Chapter 90 Heavenly Thunder Revitalizes the Cultivation World (90% complete)
On the intranet, when people saw Su Xiaoyao's post, they first laughed, laughing at her for being so momentarily irritable and unable to back down, and now her behavior was erratic.
However, before the laughter could last long, this seemingly absurd post was pinned to the top.
Now nobody laughed anymore.
Only the Lord of the Nine Heavens has the authority to control the direction of the forum. Isn't her meaning the same as that of the Dao Ancestor?
The group began to think about it more deeply.
Since this was unprecedented, no one dared to take the risk.
But they are all cultivators who have been immersed in the cultivation world for many years, and everyone understands the principle that the greater the risk, the greater the reward.
With the Taoist patriarch's seal, it's easy to imagine that the rewards for participating would be incredibly tempting.
Some people, after much deliberation, considering the bottlenecks they found difficult to overcome, decided to seize the opportunity and give it their all.
However, after sending a private message to Su Xiaoyao, the reply was "busy 996".
The system directly displays a circular seating chart, allowing users to reserve seats themselves.
[Red indicates seats that have already been booked, yellow indicates seats that have been selected but not yet paid for, and green indicates seats that are available for selection.]
He looked at the red and yellow icons of the safe zone outside the circle and gasped.
Damn it, they were just laughing at us on the forum, and they acted so fast!
He quickly selected a green dot to pay, but he was too slow. He watched helplessly as the green dot turned yellow and then red. He reluctantly changed to a spot closer to the center, only to be surprised to find that the central spot was much cheaper, but also more dangerous.
After considering his own cultivation level, he hesitated.
Just then, he saw a newly posted anonymous thread.
[Second-hand sale of Su Xiaoyao's Tribulation Transcending Position, excellent location in the safe zone, only 9999 spirit stones]
The comments section was filled with condemnation, with everyone criticizing the poster for reselling a 5000-yuan spot for 9999 yuan, saying they were obsessed with money.
He actually became happy, since spirit stones were the last thing he needed.
So I contacted the poster and promptly transferred the money.
Su Xiaoyao was equally delighted to receive the spirit stones; the feeling of money falling from the sky while sitting at home was simply wonderful.
"You're simply a business genius." Shen Suqi was stunned as she watched her actions.
I'm equally excited about the 996 work schedule.
[Xiao Yao, we made a killing! I listened to you and locked up a quarter of the seats in the safe zone in advance, then posted anonymous ads to sell them secondhand at high prices, and they were all sold out in less than ten minutes! Plus, the scarcity marketing made them so afraid of losing their seats that they paid much faster!]
"Keep it low-key, it's basic stuff." Su Xiaoyao lay in the pile of spirit stones, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
The practice of organizers acting as scalpers behind the scenes is something that's been done before.
"You didn't see it. Back in the mortal world, I started with fifty taels of silver, opened a chain store in a year, and became richer than a country in three years. That's what you call glorious."
"I've been busy cultivating and fighting within the Shen family, and I haven't left the city much before I bound myself to the system. I haven't even been to the mortal realm yet." Shen Suqi looked at Helian Yi, "Brother Yi, have you been there?"
Helian Yi had never been there. As an heir of his birth, he lived in the most prosperous region of the world and looked down on worldly riches.
“When I was a mortal, I never traveled far, but after I started cultivating, I’ve been to quite a few places,” Xu Lingyou said. “The Liuyun Sect issues missions such as exorcising demons for mortals. High-level cultivators disdain to do them, but we outer disciples accept them.”
He put it rather euphemistically, but in reality, those tasks were just formalities to demonstrate the generosity and righteousness of the Flowing Cloud Sect. In fact, almost no cultivator was willing to do those tiring and unrewarding tasks. He himself had embarked on the path of seeking immortality from an ordinary person, so he had a lot of compassion.
He thought for a moment and said, "I know a money exchange called the Su-style Bank. I heard that it has spread all over the mortal world in just a few years. I went there once, and it is indeed different from ordinary money exchanges."
“That was my property,” Su Xiaoyao said with a smile. “It used to be.”
