Immortal Road.

Their duel was very clever; they both used and relied on the lightning tribulation to help themselves fight their enemies.

In the blink of an eye, massive bursts of lightning plasma raged, splashing onto each other and sharing the damage.

However, the Nirvana Avatar could clearly feel the pressure because the old man in the straw raincoat was of extremely high cultivation level. He was the previous Holy Lord of Penglai, and his cultivation and experience were very sophisticated. After several rounds of fighting, it was still the old man who suffered the loss.

The Annihilation Avatar decisively turned around and charged directly into the crowd of people supporting Penglai from all sides, causing a chorus of exclamations!
"If you've got the guts, come back and fight me. Why are you running away?"

The old man in the straw raincoat was so angry that he jumped up and down and chased after him relentlessly.

Seeing the situation was dire, the powerful cultivators from Penglai who had come to provide support fled at top speed, fearing that they would be entangled by the Annihilation Avatar.

At this point, the lightning tribulation was already extremely terrifying. As time went on, after the third nine-day lightning tribulation, it rose to the fourth nine-day and even the fifth nine-day lightning tribulation.

The two had no choice but to stop and focus on dealing with the situation.

Most of the cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage had already survived the Tribulation of the Three-Nine Thunders. The survivors, panting heavily, were charred and severely injured.

The Penglai Palace was burned down everywhere, and many broken walls and ruins were still crackling with lightning. Many spirit beasts jumped out of the fenced island and scattered in all directions. The trees and medicine gardens were also engulfed in flames.

This kind of external blow is far more direct than death; the scene is one of widespread desolation.

The Holy Lord of Penglai's eyes were like knives, capable of killing!
He looked at these people who had come for revenge, carefully memorizing each one, determined to eliminate them as soon as possible!
At the same time, sensing the disturbance below, it was of paramount importance to speak up and appease the disciples.

"Don't panic, this is nothing. It's just some external things. It won't be long before we can rebuild. Find a place to heal your wounds. Do not deliberately cause any disturbances. Elders and protectors, gather your troops as ordered!"

Then, he raised his head again and focused his gaze on the weak point among the invading enemy.

Among them, Qu Gong's true form is tough and thick-skinned, Lin Shan's incarnation is powerful, Yu She Venerable holds a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, and the weakest is Demon Dog Lord!
"You damned dog, you didn't learn your lesson when you perished back then, I'll kill you again today!"

Bubububu~

A series of tearing sounds suddenly rang out in the void above.

Then a huge tongue suddenly shot out from the void of the sky!

It moved with lightning speed, instantly sweeping up the Demon Dog Lord who was fighting the Water Bird Puppet, and was about to take him out of this world!

"Oh no, what is this thing?"

The Demon Dog Lord twisted his body and struggled desperately, but the tongue was very elastic and powerful, with many barbs on it that were firmly embedded in his body, and he was about to be taken away.

Lin Shan and Venerable Yu She stretched out their hands with all their might, and the feng shui and spiritual energy in the world surged and transformed into a giant hand, pulling them back in one swift motion.

"Ouch~"

Lord Demon Dog was writhing in pain, his body covered in blood.

You can see tiny buds growing from the wound, which quickly absorb the host's blood and flesh to take root and blossom, growing larger and larger, and emitting a deadly fragrance.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

This creature swung wildly in the sky, shaking off the flowers so that even more blue blossoms would take their place. Within its body, bursts of void bubbles were exploding; this poison was incredibly potent and difficult to cure.

It almost crippled one of their Nascent Soul cultivators in an instant.

"Those were void creatures. The Holy Lord of Penglai summoned them from who-knows-where. Be careful of your surroundings!"

As soon as Venerable Yushe finished speaking, the silver dragon whisker needle that it was using to restrain the water-dividing flag was suddenly attacked. The void rift was torn open, and the giant tongue slammed into the stick with a "bang".

Throw this magic needle out of the vortex!
The power of the water-dividing flag instantly surged, engulfing Qu Gong in an instant. The great demon roared repeatedly inside, but was immediately suppressed by the Holy Lord of Penglai.

Before Lin Shan could even make out what it was, a tearing sound came from above.

The spatial rift was torn open so violently that a long, giant tongue went straight for his skull!
His scalp tingled instantly. If this thing got close, his avatar wouldn't be able to withstand it and would be pierced through instantly.

Instantly, blue flames surged from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, detaching from his body and shooting into the sky, enveloping his long tongue.

"Quack!!!"

The painful scream echoed through the heavens and earth, and only then did everyone have time to steal a glance. Outside the void rift, a four-eyed toad was lying!
This creature has four enormous eyes that dart around, and its black and blue body blends perfectly into the void, making it easy to hide and roam within it.

Suddenly scorched by the Formless Star Flame, it cried out in pain and couldn't help but reveal itself, its mouth agape, urgently calling out to the Holy Lord of Penglai below.

The two incarnations of the Holy Lord of Penglai quickly took a moment to turn around and look.

Okay!

