Chapter 79 Exiting the Secret Realm: Golden Core Tribulation

"Thank you, senior."

Song Yin took out a small gourd to collect the divine souls and looked at Jing Yue: "Why does Senior have four divine souls?"

"The extra one is the soul of this male corpse; the soul of the female corpse has been possessed and dissipated." Thorn dragged over the two corpses.

Song Yin: "Is it them?"

Jing Yue: "You know her? I can't help the woman since her soul is gone, but I can revive the man."

A look of disgust flashed across Song Yin's face. "I know them, but there's no need to trouble you to save them. I have no grudge against them. I've encountered them twice, and they've brought my friend and me to the brink of death twice. It would be better if such people just died."

“Simple.” Jing Yue crushed Qu Ruolin’s soul on the spot, without giving Qu Ruolin a chance to speak or try to defend himself.

Song Yin bowed: "Thank you again for your help, senior."

Jing Yue: "You're welcome. Remember to take good care of the thorn I gave you. Your other two companions have also woken up. Shall we go find them?"

"We're on our way to look for it."

Jing Yue opened a new door for the two of them.

Song Yin: "May I ask, senior, why can you open doors anywhere in the ruins, and why is the place you want to go right behind the door?"

Jing Yue: "Naturally, I not only have the ability to pull people into illusions, but also spatial abilities. I've told you everything, little girl, shouldn't you give me some more wood-attribute spiritual energy?"

It seems that Jing Yue really likes her wood-attribute spiritual energy, and the reason she has such pure wood-attribute spiritual energy is all thanks to her master's advice to plant flowers and plants back then. The cause and effect are truly wonderful.

However, Song Yin refused to provide Jing Yue with spiritual energy, citing the need to conserve her strength when leaving the secret realm to undergo the tribulation.

For the sake of a continuous supply of wood-attribute spiritual energy in the future, Jing Yue was not annoyed and watched the two leave.

Song Yin and Shi Heming went to find Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue.

Afterwards, Xiao Daiheng was sitting with his head bowed, holding his sword, leaning against the corner of the wall, while Wu Jue's injuries had stabilized.

Song Yin: "You're awake?"

Wu Jue seemed to see a savior. "Senior Sister Song, please come and help me persuade Senior Brother. He stabbed me because of his inner demons. I don't blame him, but he has been stuck in internal conflict and refuses to speak."

Shi Heming: "If I may ask, what exactly caused his inner demons?"

Wu Jue looked at Xiao Daiheng, unsure whether he should speak.

Xiao Daiheng: "Speak."

Wu Jue looked solemnly at Song Yin and Shi Heming, "Few people know about my senior brother's inner demons, so please keep it a secret. Back then, my senior brother was robbed by various parties after discovering his innate Dao body. In the end, he was brought into the sect by the sect leader, and the forbidden area ancestor intervened to calm the storm."

"When the eldest brother was on the run, he met a girl. The two gradually developed feelings for each other during their escape. Later, the eldest brother joined the Immortal Firmament Sect, and the girl joined the Azure Profound Sect. Later still, the eldest brother became a direct disciple of the Lingpo Peak and cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness. It wasn't until he broke through to the Golden Core stage that he discovered he already had a secret love in his heart, which caused his inner demons to grow."

Song Yin whispered, "No wonder everyone says that the Path of Ruthlessness is very difficult to cultivate. Severing emotions and desires is too ruthless. How many people can actually do it?"

Wu Jue: "Senior Sister Song has misunderstood. The Path of Ruthlessness is not about truly severing emotions and desires, but rather about transcending petty emotions and the ego to reach the realm of universal emotions."

Song Yin: "I see. By the way, how are your injuries? Would you like me to give you some more healing pills? Don't worry, they're free."

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you still need the pills to suppress your inner demons? The main reason for your sudden inner demon outburst is me. I used a strange pill that induced the outburst of your inner demons. If you need any pills, please feel free to contact me."

Wu Jue exclaimed in horror: "Such a terrifying elixir exists?"

Song Yin: "Yes. The secret realm will close soon, so we're prepared to leave at any time. For now, let's focus on recuperating and wait here to leave."

Xiao Daiheng, who had been waiting for Song Yin and Shi Heming to persuade or comfort him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that others would find out he had a mental demon and start trying to persuade him without any regard for the facts.

