My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Facing the final bolt of tribulation lightning, Chu Lengyu drew her sword and slashed!

It moved with lightning speed, its horizontal strokes imposing.

Its brilliance illuminates the earth and sky, dispelling turbidity and promoting purity. (Note)

The Lone Sword emitted a clear and melodious sword cry, accompanied by dazzling sword light, defying the heavens.

The pale lightning filled her entire field of vision, as if the world was nothing but a vast expanse of white.

Immediately afterwards, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in, stirring up a storm.

Chu Wen'er instinctively stopped in her tracks, while the black mist hurriedly urged, "Quick! Now is when she is at her weakest!"

Not to be missed!

A strange, dark glint appeared in Chu Wen'er's eyes. Without further hesitation, she swayed and lunged towards Chu Lengyu, who seemed completely unprepared.

Chu Lengyu had actually discovered her, but at this moment, the more important thing for her was to form her core.

A golden pill the size of a thumb was spinning inside her dantian, frantically absorbing the scarce spiritual energy around her, as if trying to drain the entire world away.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully transcending your tribulation!]

[The Unrivaled Swordsman will simultaneously break through to the third tier!]

The system notification suddenly rang in Chu Lengyu's mind.

Immediately afterwards, a pure and powerful spiritual energy flowed back from Du Bujian's body, like a refreshing rain, instantly relieving her spiritual energy depleted due to the tribulation.

As she felt the surge of spiritual energy, a smile appeared in her eyes. She gently stroked the hilt of the sword, and it moved up and rubbed against her palm.

After the tribulation clouds dispersed, the sky still carried a somewhat gloomy tone, and the air was filled with a faint smell of scorched earth, the result of the earth being torn apart and burned by the lightning tribulation.

On the ground, lightning streaks crisscrossed and stretched out in a winding pattern.

These marks vary in depth; some are merely shallow imprints on the soil, while others have penetrated deep into the earth, revealing the hard rock beneath.

Chu Wen'er rushed towards her, but was horrified by the terrifying lightning marks and craters on the ground, all of which proved the danger and horror of the lightning tribulation just now.

Chu Lengyu sat calmly cross-legged in mid-air, her clothes bearing several charred marks, but she didn't care.

The hair tie that held her hair up had broken off at some point, and her long, black hair hung down smoothly, swaying gently in the wind.

She frowned and looked at her, and Chu Wen'er involuntarily stopped in her tracks again, her heart pounding.

Even when disheveled, a woman of unparalleled beauty remains breathtakingly beautiful.

She looked at Chu Lengyu and suddenly remembered that day when she showed off the invitation to the snow appreciation banquet to her. At that time, she was just like that, calm and composed, unmoved.

The harder I tried in front of her, the more ridiculous I seemed.

There was never a trace of her in those watery eyes.

Chu Wen'er smiled bitterly, as if she had finally figured something out, but refused to think about it any further. The fire of revenge had been ignited, and she would not regret it or give up halfway.

"Chu Lengyu!" she cried out in grief and anger, "You killed my parents, are you prepared to pay with your life!"

Chu Lengyu gently shook her head, a hint of pity in her eyes, and asked, "Who are you?"

Chu Wen'er was taken aback by her question, then said angrily, "What are you pretending to be confused about! Are you stupid? Don't you recognize me? I'm warning you, don't think you can get away with this. I'm here today to take revenge on you!"

"Chu Wen'er is dead, isn't she?" Chu Lengyu continued to look at her, her voice slightly cold. "I'm asking you, what are you!"

Her divine sense locked onto her, and Chu Wen'er panicked, taking a step back.

“What nonsense are you spouting!” she retorted. “I don’t understand a word you’re saying.”

Chu Lengyu had no intention of wasting words with her. With a flash of sword light, the spot where Chu Wen'er had been standing was smashed and cracked. She barely managed to dodge, feeling extremely frightened.

Du Bujian gave chase.

The black mist could no longer be concealed and condensed into a black shield in front of Chu Wen'er, blocking the attack.

Chu Wen'er's eyes were quickly covered by black mist, and a smile spread across her lips: "Since you've been discovered, then let's not reminisce!"

Black mist swirled around "her" body, condensing into armor. She drew a long sword formed from black energy and clashed head-on with Du Bu Jian.

“Hey, this sword is pretty good,” she exclaimed in surprise.

In such a barren world, the fact that a Golden Core cultivator could be born was already a great surprise to him. He never expected that she would possess such a high-grade magic weapon. If he could kill the white-clad girl in front of him, he would definitely be able to obtain the secrets she possessed.

With this thought in mind, "her" gaze became even more greedy, and more black energy emanated from her body, with seven or eight tentacles spreading out and swaying behind her, clearly indicating that she was about to use all her strength.

She gripped her sword and attacked Chu Lengyu along with all her tentacles, shouting wildly, "This mortal body of mine won't last much longer anyway, so I'll make you my next 'vessel'!"

Recalling the Lone Sword, Chu Lengyu, who had been sitting in meditation, stood up.

Then, something was thrown out like a hot potato.

She only saw a dark stone hurtling towards her, and before she could even figure out what it was, the stone could no longer hold on and shattered into pieces in an instant.

The immense thunder contained within was finally unleashed, violently tearing everything in its path to shreds.

Chu Lengyu flew into the air and watched as lightning shot out like a beam of light, obliterating the unknown enemy.

"It's really useful," she muttered.

The lightning-struck stone had endured too many attacks in the first three rounds of tribulation lightning. The cracks contained a trace of tribulation lightning power, but the stone itself was already extremely fragile and could no longer withstand any external force.

She was still considering what to do with it. If she left it in the storage bag, it would be like an uncontrollable bomb, and she was afraid that it might hurt her one day.

As a result, just as Chu Lengyu was thinking about where to throw it, this thing wearing the "Chu Wen'er" airbag came over.

"She" was able to fight against Du Bujian, so she probably had the strength of the third level (Golden Core stage). But just by looking at the black aura, you could tell that she was not a good person. The tribulation lightning was the bane of "her".

After the lightning flashed, only a small black mark remained on the ground. Chu Lengyu sensed a wisp of energy and was surprised to find that there was still a connection.

Without the slightest hesitation, she concealed her aura, transformed into a streak of light, and swiftly pursued after them.

In the snowy forest, the black mist that had been entrenched there sensed that its clone left on Chu Wen'er had been destroyed, and was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

He may not have many other skills, but he has a lot of ways to escape and save his life. How could his clone not have escaped?

Could there be a powerful being in this world capable of instantly annihilating his clone? He recalled the thunder that had been roaring in the east earlier; it seemed that the Golden Core cultivator had successfully transcended his tribulation. Could it be this person?

As he pondered, he shrank his black mist form and burrowed underground to avoid the storm.

It's a pity it's too late.

A shooting star streaked across the sky, drawing ever closer.

The dazzling sword light shattered like a silver bottle, a dragon danced in the sky, and endless frost and snow poured down.

Chu Lengyu was taken aback when she saw the black mist.

Because the system prompted:

[Demonic energy detected!]

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Note: Adapted from Li Daochun's "Song of the Wise Sword".