Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 516 - 522: Fifty-fifty

Boom...

Storm clouds formed rapidly, casting a dark and oppressive presence over several miles. Lightning flashed, thunder roared— a truly terrifying spectacle.

The experienced members of the clan, aware of the dangers, quickly moved away from the site of the Tribulation Transcendence, observing the Thunder Tribulation from a safe distance.

”Watch carefully,” Li Zhirui said to Li Chengsheng.

It wasnʼt necessary to gain some profound insight, but it was useful to become familiar with the process of Thunder Tribulation.

Suddenly, the first bolt of Tribulation Thunder boomed down like the roar of a Divine Dragon. Its magnificent power struck fear into the hearts of onlookers. Even some clan members with weaker mental states, despite being more than ten miles away, were shaken to the point of collapsing.

As the one facing the tribulation, the pressure on Li Chengwu was immense. His expression grew solemn, and he dared not relax his vigilance in the slightest.

As the Tribulation Thunder approached, the mana inside Li Chengwu exploded out of his fists in a blinding Spirit Light. It resembled a raging fire, and with every breath, he threw hundreds of punches.

Bang Bang Bang!

An unending series of explosions rang out, and amidst the collision of the fiery light and the thunder, it turned into sparkling Spirit Light, scattering beautifully in all directions.

”I didnʼt expect Cheng Wu to integrate martial arts of the Mortal Martial Tao with his own style—it looks pretty good,” Li Zhirui mused, his eyebrows raised slightly. Perhaps this was the reason he surpassed Li Chenghua, breaking through first?

Li Chengwuʼs fighting style was somewhat akin to a branch of Body Cultivation—Martial Cultivation!

However, the Li family didnʼt have such a heritage. The fact that he was able to achieve this much just by figuring things out from bits and pieces was quite impressive.

From this, it was clear that Li Chengwu possessed considerable talent for Martial Cultivation. If only the Li family had such a heritage, he might have been able to break through to the Golden Core stage even earlier.

But there was nothing to be done about that; after all, the Li family had only risen to prominence recently, and the path of Martial Cultivation was a minor one with rare inheritances.

The other clan members who didnʼt understand the intricacies merely thought that Li Chengwu was extremely powerful, able to stand against the Tribulation Thunder. Their eyes were filled with shock and admiration.

As the star of this Tribulation Transcendence, Li Chengwu could feel the rapid replenishment of his mana. The heart that had been hanging in suspense could finally relax.

At first, when he learned of the effects of the Sky Cleansing Pill and the Golden Ganoderma Pill concocted by Li Zhirui, he was somewhat skeptical, as their described effects seemed exaggerated!

The Sky Cleansing Pill could continuously replenish mana, allowing one to concentrate fully on withstanding the first two bolts of the Tribulation Thunder, while the Golden Ganoderma Pill could strengthen the ethereal core, making it easier to survive the third and most dangerous bolt of the Tribulation Thunder.

In other words, as long as oneʼs mental state didnʼt falter, the danger of the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation would be greatly reduced!

If it werenʼt for certain thresholds that had to be overcome, the Li family could mass-produce Golden Core Cultivators.

The second bolt of Tribulation Thunder soon fell, even more terrifying in power than the first. The thick lightning seemed capable of tearing space apart, its fangs and claws diving viciously downwards.

Li Chengwu immediately focused his spirit, understanding that even though his mana reserves were sufficient to forcefully withstand the Tribulation, he couldnʼt afford the slightest complacency.

Mana poured out frantically as thousands of fiery fists surged into the sky, continuously bombarding the Tribulation Thunder. Half of the sky was painted red.

Boom!

A massive explosion echoed in the sky, the final wail of the Tribulation Thunder.

”Not bad in power, but it uses up too much mana,” Li Zhirui commented.

If it werenʼt for the mana replenishment from the Sky Cleansing Pill, just two or three hundred of those fire punches would have been Li Chengwuʼs limit.

