Chapter 803
Zhang Lingshan's Thunder Spiritual Root! The Thunder Tribulation is Coming
'wrong!'
Suddenly, a thought struck Zhang Lingshan: Why bother comprehending the tribulation lightning? Why not just add more points directly?
But there's another problem: if I add points and break through to Golden Immortal without a tribulation, wouldn't I be at a huge disadvantage?
The tribulation of lightning is a test, but also a baptism; it tempers the physical body and elevates the spirit.
There are many benefits, and through personal experience, one can gain physical insights and comprehend deeper levels of the power of lightning tribulation, as well as the power of various rules of heaven and earth.
Therefore, directly adding points is not the optimal solution, but rather a last resort when all other options are exhausted.
Before adding any points, you must first ensure that you can attract lightning tribulation.
When it comes to comprehending the tribulation of lightning, those with a lightning spiritual root are naturally the most suitable. The reason why Lei Shuo entered the Grade B mountain peak earlier than Xia Hengbing and Yu Feihan is because he has a lightning spiritual root.
Coincidentally, Zhang Lingshan also possessed the Thunder Spirit Root.
The Heavenly Eye in the Purple Mansion between his eyebrows is a manifestation of the Thunder Spiritual Root, just as the Fire Spiritual Root manifests as the Blood Qi Tree and the Ice Spiritual Root manifests as the Mysterious Ice Tree.
Since we have a lightning spiritual root, we should make full use of it.
Therefore, Zhang Lingshan's subsequent insights all involved concentrating his spiritual power on the space between his eyebrows. Although he did not open his Heavenly Eye open on the surface, his spiritual power traveled through his Purple Mansion and received the blessing of the Thunder Spirit Root. Only then did he begin to communicate with the power of the lightning tribulation above the high platform, which naturally made his efforts twice as effective.
Zhang Lingshan could clearly feel the electric-like tingling sensation intensifying, his hair standing on end, as if he were facing extreme danger and about to unleash his full cultivation power at any moment.
The most intense sensation was felt in the brow ash chamber, as if a force was frantically filling it and desperately trying to burst out of it.
However, Zhang Lingshan did his best to suppress the overflow of this crazy power.
Regardless of whether this power is a blessing or a curse, Zhang Lingshan understands one thing: if this power is allowed to break free, even if it enhances his abilities, it will be a great disaster in this Golden Immortal Pavilion.
Because this is not Zhang Lingshan's home, any leak of secrets is a risk, let alone this power related to the lightning tribulation.
Fortunately, although this force was very strong, it never rebelled, and everything remained under Zhang Lingshan's control.
However, ten hours passed in the blink of an eye, and Gao Tai began to remind him to add more contribution points to his identity card, otherwise Gao Tai would knock him away.
'Ten hours already?'
Zhang Lingshan felt it was unbelievable; time had passed far too quickly. He had clearly suppressed the power between his eyebrows, and not much time had actually passed.
Was it because I was too engrossed in it?
After descending from the platform, Zhang Lingshan began channeling his icy spiritual energy into the magic array once more, only stopping after raising his contribution points to 100.
Now, I can meditate on the high platform for a hundred hours; it can't end in the blink of an eye, can it?
To Zhang Lingshan's surprise, the feeling during these hundred hours was exactly the same as before.
Surprising.
That's so weird.
It seems like something is affecting my perception of time.
Zhang Lingshan immediately began to look through the booklet that Geng Xinghe had given him, wanting to see if such a situation had occurred in the experiences of other people who had encountered tribulation lightning.
To his disappointment, he realized that his experience was unique and there was no one else's experience to refer to.
'Could it be because I've opened my third eye?'
Zhang Lingshan's heart skipped a beat.
After ascending the platform once again, he did not use the power of his Heavenly Eye to comprehend the truth, nor did he send his divine sense through the Purple Mansion. Instead, he began to comprehend the truth directly with his divine sense.
as predicted.
Time suddenly slowed down, and it no longer felt like it would end in the blink of an eye like before.
'It really is because of the opening of the third eye.'
Although he knew the reason, Zhang Lingshan was still helpless.
Without opening your third eye, the efficiency is very low.
Using the third eye did improve efficiency, but time flew by.
In the end, their understanding of the tribulation of lightning was not much different.
The only difference is that the area between my eyebrows is getting increasingly itchy, as if something is trying to come out of my body.
This is probably the greatest gain from using the Heavenly Eye to comprehend the tribulation of lightning.
But this unknown gain left Zhang Lingshan uncertain, unsure whether it was a blessing or a curse.
There were no prompts on the panel, which was really frustrating.
'Never mind, let's set a small goal first: to use my third eye to comprehend it for ten thousand hours!'