Shen Suqi suggested, "After we graduate and finish what we're doing, let's take a trip to the mortal realm and see where Xiao Yao used to live."
“Okay, come back to the seabed with me again, it’s fun there too,” Shui Fan said.
“Okay, let’s plan out our graduation trip itinerary later.” Su Xiaoyao said enthusiastically.
"Lunch is ready. Eat and then we'll be on our way." Xiao Tingyuan brought over the food.
"Words! Watch your words! It's bad luck!" Su Xiaoyao protested.
Xiao Tingyuan smiled, took off the ring, and handed it to her: "I can't help much. This ring is a family heirloom of my Xiao family. It once contained and nurtured the soul of the God of Cookery. Wear it just in case."
Su Xiaoyao didn't stand on ceremony with him. After putting it on, she looked at his gentle smiling face and felt a surge of emotion.
Time has passed, and Long Aotian is almost a male mother now. He seems like a pure white lotus flower, radiating saintly light, standing alone among a group of people who are shouting for bloodshed.
However, as expected of a standard overpowered protagonist, even though his development path is somewhat strange, his luck and ability are still unmatched. Just looking at his cultivation level, even Helian Yi is not as smooth as him. Finding treasures and getting opportunities is commonplace for him.
She devoted half her energy to weapon crafting, so her advancement was not as fast as Xiao Tingyuan, Helian Yi, and Jiang Yun. However, it was hard to say who would win if they really fought. Even Jun Laiye said that she was invincible among those of the same level.
Shen Suqi clasped her hands together and said, "I hope I can use your tribulation to draw a sacred-grade thunderfire talisman."
Su Xiaoyao patted her shoulder: "Those of the same attribute usually have a buff, you can definitely do it."
Shen Suqi nodded repeatedly.
The three Nascent Soul stage cultivators, with higher cultivation levels, stood far on the periphery, watching the vast crowd form a circle around the mountain.
"It'll be alright, trust her. Evil deeds last a thousand years," Helian Yi said, noticing the tension in the other two.
Just as Jiang Yun was about to speak, he suddenly caught sight of a few people strolling over and immediately froze on the spot.
Jun Huilian smiled and looked back, then gestured for silence.
On the opposite mountaintop, Su Xiaoyao was walking towards the pre-arranged tribulation site. Passing through the designated danger zone, she saw the person closest to the center of the tribulation and raised an eyebrow.
Su Qingqian shook the chains uncomfortably: "I'm here to train my body."
After saying that, he put on a vicious expression: "If you perish in the lightning tribulation, I'll laugh at you in my next life."
She was the opponent he considered his rival, and he wanted to defeat her fair and square.
Su Xiaoyao finally smiled, said nothing, and walked towards the top of the mountain alone.
When dark clouds gathered overhead, and a fierce wind whipped up rubble, an invisible pressure tried to drive away others within the range of the lightning tribulation, a heavy boulder weighed on everyone's hearts.
The unprecedented tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage has arrived.
The terrifying pressure made it hard to breathe, and lightning occasionally flashed within the clouds. A moment later, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky and struck the slender figure on the mountaintop.
Su Xiaoyao dared not be careless and immediately activated the prepared formation. At the very least, a high-grade spirit talisman was instantly activated, and layers of light appeared around her, weaving into a solid barrier. At the same time, countless protective spirit artifacts floated around her. These were defensive spirit artifacts that everyone in the weapon-cultivation class had emptied their pockets to collect.
The spiritual energy clashed with the power of heaven and earth, erupting with dazzling light and deafening explosions.
Before long, the talisman disintegrated piece by piece, the magical artifact turned to dust, and the spiritual energy below could not bear the burden. Before it was suppressed, the first bolt of heavenly lightning finally dissipated.
Su Xiaoyao felt no relief at surviving such a disaster; she knew this was just the beginning.
The second and third bolts of lightning struck in succession, each more terrifying than the last. By the time the fourth bolt struck, all her preparations had been exhausted. Amidst the lightning, she raised her head, her pupils trembling involuntarily.
The color of the lightning had changed from purplish-red to dark gold!
Ordinary heavenly lightning is purple, only the lightning tribulation of ascension is gold!
She has to pull through! She absolutely must pull through!
