"Damn system, are you trying to kill me?!"
The Qin beast gritted its teeth.
In order to achieve immortality, he could stay on the mountain for over a thousand years, enduring endless boredom...
But at this moment, the dog system suddenly told him that he either had to run away or he might die... Qin Shou's eyes involuntarily reddened, but his mind was filled with images of Yi Cheng on the mountain... raiding bird nests, catching wild boars, playing with slingshots, stealing wine, fighting with Da Bao, being stubborn and disobedient, squatting there and banging on his bowl and chopsticks while eating... In short, he made the mountain a chaotic mess.
"well…… "
After calming down, Qin Shou sighed helplessly.
He has legs.
But he knew he couldn't escape.
Because he has a heart.
"Chief, if I sacrifice 100,000 years of my lifespan, can you help me block it?"
Qin asked in his mind.
【cannot. 】
"How much of your lifespan would you have to sacrifice to help me block it?"
[System measurement in progress... Measurement complete... Detected a request from the host. You can sacrifice eight million years of your lifespan in exchange for the system's intervention to withstand the Heavenly Punishment. Afterward, the system will enter a slumber for one hundred thousand years.]
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"Are you fucking trying to kill me eight times over?!"
The Qin beast has broken through its defenses.
He glanced at Yicheng, who was fast asleep in the room, patted her little belly, and sighed helplessly.
"It's all a tragic fate, sigh..."
"Forget it, go find your junior brother to shield him."
...
In the Central Plains, in the Vermilion Bird Divine Court.
Imperial Palace.
In a temple.
Xiao Xuan was in a meditative state when he suddenly felt his body being slapped. His consciousness returned, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a figure of light standing in front of him.
With his hands behind his back, Guangying said calmly before Xiao Xuan could speak, "Siwu, I have something to discuss with you."
"???"
Several question marks appeared above Xiao Xuan's head.
If you want to discuss it, then discuss it; if you want to wake someone up, then wake them up. Why slap them in the face like that?
Xiao Xuan felt wronged; his master had never been so rude to his senior and junior sisters.
Fortunately, no one saw it.
"Master, please speak?"
"Your junior sister is about to ascend, but she faces numerous tribulations. She must undergo nine world-destroying immortal tribulations, each stronger than the last. Theoretically, it would require nine true immortals to withstand them... If she fails to overcome these tribulations, this world will be destroyed along with your junior sister..."
Qin's words were concise and clear.
Xiao Xuan heard it clearly and his eyes widened.
"My junior sister is about to undergo... her immortal tribulation!!!"
"Okay, that's a blow."
Xiao Xuan shrugged, then his gaze froze.
"Wait, Master, what do you mean? What do you mean by failing the tribulation and this world will be destroyed? And you didn't come to see me to ask me to go and block the immortal tribulation, did you? I haven't become an immortal yet..."
"So, I've come to ask you if you can become an immortal today?"
Xiao Xuan: ...Would you like to hear what you're saying?
However, Xiao Xuan also knew the seriousness of the matter.
So he immediately abandoned his lazy attitude and said seriously, "To be honest, Master, I have been at the pinnacle of the mortal realm for three hundred years, and I am thirty percent confident in passing the tribulation. But..."
Xiao Xuan immediately faced another dilemma.
"As you yourself said, it takes nine True Immortals to withstand this world-destroying celestial tribulation. Adding one more wouldn't make a difference!"
"Hey... look at what you're saying. It's good for me to have someone else on the road, isn't it?"
What?!
Xiao Xuan's eyes widened.
"Master, you are truly my good master. Even at a time like this, you are still thinking of your disciple."
"Hehehe, my disciple, there's no need to be moved. Our master-disciple bond is deep. You once said you were willing to live and die for your master, and I remember that. I am still very touched."
"???"
Xiao Xuan became depressed.
However, the situation was serious, and he had no time for jokes.
"Master, was the strange phenomenon in the sky caused by Senior Sister?"
"yes. "
"Then why hasn't this divine punishment been imposed yet?"
"It is expected to take ten years."
"What kind of tribulation requires ten years to prepare?!"
Xiao Xuan was dumbfounded.
My junior sister is really... 'peculiar'.
His appearance was already peculiar, and his past cultivation methods and tribulation methods were also peculiar. Now, his tribulation to become an immortal is even more peculiar.
I've never heard of a tribulation requiring ten years of preparation beforehand...
"Phew~"
Xiao Xuan took a deep breath. "I understand. Then we still have some time."
"In that case, Master, you may return now. Let me think about it carefully, and I will report back to you when I return to the mountain in a few days."
