Chapter 76 Fang Duobing

"Li Lianhua is undergoing a tribulation." Qing'er appeared outwardly calm, but her hands were tightly gripping her sleeves, clearly indicating that she was not entirely at peace.

"Transcending tribulation?" Qi Mushan and the others asked in confusion.

Qing'er explained, "You can understand it as your martial arts have entered the next level, and you need to undergo a tribulation."

Hearing the commotion, Li Xiangxian came out and overheard the conversation. He greeted Qing'er and the others with a smile, then looked at Li Lianhua with some concern. He knew about tribulations, as they were mentioned in the ghost cultivation technique Qing'er had given him. Tribulations were always a matter of life and death.

Qi Mushan and Granny Cen seemed to understand, but they didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they looked at Li Lianhua. Although they were worried, they couldn't help, so they decided not to cause any more trouble.

Suddenly, thunderclouds rapidly gathered in the sky, and streaks of lightning, like silver snakes, lashed down. Li Lianhua shone brightly, resisting the lightning.

Qi Mushan and Granny Cen watched in horror.

Li Xiangxian clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh. His eyes were fixed on Li Lianhua, and he murmured, "You have to pull through."

Just then, an extremely thick bolt of lightning struck Li Lianhua directly. He swayed, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth. Qi Mushan and Granny Cen cried out in alarm, and Li Xiangxian almost rushed over.

Qing'er stopped them, saying, "Don't be impulsive. Going up now will only make the lightning tribulation think that someone is helping you, and the lightning tribulation will be doubled."

Li Lianhua took a deep breath, forcibly stabilizing her body, and circulated her internal energy to slowly absorb and transform the lightning power. As Li Lianhua successfully transcended her tribulation, the thunderclouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and a fine spiritual rain began to fall from the sky, falling all over the world, while the entire sky shimmered with golden light.

Some people outside were caught off guard by the sudden rain, but unexpectedly, the rain had a magical effect! It not only did not cause them any discomfort, but instead acted like a special healing elixir, nourishing their bodies.

Some people who were previously injured were surprised to find that their wounds began to heal and the pain gradually subsided after being soaked in the rain. Even more surprisingly, some people felt as if they had suddenly become many years younger, full of energy and radiant.

This astonishing discovery left people speechless, and they began to exclaim in amazement, filled with curiosity and awe at this magical rain.

Then more and more people came out to get soaked in the rain.

Everyone was talking about it. "What kind of rain is this? How can it have such a magical effect!" someone in the crowd asked.

"Something must have happened that we don't know about."

"Isn't that obvious? Look at how the sky is sparkling and it's raining such magical rain. It would be a miracle if nothing happened."

Suddenly, a deafening voice boomed from the sky, echoing like a great bell and reverberating in everyone's ears, leaving them deeply shaken. "The Son of Heaven, Li Xiangyi (Li Lianhua), has helped the world successfully advance! From this day forward, the world enters the era of cultivation!" The voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth. It was as if a declaration, an affirmation and praise of Li Xiangyi (Li Lianhua), and a blessing and expectation for the world.

As soon as the voice fell, everyone looked up at the sky in astonishment.

Qi Mushan and Granny Cen exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. Li Xiangxian looked at Li Lianhua with pride, while Qing'er's lips curled up slightly; it seemed she had directly entered the Golden Core stage.

A moment of deathly silence fell over the crowd, followed by a burst of cheers. Then someone asked, "World advancement? I've lived this long and never heard of a world being able to advance."

"Who's ever heard of that? And cultivation of immortality? Is it the kind of cultivation of immortality I'm thinking of?"

"Of course, who else could it be?"

"Didn't any of you hear that voice talking about the Chosen One?" someone in the crowd suddenly asked.

"I heard that, Li Xiangyi, the Chosen One of Heaven."

"This name sounds familiar."

"Li Xiangyi? Is he Li Xiangyi, the leader of the Four Directions Sect, the number one sect in the world?" someone asked uncertainly.

"That's right, who else besides the number one in the world could have such great abilities?"

"No wonder he's so powerful; how could the Son of Heaven not be powerful?"

The crowd erupted in excitement. They had all heard of Li Xiangyi, the number one swordsman in the land. They said, "Why does that name sound so familiar? Isn't that the name we hear every day in the teahouse?"

The people of Sigumen were different from those others. As soon as they heard that Li Xiangyi was their sect leader, they knew he was the one, so they started celebrating from the very beginning.

"My goodness, the sect leader is the chosen one of Heaven!" Lin Yi jumped up and down, unable to calm down at all.

"The sect leader is amazing; he even helped the world advance." Liu Rujing's face was full of admiration.

"Yes, yes, everyone can cultivate immortality now. Does that mean lifespan increases after cultivating immortality?"

"That's for sure, that's how it's written in sketchbooks."

"Does that mean we can follow the sect leader forever?" The person thought to himself, then excitedly spun around in circles.

"That's right." The others thought of it too, and were overjoyed.

A young boy was sitting in a courtyard of Tianji Manor when he suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Father, Mother, I can stand up now!"

"Yes, Xiaobao won't need to take medicine anymore," He Xiaohui said happily.

Fang Duobing looked at the sky and said excitedly, "Master is amazing! I'm all better now. I'm going to find Master." He then tried to walk out.

He Xiaohui quickly stopped him, "Xiaobao, how many times have I told you? You haven't become a disciple yet. Sect Leader Li is not your master. You can't call him master."

“Yes, Xiao Bao,” Fang Zeshi, the Minister of Revenue, also chimed in.

"But... Master promised me he would take me as his disciple," Fang Duobing said defiantly.

He Xiaohui gritted her teeth and said resolutely, "Sect Leader Li was just encouraging you back then. I guess he's already forgotten about you." She knew her own situation best; she had heard that Shan Gudan had died and that Li Xiangyi had gone to the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance to avenge him.

But Di Feisheng was unharmed afterward, and Li Xiangyi didn't seek revenge. She already felt that Shan Gudan couldn't have died so easily, and later she felt something was amiss, so she investigated. Sure enough, she found out that Shan Gudan hadn't died, but had been crippled and thrown out of Yunyin Mountain. She didn't know what happened at Yunyin Mountain, but she did find out that Yunyin Mountain was the location of both Li Xiangyi and Shan Gudan's sect. Since Shan Gudan was crippled and thrown out of his sect, he must have done something bad.

Then, news spread from an unknown source that Shan Gudao had faked his death to frame the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance, intending to inflict mutual destruction on Li Xiangyi and Di Feisheng. Shan Gudao had even returned to his sect intending to kill their master. Everyone who heard this cursed Shan Gudao as heartless and treacherous, willing to kill even the master who raised him. (Feng Qing: Hehe! That's why I give people a chance to speak ill of our lord. Everyone needs to know that Shan Gudao is a heartless and treacherous person, and that it's not that our lord didn't avenge him.)

Dan Gudao is Xiaobao's biological father. Just for that reason alone, Sect Leader Li wouldn't accept Xiaobao as his disciple. Although Sect Leader Li might not know that Xiaobao is Dan Gudao's son, it's better to be safe than sorry. Besides, Sect Leader Li was just casually comforting Xiaobao at the time; it shouldn't be taken seriously. If Xiaobao were to force himself on him, it would be ungrateful.