Hesitation and wasting time was not an option, so Zhang Lingshan immediately made up his mind.
He refused to believe that after ten thousand hours of contemplation, he still couldn't understand the underlying principles.
Ten thousand hours is ten thousand contribution points, which means sending a thousand quarter-hours of icy spiritual energy into the magic array.
In other words, it only means ten days without sleep or rest, which isn't a big problem.
'Li Xuanbing, which mountain peak are you on? Could you send me the coordinates? I'd like to see your booklet.'
On this day, Zhao Xingqiu's message suddenly came through their ice room's identification badge.
The so-called coordinates are the locations of these mountain peaks as determined by the Golden Immortal Pavilion. Each mountain peak has coordinates, and according to the coordinates, one can fly directly to it from the air without taking a detour, which is very convenient.
The coordinates were written on a stone tablet on the mountain peak, and Zhang Lingshan sent the coordinates over.
A short while passed.
Zhao Xingqiu arrived in his flying magical artifact, a slight blush on his face, as if he were a little embarrassed.
After all, when Zhang Lingshan had shown her the booklet before, she had been grumbling and complaining, and Zhang Lingshan had taken the booklet back.
Now, however, I'm shamelessly begging to read the booklet.
It was all thanks to Young Master Li Xuanbing for not holding a grudge; otherwise, if I wanted to see the booklet again, I would have had to go to that guide boy and pay to buy it.
"Take it and take a look."
Zhang Lingshan casually tossed the booklet over.
He had already written down the booklet, so there was no point in keeping it.
Moreover, the insights gained from opening one's own Heavenly Eye are unique and unparalleled. Even if other people's experiences are useful, they are only useful for the part about lightning tribulation and have no reference value for the part about the internal flow of one's own Heavenly Eye.
Therefore, he felt no reluctance whatsoever.
Seeing Zhang Lingshan's generosity, Zhao Xingqiu felt even more ashamed, but he was too embarrassed to take it directly, so he sat down cross-legged and quickly began to memorize it.
Suddenly, Zhang Lingshan asked, "Manager Qiu, how long does it take for you to channel water-based spiritual energy into the formation to earn one contribution point?"
Zhao Xingqiu looked up and said, "About half an hour and one o'clock. What's wrong? How much is it for you?"
Zhang Lingshan paused for a moment.
If Zhao Xingqiu knew how efficiently he earned contribution points, I wonder if he would be devastated.
You can earn 10 contribution points in 1.5 minutes, and one contribution point is equivalent to 1.5 minutes.
His efficiency is forty times that of Zhao Xingqiu.
Seeing that Zhang Lingshan remained silent, Zhao Xingqiu became curious and leaned closer to look at the identity plaque that Zhang Lingshan had placed on the magic array. He was stunned and let out an incredulous scream: "Eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight contribution points!?" It hadn't been that long.
The contribution points I accumulated were not even a fraction of Li Xuanbing's.
You should know that the half-hour contribution point I just mentioned is the optimal efficiency.
As time goes by, performance declines, and efficiency follows suit.
Meanwhile, Zhang Lingshan was talking to himself while simultaneously channeling ice-type spiritual energy into the magic array, without wasting a single moment.
While he was still in a daze, Zhao Xingqiu noticed that the other person's identity card had gained another point, now showing 8889 contribution points.
"..."
Zhao Xingqiu could hardly believe his eyes; his mind went completely silent.
Is this the difference between myself and others?
Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating.
Zhao Xingqiu was able to cultivate to the peak of the Xuanxian realm at the age of sixty. Although she wasn't a great genius, her talent was definitely not weak.
But compared to this person, I'm just a complete waste.
Seeing Zhao Xingqiu sitting there blankly, not even in the mood to look at the tribulation experience booklet, Zhang Lingshan shook his head inwardly. It wasn't that I wanted to provoke you, but you were just curious and insisted on looking at it.
However, Zhang Lingshan was also surprised by the gap between himself and Zhao Xingqiu.
He's supposed to be the head manager of Anyuan City Ice Room, how can he be so useless?
Xia Hengbing is also the chief steward of Taiyuan City. I wonder how efficient he is at converting contribution points.
Even if Xia Hengbing's efficiency was about the same as his, Zhang Lingshan didn't think it was a big deal.
Because his other spiritual roots haven't been activated yet, it's just pure ice-type spiritual energy.
If the other spiritual roots were to exert their power together and fully circulate the Myriad Laws True Scripture, Zhang Lingshan himself didn't know how powerful he would become.
"Manager Qiu, I've written down all the notes in that booklet. Take it back and read it slowly. It contains a lot of very important experience that is not easy to understand in a short time. It will benefit you if you study it carefully."
