Bone-stripping and tendon-pulling? The reborn senior sister becomes the number one cultivator in the

"Hahaha! Who told you to make such a rash oath? Now you're getting your comeuppance." The silver python laughed heartily, almost unable to stand.

Song Huai'an's face turned deathly pale. The gazes of those around him were like needles, making him feel cold sweat pour down his back and utterly ashamed.

"Boom!" A flash of lightning struck the ground.

Song Huai'an took a step back in fear, but heard whispers from afar behind him. He turned around and saw that the other disciples had already retreated a mile away, whispering and pointing at him. Only Ye Qianqian stayed firmly by his side: "Second Senior Brother, I believe in you."

Song Huai'an nodded gratefully, but he felt uneasy because he had indeed lied.

He didn't harm Xie Wanning because he was controlled by the silver python, but because his jealousy of Xie Wanning made him lose his mind.

Ye Qianqian wasn't afraid. Even if she was struck by lightning, she would be protected by her protective magic artifact. Now was the perfect opportunity to gain favor with the enemy, so how could she leave so easily?

Thunder rumbled, and clusters of purple lightning drew ever closer. The silver python watched the spectacle from the sidelines, leaving Song Huai'an standing there in fear.

"Boom!" A huge bolt of lightning struck in front of Song Huai'an, startling him so much that he fell to the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

"Boom!"

Song Huai'an covered his eyes with his hands in fear and leaned back.

"Ah!" A piercing scream echoed across the land, but it wasn't Song Huai'an's scream.

All the people saw was a white figure twisting and turning on the ground, raising dust.

"Why did the lightning strike the silver python?" Looking at the charred remains of the silver python, Song Huai'an took another uncertain look.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three bolts of lightning struck down simultaneously, all hitting the silver python and causing it to scream in agony.

"This lightning is strange!" a female cultivator pointed at the lightning in the sky.

Dark clouds filled the sky, while purple lightning, like a cheetah poised to strike, was swift and powerful.

"I've seen this kind of lightning before; it only appears when Master is undergoing tribulation," Shi Kuo exclaimed in sudden realization.

Could it be that the silver python is about to undergo tribulation?

No, although the silver python already has the strength of the peak of the sixth rank, it has been holding its own against them and has not made any preparations or had any opportunity to undergo tribulation.

Mid- to high-level spirit beasts face difficulties in undergoing tribulation. They will seek out a place free from any interference to undergo tribulation, otherwise they are easily interrupted, which may result in a decrease in cultivation or even death.

The silver python simply did not meet the requirements for undergoing tribulation!

The lightning grew brighter and brighter, striking the silver python's abdomen again and again, causing it to be unable to move in pain.

Abdomen? It's the silver python's belly.

Didn't the silver python just swallow Senior Sister?

A terrifying thought crossed everyone's mind: this tribulation lightning was aimed at the eldest senior sister!

However, this conjecture was immediately refuted, as it was impossible for the senior sister to have undergone a tribulation of lightning after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage from the Qi Refining stage.

However, as if to confirm their suspicions, the lightning struck the silver python fiercely, almost knocking it unconscious.

Only now was the silver python willing to believe that the lightning tribulation was aimed at Xie Wanning, and that if it couldn't strike Xie Wanning, it might split it in two.

The silver python had no choice but to reluctantly spit Xie Wanning out.

As expected, the lightning changed its target. Nine bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, hitting Xie Wanning all at once.

The thunder roared, almost deafening everyone.

The dark clouds dispersed, and the sun shone on the earth once more.

Silence fell over the room as everyone stared at the deep crater created by the lightning, its dust billowing and obscuring the view.

Gradually, the dust settled, and everyone was able to see the situation inside the pit.

Xie Wanning's white dress was stained red with blood, fluttering in the wind. Her hair ribbon was broken, and her long hair was draped over her shoulders. Her skin was fair, and there was a bloodstain on her face, but all the wounds on her body had healed. She stood there with an indifferent expression, like a flag standing tall in the desert, which had been battered by wind and sand for a long time but still stood firm.

