Chapter 368

Chapter 368: The Grievous Will

Upon hearing the Taoist’s words, Fang Lie laughed instead of getting angry and said, "Haha, what a bold claim! Jie Yan Chan Master from the Great Thunder Sound Temple was once this arrogant in the Lost Forest, but now, he is dead beyond all doubt! And soon, you will follow him!"

"That’s impossible!" Sunlight Child exclaimed in shock. "Jie Yan Chan Master is a Fire Tribulation Immortal. How could he enter the Lost Forest?"

"Didn’t you come in as well?" Fang Lie sneered. "In terms of strength and position, the three of you combined are definitely above him!"

"But I don’t believe you can kill him!" Moonlight Child retorted coldly. "You’re merely at a hundred-mile Qi Sea, inferior even to my disciple. How could you possibly defeat a Fire Tribulation Immortal? Not even with hundreds of those Divine Lightning Pearls in your hands!"

"I don’t have hundreds of those things," Fang Lie laughed. "In fact, the stingy elder from the sect only gave me three: one to blow up Jie Yan Chan Master, another for two useless East Kunlun disciples, and the last one is for you!"

"One Divine Lightning Pearl can kill Jie Yan Chan Master? Are you joking?" Starlight Child scoffed. "I thought the Fang family was above lying! But it seems your generation is full of nonsense!"

"I’m not lying because the Fang family takes pride in honesty!" Fang Lie replied coldly. "Jie Yan Chan Master did not die from that Divine Lightning Pearl’s explosion; he dodged it. The problem is, in dodging, he used more power than a Golden Pool realm cultivator! Thus, he triggered Heavenly Tribulations and died without a burial place!"

"What are you talking about?" Sunlight Child raised his eyebrows. "Using power beyond that of a Golden Pool realm cultivator leads to Heavenly Tribulations? What kind of rule is that? It’s simply—"

Before he could finish, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He felt an awful pressure coming from above, growing stronger by the moment.

Sunlight Child froze, quickly looking up. What he saw sent a shock through him!

Above them, a large dark cloud had formed, crackling with random lightning, clearly brewing a Thunder Tribulation!

"What the hell is happening?" Sunlight Child exclaimed. "Why would there be Heavenly Tribulations in this place?"

"Because this place is not an ordinary Secret Realm but a transformation of an ancient great one’s spiritual mansion. In his final moments, he merged with the Heavenly Dao, turning this area into a small paradise of the heavens!" Fang Lie said with a smile. "His rule was that anyone who used power exceeding that of a Golden Pool cultivator would face Thunder Tribulations, at an intensity two levels above the offender!"

"Two levels? Does that mean, as Fire Tribulation Immortals, we will face Thunder Tribulation at the level of a Thunder Tribulation Immortal?" Sunlight Child said in horror. "Then we are surely doomed!"

"Exactly, you are doomed!" Fang Lie said proudly.

"This is outrageous! Why do you know about such a secret while we didn’t?" Moonlight Child cried in surprise.

"Actually, that’s strange to me as well!" Fang Lie said curiously. "A few days ago, I was attacked by two East Kunlun disciples, and they knew this rule, forcing me into a corner where I had no choice but to fight with Sizzling Sun Divine Lightning. At that time, I thought you East Kunlun folks were already aware of this rule. But now I see, perhaps some of you are in the dark!"

"Damn it!" Sunlight Child cursed. "It must be some family that discovered this but, out of personal greed, didn’t inform the sect, taking the chance to profit!"

"Damn scoundrels, if I find out which family, I won’t let them off!" Moonlight Child added angrily.

Indeed, East Kunlun, like the Mo Sect and other major sects, had numerous families and factions within. Conflicts among them were fierce, and while they had not reached the point of open confrontation, they maintained mutual secrecy and caution.

Because of this, the secrets of this place were not known to all East Kunlun disciples, and the Three Light Taoists were unfortunately unaware, leading them to encounter the terrifying Thunder Tribulation.

Seeing the three of them in a state of despair brought Fang Lie unexpected delight, and he couldn’t help but laugh loudly, "Haha, stop dreaming! If even Jie Yan Chan Master died in the Thunder Tribulation, how could you possibly survive?"

"You keep saying Jie Yan is dead, but what proof do you have?" Sunlight Child asked sternly.

"How about this?" Fang Lie grinned, pulling out 18 Śāriputra relics and explaining, "These are the renowned Eighth-Rank High-Grade treasures from the Great Thunder Sound Temple, the Eighteen Arhats!"

"This, this is clearly just a Seventh-rank Treasure! The aura is chaotic, and the treasure light is flickering; it clearly looks heavily damaged!" Sunlight Child frowned.

"This aura should undoubtedly belong to the Eighteen Arhats!" Moonlight Child exclaimed. "Although its rank has dropped, I can still tell that these are all Śāriputra relics left by high monks at the level of a Thunder Tribulation Immortal! Moreover, their hidden aura perfectly corresponds to the Eighteen Arhats; they are exactly the same. The Eighteen Arhats took the Great Thunder Sound Temple thousands of years to gather, and there shouldn’t be a second set! Its rank has diminished, clearly from being struck by terrifying Thunder Tribulations!"

