I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 491 - 278: Golden Ape’s Tribulation Crossing

Struck by a thick Thunder Serpent,

the Golden Ape’s body trembled amidst the lightning. Its knees slightly buckled, as if countless invisible chains tightly bound it, forcing it to kneel. However, it didn’t collapse but stood defiantly!

"Roar!"

The Golden Ape let out a long roar to the sky, its majestic demon power pouring out. A sharp demonic wind surged upwards, as if to disperse the thunderclouds, defiant and unruly.

Angered by the Golden Ape’s actions, the thunderclouds crackled continuously, bolts of lightning ceaselessly striking down, tearing through the dark sky, illuminating the entire island.

The bolts of lightning, as thick as small waterfalls, carried immense power, striking the Golden Ape fiercely.

Each lightning strike caused the Golden Ape’s body to tremble violently, yet its seemingly fragile form was incredibly resilient under the countless thunderbolts, standing like a pillar of heaven, unafraid.

The Golden Ape suddenly spread its arms, tilting its head towards the sky, allowing the lightning to strike its body. With each strike, its body would shudder, but its eyes remained filled with determination. These strikes haven’t made it retreat; instead, they fueled its fighting spirit even more.

Each lightning strike wore down the Golden Ape’s life force, yet relying on its strong will and immense life force, it withstood strike after strike.

The lightning in the clouds grew denser, as if a giant beast was roaring. Under countless thunderbolts, the Golden Ape’s body began to change; its fur turned even more golden, and its body radiated intense light.

...

At the outskirts of the Thunder Tribulation, the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon, Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape, and Ink Rock Flood Dragon Lizard - Xiaowa all watched the Golden Ape crossing the tribulation, their minds focused on its safety.

"Xiaowa, now you can be at ease! Your Brother Jin is about to pass the Thunder Tribulation!" The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape smiled at Xiaowa, signaling.

"The Thunder Tribulation isn’t over yet! The further it goes, the more powerful it becomes!" Xiaowa responded in a muffled voice, full of worry.

The Six-Nine Transformation Thunder Tribulation isn’t easy to pass, with its 54 waves of tribulation thunder, each more powerful than the last. Whether the Golden Ape can safely pass through, it’s hard to say until the tribulation is over.

"Rest assured! The Golden Ape has refined its body to Red Gold Impermeable, its body refinement strength near invincible at its tier. The mere Transformation Thunder Tribulation can’t destroy its body. The only threat is the Soul Tribulation, which is dangerous." The Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon’s vertical eyes were fixed on the changes in the tribulation thunder, analyzing in detail.

"Didn’t Xiaojin eat the Dragon Soul Grass from the Dragon Cave? With that to bolster and protect the Divine Soul, shouldn’t passing the Soul Tribulation be no problem? Why is there still danger?" The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape frowned in confusion.

This time, they came to Giant Snake Island to explore a secret realm and indeed found a True Dragon Burial Dragon Cave Secret Realm. A fierce battle erupted between them and the Giant Snake Race living on the island.

Relying on the high-tier Spirit Pills given by Li Mu and six-tier Spiritual Treasures, they fought a guerilla war against the outnumbered Giant Snake Race, ultimately seizing ownership of the Dragon Cave Secret Realm and reaping many Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Materials. After prolonged battles, they significantly improved in combat skills, awareness, and cultivation.

At Tier Five Peak, the Golden Ape consumed the high-tier Spirit Medicine obtained from the Dragon Cave, sparking the Transformation Thunder Tribulation ahead of others.

"Who told that fellow to be stubborn? With a thousand-year-old Dragon Soul Grass in possession, it was reluctant to consume it, wanting to give it to its master, and chose to consume the lower potency Dragon Soul Grass. If it survives the Thunder Tribulation, it is its great fortune!" The Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon’s vertical eyes flickered with a hint of puzzlement, unable to believe that Xiaojin, to save a Spirit Medicine for Li Mu, would risk falling. Even being controlled by the Contract Seal, this voluntary act was baffling to it.

At this moment, the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon’s feelings were complex. This trip to the Dragon Cave Secret Realm yielded it great rewards, having consumed the Dragon Transformation Spirit Grass, Dragon Soul Grass, and various Spirit Medicines to purify its dragon bloodline. Already at Tier Six Peak, it was just a trigger away from breaking through to Tier Seven and crossing the True Spirit Thunder Tribulation.

This opportunity was hindered by the presence of the Spirit Taming Contract Seal within its Dragon Soul, preventing its breakthrough.

