Deep within the Black Mountain, Lin Xiao Tian, with the little white snake, arrived by the thunder pool once more.
By the thunder pool, the little white snake became much more active, though still very weak.
Lin Xiao Tian knew that for the little white snake to escape this state, it had to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
With this in mind, Lin Xiao Tian decided to leave the little white snake in the Black Mountain for now. He would then return to retrieve the Foundation Establishment stage demon cores from his home. Combined with the thousand-year and ten-thousand-year medicinal herbs, Lin Xiao Tian could refine many pills to boost cultivation.
After carefully placing the little white snake back into its cave, Lin Xiao Tian arranged for guards to watch over the cave and then headed to the Lin family.
Over the next few days, Lin Xiao Tian began frantically refining pills.
In addition to pills for improving Qi Condensation stage cultivation, Lin Xiao Tian also prepared many Foundation Establishment Pills to help the little white snake break through.
Lin Xiao Tian visited Kunlun Valley again. By threatening the Apostle, Lin Xiao Tian obtained many Foundation Establishment stage demon cores and beast blood, all excellent materials for refining pills.
The Apostle was enraged but helpless against Lin Xiao Tian.
After his last failed attempt, Lin Xiao Tian had become even more vigilant. It was now difficult for the Apostle to threaten him.
A week later, the Apostle delivered a grand gift to Lin Xiao Tian.
It was a Nascent Soul stage beast's demon core!
"Lin Xiao Tian, remember your promise!" the Apostle stared at Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled, and the next moment, a bolt of lightning shot from his hand.
Boom!
In an instant, half of the Apostle's body was obliterated.
Leaving behind a crystal-clear demon core, Lin Xiao Tian took it and calmly left the valley in front of the Apostle.
"Lin Xiao Tian!"
The Apostle's roar echoed from behind.
The people sent by the Yang family were stunned. Lin Xiao Tian had managed to provoke this monster to such an extent.
But Lin Xiao Tian paid it no mind.
The transaction between him and the Apostle was always unequal.
Now, the decision rested in his hands; he could do as he pleased.
Especially since the Apostle had threatened him before, this was Lin Xiao Tian's revenge!
The Nascent Soul stage beast's demon core was divided by Lin Xiao Tian into several parts.
If he used it directly as a raw material to refine a curse-breaking pill, perhaps the curse on Lin Xiao Tian would be completely lifted.
But Lin Xiao Tian could not afford to worry about that now. In his opinion, helping the little white snake advance to the Foundation Establishment stage was more pressing.
The demon core was refined into a medicinal ingredient close to a Foundation Establishment Pill. Because it was a Nascent Soul stage demon core, if refined into a pill of the same level, the little white snake could not absorb it and might even be endangered by the excessive medicinal power.
Lin Xiao Tian had to reduce the activity of the Nascent Soul stage demon core, making it even less active than a Foundation Establishment stage demon core. Correspondingly, it lost its Nascent Soul stage power.
However, the retained medicinal properties were still infinitely close to a Foundation Establishment stage demon core.
The Nascent Soul stage demon core could yield many such fragments, and Lin Xiao Tian refined over a dozen corresponding pills.
Upon returning to the Black Mountain, Lin Xiao Tian immediately administered the pills to the little white snake.
The little white snake did not have the Shen Nong Heart Method and could not absorb medicinal power limitlessly. Lin Xiao Tian had to take it to the thunder pool, where the little white snake's spiritual energy absorption speed would be much faster.
For the next few days, Lin Xiao Tian stayed in the Black Mountain.
The little white snake's strength grew day by day. During this time, Lin Xiao Tian also benefited greatly. Both his physique and the lightning element in his body were significantly enhanced.
Moreover, Lin Xiao Tian discovered that the lightning from the thunder pool seemed to have a reducing effect on his curse.
It was a pity that Lin Xiao Tian could not withstand the impact of the thunder pool. Otherwise, he might have been able to eliminate the curse within him without a curse-breaking pill.
