The originally moonlit sky suddenly became dark clouds, gales hissing angrily, lightning flashing faintly between the clouds, and the muffled thunder coming from far away. The trees fell to the ground under the strong wind, making creaking sounds. It was precisely thunderclouds that densely covered the sky, and Lin Hai's raging cloak that chaotically covered the sky.

The cultivators in Five Thunder City hid inside the building one after another. A grey crane faced the night gale and struggled over the city wall, heading towards the barren mountain outside the city.

Zicha! A pale streak of lightning pierced through the thick thunderclouds, illuminating the pitch-black sky. Someone raised his head and was surprised to discover that this gray crane was heading out of the city against the wind. He immediately pointed at it and said, "Look, someone is heading out of the city at this time!"

With a flash of lightning, the grey crane disappeared into the pitch-black storm clouds.

"Did you see that? My dear, you still dare to leave the city at this time? That's amazing!" Everyone began to discuss this brave man who had gone out of the city in the wind.

One had to know that xiuzhe cultivated by plundering the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. To put it bluntly, they went against the heavens and fought against the heavens for their lives. Therefore, xiuzhe were rather cautious about thunderstorms. They tried their best not to be exposed to the wilderness in thunderstorms, let alone swagger around under thunderclouds, because they would be struck by lightning if they were not careful. No matter how powerful one's manpower was, it was still not as powerful as the power of nature.

This fellow who struck with lightning was naturally Chu Jun . At this time, he had already left Five Thunder City for several miles. His ears were filled with furious gales. The sky was dark, the earth was dark, the wind was black, and his eyes were black. It was so fucking black that he couldn't even see his fingers. The gray crane's feathers were blown into a mess and it moved forward with great difficulty in the form of a snail.

Chu Jun 's eyes widened as he looked downwards, trying to find a place to land. Below, he could see nothing but the sound of trees being blown away like ghosts.

Zicha! A bolt of lightning swept past the thunderclouds in the sky. Under the pale white lightning, the barren mountain that was surging with thousands of trees was clearly visible. Chu Jun's eyes were sharp as he looked at a bare mountain peak and used his senses to drive the grey crane down. This grey crane was a divine steed, landing accurately on the summit. Chu Jun patted Xiao Hui's neck and rewarded it with a spirit bean before putting it into a feeding ring.

Light flashed in front of her eyes, and the graceful figure of the woman silently appeared. The gentle moonlight on her body instantly illuminated a radius of about ten meters.

"Start cultivating there!" The woman pointed at a flat rock beside her.

Chu Jun said in surprise, "Cultivate here. What if you are struck by lightning?"

"It's going to be a lightning strike!" The woman said emotionlessly.

Chu Jun almost fell down. He suspected that this strange woman was deliberately playing tricks on him, but he couldn't play around like this. Being struck by lightning would kill him. Seeing Chu Jun hesitate, the woman said coldly, "Do you want to practice or not?"

Chu Jun had no choice but to forcefully sit down on the rocks and hold Yuan Shouyi in his arms. The howling gale caused the trees at the foot of the mountain to break one after another. Chu Jun only felt that he was about to be blown away along with the stones, so how could he calm down and practice his cultivation?

"Calm down, a true expert. Even if the heavens and the earth collapse, his expression will not change. This is just a small thunderstorm. If you can't calm down like this, you should stop practicing!" The woman said indifferently. She did not deliberately raise her voice, but it was extremely clear to Chu Jun 's ears.

Chu Jun was originally a stubborn person, so when he heard this, he was naturally unconvinced and desperately allowed his mind to settle down. Gradually, the sound of wind and thunder seemed to have subsided. In the end, the surroundings became silent, and the spirit platform was as empty as the moon in a well.

Zila! The deathly white lightning blade cut through the thunderclouds in the sky, causing a loud boom that shocked the heavens and the earth. The torrential rain that had been brewing for a long time mixed with strong winds swept down from the sky, making a crashing sound, as if thousands of horses were galloping, hitting the burning pain on their cheeks.

"Just cultivate. Don't worry about anything else!" The woman said calmly. The raindrops easily pierced through the woman's body and landed on the rocks. The woman was like a lamp, a fairy floating in the mountains.

Zicha! A bolt of lightning descended from the nine heavens, heading straight for the mountain peak where Chu Jun was. Cultivating naked at such a high altitude was originally a matter of summoning lightning strikes. The woman seemed to snap her fingers, and a ball of cotton-like light floated out and scattered above her head.

The lightning actually seemed to have struck the stone in the pond, causing only a burst of ripples. The lightning bolts penetrated through the cotton wool light and withdrew the Dipper Demonic Qi that was used as lightning.

Zi! The azure-white lightning struck Chu Jun 's body like flowing water. The latter's body trembled, and then like a long whale absorbing water, it continuously absorbed the lightning into his body.

In Five Thunder City, on the Thunder Pagoda of Lei Yin Mountain , Sect Leader Ning Zhongtian was looking out of the window at the rainstorm night sky with a serious expression.

Zila! A pale white bolt of lightning struck down.

This was the seventh time that lightning had struck the same spot seven times. Ning Zhongtian 's expression became even more solemn. At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind him. A purple-robed Ling Zijian walked over and asked, "Senior Brother, do you see this? This is the seventh time!"

Zila, another bolt of lightning descended from the sky!

"This is the eighth time!" Ning Zhongtian turned around and said.

"Could there be a hidden expert crossing the pill tribulation?" Ling Zijian 's eyes revealed a trace of fanaticism.