"good. "
Qin Shou sighed and said, "Disciple, if it's impossible, you don't need to force it."
"If I am unable to withstand this world-destroying celestial tribulation, I will do my best to open the passage between immortals and mortals and send you to the celestial tribulation."
"Master, what are you saying? It's just a world-ending calamity; we'll deal with it."
Xiao Xuan said, feigning nonchalance.
He was an emperor on earth; he couldn't abandon his millions of subjects without even fighting for them.
In that case, what's the point of cultivating this Dao heart?
"Good, just get to it."
Qin Shou's brows furrowed slightly.
As a transmigrator with a system, I should theoretically be destined to be the protagonist and shouldn't die; that's how it's written in novels.
Although I'm a coward, my mind is still very clear.
"Waiting for your message."
The Qin beast's form vanished within the imperial palace.
Watching his master leave, Xiao Xuan closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, sending out more than ten divine thoughts to various places.
...
Six months later.
Xiao Xuan returned to the mountain.
It was springtime, and the peach blossoms were in exceptionally vibrant bloom.
A gust of wind blew by, and the whole mountain looked as if it had been covered in an eternal pink mist.
"Master, I have visited various ancient forces, and several are willing to lend a hand to shield us from several heavenly tribulations."
Xiao Xuan stood under the peach tree on the hilltop and spoke.
"There are still true immortals in this world?" Qin Shou looked somewhat surprised.
"There are indeed remnant immortals, but I'm unsure whether true immortals exist. Although I am now the Emperor of the Mortal Realm, and my cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the mortal path, capable of killing a half-step true immortal, I have yet to thoroughly explore those top-ranked forbidden zones on the Tianxuan Continent, as well as that vast and boundless Blissful Calamity Land and the Ancient Mine of Life, because they are far too dangerous."
Xiao Xuan then explained, "These forces willing to intervene all possess considerable resources within their clans; they are all capable of briefly unleashing power comparable to a True Immortal."
"It's probably difficult to just compare with it." Qin Shou didn't know how strong this world-destroying immortal tribulation really was, but he knew about Yi Cheng's strangeness and the system. It was like a sophisticated computer. If it said that nine true immortals were needed, then it probably really would take nine true immortals to withstand it.
"Which forces are involved?"
Qin Shou continued to ask questions.
“The Underworld, the Confucian Temple, and the Ten Great Imperial Clans—each of them is willing to withstand one of the world-destroying calamities,” Xiao Xuan replied. “Originally, I wanted to seek help from the Immortal Mountain of Immortality, but no matter what conditions I offered, they all refused, saying that the Immortal Mountain of Immortality could not enter the mortal world. There were also some other ancient clans to choose from, but these bastards are terrified of death.”
I also told them that under the crushing power of the great calamity, this world would shatter, but they didn't take it seriously, believing their own resources could shield them from this catastrophe, and chose to live in seclusion. However, even if they were willing to intervene, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand this celestial tribulation, because the resources of these ancient clans are still far inferior to the combined strength of the ten great imperial clans. Among the ten great imperial clans, there are ancestral figures at the pinnacle of the mortal path and those half-step into the Great Ascension stage who have awakened; if they were to use celestial artifacts in combination, they should be able to unleash power at the True Immortal level…”
“Master, when the time comes, my clone will merge with the Dao Nine Heavens Secret Cave, and with the help of a drop of Vermilion Bird Divine Blood, I will briefly stay in the Immortal Realm to resist the first World-Destroying Tribulation. Then, you will need to take action to resist the second World-Destroying Tribulation, so that those ‘allies’ will know what to do. I will take the opportunity to merge with my clone, reach a state of perfection, and choose to undergo the Immortal Tribulation.”
Next, the Underworld, the Confucian Temple, and the Ten Great Imperial Clans will successively take action to resist the three subsequent cataclysmic tribulations. Then, if I successfully overcome my tribulation, I will withstand the next lightning tribulation. If I fail, I will use half of the nation's fortune and a vast lightning tribulation to shatter one of the cataclysmic tribulations. As for the following lightning tribulations, I'm afraid you, Master, will have to withstand them.”
Xiao Xuan revealed his entire plan in one go.
Qin Shou thought it was a very feasible idea.
His clone can withstand a lightning tribulation.
Although the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique is not yet fully developed, it can already barely produce a supreme deity. With the various talisman arrays and immortal artifacts prepared in advance, it should be able to withstand several lightning tribulations without any problem.
"I hope everything goes well."
Qin Shou stood atop the mountain amidst the spring scenery, tilting his head slightly and sighing.
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