Chapter 743: Bai Yuxian undergoes Tribulation, the Demon Emperor obstructs the Dao

In the Floating Yunshan Range to the north of the Wei Kingdom, the "Golden Feather Mountain" demon clan, which is closest, is the number one formidable enemy of the entire human race's cultivators in the Wei Kingdom.

For thousands of years, both sides have attacked each other, with countless lives lost; they have long been mortal enemies who will not rest until one side is destroyed.

If one were to ask who least wants to see someone from the "Xiaoyao Sect" break through to the Nascent Soul stage, it would naturally be the Brother Molong Demon Emperor, who currently commands "Golden Feather Mountain."

However, the "Golden Feather Mountain" demon clan's forces are, after all, far away in the Floating Yunshan Range ten thousand miles to the north; very few Demon Kings dare to recklessly penetrate deep into the Wei Kingdom's territory to investigate information on human cultivators.

Moreover, for these past few years, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has kept Bai Yuxian's Nascent Soul formation strictly confidential; apart from the sect's own cultivators, even nearby sects rarely know about this matter.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for the demon side to be clearly informed about what is happening here at "Guyang Mountain," to know that Bai Yuxian is currently breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, and to come to obstruct the Dao.

Even if the commotion of triggering the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation is relatively large at that time and leaks this news, by the time the "Golden Feather Mountain" demon clan reacts, Bai Yuxian will likely have already passed the lightning tribulation; it is unlikely they could make it in time.

However, there is an exception to everything. Regardless of whether someone comes to obstruct the Dao, Li Mufeng's preparations are certainly not wrong. After Song Qingming and the others received the instructions, no one had any objections to this, and they directly took the formation flags and stood guard at the mountain peak.

It takes more time for a cultivator to condense a Nascent Soul than to break through to the Jin Dan. The celestial phenomena triggered by Bai Yuxian lasted for a full month before there was slowly a slight, different change.

On this day, the clouds that were originally rolling in the sky suddenly dissipated, revealing a clear sky for ten thousand miles.

Not long after, this bright sky gradually darkened again, and a huge, incomparably pitch-black cloud appeared above, accompanied by flashes of lightning that flickered on and off.

Hearing only a sudden boom from within the black clouds, Li Mufeng, who had been sitting cross-legged on the mountain peak, stood up with a solemn face after seeing this scene.

"Yuxian has successfully gestated the Nascent Soul and is about to undergo the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation. You all must leave the mountain peak immediately and open the mountain-protecting formation, lest you be accidentally injured by the lightning tribulation."

Li Mufeng gave an order to Song Qingming and the other two not far away, then took out a sound transmission talisman to notify Xu Cheng Ziyan and the others at the foot of the mountain, letting everyone guarding outside the mountain make preparations.

The Nascent Soul lightning tribulation is generated by the Heavenly Dao targeting the cultivator undergoing the tribulation. Apart from the spiritual items assisted by the cultivator's own magic power, one cannot use other external forces to undergo the tribulation.

Therefore, the "Guyang Mountain" mountain-protecting formation is of no use at this time and must be closed in advance, lest it be injured by the lightning tribulation and instead increase the difficulty of Bai Yuxian's subsequent tribulation.

Just as the mountain-protecting formation was closed, a white-clothed figure walked out of the mountain peak's cave dwelling; it was none other than the "Xiaoyao Sect" Sect Master Bai Yuxian, who had been in seclusion for over a decade.

At this moment, she was completely different from before her seclusion; the aura emanating from her body far exceeded that of a Jin Dan cultivator, clearly indicating she had successfully gestated the Nascent Soul within her body and advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.

However, although Bai Yuxian had gestated the Nascent Soul within her body at this moment, her physical body had not been baptized by the lightning tribulation, so she could not yet be considered a true Nascent Soul cultivator.

The subsequent Heavenly Dao lightning tribulation is the final step in forming the Nascent Soul. Only by successfully passing this hurdle can she use the lightning tribulation to temper her physical body and reach the Nascent Soul realm.

Looking at the lightning tribulation about to form in the sky, facing this final test of breaking through to the Nascent Soul, Bai Yuxian's expression was very solemn at this moment, knowing clearly in her heart that this was the most critical moment of her life's Dao path.

If the tribulation is successful, she will soar into the sky and stand at the pinnacle of this regional cultivation world, becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator admired by ten thousand people.

