Chapter 346
On the other side, Ling Wu had already taken her seat opposite the Xuanqing Sect patriarch when she was informed of this scene by the Jinghong Brush.
The man before her was in high spirits, with a few strands of silver in his black hair. He chuckled as he poured a cup of tea and pushed it toward Ling Wu.
"Try it. Before your master ascended to immortality, he longed for this cup of tea every day. It's just a pity that he can no longer drink it."
He spoke with a calm smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with disappointment.
Lingwu picked up the teacup and glanced at it. The tea leaves in the cup were still at the bottom and had not yet unfurled, but she could already smell an extremely strong tea aroma.
She took a sip, her eyes brightening slightly. "It is indeed an excellent spiritual tea."
Upon hearing this, the patriarch smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with reminiscence: "Before your master ascended to immortality, he often told me that he was worried about you. But looking at him today, I think that old man is more worried about himself."
He smiled, but for some reason it sounded like a sigh.
Seeing that he had not gotten what he wanted, Lingwu still took out the precious spiritual tea, her tone neither urging nor delaying any longer.
He put down the teacup and took out a brocade box.
"What is this?" the old ancestor asked.
He actually recognized what it was, but he was afraid of being disappointed and so he dared not be sure.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lingwu opened the brocade box without any hesitation.
Inside was none other than the Tribulation-Transcending Spirit Herb.
This Tribulation-Transcending Spirit Herb was one of the items in the storage bag that Bai Yu presented on the day the secret realm was about to close.
Lingwu pushed it in front of the patriarch, saying, "This junior has come to keep the appointment."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the old man in front of her pick up the brocade box with trembling fingers.
"It really is! It really is!" he exclaimed excitedly, his expression complex.
Lingwu remained silent, giving him ample time.
After a short while, the old ancestor finally calmed down.
He had already made up his mind to prepare for death, but now that he had learned that he had the opportunity to ascend to immortality, he could not control his emotions at all.
Despite looking like an elderly man, he spoke with the excitement of a child in front of a younger person, saying, "I've performed thousands upon thousands of calculations, and every single one of them is extremely ominous!"
"Only when your master mentioned that the fate of the Tianyi Sect rested on your shoulders did I, in a desperate attempt, use you as the basis for my divination, and the result was the only auspicious one!"
"It's a pity that it only happened that one time; after that, everything was fierce."
"The only variable was you, which is why I made that gentleman's agreement with you. I never imagined it would actually be you! I really..." His lips were trembling, clearly his excitement had not yet subsided.
Lingwu guessed that he wanted to express his gratitude, but when she looked up and saw the dark clouds gathering in the sky, she knew that the person in front of her was about to undergo a tribulation, and that the two of them did not have much time left.
He then interrupted, saying, "This is an agreement between us, and there's no need for your thanks. You just said that my master said the fate of the Tianyi Sect rests on my shoulders?"
The old ancestor paused, gave her a deep look, and finally shook his head, saying, "Your temperament is just like your master's. Oh well, there's no time to spare anyway."
He suddenly sighed: "Your master is a great master of divination. I only followed behind and learned a thing or two. I can't explain it clearly."
"But your senior brother inherited your master's secret method of deduction. You can go and ask your senior brother what exactly happened."
After hearing this, Ling Wu shook her head and stopped interrupting. She stood up and said, "Then this junior will protect you."
The old ancestor paused, his expression complex, then burst into laughter, exclaiming, "You little rascal, you're quite extraordinary!"
"However, I do want to know how much taller that old man is than me now."
"Then today I will ask the legendary Half-Moon Immortal Venerable to protect me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dark clouds gathered above Xuanqing Sect, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a powerful pressure made it impossible for everyone to move forward.
Bai Yu, who was continuously transforming demonic energy to advance, suddenly changed his expression. "This is... the tribulation lightning!? How is this possible? Shouldn't he have passed away peacefully? What about the Sumeru Ring?"
His pause allowed the middle-aged woman to catch him red-handed. She tossed Bai Yu to the person behind her and coldly ordered, "Lock him in the water dungeon and I will interrogate him personally!"
After saying this, she quickly flew towards the place where the lightning tribulation was gathering.
"Master, your disciple will be there soon, please wait for your disciple." She murmured to herself, a tear falling silently from her eye.
