect Master Lu. It directly pierced through Sect Master Lu’s physical body, revealing ghastly white bones from the wound and permeating with death qi!

“Is Sect Master Lu going to die?!” Lu Yang was greatly startled. Had Sect Master Lu failed so quickly?

“No, that’s a living corpse,” Immortal Fairy explained. “His true body is hiding underneath; quite clever. Knowing the first wave of tribulation lightning would be too strong to withstand, he used the living corpse to block it.” Immortal Fairy saw through Sect Master Lu’s trick at a glance.

Indeed, as Immortal Fairy had said, the living corpse was torn to shreds by the lightning. The true Sect Master Lu burst from beneath the earth to confront the lightning tribulation.

After the first wave of attacks, the White Dragon Emperor’s power had diminished.

The White Dragon Emperor attacked again. Sect Master Lu was wracked with intense pain, crying out, as white lightning streaks left burn marks on his body, scorching his flesh and soul.

He hastily pulled out a jade bottle from his robe and consumed a pill. Just as he consumed one to recover his body, the remaining pills, along with the jade bottle, vanished into the vast lightning tribulation.

The White Dragon Emperor was unstoppable, crushing the void and putting Sect Master Lu through countless trials.

The heavenly tribulation dissipated, the pressure abruptly lessened, and the turbulent spiritual energy gradually calmed.

Sect Master Lu's body was charred black, like a piece of charcoal. He fell to the ground with a clang.

“He failed?” The hearts of everyone in the city sank. A hubbub of discussion and speculation filled the air.

If Sect Master Lu failed to transcend the tribulation, then no one would be able to contend with the Great Yu cultivators.

“Look, the Sect Master’s body just moved!”

Thump, thump, thump— Strong heartbeats resounded. His internal injuries were healing, and hidden wounds disappearing.

Then, a cracking sound was heard. Sect Master Lu's skin cracked, and a layer of charred old skin peeled off. His newly revealed skin was crystalline and translucent, and his entire appearance became over a decade younger.

“The lightning tribulation contains vitality; the lightning has cleansed the Sect Master’s body,” Elder Gai exclaimed excitedly. “His physical body must be several, even ten times stronger than before!” He recalled the descriptions in ancient texts about the Corpse Reviver Sect's ancestors breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Sect Master Lu abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze like lightning, piercing through the clouds.

He stood up straight, brimming with vitality, completely different from his disheveled struggle during the tribulation. He was completely renewed and full of confidence.

He had clearly overcome the lightning tribulation, becoming a Tribulation Transcending cultivator!

The entire city cheered. Whether it was Governor Lu’s three companions or the city’s populace, seeing Sect Master Lu successfully transcend the tribulation, their anxious hearts finally settled.

Only Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were not happy. During the recent lightning tribulation, Sect Master Lu’s clothes had been shredded by heavenly lightning. Both of them stared intently at Sect Master Lu’s right wrist, their scalps tingling with dread, a chilling sensation creeping over them.

There were three interlocking rings, with the character “Ghost” (鬼) written in the center of the rings!

This was the same pattern seen on the wrist of an ownerless living corpse they encountered when staying overnight in Huang Province. At the time, the village chief had explained it thus:

“Ownerless living corpses arise from two possible reasons,” the village chief had said: “either the master has died, causing the living corpse to lose control and wander endlessly; or the master voluntarily released control over the living corpse; or failing that, the living corpse backfired and devoured its master.”

Since the living corpse could withstand the lightning tribulation, it was impossible for Sect Master Lu to have voluntarily released control over it.

Sect Master Lu was still here, nor had the living corpse devoured its master.

That left only the first possibility: Sect Master Lu had already died, and his living corpse had traveled to Boulder Village, where the village chief found it!

If Sect Master Lu was already dead, then who was controlling Sect Master Lu's body now?!

The two exchanged glances, and instantly a possibility came to mind.

“A Great Yu Tribulation Transcending cultivator possessed Sect Master Lu!”

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