But if she fails, she will be directly reduced to ashes under the lightning tribulation and disappear from the world from then on.

Regardless of whether the subsequent result is success or failure, Bai Yuxian no longer has the choice to retreat; she can only face the difficulties head-on and fight for a glimmer of survival under the Heavenly Dao lightning tribulation.

Seeing Bai Yuxian fly into mid-air and summon her natal magic treasure, the "Green Jade Lotus Platform," to prepare to welcome the lightning tribulation, Song Qingming and the others standing in the distance also became nervous.

On one hand, they were sweating for Bai Yuxian's tribulation; on the other hand, everyone's eyes were also fixed on the surroundings of "Guyang Peak" to prevent anyone from coming to make trouble at this critical moment.

Previously, because of the protection of the mountain-protecting formation, coupled with so many "Xiaoyao Sect" cultivators guarding the surroundings, even if a Nascent Soul cultivator came, it would be impossible to easily approach "Guyang Peak."

But now, because of the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation, the sect had to temporarily close the mountain-protecting formation, and the defensive strength of "Guyang Peak" had suddenly decreased significantly. If anyone wanted to come and obstruct the Dao, now would be their best opportunity.

Therefore, the period of Bai Yuxian's tribulation is also the time when the "Xiaoyao Sect" members are under the most pressure. Once a mistake occurs and someone takes advantage of the situation, the consequences for the sect would be unimaginable.

At the same time, within a white cloud dozens of miles away from Guyang Mountain, a pair of eyes was also tightly fixed on the black clouds above the sky, the face full of surprise.

"I didn't expect that it would actually trigger the Heavenly Dao lightning tribulation. If we hadn't received the news in advance, our days would be quite difficult once the Xiaoyao Sect gained another Nascent Soul cultivator.

Brother Brother Molong, tell me, where exactly did you get this news? How could you calculate the time of this person's tribulation so accurately?"

The Brother Molong Demon Emperor, standing to the side and also staring at the lightning tribulation in the sky, nodded directly upon hearing the Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor's inquiry: "Brother Brother Chiyun is right. You and I conspired to attack Guiyun Market last time and have long since torn our faces with the Xiaoyao Sect.

If this person is allowed to successfully pass the tribulation and break through to the Nascent Soul realm, the Xiaoyao Sect's strength will greatly increase and they will definitely move north to compete with us for territory. At that time, I fear there will be no place for you and me to stay.

This time, no matter what, we cannot let them have their way. As long as we can stop this person from passing the tribulation, the Xiaoyao Sect will definitely suffer heavy damage. When the next beast tide arrives, we will still have a chance to move south and take the north of the Wei Kingdom.

As for where this news came from, to be honest, I only found out by chance. Brother, you don't need to ask me anymore; in short, the news is not fake."

"Hmm! Things have reached this point; since we have come, how can we let this opportunity slip? Regardless of whether we can successfully obstruct the Dao, we must try. How to do it is all up to you, brother."

"Good! Don't be in a hurry; let's wait until that person handles a few lightning strikes first."

The black clouds rolled, and after the lightning flickered for a while, a white light suddenly flashed across the sky, directly illuminating the surroundings. Subsequently, a loud thunderous roar exploded in the air, heading straight for Bai Yuxian, who was in mid-air.

Just like what Song Qingming had seen back then, the power of the first Nascent Soul lightning tribulation was already no less than a full-strength strike from a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator. If it were any other Jin Dan cultivator present, this first lightning tribulation would already be enough to make most of them unable to parry.

However, the protagonist of the tribulation, Bai Yuxian, faced this first lightning tribulation with a very calm expression, without much change.

She directly transformed her natal magic treasure into a green lotus, holding it above her head. Subsequently, the green lotus began to grow rapidly, and in just a moment, it had turned into a towering tree over ten zhang tall.

With a loud bang, the lightning tribulation struck directly on the green lotus, splitting the ten-zhang-tall green lotus into two halves. Half disappeared directly into mid-air, and the other half was also completely charred black.

However, although this attack seemed to have split the green lotus very miserably, it did not completely destroy it. Soon, new green buds emerged from its charred roots.

These newly grown green lotuses grew rapidly just like before, becoming a huge lotus flower, which also emitted bursts of five-colored golden light.

Bai Yuxian cultivates wood-attribute techniques; although she is not good at attacking, her defense and recovery capabilities are not weak.

The defensive capability of her natal magic treasure, the "Green Jade Lotus Flower," is also superior to the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror" cultivated by Song Qingming.