Su Xiaoyao was overjoyed. She believed that as long as she could get through this, an unprecedentedly bright future would be laid out before her!
When the bolt of lightning was upon her, she could feel her soul being torn apart. She frantically circulated her spiritual energy, trying to guide the lightning power that had invaded her body.
Her meridians ruptured inch by inch, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Strangely, the pool of blood did not fall to the ground, but instead gathered in another direction.
As the lightning tore through the sky, it struck the pot of medicine directly. The pot was wrapped in purple lightning, and the treasure inside tumbled and steamed in the lightning.
Just then, the blood of the other party to the contract was transferred into the pre-drawn array, which provided it with a protective spiritual energy.
Although the deep purple and gold lightning was not as terrifying as the lightning in the center of the lightning array, it still unleashed a frightening power.
But the pot isn't afraid.
Each time a lightning strike shattered the pot's walls, it would quickly mend itself with the next strike, the cracks gleaming with a bronze luster.
The pot slowly deformed during countless tempering processes, and the rim gradually narrowed upwards. When the last, almost golden bolt of lightning pierced through the pot, the Pixiu pattern emerged and gradually took shape.
As the lightning dissipated and the spiritual energy slowly returned, a solemn and majestic bronze cauldron crashed to the ground.
The cauldron is over ten feet tall, with three legs and two handles, as steady as a mountain, and gleams with the golden luster unique to bronze. Pixiu patterns intertwine and coil on the body of the cauldron, which is simple and vigorous.
The bronze cauldron, also known as the potion pot, used a contract to transfer spiritual energy to Su Xiaoyao at the moment of breakthrough.
Having survived the tribulation, it's time for it to give back.
The fifth bolt of heavenly lightning descended with a destructive aura. Su Xiaoyao gritted her teeth, about to be at a disadvantage in her struggle against the lightning tribulation, when suddenly a stream of spiritual energy flowed into her body, giving her a chance to catch her breath.
Behind her, a massive bronze cauldron phantom appeared, colliding with the heavenly lightning and exploding together.
The immense impact slammed her to the ground, as if her internal organs had shifted out of place.
Su Xiaoyao endured the excruciating pain and got up again to try to catch her breath.
She was waiting, waiting for the sixth tribulation lightning.
Shen Suqi was also waiting for the sixth tribulation lightning.
The dark clouds grew even thicker, and the moment she saw the clouds shimmer, she grabbed a pen, an inkstone, and a stack of paper and plunged headfirst into the lightning.
She held the brush with both hands, dipped it in ink against the force of the thunder, and then slowly put pen to paper. Under the thunder, every movement was met with all kinds of resistance.
Lightning coalesced under her brush, and through repeated failures, her lips lost their color, and her face turned ashen.
Undeterred, she redrawn the drawing again and again.
Suddenly, her wrist trembled slightly, and her eyes turned bloodshot.
It has been touched! The boundary of the power of a sacred item!
The last talisman did not break; instead, its charred, curled edges regained their golden luster in the lightning.
Shen Suqi could feel the spiritual energy in her body rapidly draining away, and her nascent soul was teetering on the brink of collapse, but none of this could stop her fervor.
When her brushstrokes became too light, she realized that the ink had run out without her noticing—ink made from millennia-old cinnabar!
Ignoring the pain of losing spirit stones, she gritted her teeth and bit her fingertip, the metallic taste spreading across her tongue.
The final stroke was forged in blood.
Exhausted, Shen Suqi staggered a few steps and fell to the ground. She stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"It's done! I did it!"
"I am the number one talisman cultivator in the world!"
"Holy Prayer Palace! Haha! To hell with Holy Prayer Palace, hahahaha!"
A powerful burst of spiritual energy erupted, and a golden light shot into the sky. A talisman hung in the center, with lingering lightning still dancing on its runes.
The world suddenly lost its color.
This is a realm that was abandoned after going astray. Its fortune has dissipated, divine beasts no longer exist, all things are shrouded in ignorance, and the Heavenly Dao is forced to save itself.
Today, after more than a thousand years, the sacred talisman, personally crafted by the people of this realm, has reappeared in the world.
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