"His cultivation level is even higher than yours?!"
"Hmm." Shu Lan nodded. "I was only able to eliminate him through some means."
"It seems the strength of the Demon Clan is not to be underestimated!" Venerable Lieyang's mood was somewhat heavy. "I just don't know if this is a conspiracy by the Demon Clan or their own doing."
“I think the Blood Demon and Shadow Demon must hold a high position among the demons. We need to make plans early and be prepared to defend against the demons’ invasion at any time,” Shu Lan said from the side.
“Yes, we need to prepare early.” Venerable Lieyang nodded in agreement. “However, the most important thing right now is for you to heal your injuries.”
"I understand, I will take good care of my injury."
"Well, I'll be going then." Venerable Lieyang walked out of Shu Lan's room with his hands behind his back. As he passed Qin An, Venerable Lieyang coldly ordered, "Take good care of your master!"
Qin An quickly nodded and assured Venerable Lieyang, "I will definitely take good care of Master!"
Venerable Lieyang waved his sleeve and rode the clouds back to his Ochre Flame Peak.
A month passed, and Shu Lan's injuries had almost healed. He summoned Qin An: "Xiao An, your master is going into seclusion to cultivate and improve my cultivation. During my absence, you must take good care of yourself and not slack off in your cultivation."
Qin An listened and nodded, feeling very reluctant to part, and said dejectedly, "Oh, I understand, Master Brother."
Shu Lan found Qin An's dejected appearance somewhat amusing. "It's not like I'm saying goodbye to you forever. I'm just going into seclusion for a while. We're still on the same mountain. You can't even handle such a short time? You'll need to train harder in the future and be able to endure loneliness. After all, solitude is the norm on the path of cultivation."
"I understand what Master Brother said." But I just can't bear to part with Master Brother, and I don't want to leave him for even a moment.
"That's good."
After giving instructions to Qin An, Shu Lan arrived at the back of Tinglan Peak. On the cliff of the back of Tinglan Peak, there was a cave dwelling, which was where Shu Lan planned to go into seclusion in the future.
Shu Lan entered the cave and used a dust-removing spell to clear away the dust inside. The cave contained only a futon and a small table, and was very simple.
Shu Lan sat cross-legged on the futon, closed her eyes slightly, emptied her mind, concentrated her attention, kept her mind clear, and began her cultivation.
Just as he was fully activating the Ancestral Spirit Scripture, a visible vortex of spiritual energy appeared on Shu Lan's body, and countless streams of spiritual energy rushed towards Shu Lan, vying to enter her dantian.
Soon after, Shu Lan broke through the barrier of the late Nascent Soul stage and reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Spiritual energy continued to flow into Shu Lan's body...
Three years later, Qin An was fifteen years old, the age for practicing swordsmanship. On this day, Qin An was practicing his sword in the courtyard as usual.
Suddenly, the sky darkened. Countless dark clouds swept towards the back of Tinglan Peak, and rumbling thunder echoed in the sky. It turned out that Shulan was about to undergo her tribulation.
Qin An saw the dark clouds gathering towards the back mountain, so he quickly sheathed his sword and hurried towards the back mountain.
The Venerable Blazing Sun had noticed the change in the sky as soon as it began to lighten. He glanced up towards the back of Tinglan Peak, then vanished in a flash.
When Venerable Lieyang reappeared, he was in mid-air behind Tinglan Peak. He looked at Shulan's tightly closed cave, his eyes filled with undisguised worry.
The other elders and disciples of the Star River Sect also noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky.
"What's going on?"
"It seems someone is about to undergo a tribulation."
"Huh? Who could that be?"
"I heard he's our grandmaster uncle, don't you remember? Our grandmaster uncle went into seclusion three years ago."
"I can't miss the scene of the tribulation; I want to go and see it."
"Wait for me, take me with you!"
...
The disciples discussed amongst themselves, and then hurried toward the back of Tinglan Peak.
Almost all the elders of the sect were alarmed and transformed into streaks of light, rushing towards the location of the tribulation.
In an instant, the safe zone near the tribulation site was filled with elders and disciples, including Ye Feiyu, Kong Xiang, and Zhang Keke.
Qin An stood on a rock closest to the tribulation site, anxiously looking at the cave where Shu Lan was, glancing up at the sky every now and then, his whole being appearing somewhat agitated.
The Venerable Blazing Sun, who had been watching the situation in the sky, suddenly spoke: "They've arrived!"
Shu Lan, who was meditating in the cave, suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the top of the cave as if sensing something.
The moment Venerable Lieyang finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky with a crackling sound.
Then came the second, the third, the fourth... These lightning bolts, as thick as buckets, rained down on Shulan's cave.
At this moment, everyone outside the cave was sweating bullets for Shu Lan.
What they didn't know was what a wondrous scene unfolded inside the cave.
All the lightning bolts struck around Shu Lan, but none touched her. Around Shu Lan were deep craters, and the cave was filled with rubble.
The reason why Shu Lan was completely unharmed was due to the "Ancestral Spirit Scripture" he was cultivating. Cultivating the "Ancestral Spirit Scripture" allows cultivators to unite with heaven and earth, not only allowing spiritual energy to be actively absorbed by the cultivator, but also allowing them to avoid heavenly tribulations. The energy generated by the heavenly tribulations will be completely transferred to the cultivator without any disturbance.
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