Fortunately, they are not that kind of people.

Song Yin meditated and regulated her breathing, while Xiao Daiheng turned to look at her from time to time.

Once, twice, three times...

Song Yin remained unmoved and continued to regulate her breathing, her mind preoccupied with how to successfully overcome the tribulation after she left.

On the contrary, Shi Heming noticed Xiao Daiheng's gaze and, after it happened several times, he asked directly.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, is there something you need?"

Xiao Daiheng: "No, it's nothing."

They are genuinely uninterested in their own inner demons, unlike others.

Xiao Daiheng looked at Song Yin again, which prompted Shi Heming to stare back at him.

He wouldn't allow anyone to disturb Yinyin's breathing.

Xiao Daiheng was caught red-handed again, and he awkwardly looked away.

Wait, something's not right!

"Fellow Daoist Song has advanced to the Golden Core stage?!"

Xiao Daiheng's words startled Wu Jue so much that he opened his eyes wide. "What?!"

The two looked at Song Yin openly and honestly.

Xiao Daiheng: "That's right, this is the spiritual energy fluctuation of the Golden Core stage. But isn't Fellow Daoist Song in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? How could you advance to the Golden Core stage so quickly, skipping a level?"

Wu Jue swallowed hard. "Is she even human? Senior Sister Song isn't very old, is she?"

Xiao Daiheng suddenly thought of something and asked Shi Heming, "Is she a person with an innate Dao physique?"

Shi Heming: "No." Yinyin has an acquired Dao body. "Keep your voice down, she still has to undergo a tribulation of lightning when we go out later."

Xiao Daiheng and Wu Jue immediately shut their mouths, only continuing to communicate telepathically.

Wu Jue transmitted his voice: "Senior Brother, how old were you when you advanced to the Golden Core stage? I was over two hundred years old, anyway."

Xiao Daiheng transmitted his voice: "She's not even a hundred years old, but she's not as young as Song Yin. With her Golden Core cultivation, she can also register for the next Xuan Tian Assembly. A Golden Core cultivator under a hundred years old—if word gets out, the Eastern Continent will probably be quite a spectacle."

Wu Jue transmitted his voice: "To put it simply, the entire cultivation world will be talking about it. Putting aside everything else, once we return, the Immortal Firmament Sect will definitely see a surge in cultivation activity."

Song Yin suddenly opened her eyes. "We're about to be teleported out."

No sooner had they finished speaking than the four disappeared into the ruins.

Jing Yue stood on the top of the statue outside the ruins, clutching the jade pendant tightly in her hand.

"Ten thousand years have passed, it's time for me to leave the secret realm."

The jade pendant flew from Jing Yue's hand, stopped in front of her, and burst out with a strong light.

"Jingyue, it's been a long time."

A remnant soul appeared in the jade pendant; it was the old man who had vanished before Song Yin's eyes.

Jing Yue's eyes burned with the fury of someone who had scorched the entire secret realm. She gritted her teeth and said each word with utmost rage: "Where did you die in those 30,000 years! I'll kill you!"

An object appeared in the old man's hand: "I have long since perished, and now only a wisp of my soul remains in this jade pendant. I wish to return this object to its rightful owner."

That's her other half!

Jing Yue reacted quickly and snatched back her original body.

The old man said, “It wasn’t that I broke my promise on purpose, but my soul remained in the jade pendant and I couldn’t go more than three steps away from it. Back then, I knew I was about to perish, so I separated two strands of my soul and placed them in the jade pendant to enter the secret realm. Unfortunately, no one has discovered me over the years. Until this time when the secret realm opened, a little girl accidentally stumbled in and picked up the jade pendant. Otherwise, you and I would have had to wait a long time to meet again.”

Jing Yue wouldn't let go of her resentment because of his few words. "So what? You think you can erase the fact that I was trapped in the secret realm for 30,000 years with just a few words? Dream on!"

"For 30,000 years, I have regretted it every moment, regretted agreeing to your lies, regretted believing you could send me back to the demon realm! Now I will no longer believe you. With my current strength, I can return to the demon realm on my own! And you, you old thing, deserved to have your soul destroyed and dissipated!"

