After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 425 The Power of Tribulation Lightning

When Shen Xu woke up again, he found that the sun was already high in the sky.

To be honest, he was still a little unaccustomed to not having the wake-up service from the Qiling White Crane, and he didn't know when she and Xiaoruo would be back.

Even though the White Crane of Prayer has returned, it is no longer the White Crane of Prayer in his heart, but a completely new girl—Jiaojiao.

He could no longer treat Jiaojiao with the same attitude and manner as before.

Shen Xu took out two jade slips from his storage ring, closed his eyes, and placed them close to his forehead. He focused his consciousness on the jade slips, and they began to emit a soft, jade-colored light that enveloped his forehead. A vast amount of information was gradually injected into his soul through the jade slips.

After a while, Shen Xu put down the jade slip, which had become dull and lifeless, and rubbed his throbbing head.

He couldn't help but regret the decision he made on impulse. The Cloud and Mist Thousand Illusions Sword Technique should be easy for him to master, but the Nine Steps of Lightning might indeed be a bit unsuitable for him.

Nine Steps of Lightning—Nine steps treading on lightning, tearing the void and creating a crack in the sky.

As Guan Bi said, he should be able to master the first move, Lightning Flash, with his newly awakened lightning intent, but the second move, Lightning Nine Steps, might be very difficult for him.

The logic of this movement technique is actually somewhat similar to the Overlapping Wave Sword Technique. Both require building up momentum, and each step increases speed by a level, leaving a phantom lightning shadow in place. At the same time, the damage to the body will also be greater.

As for the final move, Thunderous Void Breaker, it is even more extreme, requiring nine consecutive steps in a very short time, with power accumulating layer by layer within each step until the nine steps are taken.

Using the accumulated "lightning power" as fuel, it tore through space the moment it landed on the ninth step, freely traversing to the location of any lightning shadow.

As expected of a movement technique that was once rated as a top-tier Earth-level technique, it is indeed powerful enough.

The final move does not require the understanding of space, but rather a certain comprehension of the power of space. Only in that way can one sense the location of the remaining lightning shadow in space.

However, the mere requirement of being able to sense the power of space is enough to deter most people, since no one wants to choose a movement technique whose ultimate move cannot be used.

Whether he can master the final move is irrelevant to him; all he needs is speed. As long as he can perfect the second move, this movement technique will be enough for him to use until he reaches the Transcendent Realm.

The first step in cultivating the Nine Steps of Lightning requires drawing lightning to temper the bones and cleanse the meridians until silver lightning patterns appear on the bones and meridians.

Once mastered, one can infuse the power of lightning into their legs, transforming it into explosive force for a straight-line dash. Their body moves like lightning striking the sky, allowing them to traverse nearly a hundred meters in an instant.

However, since he was going to train, he wanted to use the best. Shen Xu slowly sat cross-legged in the wooden house and began to communicate with the purple lightning in his dantian.

How can ordinary lightning compare to the heavenly lightning stored in his Qi Sea?

He just hoped that the lightning in his dantian wouldn't be completely depleted before he mastered the first move, otherwise he would have no choice but to risk going outside to draw in heavenly lightning.

……

"Miss, it's almost evening. Should we invite Shen Xu over for dinner?"

"Why should I? He can come or not, it's not like I want him to come over for dinner."

"Actually, I don't think Shen Xu did it on purpose. After all, if Miss Xiao Yi was going too, it wouldn't be appropriate not to invite Xiao Zhi."

"Do you also think I'm angry because he made me invite Xiaozhi?" Bai Lu looked at Guan Bi.

"Of course Miss wouldn't be so petty. I guess Miss is angry because her affection has been betrayed."

"What infatuation? I just wanted the three of us to go back to the Tianhe Sword Sect together, but that bastard insisted on inviting Li Xiaoyi."

They even said things like, "Xiao Yi, it would be such a waste if you didn't go," which were both nauseating and disgusting.

How could I not be angry? I had already completely schemed against Li Xiaoyi, but that guy insisted on giving her a way out.