Ning Zhongtian shook his head and said, "Have you ever heard of the Eight Lightning Pill Tribulation … now it's the Nine Lightning Tribulation!" As Ning Zhongtian spoke, another bolt of lightning struck down.

Ling Zijian shook his head and said, "That's strange!"

Ning Zhongtian said with a serious expression, "I'm afraid that the phenomenon of heaven descending is not an omen of great good fortune!"

Ling Zijian 's expression changed as he said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother is right. Recently, the eruption of Long Shenguang has become irregular. The beast tide came earlier than usual. Also, I met that strange old woman in the Dead Soul Ghost Forest!"

Ning Zhongtian nodded his head and said, "Lightning strikes are unceasing. I'm afraid that something extremely filthy and vicious has appeared. I'm afraid that the world won't be peaceful for long!"

Ling Zijian 's eyes flashed with killing intent, "Why don't I go check it out now? That place isn't far from the city!"

"It's very dangerous to go out in this weather now. Let's wait until the thunderstorm stops!" Ning Zhongtian rejected his proposal.

Ling Zijian opened his mouth, wanting to say more. Ning Zhongtian said indifferently, "You want to say something about Chu Jun , right? I already know about it, so I should pretend that nothing happened!"

"But Senior Brother Liu …!"

"People are not sages. Who can be blameless? Junior Brother Liu's protection of his beloved disciple is understandable. Since Junior Brother Qu and Junior Sister Yu don't pursue this matter, let's just let it go!" Ning Zhongtian said indifferently.

Ling Zijian sighed, "But Senior Brother Liu, as a Law Enforcement Elder, how could he allow such connivance to protect his disciples?"

Ning Zhongtian turned around to look at Ling Zijian and asked, "Third Junior Brother, what would you do if Lin Ping made such a mistake?"

Ling Zijian raised his eyebrows and said sternly, "Naturally, we will punish him severely!"

Ning Zhongtian shook his head and said, "Of the three sects, our Zhengtian Sect is the weakest. Cultivating an outstanding disciple is not easy!"

"That's also enough for a black sheep with bad conduct!" Ling Zijian said loudly.

Ning Zhongtian bitterly smiled and said, "That Lie Fa Sect disciple has always been unwilling to give up, attempting to annex our Zhengtian Sect. Our sect's strength is far inferior to the Lie Fa Sect's. If things get out of hand because of the disciples of our sect, I'm afraid the situation will get worse!"

Ling Zijian couldn't help but be speechless. Ning Zhongtian said, "Third Junior Brother, Senior Brother knows that you have always been upright since you were a child. You are the most talented of our junior brothers. The position of Sect Leader should have been yours!"

Ling Zijian interrupted, "I'm not the right person to be the sect leader. Senior Brother is the most suitable person to be the sect leader. I've never blamed Master for this. Senior Brother, don't mention it again!"

Ning Zhongtian sighed and said with a worried expression, "I hope that the Heavenly Sect will not be destroyed by me!"

Ling Zijian 's eyes lit up as he said, "Senior Brother, why should you worry too much? Although the Lie Fa Sect is strong, it would be wishful thinking to eat us and the Teng Huang Pavilion!"

Ning Zhongtian smiled bitterly and said, "I heard that person is about to form a Core Formation. If he succeeds, even if we join forces with the Tenghuang Pavilion , we won't be able to resist the Lie Fa Sect!"

Hearing this, Ling Zijian 's expression darkened as he sighed, "What a pity …!" Unfortunately, he didn't say anything further.

After a moment of silence, Ling Zijian quietly retreated. Ning Zhongtian looked out at the dark sky and said softly, "If the Five Thunder Heavenly Arts of our sect hadn't been lost, Third Junior Brother would have already formed a Golden Core … Is a storm coming?"

The wind gradually subsided, and the thunderclouds began to pause after venting. Occasionally, there would be a few rumbling sounds, and the heavy rain would still be torrential. Chu Jun 's entire body was soaked, and the tiny blue and white lightning arcs on his body would occasionally explode a few times.

When Chu Jun opened his eyes, lightning seemed to flow in his pupils. At this moment, Chu Jun had the urge to look up and howl. This cultivation was truly enjoyable. Compared to cultivating by absorbing the spiritual energy in the air, it was hundreds of times more enjoyable.

Normally, when cultivating, the spiritual energy inhaled would have no attributes. Only after refining the Five Thunder Heavenly Arts would it be able to turn into Lightning Spiritual Qi . The spiritual energy he inhaled tonight was extremely pure Lightning Spiritual Qi . He only needed to inhale his dantian to refine it. The most important thing was that it was so dense that his fingers didn't need to absorb it deliberately. This Lightning Spiritual Qi rushed into his body.

"Leave immediately. Soon, cultivators will come to investigate!" The woman said indifferently. Her voice carried an inconcealable sense of weakness and exhaustion, and the moonlight on her body seemed to have dimmed a lot.

Chu Jun was becoming increasingly unable to see through this strange woman. He wondered what exactly she was trying to accomplish by sparing no effort to help him cultivate like this.

Just as Chu Jun 's front foot left, a sword light shot straight towards the mountain peak. It was the purple-robed man, Ling Zijian .

Ling Zijian cautiously approached the mountain peak. The heavy rain approached his body a meter away and spread to the side like a pair of long eyes. It could not wet his clothes at all.

The rain had already washed away all the traces on the mountain peak, so Ling Zijian naturally found nothing. In the end, he could only resentfully return to Five Thunder City with his sword.