Although Li Xian had successfully formed his Nascent Soul, the clouds in the sky did not disperse. Blue - purple lightning continued to strike down.
Li Xian felt a searing pain on his back, as if it was being roasted by a fierce fire.
But he had just formed his Nascent Soul, and the Nascent Soul in his Dantian was still very fragile. If he were to collapse at this moment, all his efforts would be in vain.
After eighteen heavenly thunderbolts, Shen Qing already sensed something was amiss.
Normally, when a Golden Core cultivator advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, there would be nine thunder tribulations. For someone like Li Xian to face eighteen was already a lot, but the thunder tribulations continued to fall after the eighteenth one.
Li Xian's face had turned pale, and his deeply furrowed brows indicated that the owner of this body was approaching his limit.
When dealing with the Flying Tiger, Shen Qing remembered the aura of the late Nascent Soul stage that Li Xian had once unleashed, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.
Could it be that the Heavenly Dao intended for Li Xian to endure all the thunder tribulations up to the late Nascent Soul stage in one go!
But at this moment, the Nascent Soul in Shen Qing's Dantian had not fully solidified into a physical form yet. She still had to continue enduring the tempering of the lightning.
After another three thunderbolts, Shen Qing's Nascent Soul had finally formed. It was in the shape of a tiny baby, surrounded by a blue - purple barrier, quietly nestled in Shen Qing's Dantian.
Shen Qing felt a surge of joy in her heart. She opened her eyes and saw a trace of blood oozing from the corner of Li Xian's mouth.
Oh no! Li Xian was on the verge of collapse!
Without hesitation, before the next thunderbolt fell, Shen Qing placed her hand on Li Xian's chest and channeled her spiritual energy into his body. Instead of participating in the circulation of his meridians, she used it to heal the wounds on his back.
Li Xian was at a crucial moment, and Shen Qing didn't dare to disrupt his rhythm rashly.
The feathers of the Flying Tiger were poisoned, and the blood flowing from Li Xian's back had turned black.
Shen Qing had been too flustered just now and hadn't thought of this. She feared that Li Xian had endured the pain for a long time.
Shen Qing didn't know how to heal wounds. She just remembered that she had spiritual bones on her body, so she tried to channel her spiritual energy over. To her surprise, it actually worked.
The furrows on Li Xian's brows eased a little, and his expression was no longer as pained.
After the True Lord Kunshan led his people into the Beast Forest, they rushed towards the place where the lightning and thunder were coming from. But first, the group came to the place where the Dark Wolf and Chu Lanqiu were hiding.
The True Lord Huxiao immediately noticed that the aura on the barrier belonged to his own disciple. He exchanged a silent look with the True Lord Kunshan.
What shocked everyone even more was that the ground here was dyed red with the blood of spiritual beasts, and corpses were everywhere, including those of a spiritual beast in the early Nascent Soul stage and one in the late Nascent Soul stage.
Their inner cores had all been cut out. Judging from the shape of the wounds, it must have been done by someone.
"Who on earth could have done such a thing..."
An elder stared with wide eyes, deeply shocked.
Their Beast - Taming Sect was not one that delighted in killing. But for survival, sometimes they would go hunting in the Beast Forest and also deal with some spiritual beasts that posed a threat to the area.
However, the scene before them was indeed a bit bloody. Although most of the spiritual beasts had been killed in a few moves and the killer had not tortured them, they still found it hard to accept.
"If you want to know the truth, why not call out the people in the barrier and question them? What do you think, True Lord Huxiao?"
The True Lord Pengyue cast a look at the True Lord Huxiao, his expression unpredictable.
"No need. We'll talk about it when we get back to the sect."
Before the True Lord Huxiao could say anything, the True Lord Kunshan refused first.
Chu Lanqiu was inside. Although he didn't know what she was doing, he would never allow anyone to disturb the young sect - master he had his eye on.
But the True Lord Pengyue was persistent. The True Lord Kunshan's obvious favoritism annoyed him greatly.
"Master, our Beast - Taming Sect is located beside the Beast Forest. We've lived in harmony with the spiritual beasts for years. Now, a disciple has broken this tradition and brutally killed these spiritual beasts for their inner cores. Shouldn't we investigate this clearly?!"
Although the True Lord Kunshan was seriously ill, his aura remained strong. He just stood there and glanced at the True Lord Pengyue, causing the latter to instinctively take a step back.
"Do you think there's any disciple in our Beast - Taming Sect capable of killing so many spiritual beasts at once, including two great spiritual beasts in the Nascent Soul stage? If there is, I'd actually think our sect has produced a genius."
"Moreover, these spiritual beasts come from different places. To be able to gather the spiritual beasts from all corners of the Beast Forest and kill them all in such a short time, one would need to have great capabilities."
The True Lord Kunshan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "Among the elders here, who can do this?"
The elders all fell silent. Apart from the True Lord Kunshan's "Call of All Things" technique, none of them could do it.
It couldn't be that the True Lord Kunshan had used the "Call of All Things" to gather these spiritual beasts and kill them here. That didn't make sense.
The True Lord Pengyue had nothing to say in defense. He lowered his head, but his expression was still full of dissatisfaction.
"Maybe they've practiced demonic arts," the True Lord Pengyue murmured in a low voice.
Although he knew that his disciple, Fei Fei, was not capable enough to be the young sect - master, if Chu Lanqiu made a wrong move, he would definitely make sure his own disciple took the position.
The True Lord Kunshan glared at his stubborn disciple in annoyance. He casually strengthened the barrier around Chu Lanqiu and led the group away.
He had only two personal disciples, the True Lord Huxiao and the True Lord Pengyue.
The former was honest and straightforward, but in reality, he was reckless and lacked brains.
The latter was said to be smart and steady, but in fact, he was full of schemes and gloomy, always looking as if someone owed him several lives.
Neither of them was suitable to be the sect - master.
As for the other elders, needless to say, they were all getting old. He feared that after he was gone, these elders would gradually...
Their Beast - Taming Sect was experiencing a period of decline. There was a lack of young and capable disciples. The older ones were getting old, and the younger ones couldn't step up. If things continued like this, the Beast - Taming Sect would surely decline.
That was why he wanted to break the sect's ten - thousand - year tradition and let a woman be the young sect - master.
He hoped that Chu Lanqiu wouldn't disappoint him...
The group rushed away. The sound of thunder grew louder and louder. Lightning flashed, and dark clouds loomed over them. All these filled them with fear.
"Who on earth has attracted such a thunder tribulation?"
The True Lord Kunshan saw two figures not far away, right in the center of the lightning. They looked very familiar. After being greatly surprised, he quickly spread his divine sense.
But the Heavenly Dao did not allow peeping. When the thunderbolt struck, the True Lord Kunshan felt a sharp pain in his sea of consciousness, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
"Master!"
The True Lord Huxiao quickly supported the staggering True Lord Kunshan, whose sea of consciousness had been damaged.
The True Lord Kunshan endured the pain and adjusted his breathing for a while. Then, with a complex look in his eyes, he said, "It's those two juniors, Li Xian and Shen Qing... They're going through the thunder tribulation..."
Even a single glance was enough for the True Lord Kunshan to figure it out.
Everyone in the group, except for the True Lord Pengyue, showed expressions of shock.
The two of them were going through the thunder tribulation together and had attracted such a grand thunder tribulation...
How annoying! Why couldn't their Beast - Taming Sect produce disciples with such high talents? It was simply envy - inducing!!