Chapter 1473: Special Heavenly Tribulation

Chapter 1473: Chapter 1473: Special Heavenly Tribulation

"Yeah, we’re used to it! If Pei Yan didn’t awaken precisely at the right time, we would find it odd." Mei Simiao, who had experienced Pei Yan’s awakenings multiple times, stepped forward and patted Yu Zhongmin’s shoulder to comfort him, "Don’t worry, Old Yu. Normally, after drinking this liquor, a cultivator would sleep for two to three days and a stronger one for a week. Given Pei Yan has accumulated such a high degree of strength and has only slept for an extra two days, that’s quite normal. I’ve even prepared for his delay and considered how to discuss extending the trial with Council City while feeling very passive in handling the situation."

After hearing Mei Simiao’s explanation, Yu Zhongmin felt a bit relieved. He was just about to ask whether this awakening of Pei Yan would have any danger when a thunderbolt exploded beside him, scaring his words back into his mouth. Turning to look at the field, he saw the thick mist sliced away by a thin layer of lightning.

This is different from what he knows! The first heavenly tribulation fell without warning? Yu Zhongmin quickly recovered from his shock, looked around nervously, and saw that everyone around, including the supreme masters of the Heavenly Dao from various planes, wore the same stunned expression. Realizing it wasn’t just him reacting that way, he relaxed and looked up at the sky.

In this clear sky, not only are there no thunderclouds, but there are hardly any white clouds. Yet, under such a clear sky, another bolt of lightning was generated out of thin air, tearing through the sky and directly striking the Sea of Mist inside the grand array below.

This was the first time such a situation was witnessed during all the years of cultivation history on the Daoist Plane, and previously, they had never even heard of it. Pei Yan himself is mysterious, but the heavenly tribulation striking him is even more so. Who has ever heard of heavenly tribulation without the gathering of Source Qi or the formation of tribulation clouds, just like a sneak attack when one isn’t paying attention?

Yet this kind of heavenly tribulation was occurring right in front of them, one bolt after another tearing into the thick mist within the field. When everyone snapped out of their stupor, over ten bolts of heavenly lightning had already fallen, cleaving half of the thick Source Qi Mist.

"Ah, the youth really can’t be underestimated! Usually, when cultivators advance to the Heavenly Dao, they trigger seven or eight bolts of heavenly lightning. Those with outstanding talent and formidable strength can have this number double. Brother Situ, how many bolts of heavenly tribulation did you trigger back when you advanced to the Heavenly Dao?" Liu Xuanji asked, turning to Situ Maocai beside him as he marveled.

Situ Maocai didn’t shy away and answered after pondering for a moment, "Fifty-one bolts." Then he added, "That’s because our Infinite Thunder Sect’s cultivation technique purifies the self through the thunder method, enabling such a large number of heavenly tribulations, and not merely due to my own strength."

Liu Xuanji nodded and continued, "Indeed! I triggered only forty-two bolts when I advanced back then. Yet Pei Yan achieved eighty-one bolts of heavenly tribulation when advancing to the Eighth-level Awakening, and now, under these dozen mysterious heavenly tribulations, not even his main body is struck, merely the layers of mist enveloping him. Previously, I was reluctant to accept and wanted to compete with him, but it now seems I was self-delusional."

Liu Xuanji’s words brought a silence around him, as some held dissatisfaction in their hearts with this. However, as Liu Xuanji stated, before advancing to the Heavenly Dao, Pei Yan already had the capability to stand alongside them. Now, he is advancing with such high stature, should he break through, these individuals may find themselves unable to contend with him. Would it be only those formed of the Source Qi Body, Spirit Immortals, or the Master of Origin who could suppress him? Could Pei Yan become the one who breaks human limits?

During the sighful moment among a few, another twenty bolts of heavenly tribulation descended from the sky in rapid succession. Under such a heavy barrage of heavenly lightning, the densely condensed Sea of Origin Qi within the grand array finally dispersed, revealing the true nature of the field’s center. This discovery immediately drew the attention of the onlookers, and everyone stood up and crowded around the array edge, looking at the figure lying on the ground.

"Is he still alive?" Despite knowing how rude his question sounded, Yu Zhongmin couldn’t help but ask upon seeing Pei Yan’s figure, his heart lodged in his throat.

"Of course he’s alive! Can’t you see the rise and fall of his chest?" Gu Shenghui rolled his eyes at the flustered and unobservant Yu Zhongmin, then looked at the field and sighed, "This kid still hasn’t awakened after more than thirty bolts of heavenly lightning!"

"Why do I feel like this lightning isn’t following any rules! It’s just like it wants to seize the chance to kill Pei Yan before he awakens," Ye Ruozai said, still feeling apprehensive as he looked at the center of the field.

"Brother! Didn’t you inherit Elder Cen’s divination ability? Can you try to foresee if Pei Yan has any danger this time?" Ye Jiumu, recently awakened and still very weak, stared at his brother worriedly from the wheelchair he was pushing in front.

Facing his brother’s inquiry, Ye Ruozai shook his head helplessly and said, "If earlier, I could vaguely predict Pei Yan’s fortune and misfortune, after he entered such a dormant state, I can no longer do so. He has already surpassed the scope within which I can divine, and any attempt to divine his future could provoke intense backlash, maybe even attracting heavenly tribulation."

"Has Pei Yan reached the realm often mentioned in novels, transcending beyond the three realms and not within the five elements?" Jiang Feiyang asked while looking at the center of the field, uncharacteristically serious.

Everyone knew that his seemingly unreliable statement held a touch of sarcasm, yet none refuted it, as they vaguely felt it might actually be like that.

"But this situation can’t continue like this! Should we just watch him face heavenly tribulations unconsciously? So far, Pei Yan has withstood six bolts of heavenly tribulation on his own." Pei Yan, amidst the dissipating mist, was struck with six bolts but showed no sign of damage—not even a hint of scorched clothes—though this still made the onlooker Zhao Yuanhu deeply anxious.

"There’s no choice; heavenly tribulation is something one must face alone! The more outsiders interfere, the greater the backlash from the heavenly tribulation. Not only would they fail to help Pei Yan, but they might even harm him. Didn’t you see that the outer array is set up to prevent the residual waves of heavenly tribulation from spreading outward and causing destruction, and not to aid Pei Yan in resisting the heavenly tribulation? With the methods of the Immortal Palace, they could have set up a defensive array to help, but they didn’t because intervening with a tribulation at his level would spark a chain reaction. Should that happen..." Gu Shenghui glanced around and gulped, afraid, "A whole group of Heavenly Dao and supreme masters could be drawn in, and the heavenly tribulation might flatten the entire mountain range."

"Based on the current force of the heavenly tribulation, it’s minor compared to the past. Pei Yan faced even more in the arena previously. Now we must wait to see if more powerful tribulation will descend."