The old man sighed and shook his head: "Things have come to this point, there's no use in saying anything more."

Jing Yue rolled her eyes, forced a drop of blood from her fingertip into the jade pendant, and then the jade pendant shattered into pieces, from which a ball of light floated out and landed on the back of Jing Yue's hand.

The old man said, "You are free now. My last wish has been fulfilled. I have no more attachments in this world. Hahaha."

"Hmph, hypocrite." Jing Yue turned around, her fingertips tracing a line in the air, as if a rift had been torn open in the space before her.

Jing Yue strode into it, leaving the place that had imprisoned her for 30,000 years without looking back. All the thorns around her recoiled, and one of them lashed out like a whip, scattering the old man's last remaining soul.

When the attack came, the old man noticed but did not dodge, calmly accepting his final fate.

"In the end, it was my fault for breaking the promise first, but fortunately the outcome wasn't too bad."

The Floating Dream Realm remains the Floating Dream Realm, but from now on, the fragrance of flowers that can draw people into the illusion will be gone, as will the enigmatic female demon who has long guarded the realm and whose existence remains unknown to anyone.

After Song Yin and the others were sent out of the secret realm, they fell directly from the sky.

Those who were teleported out used various methods to stabilize themselves and fly back to their own teams.

The elders from various sects were already waiting at the entrance to the secret realm.

"Master!" Song Yin appeared and landed directly in front of Qi Zibo.

Qi Zibo was startled: "Why are you covered in blood? Are you seriously injured?"

My apprentice went into the secret realm and came out covered in blood, with his clothes torn in many places. It would be a lie to say I wasn't heartbroken.

Song Yin looked up at the sky, where the dark clouds grew even lower, and she knew that her time was running out.

"I gave you the pills, but you didn't even use them. You've made yourself into such a mess." Qi Zibo kept nagging.

Song Yin raised her hand and clenched her fist: "Stop!"

Qi Zibo glared: "You traitorous disciple!"

Song Yin pointed to the sky: "Master, haven't you noticed the change in me yet? If you don't take me away soon, the tribulation lightning will strike!"

"Change? Tribulation?" Qi Zibo carefully observed his disciple, his expression changed drastically, and he grabbed Song Yin by the back of her collar and flew out.

It looks like a giant cat carrying a kitten.

"Elder Xu, Elder Wen, I will first take my disciple through this tribulation. The rest of the disciples will be left to your care."

"You, this..." Elder Wen was at a loss for words. Qi Zibo abandoned the mess and ran away, but he had no choice but to run away, as Song Yin's tribulation was more important.

Elder Wen had no choice but to say to Elder Xu, "We still need to rely on you at this crucial moment, but Song Yin is going to undergo a tribulation of lightning?"

Elder Xu: "No wonder the weather was so unusual, it turns out it's an advancement tribulation." He paused, then looked in astonishment at the departing figures of the master and disciple, "Another Golden Core cultivator under a hundred years old..."

Everyone around pricked up their ears, their eyes widening and breathing rapidly upon hearing that the person was a Golden Core cultivator under a hundred years old. When did the Immortal Cloud Sect produce such a genius? They hadn't received a single whisper of him!

On the other side of the group, the head of the Qu family waited anxiously outside.

Half of the people who entered the secret realm have already come out, but why haven't my two children come out yet? The people I sent to protect the children haven't come out either. It's driving me crazy!

After Xia Xining came out of the secret realm, she went to find Song Yin as soon as possible. She looked around the Xianxiao Sect team but did not see anyone. She only saw Shi Heming standing silently in the team.

So Xia Xining asked Elder Xu, who was closest to her, "Elder Xu, has Song Yin come out of the secret realm?"

Elder Xu: "Song Yin? She went to undergo the Golden Core Tribulation."

Xia Xining: "What did you say? Golden Core Tribulation!" Does that mean she'll have to cultivate without sleep or rest?

A bolt from the blue! The sky has fallen!!

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Author's Note: The reactions of everyone upon learning that Song Yin was undergoing her tribulation:

Qi Zibo: Ahhhhh!

Others: Aaaaaah!

Xia Xining: The sky has fallen! Mystery, stop messing around! Leave this lazy bum alone! I can't mess around anymore!

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