Feng Rong froze, her face instantly darkening. The smile that had been on her face just moments before now shattered into pieces, and her eyes widened in disbelief as she said, "You've already chosen a follower!"

“Yes!” You nodded.

"Who is it?!" He suddenly exploded, his entire being radiating a raging fury, as if he were burning with murderous intent. Feng Rong arrived rather late, so she hadn't heard about her earlier selection of the patriarch.

“It’s the ancestor!” You You pointed to the white-haired old man who was walking towards them not far away. “He’s my only partner.”

"What?!" Feng Rong was stunned for a moment, even more incredulous. Her murderous aura faltered, replaced by a look of utter disbelief. "You...you actually chose an old man!"

What's wrong with an old man? Everyone gets old eventually.

Before Youyou could say anything, the performance on stage had already begun.

"We'll talk about it later!" She didn't know what the contract was yet and needed to observe and learn carefully. So she didn't explain further and focused on looking at the center.

She completely ignored Feng Rong, who was radiating a low-pressure aura that seemed to be staring a hole through her. Even the surrounding air seemed to be infected by his resentment.

The two stood in the center of the stage. Long Xi knelt on one knee, and Wu Yue placed one hand on his forehead, chanting a spell. The next moment, she mobilized all the spiritual energy around her, which, though not much, transformed into wisps of silk and flowed into Long Xi's body. Under the influence of that spiritual energy, Long Xi's spiritual energy began to awaken.

Even though neither of them moved, You You could see that Wu Yue's spiritual energy was driving Long Xi's own spiritual power to circulate within his body, as if it had cleansed his entire being. His meridians expanded, his sea of ​​consciousness broadened, and his spiritual power surged. Even Long Xi's entire body began to glow with a thin layer of light gold.

This scene does resemble... the transmission of internal energy?

Before Youyou could think further, Wuyue's small body suddenly swayed, her face covered in sweat, as if she was exhausted. The spiritual energy in her hands also weakened and eventually dissipated, and the expansion of Longxi's meridians also stopped.

Long Xi opened his eyes and supported the swaying Wu Yue. "Thank you, Your Majesty." He turned and called two clansmen up. "Quickly take the Heavenly Maiden down to rest."

"Patriarch, then you..." The clansman looked at the other party with a question.

Long Xi looked up at the sky and said, "My tribulation is coming!"

Everyone was stunned. They subconsciously looked up and realized that the sky had suddenly darkened, and large patches of dark clouds were beginning to gather in the direction of Chengtian Pavilion. They could also faintly see flashes of lightning between the clouds.

"It really is a tribulation of lightning! The Dragon Clan Chief is about to undergo his tribulation!"

"He was previously at the Golden Core stage, this tribulation... could it be that he's about to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?!"

"It's the Heavenly Maiden! The Heavenly Maiden's power directly enabled the Dragon Clan Head to break through a major realm and enter the Nascent Soul stage, which is why he attracted the lightning tribulation."

"Just by establishing a contract, she has advanced to a higher realm. Wu Tiannu's power is truly formidable!"

"It seems that another top-tier immortal sect is about to emerge on the Immortal Continent."

The entire square was in an uproar, everyone's eyes were filled with excitement. You know, many Golden Core cultivators probably can't even form a Nascent Soul in their entire lives, but just now, he advanced a major realm simply by establishing a contract. Besides Long Xi's amazing talent, the most important thing is the Heavenly Maiden's ability.

The purpose of establishing a contract is to stimulate the other party's potential, but with the help of the Heavenly Maiden, being able to advance one or two minor realms is already quite remarkable, especially since the higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it is to advance. Yet, the Heavenly Maiden Wu can enable a Golden Core cultivator to directly form a Nascent Soul. Such an ability is rare even among first-rate immortal sects.

For a moment, everyone looked at the Wu family with excitement and eagerness. But the gazes directed at You You became strange, carrying a hint of pity and sympathy. It was perfectly normal for You You to be inferior to Wu Tiannu, whose talent was so extraordinary.

Not to mention the Wu family members who had just been suppressed by Feng Rong, each of them looking smug and arrogant. So what if they had the young master of the Feng family backing them up? The celestial maiden's talent completely determines the future of an immortal sect. Their celestial maiden awakened her talent at a young age.

Feng Rong frowned instantly, feeling inexplicably angry. She had originally wanted to say a few sarcastic remarks to You You, but seeing everyone's reaction, she decided not to say anything for the moment.

Youyou, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to everyone's reactions. She was thinking about which skill to use to establish a contract later.

Soon, Long Xi's heavenly lightning arrived as scheduled. Fengtian Pavilion had clearly made preparations in advance. The moment the heavenly lightning struck, a defensive array lit up on the platform, completely isolating the area where the opponent was undergoing tribulation from the surrounding people, so that the residual pressure of the tribulation would not affect the people around.

The Nascent Soul Tribulation was extraordinary; massive bolts of lightning struck one after another, carrying the power to cleave the entire Fengtian Pavilion in two. A total of eighty-one deafening bolts of heavenly lightning struck Long Xi squarely.

Only after the last bolt of lightning struck did the dark clouds in the sky begin to disperse, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to surge wildly, rushing towards the stage. The previously dusty stage instantly became clear, and Long Xi was seen sitting in the center, surrounded by a circle of pale golden phantoms that were slowly being drawn into his body.

"It's a Nascent Soul... He succeeded!" someone shouted, and the crowd became even more excited.

Upon closer inspection, You You found that Long Xi's spiritual energy was indeed more than a hundred times denser than before, even more condensed than that of the Yuan family patriarch, giving him a completely refreshed feeling.

Perhaps because of Long Xi's Nascent Soul, the Wu family head, who had been brutally beaten before, actually came over again to remind her, "I've kept You Tiannu waiting. It's your turn to establish the contract now." He had a gloating look on his face, as if he wanted to vent his resentment.

Before You You could speak, Feng Rong, who was feeling annoyed, looked over first and sneered, "The Wu family is quite lenient, isn't it?"

The head of the Wu family shuddered and reflexively shrank back. He took a deep breath, and remembering that Long Xi was now also a Nascent Soul cultivator, he straightened his back and said, "I... I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder."

You You didn't delay and immediately stood up, saying, "Ancestor Yuan, it's our turn!"

"You, You!" Feng Rong, momentarily forgetting about picking a fight with the Wu family head, jumped up and pointed at the bewildered Elder Yuan beside her, saying, "You really chose this old man with one foot in the grave, instead of me? I actually..."

"Stop messing around!" You You grabbed his shoulder and pressed him back into the chair. "This was decided a long time ago. How can we change it so easily? Also... show some respect to the elderly."

"You..." Feng Rong was even angrier. She struggled several times but couldn't stand up. "Don't be ungrateful. What can an old man like him, whose lifespan is almost over, do for you? Don't regret it when you lose face and are laughed at."

"I know!" You nodded, then suddenly smiled and patted his head, saying, "I don't care about losing face, but I can't drag you down with me, can I?" Whether her contract would even work was still uncertain!

"..." Feng Rong was stunned.