Xu Ning said, "Helping one is helping, helping two is helping, so just help to the end!"
The Tribulation Cloud said, "After this, you have to keep leveling me up!"
Xu Ning said, "Okay! How do you plan to do it?"
The Tribulation Cloud said, "All the tribulation clouds are my will. This way, after your beast pet undergoes its tribulation, I will condense a tribulation cloud to follow you, and my will can be transferred into it!"
Xu Ning nodded. "Okay, I agree!"
With Tie Dan's experience as a precedent, the Yingying Monster's tribulation would be much smoother.
The two beasts followed the exact same path, and in the end, the Yingying Monster also condensed a lightning tribulation body and successfully underwent its tribulation.
After the lightning tribulation ended, the dark clouds in the sky began to dissipate, leaving a small cloud that flew down and came to Xu Ning.
Xu Ning's eyes lit up as he looked at the small cloud floating ahead. "So cute!"
Within the small cloud, white lightning flickered faintly. Suddenly, a pair of bright eyes appeared, followed by a mouth formed from the cloud, which then spoke. "Cute? You say I'm cute? You're the first person to say I'm cute!"
It's important to know that no matter which cultivator is undergoing tribulation, they would curse at a cloud. Some would even describe it as utterly hateful.
Xu Ning suddenly raised his hand and rubbed the dark cloud, his eyes lighting up. "It even has a tactile feel! How interesting!"
The dark cloud said, "Xu Ning, I advise you not to be so presumptuous!"
Xu Ning said, "Stop being so arrogant. Tell me, what grade are you now? What do you need to upgrade?"
The tribulation cloud said, "I'm currently a low-grade Spirit level, and I need lightning to upgrade, the more the better!"
Xu Ning was suspicious. "You did this on purpose, deliberately making me a low-grade Spirit level so I can upgrade and strengthen my foundation, right?"
The tribulation cloud said, "Stop talking nonsense. Quickly find a way to upgrade me. The Heavenly Dao rules are about to intervene. I'm about to dissipate!"
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, then stopped talking and quickly went to find the thatched hut and began to extract lightning from various items to upgrade the tribulation cloud.
The lightning in each item was absorbed and stored during his tribulation, and now it came in handy.
Under the feeding of the lightning extracted from various items, the quality of the tribulation cloud began to improve.
Mid-grade Spirit level, high-grade Spirit level, top-grade Spirit level.
However, upgrading became difficult later on because none of the items possessed top-grade spirit-level lightning.
Xu Ning couldn't help but ask, "How do I get top-grade spirit-level lightning?"
The lightning within each item was integrated with the item itself and couldn't be upgraded.
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The tribulation cloud replied, "You're asking me? I don't know how either! Lightning is formless. It needs a carrier!"
Xu Ning thought for a moment. "How about this, you strike me and see!"
The tribulation cloud was taken aback. "Strike you?"
Xu Ning said, "Stop talking nonsense. Just try it!"
The tribulation cloud didn't waste any more words and flew above Xu Ning's head, lightning condensing within the dark clouds.
Xu Ning was speechless. "I say, your pre-attack animation is way too long! In that time, how many times would the enemy have killed me?"
The tribulation cloud replied, "The pre-attack animation is to gather power, and I can chase after the enemy to attack. Even if I give them time, they can't escape!"
But even after the tribulation cloud finished speaking, it was still gathering power. Xu Ning was dumbfounded. "Tell me, how long have you been gathering power?"
The tribulation cloud explained, "I just upgraded, and I haven't adapted to this permanently existing body yet! Wait a minute, it'll be over soon!"
Xu Ning asked, "Then when I undergo tribulation in the future, will you still be the one to do it?"
The tribulation cloud replied, "Of course, it will be me. There is only one will of the lightning tribulation!"
With that, a thunderbolt struck Xu Ning from within the tribulation cloud.
Xu Ning was truly speechless at this unreliable guy. He didn't dare to be negligent and quickly circulated his cultivation.
In an instant, a terrifying spiritual power surged out from the Supreme Foundation in Xu Ning's dantian, then circulated throughout his body, beginning to control the lightning power within him.
To Xu Ning's surprise, he was actually able to control it.
Xu Ning then used his mental power to draw the lightning into his dantian, forming a sufficient ball before beginning its upgrade.
"Tribulation Cloud, strike me quickly!" Sensing the insufficiency of his internal lightning, Xu Ning hurriedly called out.
"Okay!" The tribulation cloud quickly began to prepare.
After a long while, it finally unleashed a bolt of lightning.
Xu Ning was truly exasperated. "Couldn't you have prepared earlier! Why did it take so long!"
The tribulation cloud said, "Take your time!"
As the tribulation cloud continued to strike with lightning, the lightning in Xu Ning's dantian continuously upgraded, eventually reaching the highest grade.
Finally, Xu Ning fed that ball of highest-grade lightning to the tribulation cloud, upgrading it to the Spirit-level Legendary grade.
The tribulation cloud, feeling the changes within its body, couldn't help but exclaim, "Awesome!"
Xu Ning said, "Let's stop for now. I'll upgrade you again when I have time. I need to leave temporarily!"
Upgrading the tribulation cloud was actually quite simple. Using his lightning to upgrade it was like exploiting a bug. However, it wasn't an infinite upgrade. Once it reached the Yuan level or higher, Xu Ning's mental power could no longer control the tribulation cloud's lightning, making further upgrades impossible.
After leaving behind a legacy, Xu Ning departed.
It had been over two hundred years since he last left a legacy, and the number of new disciples was nearly nonexistent.
He traveled to a remote town outside the Qingdong Mountains, where he rented a courtyard and opened a coffin shop.
Yes, a coffin shop.
Xu Ning had thought a lot about things in the mortal realm.
While the mortal realm was safe, he also had to sacrifice many things, such as upgrading his spiritual roots.
Therefore, after leaving, Xu Ning thought of cultivators nearing the end of their lifespan who were returning to the mortal world.
This was perfect. They only needed to buy coffins, and he could easily befriend them and obtain their spiritual roots without waiting long.
Moreover, Xu Ning had previously studied carpentry, so making coffins was relatively easy for him.
After buying the courtyard, Xu Ning went to the backyard and released Tie Dan and the Yingying Monster.
The two beasts had now returned to their original forms, looking no different from an ordinary cow and an ordinary eagle.
However, upon closer inspection, one could discover a chilling aura hidden within their bodies.
Looking at them, Xu Ning asked softly, "Tell me! What changes have you experienced during this Foundation Establishment?"
Tie Dan replied, "The biggest gain is the Thunder Tribulation Body. In this state, not only is our physical strength enhanced, but we also possess terrifying impact. Touching it feels like enduring the impact of a thunder tribulation. At the same time, our spiritual energy can transform into lightning, which, once released, can destroy enemies!"
The Yingying Monster said, "Then there's our base, golden with orange patterns, above the divine grade! It's also surrounded by green lightning!"
Xu Ning was surprised. "Above the divine grade, with supreme patterns! It's somewhere between divine and supreme."
Tie Dan and the Yingying Monster nodded simultaneously.
Xu Ning frowned, then asked the thatched hut, "Thatched hut, you said last time that after experiencing the supreme aura four or five more times, you'd completely become supreme-grade items. Will Tie Dan and the Yingying Monster reach that level in the future?"
The thatched hut replied, "Yes! But their situation is a bit complicated!"