“Miss’s idea is actually unnecessary,” Guan Bi said with a smile.

"Huh? Why? Guanbi, don't you want Shen Xu to go back with us alone?"

"Miss Xiao Yi left home very early today, but she hasn't returned yet."

I suspect that Miss Xiao Yi won't be able to easily evade the issues she mentioned earlier.

As for Xiao Zhi, she hasn't returned for a long time, and she probably won't be coming back anytime soon. What is Miss worried about?

"That's right! Guanbi, you're right, you're so smart!" Bailu stood up and excitedly grasped Guanbi's hand.

Feeling the smile in Guan Bi's eyes, Bai Lu awkwardly released Guan Bi's hand and then forced an explanation: "I just wanted to scheme against Li Xiaoyi, it has nothing to do with Shen Xu."

"We'll have to wait until Miss Xiao Yi returns to find out the final result. I'm just guessing."

"Hmm! Guanbi, go check on that bastard! I'm afraid he'll starve to death here with me," Bailu said coldly.

"As you command, miss."

After Guanbi left, Bailu thought back to her conversation with Guanbi that night. If she had another chance, she might not have chosen to say those words.

As long as Guanbi can be happy, what's wrong with her making some sacrifices?

"That bastard got off easy!" Bai Lu thought through gritted teeth.

On the other side, Guan Bi was thinking about Bai Lu's performance during this period and couldn't help but sigh, "He really changed Miss a lot."

But when she got near the cabin, she sensed something was wrong. There seemed to be fluctuations of lightning coming from inside the cabin, and it was not ordinary lightning.

This discovery startled Guan Bi. "Could he be using tribulation lightning to practice the Nine Steps of Lightning!"

Guan Bi was immediately filled with anxiety. He flashed several times and arrived in front of the wooden house. He saw that the wooden house was filled with purple lightning and intense thunder.

A series of ear-piercing crackling sounds echoed inside the wooden house, as if a purple thunder dragon was wreaking havoc within.

"It really is the aura of tribulation lightning, you idiot!" Guan Bi cursed inwardly, and the intent of lightning quickly enveloped his entire body.

"boom!"

Guan Bi easily blasted open the door with a single punch, and instantly, lightning crackled inside the room, with countless tiny purple arcs of electricity escaping outside the wooden house.

"Cough~" A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Shen Xu's mouth. Feeling the lightning surging through his body, he looked weakly at Guan Bi, who had blasted open his door.

"Why?" Shen Xu asked softly, not understanding why Guan Bi had interrupted him when he was drawing lightning to temper his bones.

"What time is it now?" Guan Bi asked coldly.

"Time?" He didn't understand why Guan Bi would ask this question, but it should have been less than half an hour since he started tempering his bones at noon.

Shen Xu looked out the window and then his eyes widened immediately. "How come it's dark already?!"

"Why?" Shen Xu looked at Guan Bi with a puzzled expression.

"Do you think you can just use tribulation lightning like that?"

"Tribulation lightning?"

"When a cultivator reaches a certain level of cultivation, or does something contrary to the Way of Heaven, the Way of Heaven will send down a corresponding tribulation, hence the name Heavenly Tribulation."

Heavenly tribulations usually take the form of heavenly lightning, which is also known as tribulation lightning.

What you used should be one of them, judging from its appearance and aura, it should be the 'Purple Heaven Barrier-Breaking Thunder' that tests the strength of a cultivator's physical body.

Although it is extremely beneficial for tempering your physical body, it will naturally carry a trace of hallucinogenic aura because it is followed by the 'Mysterious Netherworld Suppressing Divine Thunder' that tests your soul.

Therefore, when cultivators use this kind of tribulation lightning, they easily overlook the enormous damage and pain that the 'Purple Heaven Barrier-Breaking Lightning' brings to the body. You can try to see if you can still stand up.'" Guan Bi explained coldly.

Upon hearing Guan Bi's words, Shen Xu was taken aback, and then tried to stand up.

But he couldn't feel his legs at all. He tried to pry open his legs, which were sitting cross-legged, but found that they were already stiff.