”Only the last bolt of Tribulation Thunder remains!” Li Shiqing was extremely anxious. Even though he knew Li Chengwu had taken the Golden Ganoderma Pill, he couldnʼt help but worry.

Fortunately, Li Chengwuʼs foundation was solid, and with the enhancement of the ethereal core by the Golden Ganoderma Pill, he swiftly overcame this bolt of Tribulation Thunder.

What followed was the final Heart Demon Tribulation!

Inside Li Chengwuʼs Sea of Consciousness, a small crack suddenly appeared. A shadow flashed by and vanished in an instant.

”Hmph!”

Not to mention anything else, Li Chengwuʼs temperament ranked among the top ten within the many members of the clan!

One must know, his martial prowess was truly honed like that of mortals, through training in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, bit by bit, ceaselessly polishing his skills!

If not for a strong temperament, how could he possibly maintain over a hundred years of daily self-discipline without interruption?

Therefore, the mere Golden Core Heart Demon Tribulation was nothing to Li Chengwu.

The moment the Heart Demon made its move, Li Chengwu detected the sign, instantly capturing and executing it.

The speed of his reaction was beyond everyoneʼs expectations.

The Tribulation clouds transformed into thick Spiritual Energy, pouring into Li Chengwuʼs body, solidifying his ephemeral core into a Golden Core!

”Hahahahaha!” Even Li Zhirui was stunned for a moment before laughing, ”The Li family has gained another Golden Core True Person!”

Li Shiqing was also very happy, and at the same time, looked forward even more to Li Chenghua and Li Darong, who were still in seclusion.

If they could also make a breakthrough in the near future, then the Li family could hold a grand Core Formation ceremony!

But things did not develop as beautifully as Li Shiqing had imagined.

The highly regarded Li Chenghua failed in his Tribulation Transcendence!

Ten days after Li Chengwuʼs Tribulation, Li Chenghua also faced his own Golden Core Thunder Tribulation.

With an even more profound foundation, and bolstered by the Sky Cleansing Pill, those three strikes of Tribulation Thunder were nothing to him, and he crossed over with ease.

But unexpectedly, Li Chenghua ultimately fell at the Heart Demon Tribulation!

Lured by the Heart Demon, he plummeted into demonhood.

If problems had arisen during the initial three strikes of Tribulation Thunder, at worst his meridians would be ruptured, his foundations damaged; though he might not advance an inch further, at least he would still be alive.

He might simply perish under the Tribulation Thunder.

But in this case, even Li Zhirui had no solution, and could only take action to kill him.

Li Chenghuaʼs failure in Tribulation was also the first such incident in the development of the Li family!

It also served as a warning to Li Zhirui and others, to not neglect the cultivation of their clan membersʼ mental states because they have Spirit Pills that are even more effective than the Gold Core Formation Pill!

The cultivation of mental state is also extremely important and should not be taken lightly.

In the several months following Li Chenghuaʼs demonic fall and death, the atmosphere in the Li family was very somber.

Even Li Chengwuʼs Core Formation ceremony was not properly celebrated, with only some vassal forces invited to participate.

Li Zhirui, however, was not much affected, feeling only pity and regret.

If only he had urged Li Chenghua to be more cautious during his seclusion, perhaps such a terrible situation could have been avoided, right?

During this time, Li Zhirui also came up with a solution.

He decided to take out the Visualization Skill that he had acquired many years ago and have all the clan members practice it!

This Visualization Skill was still practiced daily by Li Zhirui himself, even to this day.

If one were to say that in the early stages of cultivation, his Spiritual Soul was stronger than that of other cultivators because of transmigration,

But now, Li Zhiruiʼs Spiritual Soul still remained stronger than those of Nascent Soul cultivators of the same realm, it was largely due to the practice of this Visualization Skill!

However, for people like Li Shiqing, the results were not as impressive as Li Zhiruiʼs, but he couldnʼt pinpoint the exact reason.