Upon returning, if it cannot persuade Li Mu to release the Imperial Seal from its Divine Soul, it fears being forever limited to Tier Six. However, forcibly breaking the Contract Seal would likely lead to conflict with Li Mu, recalling his kindness to it, making it reluctant.

Yet, for the sake of freedom and advancing to higher levels, the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon had to confront Li Mu.

Uncertain of Li Mu’s reaction at that time, the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon felt anxious, its vertical eyes fixed on the thunder-tribulating Jade-Eyed Golden Ape, unable to understand its actions.

"That Golden Ape fool, acting on its own wit, the master only likes collecting Spirit Seeds, not caring for high-tier Spirit Medicines. If it doesn’t survive the Thunder Tribulation, it deserves to die!" Hearing the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon, the Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape burst into angry scolding.

"Yeah! How can it be so oblivious! When the master gives us Spirit Medicines, when has he cared! As long as we don’t damage his planted Spirit Plants, whenever the Spirit Medicine matures, hasn’t he always allowed us to eat them!" The Ink Rock Flood Dragon Lizard - Xiaowa also got angry.

"If it succeeds in the tribulation this time, we must report to the master when we return!" The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape suggested to Xiaowa.

"Alright!" Xiaowa nodded firmly, watching the increasingly powerful Thunder Tribulation above with a face full of tension.

The Thunder Tribulation overhead had reached a critical moment. The funnel-shaped thundercloud had shrunk several times, with only a few kilometers of scale left. However, the terrifying Thunder Essence within the cloud grew more frenzied, emitting a faint golden light, and the lightning’s color changed accordingly.

"Crack!" A golden lightning bolt struck down, fiercely hitting the massive Golden Ape’s strong body.

With a loud "bang," the Golden Ape’s enormous frame was struck by the golden lightning and sent flying.

"Puff!" The Golden Ape spat a mouthful of blood, its body falling like a meteor, crashing into a mountain, causing the ground to crack and stones to fly momentarily.

The Golden Ape propped itself up with its palms, struggling to stand. However, at that moment, golden thunderbolts struck one after another, fiercely hitting its back. Its Red Gold-like body was torn, golden lightning flowing and white smoke of burnt flesh rising.

After the final wave of golden lightning struck, the funnel-shaped thunderclouds slowly receded from the sky, followed by a shower of light golden Spirit Mist gently falling, merging into the fallen Golden Ape.

After the golden Spirit Dew dispersed, the mountain range returned to tranquility, the once violent Thunder Tribulation vanished without a trace, leaving only the charred ground and the faint smell of burnt air.

"It’s the Thunder Tribulation Golden Dew; Xiaojin successfully crossed the Thunder Tribulation!" The Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon exclaimed joyfully, seeing the golden dewdrops dispersing from the tribulation cloud.

"Haha, that’s great! Let’s go over there!" The Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape happily beckoned.

The three beasts arose into the air, heading straight for the fallen Golden Ape.

Suddenly, a flash of golden light appeared, and a young man, naked and muscular, slowly descended from the sky. He bore an ape-like face, with cunning reflected in his emerald eyes. His golden, tousled hair fluttered in the wind, coupled with a humanoid form bearing an ape tail, exuding a unique and peculiar aura. He was unmistakably the Jade-Eyed Golden Ape, who had successfully crossed the Transformation Thunder Tribulation.

...

In Yin Yang Valley, Li Mu was focused on concocting Spirit Medicines, his hands manipulating Five Elements Spirit Fire to refine a Tier Five Blood Fusion Pill, with a small white fox with nine tails crouching in front of him.

After Li Mu finished crafting a Blood Fusion Pill, he fed it, still warm, to the fox. The little fox greedily swallowed a pill in one bite, revealing a satisfied expression.

When the Jade-Eyed Golden Ape crossed the Thunder Tribulation, Li Mu suddenly stopped his alchemy work, sensing through the Spirit Taming Contract Seal. Even across a great distance, he could accurately perceive his beasts’ Divine Soul statuses.

"Is it the Golden Ape? Has it successfully crossed the Transformation Tribulation? Good, good! This is wonderful!" Li Mu laughed happily, overjoyed.

Xiaowa, growing up almost simultaneously with Xiaojin with slightly better talent, would likely succeed in crossing the Transformation Thunder Tribulation too! It was right to send them out for training! Who knows when they plan to return.

After the joy, Li Mu fondly missed Xiaojin and Xiaowa, eagerly looking forward to their return to the days they spent together.