Chapter 96 Paying Debts If you owe a debt, you must pay it back.
The disciples around the trial platform were already on edge due to the fierce fight just now, and now seeing the rolling thunderclouds, the discussions became louder and louder.
"Who wants to advance?"
"Could it be Liang Huailian? Her rapid advancement has always been beyond the reach of others."
"But she just became a Nascent Soul cultivator a few days ago. If she were to experience another thunder tribulation, she would have ascended to the Divine Realm. Even a genius like her wouldn't be able to achieve this so quickly..."
"Is that Zhan Yao? Or Mu Fuyun? They've advanced faster than everyone else in the past two years."
Everyone raised their heads, watching the movement of the rolling clouds without blinking.
I saw that the black cloud pressing down on the sky was originally gathered together, but after rolling for a while, it gradually dispersed and turned into two thick clouds.
There were faint flashes of lightning between the clouds, which flickered from time to time as the clouds slowly moved.
After a while, the two clouds slowly stopped floating and moving, hanging above the heads of Mu Fuyun and Zhan Yao.
"Sure enough!" someone in the crowd exclaimed in amazement.
"Is this a two-level promotion?" Someone remembered that both of them were still in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm. If they were promoted to the Nascent Soul Realm at once, it would be a two-level promotion.
"Mu Fuyun was the one who advanced two levels in a row before. Is Zhan Yao going to do the same now?"
"The new disciples of the past two years are truly stronger than the last!"
Seeing this, Cheng Yu and Ci Yiyuan stopped and did not want to step forward. This was Tian Yan's business and it was not their turn to interfere.
Liang Huailian was stunned where he was, looking up at the strange scene in the sky, unable to come back to his senses for a long time: "What's going on..."
Only a few Tianyan disciples reacted. The two of them had just been injured and their spiritual energy had been depleted a lot. Now they were suffering from the thunder tribulation, not only would the pain be unbearable, but they might not be able to survive and their cultivation would be completely destroyed.
Chu Ye and Song Xinghe said "Oh no" almost at the same time, and without caring about anything else, they went straight to the trial platform and landed next to Mu Fuyun.
"How are you?" Song Xinghe held her arm and reached out to wipe the corner of her lips to wipe away the blood, but the next moment, another trickle of blood flowed out.
"The thunderstorm is coming, we can't stay here any longer!" Chu Ye looked up at the thunderclouds and said quickly, "Go to my place!"
"Yes, there is a lightning-dispelling stone formation in the Xizhao Pavilion of the eldest brother, which can eliminate some of the power of the thunder tribulation!" Song Xinghe also reacted and immediately wanted to take her to fly up the mountain.
Mu Fuyun cherished her life, so she naturally would not refuse, but she could see clearly that among the two thunderclouds, besides her, Zhan Yao was also going to advance.
"Wait a minute," she managed to stand still and pointed at Zhan Yao on the other side of the trial platform, "and her."
Zhan Yao had also stood up by willpower, but because of the unbearable pain, he had to hunch over slightly, supporting his sword with one hand and his trembling knee with the other, barely keeping steady.
Hongying and others walked around to her side and were anxiously observing her situation, but because of their subconscious respect for the rules, they did not jump onto the stage directly for the time being.
This made Zhan Yao's surroundings seem empty, as if no one was willing to lend a helping hand.
Xu Lian stood a little further away, surrounded by disciples from Taiqing Peak.
The disciples of Taiqing Peak were discussing the situation, some expressing concern, others taking the opportunity to gloat for a moment. She couldn't hear a single word; all she could see and think about was Zhan Yao, standing precariously on the stage.
She knew how much hurt Zhan Yao had suffered since she was a child, and how she had never received any care or comfort from her family.
"Ayao..." She clenched her hands quietly at her sides and rushed onto the stage almost regardless of everything, even willingly to block a thunder tribulation for her.
The last bit of her rationality told her that Zhan Yao would never appreciate her kindness.
The moment she took a step forward, Zhan Yang, who was originally acting as a referee on the trial stage, stepped forward silently, helped Zhan Yao up, and said to Chu Ye expressionlessly, "Lead the way."
Chu Ye didn't dare to delay and quickly flew on his sword to lead the way.
Zhan Yao was helped to catch up. The cold wind whistled past her and poured into her chest, causing her to gasp and cough a few times involuntarily.
After finally suppressing his anger, Fang raised his head and glanced at Zhan Yang beside him, then looked away and said softly, "Thank you."