This first lightning tribulation seemed very fierce, but in Bai Yuxian's eyes, it did not make her pay too much attention.

Having broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, Bai Yuxian, although not yet mastering the supernatural powers of a Nascent Soul cultivator, already possessed magic power within her body no less than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, and the power of her natal magic treasure was also much stronger than before, so she no longer needed to use her full strength to deal with such attacks.

However, this first Nascent Soul lightning tribulation is also the weakest of the six lightning tribulations. As long as a cultivator can reach this step of undergoing the tribulation, they can basically handle it easily.

For ordinary cultivators undergoing tribulation, very few fall under the first three weaker lightning tribulations; only the last three Nascent Soul lightning tribulations are the easiest to fail.

Bai Yuxian had just prepared herself when the second lightning tribulation formed accordingly and fell rapidly toward the top of her head. This time, it was also no surprise to everyone, as it was forcibly parried by the natal magic treasure controlled by Bai Yuxian.

Immediately following was the third, more powerful lightning tribulation, which was also blocked by Bai Yuxian using the same move.

However, this time, although Bai Yuxian's natal magic treasure, the "Green Jade Lotus Flower," forcibly blocked the lightning tribulation, the luster on the magic treasure also dimmed a bit, clearly having suffered some damage.

"Senior Sister Bai's natal magic treasure is already damaged; why doesn't she use other magic treasures?"

As the fourth lightning tribulation was about to fall, seeing that Bai Yuxian actually still wanted to forcibly control her natal magic treasure, the "Green Jade Lotus Flower," to resist this fourth lightning tribulation, the onlookers also showed some confusion on their faces.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Bai Yuxian did not hesitate too much, desperately pouring her own magic power into the "Green Jade Lotus Flower," making it transform back into a giant lotus to block above her head.

As the fourth lightning tribulation fell, this attack, which already approached the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, shattered the lotus flower transformed by the "Green Jade Lotus Flower" as soon as it fell.

This time, Bai Yuxian, whose natal magic treasure was somewhat seriously damaged, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, then quickly retrieved her natal magic treasure.

Without the obstruction of the "Green Jade Lotus Flower," the remaining lightning light in the tribulation also quickly struck toward the top of Bai Yuxian's head. At this critical moment, a silver spiritual talisman flew out rapidly from Bai Yuxian's hand, directly transforming into a giant turtle in mid-air to block the remaining lightning tribulation.

Seeing this scene, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, unable to help but sweat for Bai Yuxian's risky move just now.

The reason Bai Yuxian did this just now was also because she was afraid that the third-grade top-quality defensive spiritual talisman in her hand would not be able to block this lightning tribulation, so she chose to forcibly use her natal magic treasure to absorb a wave of the lightning tribulation's power first, and only then used the spiritual talisman to steadily handle this attack.

Although this move was somewhat risky and caused her to suffer some minor injuries, relying on just one third-grade top-quality spiritual talisman to handle the fourth lightning tribulation also saved Bai Yuxian some extra tribulation-undergoing spiritual items.

Bai Yuxian had just taken a healing elixir and hadn't had time to refine it when bursts of roaring sounds echoed in the sky again, attracting everyone's attention.

The subsequent fifth lightning tribulation was even more powerful, already equivalent to dealing with an attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Bai Yuxian did not dare to be careless about this, directly taking out a golden formation flag and casting a spell to activate a third-grade top-quality defensive formation that had already been prepared.

"Qiankun Soldier Armor Formation!"

Seeing a set of huge golden armor appear out of thin air in front of Bai Yuxian, Song Qingming's originally worried expression immediately calmed down a bit.

This third-grade top-quality magic formation is also a formation that has been treasured in the "Xiaoyao Sect" treasury for thousands of years. Since the sect obtained this formation, almost every generation of Nascent Soul cultivators has used it when undergoing tribulation.

The "Qiankun Soldier Armor Formation," like the "Tiangang Five Elements Formation" in Song Qingming's hand, is also a third-grade top-quality formation with outstanding defensive capabilities, which can be completely used to deal with this kind of powerful Nascent Soul lightning tribulation.

Bai Yuxian herself is a high-tier formation master, and her ability to control formations is much stronger than Feng He, who underwent tribulation back then. The power that the "Qiankun Soldier Armor Formation" can exert in her hands will definitely be even better.

