Qin Bao'er summoned her sword and flew over with Fang Ruotang.
The others were about to follow, but Fang Ruotang stopped them in her mind.
The Qin family patriarch was originally a powerful figure in the Tribulation Transcending stage. Even though his cultivation level has dropped, he is now in the Integration stage. His antics are not something that the Qi Refining stage novices of the Tianyi Sect can witness.
If things go wrong, they will all be affected by the spiritual energy, which could cause them to vomit blood and fall into a coma at best, and die at worst.
At the entrance of the cave, a group of people, led by Chief Qin, eagerly awaited their arrival.
Upon seeing Qin Bao'er arrive with Fang Ruotang, they immediately came up to greet them, their attitude several times better than it had been in the main hall earlier, especially the Third Elder, who was extremely attentive.
"Elder Fang has come in person."
"Hmm, let's see what's going on here?"
As they were speaking, another rumble of thunder sounded.
This time, as they got closer, Fang Ruotang felt the oppressive force emanating from the black lightning, a force that seemed poised to destroy the world.
"What's going on? This time, the tribulation lightning is so powerful. It seems like it doesn't want our ancestor to survive at all. Is our ancestor going to merge with the Heavenly Tribulation Realm and rush back to the Tribulation Transcending Realm this time?" Clan Chief Qin looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed deeply, his face full of worry.
Fang Ruotang tilted her head and glanced at him, then said in a pretentious tone, "This is an immeasurable heavenly tribulation. Can't you tell? Your ancestor is preparing to break through to the Mahayana stage."
Although it was her first time seeing it, it didn't matter. She had a small mirror and could pretend to know a lot.
Chief Qin's expression changed, and he said in an ugly tone, "Are you joking?"
"No!" Fang Ruotang asked, puzzled and curious, "Isn't the Mahayana stage good? It's the highest realm in this world, what you call a terrestrial immortal, with a lifespan that's almost limitless. It's the highest achievement one can attain in this world."
Clan Chief Qin was almost in tears, explaining with a bitter face: "Elder Fang, you may not know this, but the ladder to immortality on the Cloud Deep Continent was severed more than two thousand years ago. In the past two thousand years, it's not that no one has tried to reach the Great Ascension stage, but without exception, they have all failed. The Heavenly Dao simply does not allow our world to ascend any further."
"But even if you reach the Mahayana stage, you can't ascend immediately, can you? Don't you have to transform your spiritual power into immortal spiritual energy, infuse your body with it, and then wait for the ascension guidance?"
Fang Ruotang was full of questions; she really didn't understand these rules.
But Little Mirror knows a lot, so what he said is probably not wrong.
The Qin clan chief agreed, saying, "That was how it used to be, but in our world, since the great war more than two thousand years ago that broke the ladder to immortality, no one has ever broken through the Tribulation Transcending stage to reach the Mahayana stage without exception. Therefore, many powerful beings would rather suppress their cultivation and stay in the Tribulation Transcending stage. Only when they can no longer suppress it will they be forced to improve their realm."
Fang Ruotang blinked, feeling a little guilty.
Did I mean well but end up doing something wrong? Will this Old Ancestor Qin die and disappear?
Judging from this, yes. I'll go and communicate with this Heavenly Dao to ask about the reason.
The little mirror went off happily and returned in no time.
[You little brat, ignoring me, busy killing people.]
Fang Ruotang: ...
[Let's go, let's teach this Heavenly Dao a lesson, let him not be able to distinguish between the major and minor kings, daring to ignore me.]
Fang Ruotang looked bewildered.
[Me? Show him what's what?]
After saying that, Fang Ruotang looked at another bolt of lightning that was striking her, her face contorted in pain.
Are you kidding me? If such a massive bolt of lightning struck, I'd be instantly reduced to ashes, wouldn't I? The kind that disappears with a gust of wind?
"Be more confident. Does this little Heavenly Dao dare to strike you down? Impossible. If he wants to evolve, he'll be begging you soon. If we give him a heads-up beforehand, he'll open the door for us."
【Huh? Does this mean they're going to use connections?】
Little Mirror: ...
[Pretty much. This Heavenly Dao is a bit stronger than that of the Great Yong. We can get the title of Heavenly Dao's Favorite, the Daughter of Destiny. It will make things much easier for you to travel in this world.] Little Mirror couldn't stand her master being looked down upon.
But with her body, no one is destined to care about her.
Surely we can't just kill everyone we see to intimidate everyone, can we?
[This is good, I like it. Is it like Wenren Ya, except hers is more selfless, wishing others good luck, while mine is about getting good luck for myself?]
Yes, sir, go.
Okay, I'll go. I'll just walk in.
Fang Ruotang and Xiao Jingzi were discussing.
Among the elders, someone cried out in sorrow, "Chaotic Divine Lightning! This is Chaotic Divine Lightning! Why is the Heavenly Dao so cruel to our Cloud Deep Continent? What have we done wrong?"
Fang Ruotang raised an eyebrow; she was also very curious.
"I'll ask the Heavenly Dao later."
As she spoke, Fang Ruotang walked towards the range of the lightning tribulation.
The Qin clan chief and the Qin clan elders all spoke up to stop them. Qin Bao'er ran up to try to pull them away, but was immediately pulled back by the Qin clan members, who shouted, "Don't be impulsive. If you go up there, you'll only die with her."
"Come back quickly, before this lightning strikes!" Chief Qin shouted loudly at Fang Ruotang's retreating figure as he restrained Qin Bao'er.
Fang Ruotang ignored him and kept asking the little mirror anxiously.
Are you sure you're alright? If I die like this, my eldest and fourth sisters will cry their eyes out.
Little Mirror: ...
Forget it, let's not make things difficult for the adults at a time like this.
After all, it wasn't her fault that she hadn't thought of the six masters; it was just that the six masters weren't charming enough to leave a lasting impression on Fang Ruotang.
Look, I wonder if this lightning will strike.
Fang Ruotang looked up and saw thunderclouds with a world-destroying aura drifting above her head. After a while, a few strands of lightning gently struck her in front of her.
Qin family members: ...
The way Heaven fawned over them felt so foreign.
Especially the remaining fifty-odd bolts of lightning, the Heavenly Dao treated them like toys, striking left and right, but it was as if it were blind. Fang Ruotang, standing in the middle, couldn't be struck even once.
It's as if, before this, the person chasing and attacking Qin Laozu wasn't him.
What's wrong with the way of Heaven? He was just born with poor eyesight.
"You mean this was the lightning tribulation you experienced when you formed your core?" Clan Chief Qin looked at Fang Ruotang with a troubled expression, tilted his head, and asked Qin Bao'er, whom he had captured.
Qin Bao'er said, "It's a little different. The lightning tribulation back then was gentler, mainly to temper her body. This time, it's like it's just playing with her?"
Qin Bao'er was unsure and decided to wait and see.
The Qin clan chief was also bewildered. When Qin Bao'er returned and told him, he only thought that it was Qin Bao'er's first time experiencing a lightning tribulation, and it was the simplest lightning tribulation, so she had just misunderstood.
I didn't expect it to be true.
Soon, all eighty-one lightning tribulations were completed, and the heavens and earth suddenly shone with extraordinary brilliance, as if a spiritual treasure had been born. At this moment, the spiritual energy around him was greatly different.
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