The "Xuan Yuan Inner Secrets" is the Supreme Method for Opening Meridians, the True Sect teaching of the Ancient Mysterious Sect. However, those who succeed often face the jealousy of the heavens. After achieving mastery, a thunder tribulation descends—not touching the flesh, not harming the soul, not shaking the mind, nor unsettling the spirit—yet accompanied by deafening thunderclaps. The Five Elements Tribulation strikes, destabilizing the cultivator's foundation and obstructing the path to ascension.
Those unable to evade it will see all their efforts rendered futile. Years of hardship will vanish like flowing water, and from then on, they will have no hope of pursuing cultivation.
