Master of Heaven and Earth - Chapter 124 - Thunder Tribulation

Having spoken, Leng Yan exerted himself with both hands, propelling himself into the air, stabilizing his position despite staggering.

Another beam of green light erupted from Leng Yan’s right hand, enveloping him and visibly healing his injuries at an astonishing rate.

This was the power of the wood element, ever-rejuvenating!

Xuan Yi glared at Leng Yan in frustration, and a golden light glimmered in his hand again. He flipped his hand to summon the blood soul whip and fiercely lashed out at Leng Yan.

Seeing this, Leng Yan quickly summoned the ancient breath leaf, combining it with a water element magical technique to counter this fierce attack.

Taking advantage of Xuan Yi’s moment of offense, Leng Yan soared into the air, gripping the Immortal-Slaying Sword with his right hand, while raising his left hand to his chest, where five colored lights swirled around, representing the five elements.

With an air of divinity, Leng Yan declared, “I have a sword that can open the heavens, break the earth, slay demons, and even execute immortals. Do you dare to receive this sword?!”

With that, he slapped the sword body with his left hand, infusing it with the power of the five elements. Then, gripping the sword with both hands, he slowly raised it above his head, as the fierce power of the five elements converged at the sword’s tip.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword suddenly chopped down at an angle!

A white sword wave shot forth from the tip of the sword, racing towards Xuan Yi, growing larger and larger until it spanned the entire sky. Xuan Yi appeared insignificantly small before it!

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the soaring sword wave was interwoven with five colored lights! Indeed, it embodied the power of the five elements!

In the heat of battle, Leng Yan had an epiphany, merging the integrated power of the five elements with the sword of heaven and earth once again. This strike caused the very fabric of space to crack, unable to mend for a long time.

Faced with this sword wave, Xuan Yi dared not be reckless. He understood that this was beyond the capabilities of the realm of defying the heavens and changing fate.

In the face of death, he put aside his pride, breaking the seal to return to the void profundity realm. Then, he quickly formed seals with his hands, causing the surrounding space to distort, as if it was flowing toward him!

Xuan Yi’s hands moved swiftly, drawing the surrounding space toward himself, just as the sword wave approached.

However, the once swift sword wave began to lose speed, ultimately coming to a stable stop right in front of Xuan Yi. With a twist of his hands, the sword wave shattered, dissolving into nothingness.

“Hey, you little brat, are you trying to kill me? If I hadn’t reacted quickly, the Five Elements Sect would have lost a kind and friendly Elder!” Xuan Yi glared at Leng Yan, scolding him, but he was genuinely pleased to see Leng Yan’s formidable strength.

However, Leng Yan was not in great shape. That strike, combined with the integration of the five elements, had nearly drained all his spiritual power. If he hadn’t recently made significant progress in his realm, he feared he might have fainted again.

Unable to speak, Leng Yan merely managed a wry smile toward Xuan Yi.

But then a strange phenomenon occurred in the heavens.

A darkness spread across the distant sky, gradually creeping closer until it loomed directly above Leng Yan!

“What’s happening? It’s the thunder tribulation! You little brat, that sword of yours just startled the Dao!” Xuan Yi exclaimed in shock. Summoning the heaven and earth dharma form had actually attracted a thunder tribulation; Leng Yan was truly a monster.

At this sight, Leng Yan also broke into a cold sweat.

However, he quickly regained his composure and took out thirty thousand high-grade spiritual stones, smashing them to madly restore his spiritual power.

The black clouds overhead became darker and darker, descending in the form of a blue lightning bolt. At that moment, he had only just begun to recover his spiritual power.

The thunder tribulation wasted no time, relentlessly unleashing horrifying bolts of lightning.

Time and again, the lightning struck, continuously tempering Leng Yan’s already indestructible physique, enhancing it further! Simultaneously, these bolts of thunder were drawn in by the power of the five elements, seeping into Leng Yan’s body!

Xuan Yi, being a cultivator of the void profundity realm, noticed this subtle change with his divine sense. “Interesting, little guy! If you can endure this, you’ll be blessed!”

Another bizarre phenomenon arose; it seemed as if the thunder tribulation had been provoked by Leng Yan’s unyielding spirit. The dark clouds in the sky thickened even further, the intense power of the lightning making Xuan Yi feel a bit apprehensive.

“This thunder tribulation seems a bit fierce,” Xuan Yi remarked anxiously, watching the unfolding scene.

Leng Yan also sensed that things were amiss and quickly took out a hundred thousand spiritual stones, smashing them to replenish his spiritual energy.

Finally, the thunder tribulation struck again, but this time, it was completely different! Instead of a single bolt, three bolts of lightning descended, transformed from purple to black, with arcs of electricity leaping between them.