This guy was spewing blue flames from his mouth, and his eyebrows were practically on fire. His four eyes were watering from the thick smoke.

The Heavenly Dao Spiritual Fire of Linshan is extremely powerful. It has never shown its power before, and no one can withstand being burned by it suddenly!

"Don't worry, I'll help you."

With a sudden gesture, the Holy Lord of Penglai unleashed the Water-Dividing Flag, causing several torrents to surge upwards from below, bursting through the spatial rift and pouring into the toad's mouth, giving it a thorough and satisfying drink.

The toad's round belly almost burst, but fortunately the flames in its mouth were extinguished in time. Remembering the pain it had just experienced, it glared fiercely at Lin Shan below and, filled with resentment, spat out all the water from its belly.

This person needs to be drenched again!
"Hehe, naughty."

Lin Shan smiled and shook his head, making no move.

The Venerable Yushe easily blocked the attack with a single thrust of his Sea-Stabilizing Needle.

After suffering a setback, the toad dared not continue to attack Lin Shan, and instead began to target the Demon Dog Lord.

The charred tongue, smoking, was whipping the dog like a top!

"Clap~Clap~Clap~"

"Woof woof~ woof woof~"

The dog was so angry that it wanted to fly out of the sky to argue with that guy, but it was quickly stopped by the demon puppet.

Venerable Yushe had lived long enough that after a long time he finally recognized it and told them in a deep voice that it was one of the variants of the Void Toad, named the Void Ghost Toad.

It is a natural predator that roams the vicinity of the world. Somehow it was recruited by the Holy Lord of Penglai. It seems that the two have made some deal, and it was specially invited to come at a critical moment.

At this moment, the most terrifying Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation had arrived below!

The Nirvana Avatar and the old man in the straw raincoat were too busy to help themselves and could only do their best to protect themselves in their respective places, while the disciples of Penglai watched from a distance with trepidation.

In a secluded corner unknown to anyone, a plump thunder otter scurried among the ruins, secretly devouring the remaining lightning.

Even if it faces the lightning tribulation head-on, it might be afraid of being implicated, but it can still eat the leftovers without any problem. Moreover, this lightning tribulation has affected such a wide area that there are quite a few residual lightning bolts, enough for it to have a good and satisfying meal that it can't even finish eating!
Rumble, rumble~

The sixth and ninth lightning tribulations in the sky flashed incessantly, and the final, deafening roar caused all the spectators to close their eyes, unable to bear looking directly at them.

When he opened his eyes again, he found the Annihilation Avatar and the old man in the straw raincoat locked in battle once more.

This time, the Annihilation Avatar officially broke through to the Nascent Soul stage! The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in wildly, turning into heaven and earth nectar which he took into his hands. He did not intend to use this reward with his avatar. You are a guy who relies on strange devouring methods. You don't need talent, and your comprehension is not important. What use is heaven and earth nectar to you?

It would be better to use it to power the main body and allow the spiritual root to continue breaking through.

Last time, the breakthrough of my main body transformed my lightning spiritual root into a celestial root. This time, I'll take my wind spiritual root to the next level!
The strategy of using clones to support the main body has always been the original plan.

As for any additional rewards from Heaven, none were seen, which was entirely expected.

Previously, he couldn't defeat the old man in the straw raincoat, but now that he has officially entered the Nascent Soul stage, his natal spiritual treasure's Dharma form is fully activated, and he is finally able to fight his opponent on equal terms.

"What kind of Dharma form is this?"

The old man in the straw raincoat was merely an avatar of his primordial consciousness. He was extremely wary of the black mist behind him that emitted red light spots, always feeling that something terrifying was hidden within it, capable of swallowing him whole, along with everything else.

The key point is that the other party successfully transcended the tribulation and reached a higher level, while he succeeded in transcending the tribulation but ended up with nothing, instead suffering numerous injuries!
Looking around, he breathed a slight sigh of relief; thankfully, the overall situation was in Penglai's favor.

As more and more Penglai cultivators returned from all directions to provide support, and the four powerful cultivators held back the others, Penglai's foundation for reaping the benefits of the entire continent during the three waves of spiritual tides began to emerge!
Without the aid of lightning tribulation, it has become impossible for the Nirvana Avatar to make Penglai hesitate to act against it.

The Demon Dog Lord was in grave danger and couldn't help but howl in pain. Its barking could be heard throughout the entire arena, going on and on. Meanwhile, the team secretly communicated:
"Should we retreat? The troops from other places in Penglai are being recalled one after another. Dragging this out is not good for us. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave at all!"

Venerable Yushe surveyed the entire situation, a hidden resentment creeping into his heart:
"We finally managed to assemble our team for today, but who knows when we'll be able to go to Penglai again, or even if we'll have the chance at all? Are we just going to leave so easily?"

"What else can we do but leave? They have such a strong foundation, do you think you can win?"

"But my watershed flag is still..."

"You don't really want to take back the watershed flag, do you?"

Qu Gong, the great demon who had been the main tank, fighting head-on against the Holy Lord of Penglai and the Tongtian Lingbao, turned around as if he were seeing Venerable Yu She for the first time.

