145 Chapter 145
Time passed slowly as Ning Shu practiced in seclusion. She ate and slept in the cave every day. When she was bored, she would surf the Internet or chat with Xuan Mo. Before she knew it, the anxiety she had felt before had completely disappeared, replaced by a leisurely mood as if she was spending a long vacation.
Just when Ning Shu was almost getting used to this kind of life and even thought that he might have to stay locked up like this for several years, suddenly one day a thunder tribulation came without any warning.
It was the second month of Ning Shu's retreat. She was sitting in a rocking chair browsing the internal forum of the Hehuan Sect when she suddenly had a very strange premonition in her heart, a complex feeling as if a disaster was about to happen and as if she was about to break free from shackles. Ning Shu was stunned for a moment by this contradictory feeling, and then she quickly realized that it was about to come.
She didn't know what she was thinking, and her first reaction was to open the chat page to find Xuan Mo.
Big boss in the entertainment industry: It’s over, I’m going to be struck by lightning.
Although it was already late at night, Xuan Mo on the other side still replied immediately.
I am a hot and spicy chicken: Don't panic, the thunder tribulation of the Jindan stage does not come with any other tests, it only helps the cultivator to temper the body and condense spiritual energy. Normal foundation-building cultivators can get through it safely.
I am a hot and spicy chicken: There is still time. Immediately take the Kongqing Dan given to you by Elder Zixiao, then meditate to circulate the spiritual energy around you, and use magic to protect your body and wait for the thunder tribulation to arrive.
Although Ning Shu had already heard her mother and Zixiao explain the effects and principles of the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation countless times, when the time came, she still felt panicked and her mind was blank. She only subconsciously followed Xuan Mo's message when she saw it.
She sat down on the cushion in a panic, her hands shaking as she poured the pills. Just when Ning Shu was getting anxious because she couldn't concentrate on her cultivation, the Xuanshuang Sword that had been hanging on the head of the bed suddenly flew up and landed in her arms.
The scabbard felt cool to the touch with a delicate metallic touch, and it pressed heavily on Ning Shu's arm, bringing a heavy and solid feeling. Just like Xuan Mo, he was usually silent and taciturn, and even Ning Shu was unaware of his existence. However, he was extremely reliable at critical moments, drawing his sword alone to face all powerful opponents.
Slowly, the cold touch seeped into her body, and Ning Shu felt that her soul, which had been floating in the air, was pressed back into her body. She finally regained her sanity, touched the hilt of the Xuanshuang Sword, held it horizontally in front of her, closed her eyes and practiced, and soon entered a state of concentration.
“Boom—”
A large number of thunderclouds, ready to strike, soon gathered over the island. The faint sound of thunder was like the roar of a wild beast before an attack. The elders of the sect rushed over after hearing the news and saw Xuan Mo and the sect leader waiting at the outskirts of the island, anxiously pacing around like ants on a hot pan.
"Master, although the young master doesn't like to practice, the spiritual energy and cultivation in her body are very solid. She will have no problem surviving the thunder tribulation and successfully forming a pill. You don't have to worry." Bai Xuan supported the master who was pacing back and forth and comforted him softly.
"That's right! Even if she fails, the Phoenix Tail Glass Skirt you gave her can keep her safe. You can relax a little." Zixiao also said comforting words.
"I understand what you're saying... but..." The Sect Master frowned, shook his head, and sighed, the worry still lingering on his face. "It's not just Shu'er's problem. I've been feeling that the sacred tree seems to be moving strangely these past few days, especially now... I hope it's just my nervous illusion..."
So everyone looked up in the direction of the double-dwelling tree. It looked calm there and there was nothing unusual at all.
Just when everyone wanted to ask more questions, the thunderclouds that had been accumulating in the sky for a long time finally roared and struck down the first lightning, which rushed towards the cave where Ning Shu was like a hot knife through butter. A loud thunderclap rang in everyone's ears, startling everyone present.
Then came the second, the third... The thunder did not give anyone any chance to breathe as it struck down one after another. Everyone who was struck felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble slightly.