Seeing Bai Yuxian take out this formation to deal with the last two lightning tribulations, the onlookers also immediately had a bit more excitement on their faces, and their confidence in her passing the lightning tribulation increased by a few points.

However, just at the critical moment when the fifth lightning tribulation was about to fall, a mass of black light suddenly flew rapidly from the sky in the distance, heading straight for "Guyang Peak," where Bai Yuxian was undergoing tribulation.

"Who is it, daring to come to my Xiaoyao Sect to act recklessly!"

Although this black light was extremely fast, far exceeding the scope of what a Jin Dan cultivator should have, Li Mufeng, who had already been on guard on the side, reacted quickly and used the magic treasure in his hand to block it before the black light could approach "Guyang Peak."

Seeing this scene, the "Xiaoyao Sect" members immediately realized that someone was taking the opportunity to make trouble and hurriedly flew to Li Mufeng's side.

At the same time, more than a dozen figures descended from the sky not far away, led by the "Xiaoyao Sect's" old rivals, the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor" and the "Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor."

Behind the two Demon Emperors were more than a dozen Jin Dan Demon Kings, most of whom emanated pressure that had already reached the late stage of Jin Dan, and the weakest few were also at the peak of the mid-stage of Jin Dan.

Seeing the numerous demon experts led by the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor" appear, clearly prepared and specifically here to obstruct the Dao, Li Mufeng could not help but show a solemn expression.

"Two fellow Daoists, this is Guyang Mountain, the territory of us human cultivators. You come here to make trouble today; could it be that you don't want to go back?"

"Hmph! Li Mufeng, you really have a big mouth. In today's situation, do you think that without the mountain-protecting formation, you have the ability to block our two families joining forces?"

Hearing Li Mufeng's warning, the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor" did not care at all.

The more than a dozen Demon Kings they brought to "Guyang Mountain" this time were all the most elite forces of the two families, with the lowest cultivation at the peak of the mid-stage of Jin Dan.

And their main purpose was to stop Bai Yuxian from undergoing tribulation, not to fight to the death with the "Xiaoyao Sect" here.

Without the help of the mountain-protecting formation, it is absolutely impossible for the "Xiaoyao Sect" to completely block them with their current strength and prevent Bai Yuxian, who is undergoing tribulation, from being disturbed in the slightest.

After the two sides greeted each other, the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor," knowing that time was precious, did not give the "Xiaoyao Sect" members a chance to delay and directly led the numerous demon experts to kill toward "Guyang Peak."

"Stop them; today, absolutely do not let a single Demon King pass!" Seeing this, Li Mufeng gave an order and took the lead in holding a flying sword to step forward and block the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor," who had the highest cultivation.

And Song Qingming, Li Wutong, and Chen Xuanxin also immediately took out formation flags and, together with the spirit beast Ye Fengyuan who had just arrived, formed the "Diamond Heavenly Net Formation" to block the other demon Nascent Soul powerhouse, the "Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor."

The rest of the people desperately blocked the other Jin Dan Demon Kings, blocking them outside "Guyang Peak."

On the demon side, apart from the two Demon Emperors, a total of twelve Jin Dan Demon Kings came, seven of whom were late-stage Jin Dan Demon Kings, and the remaining five were also at the peak of the mid-stage of Jin Dan.

On the "Xiaoyao Sect" side, excluding Song Qingming, Li Wutong, Chen Xuanxin, and the spirit beast Ye Fengyuan who were dealing with the "Brother Chiyun Demon Emperor," among the remaining Jin Dan cultivators, there was only Li Xianyun, a late-stage Jin Dan expert.

Zhao Mengling, Jin Ziyuan, Chu Fengping, Xu Cheng Ziyan, Zhang Tieyang, and Huang Siyuan were all in the mid-stage of Jin Dan; Fang Baixuan, Yun Nishang, Zhou Ziyang, and the sect's third-grade puppet beast "Golden-Winged Flying Tiger" all only had the strength of the early stage of Jin Dan.

Although the number of Jin Dan cultivators was not much different from the opponent, facing twelve demon Jin Dan experts, the "Xiaoyao Sect" side was clearly at a disadvantage, and the battle quickly fell into a disadvantage as soon as it started.

Even knowing that their cultivation was not as good as the opponent, "Guyang Peak," where Bai Yuxian was undergoing tribulation, was behind them. At this critical moment concerning the life and death of the sect, no one dared to take a step back, and everyone chose to fight desperately to resist.