In the following days, under the nourishment of the thunder pool, the little white snake's strength continued to increase. Lin Xiao Tian always gave it pills at the appropriate time. With Lin Xiao Tian's efforts, the little white snake's cultivation finally reached a critical juncture.
"It's finally reached the peak of Qi Condensation. Although with the help of pills, your body is still too fragile. You must hold on!"
Lin Xiao Tian looked at the little white snake in his arms.
Due to the loss of vitality, the little white snake had become extremely weak and could only weakly blink in response to Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian felt guilty. Although it was just a demon beast, it had agreed to leave the Black Mountain despite knowing the dangers, all for him. Lin Xiao Tian dared not forget this kindness.
The little white snake's lifespan could run out at any moment, and Lin Xiao Tian dared not delay. After giving the little white snake the prepared Foundation Establishment Pill, he began to watch the sky warily.
Most cultivators experienced heavenly tribulations during their advancement, especially demon beasts. Their heavenly tribulations were terrifying, and few could survive them. Only about one or two out of a hundred succeeded.
Lin Xiao Tian did not know if the little white snake could overcome this hurdle. Moreover, the little white snake's innate lightning was the lightning from the thunder pool, which would make the tribulation even more dangerous. Coupled with its weakened body, if its life force ran out during the tribulation, it might perish on the spot.
All Lin Xiao Tian could do was stay with the little white snake. During the tribulation, Lin Xiao Tian would also bear some of the burden, as he himself was a lightning element user.
The heavenly tribulation could begin at any moment. It was too dangerous to undergo the tribulation here, so Lin Xiao Tian took the little white snake to its former cave.
There were still bodyguards from the Lin family around the cave. Lin Xiao Tian instructed them to stay five kilometers away, as no one knew the terrifying power of a heavenly tribulation.
Lin Xiao Tian held the little white snake in his arms, simultaneously channeling spiritual power to it, so that the little white snake could continuously gain energy.
Just then, the surroundings suddenly darkened.
Lin Xiao Tian looked up at the sky. In the pitch-black sky, silver lightning danced.
The lightning gathered more and more, and finally, it coalesced into a dragon of electricity.
Rumble…
Like the roar of a true dragon.
This thunder dragon circled in the sky for a moment before descending towards the ground.
Its target was the little white snake. Trees turned to dust in its path.
Lin Xiao Tian felt a fierce current surge into his body, making him feel as if he were suffocating.
"Is this a heavenly tribulation?" Lin Xiao Tian gritted his teeth.
This was merely a Qi Condensation stage heavenly tribulation. It should not have caused Lin Xiao Tian so much pain, especially since he was already at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Lin Xiao Tian looked down at the little white snake. Its condition was dire. It had already been too weak to move, but now, due to the lightning, its entire body writhed violently.
The little white snake was in too much pain. Helpless, it instinctively coiled around Lin Xiao Tian, its eyes gazing at him pitifully.
"Hold on!" Lin Xiao Tian looked at it with firm resolve.
He had done all he could. At this point, it depended on the little white snake itself.
The heavenly tribulation continued for an unknown duration. Lin Xiao Tian's clothes were long since incinerated, and his body was crisscrossed with countless wounds from the lightning. Blood flowed from the wounds, only to be evaporated by the lightning.
The Heavenly Dao was merciless. If they could not endure, they would be torn apart by it.
If Lin Xiao Tian was suffering so much, the little white snake was even worse off.
Sensing carefully, the little white snake was clearly reaching its limit.
If this heavenly tribulation continued, the little white snake would undoubtedly not survive.
Lin Xiao Tian gritted his teeth and activated the Shen Nong Heart Method.
Instantly, lightning surged madly into Lin Xiao Tian's body.
Now, it was not just one person undergoing tribulation; Lin Xiao Tian was also enduring it.