"A Jindan-stage thunder tribulation...is it really this powerful?" Zi Xiao frowned as he watched the continuous thunder tribulations in the sky and asked unsurely, "It feels like it's almost as powerful as a Spiritual Transformation-stage thunder tribulation. Am I just being too concerned?"
Bai Xuan's expression was equally grim, and the Sect Master's brows were almost knotted together. "No, your feeling is correct. The power of this thunder tribulation is different from the past. But why is it..."
"Can the young master withstand it?"
"Don't! Don't go! Our cultivation is too high. If we rush in rashly, what if the thunder tribulation gets even worse?"
"We can't just stand by and watch, right? This is the Young Sect Master's first time going through a thunder tribulation, he has absolutely no experience!"
"But the Young Sect Master is currently concentrating her energy. If we rush in rashly, something might go wrong with her energy..."
"Damn it! Why on earth is this happening?"
"Master, what should we do now?"
The Jindan Thunder Tribulation suddenly and inexplicably increased in difficulty. This was something that had never been heard of in the past few thousand years. The people of the Hehuan Sect didn't know whether to rush in or wait there, so they were at a loss and in chaos for a moment.
At this time, Ning Shu in the cave was also feeling uncomfortable. She was originally circulating her spiritual energy to prepare for the upcoming thunder tribulation with all her strength. However, she did not expect that the courage she had accumulated with great difficulty could not even withstand the first thunder tribulation. When a flash of lightning came down, she felt the pain as if her skin was torn apart. Not to mention condensing her spiritual energy, she felt that her soul was about to be torn apart.
"Is the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation so painful? Those natives in the world of cultivation are too resistant!" She could hardly even maintain the meditation posture. She was half-lying on the ground, thinking wildly as she was dying.
However, the thunder tribulation did not give her any chance to breathe, and it fell on her one after another. In the end, Ning Shu could not even move a finger. She could only close her eyes helplessly and wait for death to come.
Actually, when I think about it, I was born into this world, not to mention that I've been enjoying being a second-generation immortal in the Hehuan Sect for so many years. No matter how I look at it, I've definitely made a profit. It's just that my mother is so pitiful. She finally had a daughter, but she was struck to death by lightning in such a miserable way...
Ning Shu felt sad and desperate. Her mind was racing in pain. Another bolt of lightning struck her mercilessly. When she closed her eyes and waited for death, she suddenly felt something poking her from under her.
It was the Xuanshuang Sword that she had just placed in front of her.
The sword moved on its own as usual, the sharp blade was unsheathed and rushed towards the thunder tribulation head-on, so the thunder tribulation fell squarely on the sword body. In just a moment, the sharp white blade became charred black, and even the light on the body dimmed.
At this time, Xuan Mo, who was waiting outside, was also shocked all over, and then his face turned visibly pale, but he did not recall the Xuanshuang Sword. Instead, he made a sword gesture with one hand.
Then Ning Shu saw that Xuanshuang, who was already in tatters, still rushed towards the lightning without fear. After a few more thunder tribulations, the originally sharp sword edge began to crack and floated in the air, looking shaky.
"Don't block it, are you stupid?" Ning Shu was in so much pain that she lay on the ground, unable to move, tears streaming down her dirty face: "Why don't you run for your life?"
However, Xuanshuang, which was usually very human, seemed to not understand what people were saying at this time. It still insisted on floating in the air, and countless clones with blue spiritual energy appeared around the originally dim sword body. Ning Shu recognized this move. It had appeared in the filming of movies and the Sword Sect Competition before. It was Xuan Mo's ultimate sword move - Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.
At the edge of the island, Xuan Mo hadn't expected these thunder tribulations to be so ferocious that even he, at the late Jindan stage, couldn't withstand them. Thinking of Ning Shu, who was only at the foundation-building stage, a look of determination flashed across Xuan Mo's face. He forced himself to stand up despite the severe pain in his body, and swung a sword technique, ready to go all in: "Ten thousand..."