“…Senior Sister.” Song Huai’an hesitated for a moment before calling out.

Xie Wanning looked up and met his gaze, her eyes expressionless, as if she were looking at Song Huai'an, yet also as if she didn't see him at all.

Song Huai'an felt a chill all over his body. The sun was so bright and there was no wind around, so why did he feel a bone-chilling cold?

He had never seen such a look before. It wasn't indifference, disgust, or hatred; it was as if he were looking at a pool of water, without a ripple or a wave.

He understood what it meant: his senior sister had completely given up on him.

Suddenly, a series of memories flashed through my mind, but like fireworks exploding in an instant, they left only ashes and never lingered.

The dark cage, the painful pleas for mercy, and the blood-stained white clothes became increasingly clear. Song Huai'an had a vague sense of familiarity, but he couldn't recall anything more.

Large tears fell, and Song Huai'an felt a heart-wrenching pain constantly tormenting him, causing him to kneel down on the ground.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong?" Ye Qianqian squatted down, trying to help Song Huai'an up, but when she touched his trembling body, she couldn't lift him up at all.

Ye Qianqian looked at Xie Wanning and suddenly understood something: "Senior Brother, you don't need to blame yourself. You only hurt Senior Sister because you were controlled by the Silver Python. Look, Senior Sister is fine now, isn't she? You don't need to worry, Senior Sister will understand you."

These words had no effect. Song Huai'an tried hard to recall the fleeting memory, but couldn't come up with anything. However, the guilt in his heart was undeniable. What exactly had happened? Could he have really been so cruel as to hurt his senior sister?

The people around Song Huai'an tried to comfort him, but to no avail, and the scene became noisy and chaotic.

Xie Wanning ignored the situation over there. She looked at the exit of the secret realm, which would open in another hour.

The silver python was unable to move on the ground. It had been struck by dozens of bolts of lightning, and it no longer had the strength to struggle.

Ye Qianqian glanced at the silver python without showing any emotion, and sighed inwardly, "What a useless piece of trash!"

The silver python met Ye Qianqian's gaze and suddenly remembered the inner demon curse. If it allowed Xie Wanning to leave the secret realm, then it would have no way to kill Xie Wanning.

The secret realm restricts the spirit beasts inside; they cannot leave unless the secret realm is destroyed.

However, before the secret realm is destroyed, the Silver Serpent's inner demon curse will have already taken effect, and at that time, it will definitely be dead.

As a sixth-tier spirit beast, the silver python had cultivated for nearly a thousand years, but in the end it had to lose to a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could it possibly swallow this insult!

Xie Wanning prepared to find a quiet place to wait for the secret realm to open.

Although the silver python is currently unable to move, it must have some means of survival, so it's best for her not to provoke it.

Just now, inside the silver python's belly, Xie Wanning discovered many undigested corpses of third-tier spirit beasts.

So, she took out the inner cores of the spirit beasts and absorbed them into her body. Her spiritual power finally broke through the Qi Refining stage, which is why she attracted the lightning tribulation.

Cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages do not experience tribulations during breakthroughs, but Xie Wanning is an exception.

Each breakthrough is accompanied by a barrage of incredibly powerful lightning strikes.

In her past life, Yan Ze would protect Xie Wan Ning and help her through the tribulation. After all, with her cultivation level alone, she would probably have been struck dead by the tribulation at the Qi Refining stage, and then her phoenix bones would probably be unusable.

Xie Wanning gave a mocking smile.

In this life, she will not rely on Yan Ze to overcome her tribulation, so she needs to find a suitable opportunity to do so.

The silver python was the unlucky guy who shielded her from the Qi Refining stage lightning tribulation.

Finally, after she withstood nine lightning tribulations with her physical body, she felt as if she had been reborn. All the wounds on her body healed automatically, and her cultivation level directly reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. It was truly a blessing in disguise.

Xie Wanning spread her hands out, feeling the fluctuations of spiritual energy within her body.

"Help!" A sharp cry for help shattered Xie Wanning's cultivation.