She had an epiphany.

Fifty-five bolts of lightning struck from the sky.

But suddenly, another ominous cloud drifted in, accompanied by a displeased clap of thunder.

To everyone's astonishment, Qin Xi was lifted up by the laws of heaven and earth, and a new cloud of tribulation cleaved in her path.

Qin Xi instinctively cried out in pain.

Baili Xijiang, who was still surprised by her sudden ascension, instantly came to his senses. The ninth-grade elixir rain passed over the crowd and landed on the girl who was trembling with pain.

At the top of the ladder, Song Tingwan tried to stop Shi Danyu's movements again.

She frowned in annoyance; being on the Heavenly Ladder, she was not allowed to administer the elixir to Yuanyuan.

Song Tingwan and Song Siyao glanced past the two men and stared at Qin Xi with concern.

Under the tribulation of lightning, Qin Xi could not stand after only a few strikes, but the rain of pills continued, and each time she coughed up blood, a pill would restore her weakened body.

It wasn't until the two very resilient men successfully overcame their tribulations and climbed the heavenly ladder to the sisters' side that Qin Xi's side was only halfway through.

Even Song Chaoxuan and Wu Shu frowned, looking at the little girl who was extremely weak after being struck by lightning with heartache.

Seeing that the once beautiful robes were now ripped to shreds and the person had collapsed on the ground, breathing weakly, everyone began to panic.

Song Siyao turned his sword into a sword and was about to descend when the two men followed with grim expressions.

But after taking only a couple of steps, they were blocked by an invisible barrier.

Song Chaoxuan also sighed, worried about Yuanyuan, but he was more rational than the others.

"Her ascension will only be considered a success if she overcomes the challenges herself."

Only those like Ayao, who bear the weight of life and death for the entire world, can receive help from all living beings.

As he finished speaking...

The black dragon soared into the sky, shielding Qin Xi from a new tribulation of lightning.

The calamity clouds that had just dispersed suddenly condensed again, this time heading straight for Bailixi River.

“…”

"...Is Baili about to ascend to immortality?"

The expressions on everyone's faces varied, and even Wan Qiji looked somewhat incredulous.

On the ground, everyone in the Six Realms was even more bewildered.

What, now anyone can ascend to immortality?

Four of them came at once.

Song Chaoxuan felt the gentle breeze caressing him, exchanged a glance with Wu Shu, and then explained to them.

"The six of you have worked together to change many predetermined causes and effects, so it's not just Awan and Ayao who are special; the four of you have also benefited from the salvation of the world."

"In addition, the will of Heaven... extends to everything connected to the beloved, making you all a bit luckier than ordinary people."

The group understood, and then looked at Qin Xi with even more concern.

Baili Xijiang roared as he was struck, and Qin Xi, after struggling to swallow a pill, smiled at him with a pale face.

At this point, their eyes spoke volumes in their banter.

They seemed to be competing with each other, each in a worse state than the other, but they kept their eyes locked and diligently consuming the pills.

Baili Xijiang's dragon body was charred black and exposed, and Qin Xi threw out a bunch of magical artifacts and various life-saving treasures.

That's enough to keep her alive and give her time to take the medicine.

The two were in such a terrible state that it was unbearable to look at.

But they persevered.

For the final three tribulations of lightning, Qin Xi summoned the Soul-Crossing Boat and bit into the divine pill that Song Tingwan had just given him, enduring them by sheer willpower.

He clung to life by his last breath and finally ascended to heaven in golden light.

Qin Xi, who recovered instantly, did not leave. She stood outside Baili Xijiang's tribulation of lightning, accompanying him through each tribulation, watching him until even his dragon bones shattered, watching him suffer without expression.

Baili Xijiang's gaze never left her.

When the last three strikes were completed, even the black dragon's whiskers stopped moving.

Qin Xi shouted anxiously, "Everyone is waiting for you! Are you really going to stay here all alone?!"

"We're just missing you, Baili Xijiang—"

When the three strongest bolts of lightning struck, Baili Xijiang's consciousness had collapsed and he was already unable to move, only to hear her familiar calls in his ears.

He was in so much pain.

He's a pill cultivator, so why isn't he using pills to undergo tribulation? That's not fair, sob sob.

Then my consciousness went haywire again.

He didn't want to be left behind.

don't want--

When the lightning struck him, the black dragon mustered all its strength and shattered the divine pill between its teeth.

Three bolts of lightning struck in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was on tenterhooks. Song Tingwan and Shen Zhuochuan didn't blink, their hands trembling with nervousness.

The thunder fell silently, and the light faded away.

A laughing figure emerged from the light, beaming smugly at Qin Xi and the others, "Didn't expect that, did you! A fragile alchemist like me can withstand a tribulation lightning strike!"

The breath that everyone had been holding in finally came out.

With tears streaming down her face, Qin Xi punched him, yelling, "You bastard! You scared me to death!"

Instead of getting angry, Baili Xijiang, who had been hit, laughed and suddenly bent down to hug her.

"Thank goodness you're here, Qin Yuanyuan."

Qin Xi was stiffly held in his embrace, and could feel how sincere Baili Xijiang was at this moment, despite his usual carefree nature.

Just as Song Tingwan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, they saw the two embracing in front of everyone.

I also saw Qin Xi's face turn bright red.

Wu Shu chuckled at the younger generation's youthful innocence and nudged Song Chaoxuan's arm to show him.

Song Tingwan covered her mouth and smiled, then called out to them, "Stop hugging and cuddling, hurry up and climb the Heavenly Ladder to catch up with us."

Song Siyao hugged the radiant light she had conjured in her haste to her chest, and chuckled, "We've been waiting for you—"

After emerging unharmed from Bailixi River, Shen Zhuochuan's gloomy and worried expression vanished, replaced by a proud smile as he looked at his nephew.

Wanqiji, carrying his giant sword, sighed with emotion and joy: "Finally, everyone is here."

The six realms cheered for this grand Daoist couple ceremony, and also for the four who ascended together today.

Qin Xi blushed deeply, bit her lip, and pushed Baili Xijiang away, saying, "Let's go, let's go!"

She turned and lifted her skirt to climb the heavenly ladder. Halfway up, Baili Xijiang, who had been relentlessly pursuing her, caught up. Only then did she belatedly realize something and called out apologetically to her aunt's family on the ground:

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