Although they were cousins, they had little interaction with each other. Zhan Yao, a disciple of Tian Yan, was considered a rebellious and unruly child by the Zhan family. No matter how talented she was, she could never reach their ideal of "perfection."
Zhan Yang frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw her face which was obviously in a very sorry state but still expressionless, he finally just said "No need".
The group of people soon arrived at Chu Ye's Xizhao Pavilion, followed by the people near the trial platform who had gradually reacted.
Along with it came two thick clouds in the sky.
Chu Ye had already removed the restrictions near Xizhao Pavilion from a distance. While activating the stone formation, he asked Song Xinghe and Zhan Yang to send the two people into the center of the stone formation.
"There is still a corner missing from the stone formation!" Song Xinghe remembered the last time he blocked the thunder for Chu Ye, and glanced at Mu Fuyun who was sitting cross-legged with Zhan Yao at the center of the formation with difficulty, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing.
The last time he helped Chu Ye to repair the formation and block the thunder tribulation, he was reluctant. But this time, when he saw Mu Fuyun, he didn't hesitate at all and wanted to act as a spirit stone to repair the formation like last time.
This time, it is obviously impossible to use "for my senior sister" as an excuse to cover it up.
Chu Ye on the other side also had the same idea. The two of them only needed to look at each other to see through what the other was thinking.
"Need to replenish." He answered concisely, and quickly took out the Guyuan Pill he carried with him, stuffed it into the mouths of Mu Fuyun and Zhan Yao respectively, and asked them to take it.
"Which piece is missing?"
Someone in the crowd suddenly raised his voice and asked.
Dark clouds pressed in, blocking out most of the light. Chu Ye didn't have time to think before answering, "Zhenli Center!"
As he spoke, he and Song Xinghe erected a simple barrier beside Mu Fuyun and Zhan Yao, and were about to run towards the missing piece of the stone formation.
But before they arrived, they found that there was a figure standing in the missing space in the middle of Zhenli. He was straight and a little thin. He did not look strong, but he did not show any fear.
"I'll do it."
It was Xu Lian. She lowered her head, her expression hidden in the gloomy sky, and could not be seen clearly at all.
The two of them paused and frowned almost at the same time.
"Don't be impulsive. Today, two of you have advanced, and the power of the thunder tribulation has doubled. You are only at the foundation building stage, and you can't bear it at all!"
"Go! Don't stay there! Thunder is about to strike!"
The two of them approached quickly, yelling at Xu Lian to get out of the way.
But Xu Lian just stood there, motionless.
"It's what I should do. I owe a debt and I must pay it back." Her voice was so soft, so soft that even monks with excellent hearing might not notice it in such a chaotic situation.
The lightning in the clouds became brighter and brighter, as if it was accumulating strength. At this time, it had finally accumulated into two powerful, crackling thunders, which suddenly split the sky, penetrated the clouds, and struck the stone formation with great force.
"ah!"
The crowd of onlookers screamed in surprise.
At the critical moment, two objects were suddenly thrown from the center of the stone formation.
A silver armor, a diamond shield, and two defensive magic weapons fell accurately on Xu Lian's body.
At the same time, thunder struck from the sky with a deafening sound, shaking the whole place and making everyone unstable. They swayed left and right and had to support each other to avoid falling.
After finally stabilizing themselves temporarily, they hurriedly looked in the direction of the stone formation.
In the center of the stone formation, Zhan Yao and Mu Fuyun were leaning back to back with their eyes closed, trying hard to regulate their energy and breathing. Although their faces were as pale as paper and there were some charred marks on their heads, they had obviously survived the advanced thunder tribulation safely.
Xu Lian, who was originally standing in the formation to complete the stone formation, was struck by the two lightning bolts and fell to the side.
Her head was charred black, her face was stained with dirt, her Taoist robe was torn to pieces, and a small flame was burning at the corner of her sleeve.
"Alian!" Zhou Su screamed, squeezed through the crowd, and rushed to Xu Lian to check her condition.
The silver armor and diamond shield that had just covered her had been broken into pieces and scattered everywhere.
After all, it was a top-quality magic weapon. Although it was usually used to defend against attacks from monks, at the critical moment, it still blocked 30% of the damage from the heavenly thunder for her. Combined with the resistance of the remaining spirit stones in the entire stone formation, it finally saved her life.
"Thank God!" Zhou Su shed tears and breathed a sigh of relief. She rummaged through her mustard seed bag, took out a bottle of Guyuan Dan and stuffed it into her mouth.
In the center of the stone formation, Zhan Yao, who had been holding on with her eyes closed, seemed to lose the last bit of strength, swayed, and fell to the ground.
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