Chapter 470: The Tribulation Zone

ding is not someone I could easily approach.” Zhao Li said with a bitter expression. Her words were half true and half false. To be honest, she had seen him once, last time in Qingding City. When she...Leaving the Tianhai Pavilion's branch on Green Willow Island, Lu Xia Tian rode his sword through the boundless sea. He occasionally encountered some provocative spirit birds attacking, but most were directly killed by Lu Xia Tian. Then he collected the materials. Over the past decade, his cultivation had reached the peak of the twelfth layer of Foundation Establishment, and he hadn't made any progress for several years.

The resources spent on cultivation weren't many, and the time dedicated to alchemy was relatively short. Instead, his expertise in array formations had made astonishing progress. Over the past decade, he had been tirelessly experimenting with the Five Elements Array Formation and deriving various other formations. The vast amount of materials he used for his failed experiments were all bought with spirit stones. Even he, besides having some mid-grade and high-grade spirit stones, had nearly exhausted everything else. These materials from monsters of rank four and above were still worth a considerable amount of spirit stones. Furthermore, the array formations required for crossing the tribulation would consume a massive amount of spirit stones as well.

On the way, Lu Xia Tian also encountered a large group of demonic birds. He didn't want to cause too much trouble, as their number, although not as terrifying as the previous swarm of fire bats, was still overwhelming.

In this situation, Lu Xia Tian would directly dive into the seawater and use the magical effect of Rong Shui Zhu to avoid it.

In the middle, he encountered two islands. Lu Xiaoteng was not satisfied. The islands were too long and narrow, and even in the widest parts, they were only a few dozen meters across. He felt that his two large formations wouldn't be sufficient to deploy properly there. There were also two other islands shrouded in heavy mist. From within the mist, countless low-level demon bees would emerge constantly, their numbers overwhelming. Lu Xiaoteng called them Demon Bee Islands, but they were also unsuitable. Other big and small islands either had many cultivators or too many monsters.

Months later, a circular area spanning dozens of miles emerged. Half the region was densely forested, while the other half featured rocky outcrops, their surfaces etched by the relentless tide.

At this time, Lu Xiaoteng was sitting cross-legged on a huge rock. Several tortoise shells floated in front of him. Lu Xiaoteng constantly used his spiritual power to refine them. The Earth-Splitting Blade in his hand occasionally drew a fine blade glow, carving patterns onto the incredibly tough tortoise shells.

The small island before him was one he had found two months ago, about three thousand miles from the Green Osmanthus Island. Because the spiritual energy wasn't very strong and few people visited it normally, it was perfect for Emperor Kun's tribulation. After confirming the island for Emperor Kun's tribulation, Lu Xiaoteng sent a sound transmission talisman to Fu Dongming, learning that Fu Dongming had already obtained the Bao Yin Yi Tortoise Shell. He then returned home for a visit before returning to this small island.

The great Emperor Kun did not relish the sunlight at this time; he sought shelter in the shade of a tree, resting. As the tribulation approached, the familiar restlessness returned to Emperor Kun.

With a final sweep of his blade, Lu Xia Tian etched the last line of the formation. He scrutinized it repeatedly, a satisfied expression flickering across his face.

The Bao Yin Turtle Shell Formation utilizes the natural defensive power of turtle shells to create a powerful formation. Di Kun, a member of the Flying Heaven Silver Corpse clan, possesses formidable strength, but like other ghost cultivators, his tribulation crossing is more perilous. Thunder holds some natural advantage over the Flying Heaven Silver Corpses. To ensure Di Kun's successful tribulation crossing, Lu Xia Tian had to make additional preparations.

After the last formation was refined, Lu Xia Tian started to prepare on the island. Large-scale defensive formations were based on terrain. Generally, the stronger the defense or attack of a formation, the higher the requirements for activation. A skilled array master not only needed to consider their own strength but also the terrain and even celestial phenomena for arrangement. However, Lu Xia Tian hadn't reached that level yet.

The Profound Flame Thunderstone Array obtained from Yuan Min was originally intended for himself, but he failed to break through successfully in the Moonlit Mountain Range at the time. Now it's perfect for Di Kun to use. The Profound Flame Thunderstone Array is a bit more powerful than his Treasured Yin Turtle Shell Array and can serve as a second line of defense. There are also several smaller arrays that, along with the Treasured Yin Turtle Shell Array, form the first line of defense. As for himself, he still has some Treasured Yin Turtle Shells on hand and can refine another set of arrays later.

The Golden Core tribulation comes in three waves. Lu Xia Tian could only help Di Kun resolve the first two waves, as for the third wave, there was no shortcut, he could only rely on Di Kun to withstand it himself.

After doing all this, Lu Xia Tian completely retracted his aura and hid under the tree shade to protect Di Kun at this time. Di Kun, besides occasional outbursts of rage, was mostly in a state of sleep because he was fully absorbing the Yin Sha power from the Seven Nights Nether Ancient Flower. Before crossing the tribulation, it wasn't suitable for him to fight with others.

One person, one beast, waiting day by day on this island. There was only a small black fire crow, darting around constantly. At first, it was too noisy, and Lu Xiaotian directly threatened to put it in his spirit beast bag. The fire crow finally quieted down, but this little bird was very cunning. It became much quieter on the island, but often flew out to sea to have fun. The fire crow was not only small in size, but its strength, besides facing the Emperor Kun and swallowing that strange flame once, did not show any other abnormalities. Lu Xiaotian was originally a bit worried that the fire crow would be swallowed by other powerful demon birds or monsters jumping from the sea, but every time the fire crow could fly back excitedly, it seemed to be quite satisfied with going out. Lu Xiaotian was speechless and could only shrug it off. Perhaps this little guy was good at escaping.

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This state persisted for over half a month until one day at noon, under a sky shrouded in thick clouds, there was a sudden crack, and a thick bolt of lightning descended from the clouds to the ground. Lu Xia Tian initially thought it was just a normal thunderstorm, after all, thunderstorms were quite common in such weather. However, at this moment, Di Kun suddenly stood up, roaring towards the dark clouds above.

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“Here!” Lu Xia Tian also stood up with a serious expression, immediately letting Di Kun enter the arranged formation.

Di Kun's whole body exuded a powerful aura. He stood on a protruding rock, raising his head to the sky and letting out a furious howl. His crimson eyes were filled with arrogance and an unyielding spirit. Even facing the Heavenly Tribulation, the proud Flying Silver Corpse clan would never bow their heads.

The clouds in the sky were gathering more and more, and within those thick layers of clouds, there were flashes of lightning and thunder. It gave people a feeling that the end of the world was coming, as if dark clouds were pressing down on the city! However, the lightning above did not strike at this time, but further accumulated its power.

Witnessing the Di Kun's roaring and even flapping its wings in anger, Lu Xia Tian hurriedly used his divine sense to stop it while also feeling envious in his heart. Compared to the commotion when Di Kun formed its golden core, back when he tried to form his own golden core in the望月 Mountain Range, there were only a few wisps of tribulation clouds in the sky, and later they didn't appear at all. He wasn't even given the chance to endure the tribulation.

The tribulation before Emperor Kun's eyes could be described as a gathering storm.

... Ha!

The clouds were like a thick black cloth, with lightning flashing within it, becoming more and more frequent. The black cloth could no longer contain them, and a bolt of lightning suddenly shot down from the tear in it. The tribulation had begun!

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