Xue Chen's roar of warning reached Qin Shu's ears, but she did not take any action.

How could Qin Shu have any magic weapon to block the thunder?

The only thing we can do is to withstand this last thunder tribulation!

Qin Shu quickly made hand gestures with both hands, and the spiritual power in her body surged, preparing to fight the thunder tribulation to the death.

"boom!!!"

A thunderous roar, carrying destructive force, came rapidly down from the sky.

Qin Shu looked at the lightning that was cutting through the sky like a purple-gold snake, and her eyes flashed with fear and anger towards the unknown, as well as a desire to die.

She wants to live!

Only by staying alive can Xie Lanzhi be saved!

Just when the purple-gold lightning was about to strike Qin Shu's head, something unexpected happened!

“Roar! Roar! Roar—!”

A dragon roar filled with power and pressure came from Qin Shu's body.

The sky and the earth changed color, the powerful sense of oppression was shocking, and all living things within a hundred miles were trembling.

"Look! What is that?"

"That's... a dragon! It's actually a golden dragon!"

Everyone saw a mighty and domineering dragon with golden light all over its body circling in the dark clouds like lightning. Its figure was looming and leaving a trail of afterimages.

The golden dragon relied on its own strength to hook the lightning that struck Qin Shu with its scaly tail, and brought it into the clouds, where it rolled and circled.

Qin Shu raised her head and met Jin Long's domineering golden eyes, from which she could glimpse a hint of pampering and affection.

Qin Shu inexplicably felt that the look was very familiar.

"boom!"

The next second, the thunder tribulation that was entangled by the golden dragon exploded.

"roar--!"

The golden dragon roared, his voice full of pain and weakness.

Qin Shu's heart tightened instantly. Seeing the golden dragon falling from the sky, she flew into the air without thinking.

When she stretched out her hand to try to hold the golden dragon, the mighty and domineering golden dragon entangled her body.

The dragon head was facing Qin Shu's face, making her look so small. The golden dragon's pupils rippled as it stared at Qin Shu deeply.

Qin Shu was not afraid at all and reached out to touch the dragon's horn.

She asked softly, "Are you okay?"

The golden dragon moved slightly, rubbed its horns against Qin Shu's palm, and a hoarse sound came from its throat.

The voice sounded a little happy, but also a little weak.

It wrapped around Qin Shu's petite body, put her on the ground, and rubbed her cheek with its head.

The next moment, the golden dragon disappeared.

Qin Shu's eyes widened slightly, and she stared at the golden dragon compass hanging around her neck in disbelief.

Just now, she clearly saw the golden dragon transform into a ray of golden light and penetrate into the dragon-patterned compass.

"Do you smell any medicine?"

"This is the foundation-building celestial phenomenon. The fellow Taoist who just built the foundation is an alchemist."

“No wonder I smelled the fragrance of medicine and felt that the barrier of the middle stage of foundation building was loosening slightly.”

"That's not the point. Don't you think the foundation-building thunder tribulation just now is wrong? It's comparable to the thunder tribulation in the early stages of the Golden Core stage!"

Xue Chen was very excited when he heard the discussions around him, and ran towards Qin Shu who looked confused and puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Qin! Congratulations! You have actually established your foundation in the secret realm, and your cultivation has leapt to the middle stage of foundation building. This is cause for celebration!"

Qin Shu spread out her hands, feeling the spiritual power rushing through her body. She felt a sense of relief as if she had been reborn, and there was an indescribable change in her mood.

So this is the feeling of building a foundation. The body undergoes a transformation, escapes from the mortal body, and becomes full of strength.

Qin Shu took a deep breath and nodded to Xue Chen: "Thank you."

She was thanking Xue Chen for protecting her from sneak attacks when she was building her foundation and overcoming the thunder tribulation.

Xue Chen smiled casually: "Fellow Daoist Qin, you are too polite. After all, I need your help. If something really happens to you, I will never find anyone to save me in this life."

Qin Shu raised her eyebrows slightly: "You are quite honest."

Xue Chen shrugged, "I can't help it. I was blind to the truth. If my father hadn't enlightened me, I would have missed such a powerful alchemist like you. I will never rest in peace. Now I just hope that Fellow Daoist Qin will not treat me like that."

Qin Shu shook her head: "The way of survival in the world of cultivation is the law of the jungle, and you are not wrong."

"Fellow Daoist Qin is very magnanimous!" Xue Chen's smile became even brighter. He changed the subject and asked, "Is the golden dragon just now the contracted beast of Fellow Daoist Qin?"

Qin Shu lowered her eyes and said calmly, "No."

This was her first time seeing a golden dragon, but she was familiar with its roar.

Jin Long's actions did not seem to have any intention of hurting her, so there must be some other reason.

Qin Shu touched the dragon-patterned compass on her neck and guessed that the golden dragon was probably related to the compass passed down from her ancestors.

Xue Chen looked thoughtful. He glanced at the people gathered around him and found that greed flashed in the eyes of some of them.

He reminded cryptically: "Is that so, Fellow Daoist Qin is from the Eastern Continent, and I think he comes from a large sect, so it's not a big deal to have a dragon following him to protect him.

But in our Lingyun Nation, this is a big deal. You have to know that if you can contract a dragon, especially a pure-blooded dragon, even an ordinary person can have a lifespan of thousands of years. If the contracted dragon is very powerful, it is not a problem to obtain a lifespan of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. "

"!!!" Qin Shu's beautiful eyes widened slightly.

Thousands of years? Even tens of thousands of years?!

She felt disillusioned. Can a person really live that long?

Xue Chen saw Qin Shu's face full of shock and the burning heat flashing in her eyes, and blinked at her.

He lowered his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, please say something quickly. Don't you see that those people are staring at you? They want to snatch your dragon away."

Qin Shu narrowed her beautiful eyes and glanced around, finding several malicious gazes.

She understood what Xue Chen meant, and lowered her lips. She said in a nonchalant tone, "I am from the Eastern Continent. My ancestor is a Mahayana cultivator who has lived for tens of thousands of years. He saw that I was too delicate, so he sent me here to train. The golden dragon just now should have been secretly sent by my ancestor."

Some of the onlookers couldn't hold their breath and took a deep breath.

"Eastern Continent? I heard that there are many golden elixirs there, and Yuanying is worse than a dog."

"I've also heard about the Eastern Continent. It's too scary. There are big guys everywhere who you can't afford to offend!"

"Not only that! I heard that the chosen ones there either have single spiritual roots or top-grade spiritual roots. There are almost no mixed spiritual roots. The spiritual energy of the Eastern Continent is also rich and not mixed."

Xue Chen listened to everyone's discussion and sensed Qin Shu's fear. He lowered his voice and said to Qin Shu:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, let's go quickly. The Qinglian Secret Realm is only open for half a year. We must try to find more treasures during this half year!"

Qin Shu was stunned: "The secret realm will last for half a year?"

Xue Chen tilted his head and asked, "You don't know?"

Qin Shu said expressionlessly: "No one told me."

"The Qinglian Secret Realm is open for only half a year each time. The spiritual energy here is rich. Many Taoists come here not to search for treasures, but more to speed up their cultivation and breakthroughs..."