novelraw Chapter 130 : Filtering Tribulation Lightning
Chapter 130 : Filtering Tribulation Lightning
Chapter 130: Filtering Tribulation Lightning
"Filtering Tribulation Lightning!?"
Xu Zhengyang couldn’t help but laugh after hearing Pei Zhen’s words. If it had been Xing Yong who said such a thing, Xu Zhengyang would have long slapped him across the face.
But this came out of Xu Zhengyang’s mouth...
Pei Zhen forcibly swallowed the words he wanted to say about not daydreaming and staying grounded, and instead asked, “How do you plan to filter it?”
Xu Zhengyang replied confidently, “If the tribulation lightning is the same as the one Ye Mingyu just encountered, I just need to make some preparations in advance.
I’m completely confident that it won’t be able to hurt me!”
Seeing Xu Zhengyang’s confidence, Pei Zhen was curious, but still explained, “Tribulation lightning is merely a means for the Heavenly Dao to test cultivators.
It is what we cultivators need during Foundation Establishment.
Only that Pure Yang Qi!”
At this point,
Pei Zhen said with some regret, “Earlier, when Ye Mingyu faced his second tribulation, he was too seriously injured, and his control over his body declined drastically.
Out of so much Pure Yang Qi, he absorbed less than forty percent...
But even so,
His future achievement of the Golden Core is only a matter of time.”
Then,
Pei Zhen patted Xu Zhengyang on the shoulder and continued, “If what you say is true—
That you have a method to filter tribulation lightning, allowing yourself to wholeheartedly absorb the Pure Yang Qi within it,
Then your future accomplishments...
Even Senior Brother Sect Master might not be able to catch up to you.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengyang curiously asked, “Right, Master, since what Foundation Establishment cultivators need is the Pure Yang Qi that falls with the tribulation lightning,
Why not have someone help collect it in advance?”
Pei Zhen couldn’t help but laugh aloud, and said, “The might of the tribulation varies from person to person.
If anyone dares to intrude beneath someone else’s tribulation cloud...
Then what awaits them is lightning punishment a hundred times stronger than their own cultivation!
At that point, don’t even talk about helping to collect the Pure Yang Qi—whether they survive or not is uncertain!”
With that,
Pei Zhen handed Xu Zhengyang a jade slip and said, “You can multitask, so giving this to you ahead of time doesn’t matter.”
“Yes, Master.”
Xu Zhengyang spoke as he curiously pressed the jade slip to his forehead to examine it.
Inside the jade slip—
It recorded none other than the design for the Silver-Scaled Battle Armor, along with a future upgrade concept using the Flood Dragon Pearl as the main material!
However...
Pei Zhen’s idea for the upgrade was only half-finished, clearly incomplete...
At this moment, Pei Zhen looked at Xu Zhengyang with fatherly affection and said, “The one you previously designed was called...
Modular puppet.
Such ingenious creativity—even though I’ve immersed myself in the art of crafting for half my life, I still find myself inferior…”
When Pei Zhen spoke the words “find myself inferior,” not only was there no displeasure on his face, but a trace of undisguised gratification also flashed in his eyes.
After all, Xu Zhengyang was his disciple!
The more outstanding the disciple, the more fulfilled Pei Zhen felt as a Master!
“Your disciple's achievements today would not have been possible without Master’s shelter and careful guidance,” Xu Zhengyang said sincerely as he looked at Pei Zhen.
“All right, all right.”
Pei Zhen waved his hand and continued, “Last time when you went to the Valley of Villains, didn’t you win a Flood Dragon Pearl?
At that time, I was already thinking—
How to make the best use of this Flood Dragon Pearl to maximize the power of the Silver-Scaled Battle Armor.”
At this point,
Pei Zhen sighed and spoke in a complicated tone, “But ever since I saw your puppet design a few days ago,
I knew—
The best person to refine your magic treasure after your Foundation Establishment is none other than you yourself.
All the things I considered...
Can just be left for your reference.”
Xu Zhengyang knew Pei Zhen cared deeply for him, but he didn’t expect Pei Zhen would go so far for his sake!
For a moment,
Xu Zhengyang was deeply moved and said, “Master...”
“All right, all right.”
Pei Zhen waved his hand and said, “Spare me the mushy talk. You’ll only truly repay me when you establish your Foundation as soon as possible!”
“Yes, Master!”
Xu Zhengyang responded solemnly, “Your disciple will not let you down!”
…
After returning to the True Essence Sect,
Xu Zhengyang didn’t waste a single second and dove straight into the Spiritual Pivot Puppet, beginning his cultivation with the help of the external spiritual root!
Moments later,
When Xu Zhengyang saw his cultivation progress bar skyrocketing nearly tenfold, he finally nodded in satisfaction.
He said, “It really has to be the Spiritual Pivot Puppet. Now this is some real cultivation speed…”
As he spoke,
Xu Zhengyang sank his mind into the Sea of Consciousness and began to study the Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation that the Extreme Shadow had passed on to him.
“Although the Extreme Shadow Sword was refined with a piece of Illusion-Shaping Mystic Iron, due to the limited quality of that material,
My Extreme Shadow Sword can only generate two physical clones at most...”
At this point,
Xu Zhengyang continued with a helpless expression, “But this Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation requires ten flying swords to deploy...
I can't possibly refine seven more Tier 2 flying swords just to deploy this formation, right?”
The materials needed to craft flying swords were all precious treasures.
Because of this,
Most sword cultivators, even after a lifetime of effort, could only afford to nourish a single flying sword.
“But I can’t just leave this Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation unused, right?
After all, once activated, this formation is invincible among those of the same rank, and might even allow me to defeat stronger foes…”
At this point,
Xu Zhengyang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, saying, “The full version of the Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation is a killing array!
But if I modify this formation a bit, and use the Extreme Shadow Sword together with the Splitting Light Sword Shadow technique to deploy the Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation...
Could I perhaps create a weakened version—say, a Trifold Illusory Annihilation Formation?”
Just as the words fell,
The more Xu Zhengyang thought about it, the more feasible the idea seemed!
So he immediately summoned the Extreme Shadow to his Sea of Consciousness and shared his thoughts.
The Extreme Shadow was dumbfounded upon hearing Xu Zhengyang’s idea—he hadn’t expected Xu Zhengyang to come up with such ingenious creativity!
However, though the theory was sound, it would be extremely difficult in practice.
After thinking carefully, the Extreme Shadow finally said, “Master, your idea is brilliant!
With this approach, it’s indeed possible to barely activate a weakened version of the Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation.
But...”
At this point,
The Extreme Shadow secretly glanced at Xu Zhengyang’s expression. Seeing that he wasn’t angry, he cautiously continued,
“Just this one formation—the Tenfold Annihilation Sword Formation—already drains a cultivator’s mental focus. It demands full concentration to maintain.
If you then simultaneously cast the Splitting Light Sword Shadow technique to generate multiple illusory sword shadows and use them to deploy the formation—
The difficulty...
Even if I could share your burden, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to manage it…”
“Hahahaha!”
Xu Zhengyang laughed confidently and said to Extreme Shadow, “You worry too much, senior.
We haven’t known each other long, so you don’t fully understand me yet.”
At this moment,
Xu Zhengyang’s voice brimmed with confidence as he declared, “I can multitask. A formation of this difficulty?
It’s nothing to me!”
Since the Extreme Shadow was Xu Zhengyang’s artifact spirit, linked to his mind, both sides could directly sense each other’s truthfulness.
Because of this,
After hearing Xu Zhengyang’s words, the Extreme Shadow looked stunned and immediately said, “If Master can truly multitask...
Then this method is indeed viable!”