Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Immediately following that, he urgently continued to question, "How are the preparations for dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation coming along that I asked you to arrange?"

Upon hearing the inquiry, Lin Shihua nodded and began to report truthfully.

"Third Brother, rest assured, almost all of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators who can be mobilized within the clan lands have gone out with varying numbers of elite forces, constantly guarding a hundred-mile radius around our territory in recent days. The Qi Refining Stage clanspeople have also been moved to a safe location."

"In addition, the Protective Clan Formation has been temporarily shut down, and all measures are in place!"

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shikang nodded and showed a satisfied expression.

"We will wait here for Ye's good news and prepare to observe his Golden Core Tribulation and make records."

Having said that, Lin Shikang seated himself at the highest point of the main peak, his gaze fixed in the direction of the valley, unwilling to miss any slight movement.

Lin Shihua and the other person did not delay either, they approached and sat beside him, watching the same direction.

Under their watchful eyes, the thunderclouds in the sky, which had been inactive for a long time, began to surge downward.

Clearly, the Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend imminently.

"Rumble rumble..."

Feeling the movement of the thunderclouds, Ye Pinghai leaped up and stood atop a mountain in the valley.

At this moment, as he looked at the thunderclouds in the sky, his expression was complex, showing both joy and anxiety.

"Rumble rumble..."

As the rumbling of thunder continued, one could tell from the sound that the Heavenly Tribulation was getting closer.

By now, the thunderclouds in the sky had descended significantly, covering several nearby mountain peaks with dark clouds, indicating the impending storm.

Ye Pinghai gazed upward at the sky, his mana in his Dantian becoming increasingly restless.

At this time, even though the spiritual power drawn from the Golden Core during the operation of his cultivation technique was clearly purer and more powerful than before, it still showed signs of instability.

This was not something Ye Pinghai could fully control with his Primordial Spirit or Soul alone; he knew that only by enduring the baptism of the tribulation could the power of the Golden Core be truly consolidated.

Quietly, the time it took to brew a cup of tea passed.

After amassing energy for nearly half a quarter of an hour, suddenly the thunderclouds started churning violently, revealing flashes of lightning power apparent to the onlookers.

"Sizzle sizzle..." The sound of electric arcs resonated.

Seeing these signs, it was evident that the Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend.

From this moment on, Ye Pinghai's expression grew even more solemn, gripping firmly in his hand the defense artifacts needed to face the tribulation.

And sure enough.

Just as he readied himself, thick bolts of lightning emerged quietly from the thunderclouds and began to strike down towards Ye Pinghai's Sky Spirit Cover.

At a glance, each streak of lightning was golden yellow, with arcs flickering across them, their terrifying aura chilling to the bone.

Not only that, the speed of the lightning was incredibly fast, arriving above his head in the blink of an eye.

By his estimations, there were at least a hundred bolts of lightning, each with immense destructive power, capable of easily killing even Mid to Late Second Order Demonic Beasts without question.

At this time, Ye Pinghai remained unperturbed, showing no fear or hesitation.

For he knew that retreating was meaningless; only by directly withstanding the tribulation could he resolve the problem once and for all.

Understanding this, Ye Pinghai let out a long howl toward the heavens, his eyes immediately revealing a strong confidence.

"Heavenly Tribulation, come!"

With a loud shout, he hastily slapped his sleeve, and several artifacts flew out at once—all of them Second Order Low Grade Defense Artifacts.

Over the years, Ye Pinghai had slain no small number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, among them many strong ones, and acquired artifacts of very good quality.

Some of lesser quality were directly disposed of, while those of decent quality were consecrated and prepared for this very tribulation.

Furthermore, as a Second Order Superior Alchemist, he had done alchemy for many in exchange for compensation and accumulated quite a wealth over a hundred years.

With the wealth he'd accrued, he had made special preparations of valuable items for this attempt at the Golden Core.

The several Second Order Low Grade Defense Artifacts were rare treasures to an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but they might be insufficient against the Golden Core Tribulation.

Nevertheless, the defense artifacts of Second Order Medium Quality were valuable and not common, and these were all he could collect, a compromise in absence of better options.

"Rumble rumble..."

The five Second Order Low Grade Artifacts faced the descending tribulation lightning in succession.

There was a succession of crackling and popping sounds in the air as the Second Order Low Grade Artifacts were shattered into fragments by several dozen bolts of the tribulation, falling scattered across various corners of the valley.

The remaining bolts of lightning paused slightly, then continued to pound down relentlessly.

Facing the subsequent waves of thick lightning that were faster than the last, Ye Pinghai remained calm as if he had anticipated this.

According to the records, and the rumors of the Cultivation World, the first round of the Threefold Lightning Tribulation was also the least powerful.

However, even the first round of lightning was not something that a few Second Order Low Grade Defense Artifacts could withstand.

Knowing this, he did not lift an eyelid as he once again brought out three Second Order Medium Quality Defense Artifacts.

These three Second Order Medium Quality Defense Artifacts were apparently three identical Jade Pendants, exuding the same aura, clearly a set of defense artifacts.

These artifacts, being not only a set but also of a higher tier, might be able to withstand the first round of the tribulation.

With that hope, Ye Pinghai immediately deployed the Jade Pendant artifacts.