Chapter 1048: The Wanqi Family’s Downfall and Its Cause

The crowd in the distance just watched with wide eyes as Yu Shuo was struck by lightning in place.

After being struck by lightning, Yu Shuo’s entire brain was in a daze.

His expression showed shock, his eyes widened, quickly turning into disbelief.

Just now, his entire being was enjoying the baptism of the lightning strike, experiencing what Jiang Hanyi felt before.

"Waaah!!!"

Yu Shuo finally could move, and he jumped up.

Never did he expect that one day he would be struck by lightning.

The electric shock coursing through his body brought an indescribable feeling of "pleasure".

"Boom!!!"

The roar of thunder echoed again, Yu Shuo looked up and saw the lightning about to fall on him, and he took off running.

Whoever doesn’t run is a fool!

Only an idiot would stand still and wait to be struck by lightning!

Unfortunately, he couldn’t escape it.

The lightning seemed conscious, chasing him wherever he ran, only striking when he finally stopped.

The chase between the lightning and Yu Shuo seemed like a game of tag, thoroughly enjoying each other.

Gu Jin and the others were stunned by this fantastical and pseudo-scientific scene, their mouths slightly agape.

What kind of fantastical pseudo-scientific event is this?

It’s just unbelievable!

Yu Shuo had nowhere to hide and eventually stopped.

He used his power as a Chaos Thunder Cultivator to disperse the lightning about to strike him.

Then came the second bolt, the third, and every bolt of lightning chased him, making everyone realize something was wrong.

Even Yu Shuo realized something was amiss.

This wasn’t just random lightning or winter thunder; it was a tribulation.

Yu Shuo was about to form his Golden Core!

Gu Jin rushed over, taking out the elixir needed to form a Golden Core from her space, grabbing Yu Shuo and prying his mouth open to feed the elixir.

Yu Shuo didn’t resist, allowing her to cover his mouth to make him swallow the medicine.

He didn’t forget to ask during this, "What did you feed me, lion and tiger?"

"The elixir for forming a Golden Core! You fool, you’re undergoing the Golden Core tribulation!" Gu Jin said, hating iron for not becoming steel.

She held Yu Shuo in place, instructing him to meditate and breakthrough during the tribulation.

As the fourth bolt of lightning arrived, Gu Jin used her power to protect her disciple.

Chen Palace.

The tribulation lightning for the Golden Core had clearly passed, yet the thunder on Yuhua Mountain hadn’t stopped.

Han Yong’an’s face grew increasingly grim, and as his subordinate entered the room, he immediately asked, "Have you found out yet?"

"Your Majesty, we’ve found that the foot of Yuhua Mountain is already surrounded by the Wanqi Family cultivators, but the person undergoing the tribulation on the mountain hasn’t been identified. It seems like the person on the mountain is connected to the Wanqi Family."

"It’s actually the Wanqi Family?" Han Yong’an found it hard to believe.

This family, which was nearly destroyed and ousted from the Four Great Families, suddenly rose again a few years ago.

Years ago, Wanqi Jingyi, the Wanqi Family’s most valued successor who was considered wasted and foolish, miraculously recovered. When he reappeared, he had already reached Foundation Establishment, though no one knew what opportunity he encountered.

He rose from the ashes, turning into a role model adored by many noble families’ children in Beijing.

The Royal Family had attempted to investigate the Wanqi Family’s rapid rise, but every time they found some clues, they were quickly erased.

Until last year, when the Darwin Family’s influence began to emerge in Beijing, and the sudden rise of the Xuanji Sect, it became clear to everyone.

The Wanqi Family’s perfunctory attitude towards the Royal Family over the years, along with their relationship with the Darwin Family and the Xuanji Sect, made Han Yong’an realize that the Wanqi Family likely discovered their near-extermination was connected to the Royal Family.

But, so what.

A vicious, mocking, and maddened gleam flashed in Han Yong’an’s eyes.