Three bolts of thunder tribulation struck in quick succession, connecting seamlessly, clearly intent on bringing about Leng Yan’s demise!

At this moment, there was no escaping the inevitable. Leng Yan quickly reacted, summoning the ancient breath leaf and holding it above his head as he fully activated the Demon Mixing Technique, pushing the ancient breath leaf forward with both hands.

The first bolt, the second bolt! The ancient breath leaf barely held up against the first two bolts of thunder before it shattered into pieces!

Seeing this, Leng Yan had no time to lament the loss; the third bolt of thunder was descending too rapidly for him to respond. He could only focus his spiritual power in his sea of consciousness and Dantian to protect these two areas from destruction.

The thunder tribe struck down, sending Leng Yan crashing to the ground and creating a cloud of dust and dirt as he hit the earth pit below.

As the dark clouds dispersed, the sky regained its clarity.

Elder Xuan Yi swooped in, gesturing with his hand as Leng Yan floated out of the earth pit. “Fortunately, you’ve survived,” he said with a relieved tone, using spatial power to return them both to Amethyst Peak.

…

Ten Days Later.

Leng Yan opened his eyes, struggling to sit up as if he were recovering from a serious illness. Xuelan was sitting by his bedside, as though she had been watching over him the entire time.

The moment she sensed movement, Xuelan sprang to her feet.

Seeing Leng Yan awake, she rushed over, “Wah! You’re finally awake! Do you know how worried I’ve been all these days?”

“Alright, alright, I’m fine now, aren’t I? Let go of me; I feel like I’m being strangled,” Leng Yan laughed, gently patting Xuelan on the back.

He didn’t realize when it had started, but he had come to think of Xuelan as one of his own.

She quickly released her hold on him, her eyes red from worry. “I-I’ll go make you a bowl of unification soup. You need to recuperate!”

“Okay, go ahead,” Leng Yan responded with a smile.

Xuelan turned and exited the room.

“That thunder tribulation nearly cost me my life,” Leng Yan muttered to himself, shifting his position slightly.

“Well, you’ve recovered faster than I expected,” Elder Xuan Yi said, hovering by the bedside, his voice calm.

“Not bad, thanks to your guidance that day, Elder Xuan Yi,” Leng Yan replied respectfully.

It was quite humiliating for Elder Xuan Yi to see a junior supported by the heaven and earth dharma form regain strength when he’d barely been able to help.

“Ahem! After enduring the thunder tribulation, your physique is now far stronger than before,” Elder Xuan Yi quickly changed the subject, addressing Leng Yan. “Now, try using your power of the five elements.”

Leng Yan felt puzzled but complied nonetheless. As he released his power of the five elements, he soon discovered an additional power within himself-thunder.

“Good! You’ve grasped the power of thunder beyond the five elements! This is different from the thunder power brought by the thunder technique; it is one of the elemental forces of the world and far more powerful than the thunder technique!” Elder Xuan Yi explained calmly.

Leng Yan watched as the five types of power swirled around the central thunder energy, filled with joy at the sight.

“Here, let me give you something else.” With that, Elder Xuan Yi waved his hand and tossed a small booklet over to Leng Yan.

“This is a formation I stumbled upon, called the Unification Formation. It is designed for five people. One person acts as the center of the formation. Once the formation is activated, the person at the center can instantly gain the power of the other four participants, boosting their strength by at least two times! However, the other four will temporarily lose all their cultivation. They will only regain their abilities once the formation concludes,” Xuan Yi explained.

“This formation can only be used once; otherwise, it will cause irreversible harm to those involved. Also, it lasts for approximately fifteen minutes! Remember that!” Elder Xuan Yi warned firmly.

“Bring Yunyao back to me safely, understand?”

“Understood, Elder!” Leng Yan replied, bowing again as he solemnly promised.

“Take care of your injuries. I’ll take my leave now,” Xuan Yi said, and with another wave of his space power, he vanished from sight.

…

As a month’s time passed, it was time to send them into the immortal land.

“Now, I will take you all into that secret realm to fully enhance your cultivation. Don’t let me down!” Leng Yan instructed his junior brothers before him, speaking loudly to make sure they understood.

He then waved his right hand, and a formation book appeared in each person’s hands. “Make sure to cultivate this formation well; as I said before, you will reap the rewards!”

“Yes!” his junior brothers replied in unison.

Leng Yan nodded and, with a sweeping gesture, made the several of them disappear-he had sent them into the immortal land.

“In this last month, I also need to solidify the strength I’ve gained recently!” Leng Yan thought, excited at the thought of soon bringing Yunyao back.

The better he could perfectly wield the power of thunder, the greater the likelihood of successfully retrieving Yunyao!

However, this mission wouldn’t be as smooth as he had imagined.