"Could it be that Jie Yan Chan Master really died at his hands?" Starlight Child said in shock.

"From the evidence of the Eighteen Arhats, it’s very close to the truth!" Moonlight Child nodded.

"Actually, it doesn’t matter if you believe it or not, because you are about to die, and my task is to collect your bodies!" Fang Lie stated cheerfully. "Your Three Light Divine Swords are quite famous too! They’ll soon become my spoils of war!"

"Something’s not right!" Sunlight Child suddenly said. "You used Divine Lightning against us too, so you have a Thunder Tribulation upon you as well. If we cannot escape, don’t tell me you’re doomed too? Can a dead man still collect spoils of war?"

"I, Fang Lie, possess an undying nature!" Fang Lie replied with a smile. "Do you really think this broken place can kill me? You underestimate the power of the Mo Ancestor!"

"Ah, you really are the descendant of the Mo Ancestor!" Sunlight Child exclaimed before suddenly turning serious. "Fang Lie, are you speaking falsely?"

"False? Hell no, I don’t get pleasure from lying to you dead men!" Fang Lie scoffed. "The Fang family has never lied before. In this situation, I have the upper hand; I wouldn’t smear my family’s reputation!"

"That’s true, I believe you!" Sunlight Child responded sincerely. "Fang Lie, I want to make a deal with you!"

"A deal? What kind of deal?" Fang Lie chuckled. "It seems you still don’t understand; anything on your body, once you die, belongs to me. Do you still have the qualification to make a deal?"

"Not necessarily!" Sunlight Child said casually. "The Eighteen Arhats are way sturdier than the Three Light Divine Swords. With the Eighteen Arhats having lost rank, I assure you our three flying swords likely don’t even have the chance to drop ranks and may be completely destroyed. Besides, we have plenty of treasures and dozens of newly caught little demons! I guarantee that if the Thunder Tribulation is too strong, at the last moment, I will use them to defend. By then, they will surely turn to ashes, and you can forget about getting anything!"

"Okay, you are tough!" Fang Lie said gloomily. "I want to know what your deal is. Don’t ask me to save you; I don’t have that ability!"

"That won’t do. Our East Kunlun disciples wouldn’t beg for mercy from our enemies!" Sunlight Child said proudly. "I just need you to deliver a Jade Slip. After we get out, hand it to the elder responsible for this matter! What do you think? That’s a simple thing, right? Once you agree, we will provide you with everything valuable we have!"

"Haha~" Fang Lie burst into laughter. "I get it, you don’t want to die so pathetically, so you want to report this matter to the sect to let those selfish ones get into trouble, right?"

"Exactly!" Sunlight Child said resentfully. "My brothers and I didn’t die fighting enemies, but instead in such a low-level blunder. How can we bear it? If we don’t report this, we will die with our eyes wide open!"

"Alright!" Fang Lie patted his chest. "I agree! On the reputation of the ancestors of the Fang family, as long as you give me everything good you have, I will definitely hand the Jade Slip to the person you designate!"

"Good, I trust you!" Sunlight Child said, throwing his Sumeru Bag to Fang Lie, then reluctantly activating the Sunlight Divine Sword. He gently caressed it, then resolutely sealed it and tossed it to Fang Lie!

At the critical moment, the already responsive Divine Sword seemed to sense its master’s sorrow and let out a low, mournful cry!

The other two Taoists looked at each other in shock.

Moonlight Child called out, "Big Brother, are you not worried Fang Lie is deceiving us?"

"Yeah, big brother, maybe the Thunder Tribulation isn’t that strong. With our three swords combined, perhaps we can survive!" Starlight Child added.

"Impossible! Fang Lie wouldn’t lie! The integrity of the Fang family is more real than gold, and besides, he has no need to deceive us!" Sunlight Child said with a bitter smile. "Moreover, we can sense through our divine sense just how strong the Thunder Tribulation above us is! It truly is at the level of a Thunder Tribulation Immortal, and we are doomed without a doubt! Since we are going to die anyway, why destroy the sect’s treasured items?"

"But Fang Lie is our East Kunlun’s worst enemy!" Moonlight Child exclaimed angrily. "I would rather see the Three Light Divine Swords destroyed or suffer a meaningless death than see them used by the enemy!"

"Yeah, big brother, should you reconsider?" Starlight Child chimed in.

"Foolish!" Sunlight Child scolded immediately. "Fang Lie doesn’t lack Eighth-Rank Treasures. Even if he has the Three Light Divine Swords, they would simply be decorations. Moreover, the Mo Sect has very few sword cultivators and cannot utilize their full power. Plus, the Mo Sect and East Kunlun haven’t officially torn apart their relationship yet, so there is still some kinship. Therefore, there’s a good chance these three swords can be redeemed by our sect!"