<h4>Chapter 1448: Chapter 1445: Sudden Upheaval, Xu Wendong in Mortal Peril</h4>
Xu Wendong knew that the power would be formidable once the Nine Tripod Cauldrons assembled.
But he never expected, even in his dreams.
The power would be terrifying to such an earth-shattering degree.
Even though his heavenly tribtion was extremely terrifying, it was still insignificantpared to the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
What seemed to be a tribtion capable of destroying heaven and earth couldn’t even budge the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
"Just five more sky thunders to go."
"As long as the Nine Tripod Cauldrons withstand thesest five sky thunders, I can condense a Golden Core within me, possess an Immortal Body, shatter the void with martial power, and ascend to be an Immortal."
Xu Wendong’s face was full of excitement.
At first, his purpose for cultivation was merely to be a bit stronger, to not be bullied by others.
And now.
He was about to be an Immortal.
How could he possibly remain calm?
Truly it’s like the saying goes—when you nt flowers intentionally, they don’t bloom; but when you casually nt willows, they grow into a shade!
The tribtion clouds in the sky began to roll and roar once more.
The thunder was deafening, shaking the heavens.
As if angered by the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
In an instant.
A fiery red lightning tore through the sky, like a dragon carrying an aura of utter destruction, crashing heavily in the direction of Phoenix Mountain under everyone’s horrified gaze.
Seeing this terrifying lightning, even the powerful cultivators watching Xu Wendong’s tribtion from afar gasped in shock.
Their faces turned pale, feeling a strong sense of suffocation.
Even some lower-level cultivators were trembling with fear.
The power of this sky thunder was too terrifying.
Far exceeding the power of the previous sky thunders, even hiding miles away, they felt the air be scorching hot, inhaling not air but mes.
Moreover, they all clearly felt their souls trembling, a strong fear spreading from their hearts.
As if this thunder fire could suddenly explode at any moment, leaving them dead, their bones turned to dust!
Whoosh!
At the moment the thunder fire appeared, within a radius of a thousand miles centered on Phoenix Mountain, the grass and trees instantly ignited, forming a raging sea of mes.
However.
The air on Phoenix Mountain showed no abnormality; the presence of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons isted the terrifying high temperature, keeping everything as it was.
Just that.
The slight breeze blowing from afar carried some of the high heat of the mes.
Boom!
Eventually.
The thunder fire descended upon the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
It erupted with an ear-splitting roar.
But.
The Nine Tripod Cauldrons continued to hover quietly in the air, despite being struck and burned by the thunder fire, without any tremor or change.
Just that.
Compared to the previous sky thunder, the power of this thunder fire was even more terrifying.
It fell upon the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, gathering without dispersing, intending to burn apart the connection between the cauldrons.
Unfortunately.
The strength of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons was not something it could shake.
Everyone thought so.
They didn’t believe the thunder fire could break through the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
But at this moment.
A sudden change urred.
A bronze cauldron’s light suddenly dimmed.
In an instant.
The light of the other eight tripods also dimmed, and the formationposed of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons revealed a breach, with a terrifying thunder fire silentlynding on Xu Wendong.
A miserable cry escaped from his mouth.
The terror of the thunder fire exceeded everyone’s imagination.
Even though Xu Wendong possessed the Ancient Sacred Body, he found it difficult to withstand this terrifying me.
Because.
This me not only had a strong effect on the physical body, but it also burned the soul of the cultivator!
At this moment.
Xu Wendong clearly felt his Sea of Consciousness boiling like water on the furnace, an intense agony deeply stimting his body, mind, and soul.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before.
Pain to the extreme.
Almost suffocating him.
Even making him wish for death to relieve the pain.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Watching Xu Wendong clutching his head and rolling on the ground, screaming, everyone gasped in shock.
This scene deeply shocked everyone.
No one expected that the Nine Tripod Cauldrons failed to withstand this thunder fire.
Nor did they expect.
Even a cultivator as powerful as Xu Wendong would be so wretched and helpless in the face of the thunder fire.
For a moment.
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat for Xu Wendong, secretly praying for him to survive the heavenly tribtion, lead the human cultivators to the Immortal Realm, and reim thends upied by the otherworldly demons.
Bai Ze’s eyes turned red, his voice revealing helplessness and despair: "I really wish I was mistaken, but why did it turn out like this?!"
The Human Emperor of Shangqing Country turned his head to look at the Monarch of the Daqian Kingdom beside him, whispering: "Dao Brother, what in the world is happening? Why did the Jizhou Tripod suddenly dim?"
Others also looked towards the Monarch of the Daqian Kingdom, their eyes filled with seriousness.
Even though they lent the cauldrons to Xu Wendong.
Those bronze cauldrons still belonged to them,
The sudden problem with the Jizhou Tripod leading to the loss of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons’ power, and even causing Xu Wendong to suffer a thunder fire attack, made them all eager to understand what had happened.
The Monarch of the Daqian Kingdom gazed forward, a hint of confusion shing in his deep eyes: "I don’t know why this happened either, but it seems that the Jizhou Tripod was just interfered with by a mysterious energy."
No one asked any more questions, and they turned their tense gaze towards Phoenix Mountain.
At this moment.
Xu Wendong was shrouded in thunder fire, the mes engulfing his physical body, burning him down to a bare husk, unrecognizable.
Yet he still couldn’t hide his handsome aura.
He endured the burning sensation, sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, channeling the Wood Element Path within him to contend with the thunder fire.
The Wood Element Path contained rich life force.
When the verdant glow arose from within Xu Wendong, he clearly felt a significant easing of the pain on his body.
However.
Although the physical pain was eased, the thunder fire in his Sea of Consciousness persisted, still burning his Sea of Consciousness and soul.
He gritted his teeth, forcibly channeling the Wood Element Path slowly into his Sea of Consciousness.
Though the Wood Element Path could heal wounds,
The effect was not very noticeable once it entered the Sea of Consciousness since Xu Wendong’s Sea of Consciousness was akin to a boiling cauldron; topletely cool it down required time.
If he forced all of the Wood Element Path into the Sea of Consciousness at once, the sh of hot and cold energies would be unbearable, leading to his soul ceasing to exist.
As time passed.
Xu Wendong clearly felt a significant reduction in the pain of his Sea of Consciousness, yet it still hadn’t returned to peak condition.
And just then.
The rolling tribtion clouds ceased to roar, a massive breach torn in the dark clouds, revealing a dark red lightning in the depths of the firmament.
The next moment.
The dark red lightning, carrying world-destroying aura, crashed heavily in the direction of Phoenix Mountain, towards the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
Xu Wendong formed hand seals, attempting to reconnect the Nine Tripod Cauldrons to fend off the sky thunder’s assault.
But at that moment.
The Jizhou Tripod transformed into a green shadow, soaring into the air, flying back into the hands of the Emperor of the Daqian Kingdom.
The sudden scene shocked everyone.
Nobody expected the Emperor of the Daqian Kingdom to retrieve the Jizhou Tripod at the critical moment.
Before everyone could react.
Xu Wendong atop Phoenix Mountain let out a heartrending scream.