Inner Demons Are Imagined, So One's Strength Can Be Imagined Too!

With this thought, the two felt a wave of relief wash over them. As long as one's strength could be drawn from imagination, all was well. Daoist Lord Hanhai felt this was a fine opportunity to see just what his own inner demon was. Unless he opened his heart, the river spirit would be unable to draw it out. In an instant, Gu Xie and Daoist Lord Hanhai saw their strength skyrocket. Imagining themselves up from mortals into the Tribulation Transcendence stage, they fought side by side with Gu Junye, braving the lightning tribulation together. Daoist Xiantian lacked the imagination, leaving him no choice but to watch helplessly from below. The three joined forces to combat the lightning tribulation. "Why is this lightning tribulation so powerful?" After experiencing it firsthand, Gu Xie secretly cursed his luck, realizing that the tribulation was even more ferocious than it appeared. ... Elsewhere, Zhou Xing'er was also trapped in an inner demon, being scolded by her mother. "I gave birth to you and raised you for so long! In the future, marry into a good family so you can earn some spirit stones for your brother's cultivation!" Zhou Xing'er shrank back meekly, not uttering a word. ... Lightning crashed down with boundless might, as if threatening to tear open the heavens and recreate the universe anew. "This is the Jade Clarity Heavenly Tribulation," Gu Junye introduced. He had read a description of the Jade Clarity Heavenly Tribulation in an ancient book bought from a street vendor. Smoke was pouring from Gu Xie's mouth from the blasts. Forget using underhanded tricks to eliminate the other three; he would be fortunate if he wasn't eliminated himself. Daoist Lord Hanhai truly possessed a Lightning Spiritual Root and had his own methods for dealing with lightning tribulations, so he fared somewhat better than Gu Xie. As for Gu Junye, he had imagined the scene of braving a lightning tribulation countless times; except for the eighty-first lightning strike, he could overcome all of them. ... "So you have dual spiritual roots? That's just perfect! Transplant your spiritual roots into your brother so he can cultivate instead! His cultivation talent will definitely be higher than yours!" Zhou Xing'er's mother continued jabbing a finger at her, spitting with vicious shrewishness. Zhou Xing'er hung her head, not daring to talk back. ... "This is the Violet Extinction Lightning Tribulation!" A violet heavenly thunderbolt crashed down, blasting through space and annihilating all things. The three were blown half to death. Gu Xie was scorched black all over, and Daoist Lord Hanhai and Gu Junye were not in any better shape. After being struck by eighty lightning bolts, not an inch of intact flesh remained on any of them. Gu Xie glared venomously at Gu Junye. *Once I conquer the Dao Seeking Sect, you will be the first to die!* *Crack—!* The eighty-first lightning strike descended. The three braced themselves and finally weathered it. *Thud.* The three crashed to the ground simultaneously, collapsing into a crater, hanging on to life by a thread. ... "You mean to say a half-immortal sneaked into the entrance trial?" Eldest Senior Sister's eyelid lifted slightly as she listened to Lu Yang's report. "Yes. The man goes by Gu Xie, but his real name is unknown." Lu Yang wanted to say more, but Eldest Senior Sister raised a hand to cut him off. "Hold on a moment, Junior Brother. I sense someone has taken me as their inner demon. I'll go have a look first." ... "It's finally over." Gu Xie let out a long-awaited breath of relief. He had worried that if the lightning kept striking him, he wouldn't be able to resist using his rudimentary Dao fruit. A rudimentary Dao fruit was certainly not something a mortal could imagine; once used, his cover would be blown. Gu Xie had blocked the river spirit's probing. In the river spirit's eyes, Gu Xie had no inner demons at all. This should finally be the end of it. Before Gu Xie could catch two breaths, however, an immense pressure manifested in the sky—even more terrifying than the Nine-Nine Immortal Ascension Tribulation from moments before. He looked up to see a female cultivator hovering in midair, silhouetted against the sun. Her features were obscured, radiating a sacred aura. Daoist Lord Hanhai's inner demon—Yun Zhi.