When she finally arrived and saw Ling Wu, her face turned cold and she was about to make a move, but fortunately, she was stopped in time by the ancestor.
The old ancestor said with some sadness, "Lanlan, from now on, the Xuanqing Sect is in your hands."
The middle-aged woman disregarded everything else, tears streaming down her face. "Master, this disciple doesn't want the sect! This disciple only begs you to..."
The patriarch paused, then interrupted, somewhat speechless: "I am about to ascend to immortality! Not about to pass away! Quickly protect me, lest others laugh at me!"
"Ascension?" The woman hesitated for a moment, then her eyes lit up again.
She wiped away her tears, first nodding gratefully to Ling Wu, then taking out an array to encircle the area and focus on protecting the Dharma.
Seeing this, the ancestor was barely satisfied, and then smiled awkwardly at Ling Wu, "In that case, I'll have to trouble Immortal Venerable Half Moon."
"You're too kind," Ling Wu said calmly.
The lightning struck down the instant she finished speaking.
But her voice pierced through the thunder and reached the old ancestor's ears.
For some reason, he always felt that with her by his side, he would be able to ascend to heaven safely.
The tribulation lasted for three days, and he successfully passed it after three days.
Heaven sent down a sweet rain of ascension to nourish half of the cultivation world, and Ling Wu, who contributed the most during the tribulation, also received the most in return.
Under the nourishing rain of abundant spiritual energy, Ling Wu's cultivation loosened once again, reaching its peak, and her pressure poured out instantly!
At that moment, the expressions of joy on the faces of all the Xuanqing Sect members who were celebrating their ancestor's ascension froze, and then they became even more excited!
"Is someone else about to ascend to immortality?"
"Who is it? Our Xuanqing Sect truly has the potential to surpass Tianyi..."
"Stop! It doesn't seem to be someone from our Xuanqing Sect, but rather that Immortal Venerable who protects our Ancestor."
"Which peak master is that?"
"We've already said they're not from our Xuanqing Sect! Why call them Peak Masters!"
"It looks to me like...it looks like..."
"Who is it? You're driving me crazy! Speak up! If you keep holding things back, may your cultivation be forever plagued by tribulations!"
"Your curse is truly vicious! I'll tell you, it's the Half-Moon Immortal Venerable, the Half-Moon Immortal Venerable of the Heavenly One Sect!" He seemed unsatisfied and emphasized again, "Yes, that's right! It's the Half-Moon Immortal Venerable of the Heavenly One Sect! Are you satisfied now?"
In the long silence, someone spoke up to save face:
"If it's the Half-Moon Immortal Venerable, then there's nothing to compare. After all, how can a mortal compare to an Immortal Venerable of Heavenly Mandate?"
"What you say makes sense, fellow Daoist! It makes sense!"
The middle-aged woman closest to Ling Wu also had a complicated expression, but in the end she still sincerely bowed to Ling Wu: "Thank you for your help, Immortal Venerable Half Moon, and congratulations on your advancement in cultivation!"
Lingwu nodded and left without the slightest hesitation.
The middle-aged woman remained where she was, caught in a dilemma.
In the end, the ancestor, who had successfully survived the tribulation, waved his hand with a radiant face, "Lanlan doesn't need to chase after him."
"This favor is owed to her by Xuanqing Sect and me, and there's no need to rush. I can only stay in the lower realm for one day before ascending to the upper realm. I have many things to tell you today."
After saying this, the patriarch glanced in the direction where Ling Wu had left.
He was not the same person he used to be, but he still kept his curiosity hidden and did not ask why Ling Wu had left in such a hurry.
Ling Wu put on the mask and, for the first time, appeared as the person in the black robe to meet this little boy who had regained his memories.
Xuanqing Sect Water Prison
The boy was shirtless, his hands were tightly bound by chains, and a deep red mark was left on his wrists.
His lower body was covered in water, while his exposed upper body was covered in ugly scars.
Back then, there wasn't enough of the nourishing mud, so he only recovered his face; his body still bore the scars.
"You little brat, you've become even more pitiful since I last saw you a year ago."
The moment those words were spoken, Bai Yu, who had been pondering how to escape without alerting everyone, looked up instantly.
The man in black robes stood in front of him, his fair and beautiful fingertips gliding over various instruments of torture.
"What are you planning to do now?" His Adam's apple bobbed.
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