Suddenly, several streams of abundant spiritual energy entered his body from behind. Xuan Mo subconsciously looked back and saw the leader of the He Huan Sect and several other elders. They all used their magic power to heal him and replenish his spiritual energy. The leader's hands were constantly moving, and his eyes were more serious than ever before: "Xuan Mo, Shu'er is in your hands."
Xuan Mo's eyes were filled with tears, and he nodded very seriously: "If I can't save her, I will die with her!"
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin!"
In the cave, countless flying swords with blue spiritual energy flew forward courageously towards the continuous thunder tribulations. In fact, those flying swords were no match for the thunder tribulations. Every time a thunder fell, a large number of flying swords would turn into ashes and disappear. But even so, no flying sword left. They rushed forward courageously, and after blocking a thunder tribulation for Ning Shu, they fell down burning.
Looking at the flying swords like moths to a flame, Ning Shu seemed to see Xuan Mo's back as he stubbornly cast a spell. She couldn't tell whether it was because of pain or sadness, and her vision blurred again.
Ning Shu used the last bit of strength in his body to calm his mind, closed his eyes, and conveyed his last words to his mother outside through the direct call function that he had not used for a long time.
"Mother, please let Xuan Mo give up and stop wasting your energy on me. I'm afraid I won't be able to..."
"Shu'er, do you think he's the only one helping you? It's all of us! None of us are willing to give up on you!" Mother's firm and powerful voice came through the love net, and for the first time, it was tinged with anger: "You should be thinking about how to survive this thunder tribulation, instead of wasting your energy saying these discouraging words to me here!"
"But it really hurts! I'm afraid I can't take it anymore..."
"Xuan Mo said that if he can't save you, he'll die with you! I won't help you with this. If you have anything to say, go talk to him in person!"
How long have we known each other? How could it be worth risking your life for this? You're such a stubborn person! Ning Shu felt a pang of pain in her heart.
At this moment, the countless flying swords were defeated in the thunder tribulation that seemed to be destroying the world. The spiritual light on the Xuanshuang Sword flashed a few times for the last time, and finally it fell straight down as if it had used up its last bit of energy. With a bang, it landed beside Ning Shu. She seemed to be able to see Xuan Mo's scarred body outside through this tattered spiritual sword.
"Boom--" Ning Shu felt as if a century had passed, but the thunder in the sky was still endless, not giving her any chance to breathe. Another bolt of lightning roared down in her direction.
No way! I've earned a lot in this life, but it's not worth it for Xuan Mo, such a talented swordsman, to risk his life here!
I don’t want to be that damn broom spirit!
With the thought of at least not killing Xuan Mo, Ning Shu suddenly lunged forward with strength from nowhere, and suppressed the Xuanshuang Sword under his body before the lightning struck.
"It's fine if you hit me, but don't hurt anyone else!" She tightly protected the Xuanshuang Sword under her body. For the first time, she felt anger and even hatred towards the thunder tribulation in the sky. Using up her last bit of strength, she cursed at the sky:
"You—a blind psychopath!!!"
Is this the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation? Are you blind, Heavenly Dao?
At the moment when her emotions were surging, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst out from Ning Shu's body. The double-dwelling sycamore tree in the distance seemed to sense it, and its branches and trunk began to grow and extend outwards madly. The golden light on the tree became more and more intense, and finally formed a golden beam of light that went straight to the sky.
At the same time, wherever there were seeds of the amphibian tree, both saplings and mature trees began to grow wildly. One after another, golden beams of light shot straight into the sky, and the range of the golden light continued to spread, forming a connected light belt throughout the world.
In the Qingfeng Sword Sect, Sect Master Xuan Qing frowned as he looked at the trees outside that were emitting dazzling golden light, with worry lingering on his face: "Master, did something happen in the Hehuan Sect? Xuan Mo... "My junior brother is still there!
Taoist Wufeng closed the private message page that had no response at all, shook his head and sighed:
"If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it is a disaster, it's unavoidable. The Tianji Pavilion had already calculated that Xuan Mo was destined to have this disaster. Whether he can get through it safely... depends on their luck."
【Author’s words】
In the end, we were both struck by lightning. This incident tells us not to set flags randomly [狗头]
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