Seeing that Zhao Xingqiu was sitting there in a daze, Zhang Lingshan realized it wasn't going to work, so he interrupted her.
Zhao Xingqiu snapped out of his daze, said "Oh," and then left dejectedly on his flying magical artifact.
"You can't even handle this? Your mental fortitude is extremely poor!"
Zhang Lingshan muttered a complaint to himself before continuing to focus on earning contribution points.
It's said that if you want to earn 10,000 points, you must earn 10,000 points.
Once the 10,000 contribution points were officially credited to his account, Zhang Lingshan placed his identity token on the high platform pillar.
Once you're inside the high platform pillar, you don't have to worry about being disturbed, because there's a protective array on top of it, so it's very safe.
Of course, safety is relative. If someone were to attack Zhang Lingshan from the mountain peak at this time, they would absolutely not be able to break through. Instead, they would be repelled by the counterattack force released by the pillar formation, and a warning would be issued, attracting the people of the Golden Immortal Pavilion to uphold justice.
But if it's a lightning strike from above, then no one can guarantee your safety.
'This time I have 10,000 contribution points. I refuse to believe that 10,000 hours of meditation will pass in the blink of an eye.'
Zhang Lingshan was full of confidence; this time, he was determined to unravel the mystery of the mysterious power in the Eye of Creation.
Time flies by.
Zhang Lingshan, engrossed in his meditation, was completely unaware of the passage of time.
He could only feel the mysterious power between his eyebrows growing stronger and stronger, and it was about to become uncontrollable. Even if he used all his strength, he could not suppress it.
'We've gone too far.'
Zhang Lingshan's heart sank suddenly.
The electric shock sensation in my body grew stronger and stronger; not only did the hair on my body stand on end, but my hair stood on end too.
The tribulation lightning is coming!
Having at least read the tribulation experience booklet, Zhang Lingshan knew that the tribulation was inevitable, so he stopped struggling and simply released the suppression of the mysterious power between his eyebrows.
Rumble!
Just then, a thunderclap sounded in the sky.
Then, a bolt of lightning thicker than Zhang Lingshan's head crackled through the sky and struck down hard towards Zhang Lingshan's brow.
The entire sky was illuminated by the arc of electricity, turning it a ghastly white, while the thunder continued to rumble incessantly.
Clearly, this electric arc was just the beginning, not the end.
"what!"
Zhang Lingshan let out a loud roar, and the mysterious power between his brows could no longer be suppressed.
He roared to the sky, his brow colliding with the electric arc, and the power at his brow was now linked to the electric arc.
Boom boom boom!
A surge of immense power immediately flowed from between his brows throughout Zhang Lingshan's entire body, causing him to feel a tingling sensation.
It's like your body is swollen, your blood vessels are torn and squeezed, causing your whole body to go numb, and you can hardly feel your body's existence.
but.
The power at the center of his brow remained constant, and continued to fight against the lightning arcs.
This confrontation is not a simple collision or mutual attack, but rather a process of resistance, absorption, and ultimately, adaptation for one's own use.
At this moment, the power between Zhang Lingshan's eyebrows that he had been forcibly suppressing became his lifeline. Even though he couldn't control himself, it spontaneously protected him and helped him resolve and absorb the lightning tribulation.
As time passed, Zhang Lingshan felt the numbness in his body gradually subside, and he finally regained his ability to move freely.
but.
Zhang Lingshan was saddened to discover that his physical body had not undergone a transformation as a result. Although it had improved somewhat, the improvement was very limited.
In other words, the tribulation lightning on a Class C mountain was indeed rubbish. After being baptized for so long, it failed to transform his physical body or elevate his spiritual power.
I suffered a great loss in this breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm, and I didn't get to enjoy the benefits of the tribulation lightning that I was supposed to receive.
but.
This thought only lasted for a moment, because in the next instant, Zhang Lingshan realized that he had not broken through to the Golden Immortal realm at all!
His cultivation level did not improve at all.
The panel can prove this.
[The True Scripture of All Laws: Third Level, 1000/1000 Rang. Special Effect: Absorbs the power of all martial arts techniques in the world and can deduce its own variations.]
'What does this mean? The tribulation was a waste of time; there was no breakthrough at all. Isn't this a joke?'
Zhang Lingshan was speechless.
On the high platform, the lightning tribulation had gradually weakened and was about to recede, while Zhang Lingshan looked around and found that the entire mountain peak had been filled with people at some point.
Are they all here to watch the show?
No, strictly speaking, they came to watch others undergo tribulations, so as to gain experience for their own future tribulations.
However, Zhang Lingshan's tribulation today left everyone puzzled and confused.
Why is this lightning tribulation unlike any they've ever seen? (End of Chapter)