"I always thought you were just saying it, I didn't expect you to actually do it?"

"Nonsense, she's the apple of my eye!"

"The Dividing Water Flag has been refined by Penglai for ten thousand years and has long since changed hands. Don't even dream about it!"

Trying to seize a powerful spiritual treasure is no easy task, especially trying to steal something from the home of the Penglai Holy Land; it's practically a pipe dream.

"If you want to stay, then stay. This great lord will not keep you company!"

The Demon Dog Lord was not familiar with the Great Demon Qu Gong or the Venerable Yu She at all. He only came because of Lin Shan's summons. It was impossible for him to risk his life to help the sea tribe reclaim the treasure.

Having no other option, Venerable Yushe turned around and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, what do you say?"

Currently, Lin Shan and his clone, both at the Nascent Soul stage, are the mainstays of the battle, respectively restraining the Holy Lord of Penglai and the former Holy Lord. Therefore, their opinions are of paramount importance.

Lin Shan looked down at the wreckage scattered everywhere. Penglai had suffered heavy losses this time and had even revealed some of its trump cards, but he still felt unsatisfied.

Moreover, Venerable Yushe was right about one thing: who knows when we'll be able to assemble such a lineup for Penglai again.

This surprise attack was well-timed and aided by the tribulation of the Annihilation Avatar. Next time, if the opponent is prepared, it will be much more difficult!

Most importantly, Venerable Yushe previously used my spiritual treasure to travel beyond the heavens. If he were to leave now without achieving anything, this connection with him would likely be severed in the future.

"To reclaim the Dividing Water Flag, we must kill the avatar of the Holy Lord of Penglai."

He secretly analyzed the feasibility and discussed the plan with his teammates.

"How can I kill him? I'd be lucky if I could even fight him to a draw, unless I also possess a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure!"

Qu Gong and Gong Qu were very frustrated, having a lot of brute strength but unable to use it. The East Sea was Penglai's territory, and the continuous sea channeled all power, giving them an invincible position from the start.

With a heavy heart, Venerable Yushe threw him the Void Silver Scale Armor that he had been reluctant to part with.

"Here, I'll trust you one more time. I'll lend you this heaven-reaching treasure. If you lose it again, I'll kill you!"

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Qu Gong put on his armor and was momentarily speechless.

I'm currently evenly matched with my opponent. You could give me an offensive weapon and try, but what's the use of a defensive weapon? It's not like I can kill the Holy Lord of Penglai.

Lin Shan began to offer suggestions:

"Let's find a way to get closer to each other unintentionally, and then launch a concentrated attack on the Holy Lord of Penglai to kill his primordial avatar!"

"Why did you suddenly attack? I didn't have a chance at all!"

The Demon Dog Lord was being whipped like a spinning top, while the Void Toad outside the Void Rift was having a great time, sticking out its tongue – it was quite frightening to watch.

Everyone else was also firmly restrained, and the main force from Penglai was still arriving in droves. As they were talking, two more powerful beings appeared out of nowhere.

"Your clone's tribulation is over. You have no means to attract the attention of the entire audience. Unless another person undergoes tribulation, there is no other way but to retreat!"

Seeing the situation deteriorate step by step, Lin Shan weighed the pros and cons in a short period of time and made up his mind to take a gamble.

"I'll risk it all! I'll face this tribulation again, you guys seize the opportunity!"

"What???"

Before they could understand what was going on, another thunderclap suddenly erupted from the crowd of Penglai below, followed by a deafening roar in the sky. The Nine Heavens Thunder Pool had descended once again!
The disciples, deacons, and even elders of Penglai were just relaxing and complacent after surviving the calamity, when unexpectedly they were targeted by the lightning tribulation again!

"???"

They were all stunned on the spot. The chilling sense of crisis was like a sword hanging over their heads, piercing straight to the top of their heads!
The cursed spirit secretly appeared and, at Lin Shan's behest, triggered the tribulation of the primordial spirit.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

It instantly ignited the atmosphere in the entire venue once again!
"Oh no, you're doing it again?"

The old man in the straw raincoat, who was fighting against the annihilation clone, was caught off guard and was targeted by the cursed spirit that had been plotting for a long time. This time, the lightning tribulation also involved him!

But the Nirvana clone deliberately avoided it.

The great demon Qu Gong, the Demon Dog Lord, and the Venerable Yu She were overjoyed to see this, not expecting that Lin Shan had a hidden trick up his sleeve.

"A cursed spirit?"

The old man in the straw raincoat recognized him at a glance. While he gritted his teeth in hatred, he inexplicably revealed a trace of fear.

"Back when Ancestor Zangyan mastered the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, he cultivated a sixth-tier cursed spirit. I never expected you to have this too. Are you trying to replicate Ancestor Zangyan's invincible path?"

Thinking of this, he suddenly hardened his heart and, despite being locked on by the lightning tribulation, rushed over without a care.

"Since that's the case, we'll get rid of this cancer today, no matter what!" (End of Chapter)