Fortunately, Li Xianyun, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, possessed sword cultivator supernatural powers and had very strong fighting ability. With one person and one sword, he blocked three late-stage Jin Dan Demon Kings of the opponent without falling into a disadvantage.

With Li Xianyun sharing a lot of pressure for the others, coupled with the help of hundreds of Foundation Establishment disciples of the "Xiaoyao Sect" on the ground controlling the third-grade "Flying Cloud Crossbows," the situation of the entire battlefield was temporarily stabilized and did not collapse quickly.

Bai Yuxian, who was preparing to deal with the lightning tribulation, had also noticed the numerous Demon Kings who had come to obstruct the Dao not far away, and could not help but feel a bit worried in her heart.

However, before she could worry about the battlefield, a thunderclap had already sounded in the sky, and the fifth lightning tribulation had already begun to descend rapidly toward her location.

Seeing this, Bai Yuxian also immediately concentrated her mind, fully activating the formation flag in her hand to welcome the lightning tribulation that had already fallen toward her side.

The power of this fifth lightning tribulation was already comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Facing such a powerful attack, Bai Yuxian did not dare to be negligent. In addition to operating the "Qiankun Soldier Armor Formation" in her hand, she also cast a spell to release another third-grade top-quality spiritual talisman to assist in dealing with the lightning tribulation.

With a thunderclap, the ground around "Guyang Peak" immediately began to tremble violently, making those Foundation Establishment cultivators who were controlling the "Flying Cloud Crossbows" to fight the enemy unable to stand steadily.

As the smoke dissipated, the figure of Bai Yuxian standing on the mountain peak was slowly revealed.

Seeing her still safe and sound, standing proudly in the air, and even the "Qiankun Soldier Armor Formation" beside her not being completely destroyed by the lightning tribulation, a trace of excitement immediately appeared on the faces of the "Xiaoyao Sect" members.

Now Bai Yuxian has passed five lightning tribulations, and her state is not bad. As long as she survives the last lightning tribulation, she can directly advance to the Nascent Soul realm.

At that time, the mountain-protecting formation can be restored, and these demon experts who came to obstruct the Dao will have failed, and can only retreat in a sorry state.

Seeing that the last heavenly thunder had formed above Bai Yuxian's head, the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor," who was entangled with Li Mufeng, suddenly shouted at the empty mid-air:

"We have already reached this step; brother, don't hide anymore. Could it be that you still want to sit and watch this person achieve the Nascent Soul Dao!"

As soon as the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor" finished speaking, a golden light suddenly flashed in the originally empty mid-air, and then an old man with a golden crown and a fat figure walked out of the golden light.

"Iron Wall Demon Emperor!"

Seeing the old man who suddenly appeared in mid-air, who was actually another Demon Emperor whose cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul realm, the "Xiaoyao Sect" members' expressions changed suddenly, and they all showed shocked expressions.

This "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" was originally an iron-armored giant turtle and was a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor in "Taiyuehu" in the southwest of the Wei Kingdom, controlling all the aquatic demon beasts on the east side of the entire Taiyuehu.

It is rumored that this Nascent Soul Demon Emperor has lived in "Taiyuehu" for nearly ten thousand years, and his cultivation has long reached the peak of the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, just one step away from entering the late stage of Nascent Soul.

Seeing this powerful Nascent Soul Demon Emperor suddenly appear, the "Xiaoyao Sect" members, who were fighting desperately against the demon clan, also showed a bit of despair in addition to shock.

Originally, when fighting against the demon experts, the "Xiaoyao Sect" side was already at a disadvantage and could only barely drag down the opponents in front of them; no one could spare a hand at all.

Now that another powerful Nascent Soul Demon Emperor has appeared, everyone simply does not have the extra strength to block the opponent, and I fear they can only watch helplessly as the "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" goes to obstruct the Dao.

"Hehe! Li Mufeng, you didn't expect that I could invite Brother Iron Wall over this time!"

"To think that even the Iron Wall Demon Emperor, who hasn't shown his face for over a thousand years, could be invited; Your Excellency really has a big hand."

Hearing the proud words of the "Brother Molong Demon Emperor" on the side, Li Mufeng, who was holding a magic treasure to force back his opponent, did not show much panic on his face, then turned to the "Iron Wall Demon Emperor" in the distance and asked: "Fellow Daoist Iron Wall, our sect and you have always kept the well water from interfering with the river water all these years. Are you really here to obstruct the Dao this time?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 744 =====