Chapter 102
Everything happened very quickly. How long does it take for a person to fall from a high altitude to the ground? One second, two seconds... ten seconds?
But no matter how many seconds it takes, when everyone is busy with their own things and unprepared, by the time people realize someone has fallen, tens of thousands of people have already fallen to the ground.
Just a second before he fell to the ground, the earth's veins surged and the land rolled over, swallowing up everyone.
No one reacted, or rather, it was difficult for people to react in such a situation. When everyone's vision became clear, they saw Nan Xi standing there with her hands hanging down, seeming to be shaking, the kind of violent shaking that was uncontrollable.
But no one noticed.
How can I not be trembling when tens of thousands of people were killed?
At this moment, Nan Xi looked up at the sky, in the direction of Qi Qian.
The original owner had an item that could store the spiritual power of heaven and earth and automatically refine it into spiritual power that could be absorbed by people at will, but it could only be used once, so the later it was used, the better the effect.
This thing was in the heroine's hand before Nan Xi came here.
He had been practicing with Nan Xi for a hundred years, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He had stored countless amounts of power in it, and it was poured into Qi Qian's body all at once. It was really a bargain for him.
Nan Xi just watched, wanting to see what the miracle created by Qi Qian alone as mentioned in the plot was like.
But as Qi Qian's body was emitting golden light and his power was spreading, but had not yet developed into an astonishing scale, on the other side, an even brighter golden light emanated from the bodies of the disciples of the Tianyun Sword Sect.
Nan Xi's gaze turned to the disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect.
Just looking at the entanglement of everyone's spiritual power and their consciousness, the power of dozens of people continued to merge and amplify, and finally overshadowed the brilliance produced by Qi Qian.
Even Nan Xi couldn't help being shocked.
This scene does not appear in the plot, perhaps because Shi Ye is missing in the plot, or perhaps because the disciples of the Tianyun Sword Sect did not gather together in the plot.
But at this moment, they gathered together as if they had planned it in advance, and unleashed the strongest cohesion of the people of Tianyun Sword Sect. With the power of many Jindan stage people, they overwhelmed the power of a person who was half a step away from becoming a god.
Qi Qian now had that power, and coupled with his recent improvements in cultivation, it was enough for him to enter the realm of Half-Step Divination.
This realm is above the Yuanying period and before the Huashen period, and it is a realm that can only be entered in very rare cases.
But until the end, the brilliance of the Tianyun Sword Sect disciples was still above Qiqian.
Nan Xi watched quietly, her heart filled with an emotion similar to pride. Not long after, everyone landed safely.
Everyone briefly forgot about the ten thousand people and was only amazed at the powerful performance of the Tianyun Sword Sect.
Not to mention that the others and Nan Xi didn't think of it, even the system didn't think of it. It stayed there for a while, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly went to check its own Qi Mi luck value.
When it saw it, the luck value had just become zero. Then, under its gaze, this zero and Qiqian's name flickered and jumped together, and finally disappeared completely.
As the word disappeared, the system itself suddenly felt dizzy.
Before falling asleep again, I saw a row of white words flashing before my eyes, [System will be updated soon...]
Nan Xi didn't feel anything about all this. After everyone sighed, they finally remembered another particularly important thing and suddenly looked in Nan Xi's direction.
Before meeting everyone's gaze, Nan Xi lowered her eyes and looked at her still trembling hands. She didn't know what others would think when they saw her trembling, but when she recalled what she had just done, a light lit up in Nan Xi's eyes.
No one knows what she just did, and no one knows how she feels now.
Nan Xi's hands were completely devoid of strength. Even though they were trembling, she could not feel it at all. It was not that she could not control her hands, but even if she controlled the movement of her hands, her perception was very slight.
But even so, Nan Xi felt particularly relieved.
How can I not relax?
The more than 100,000 people who should have died in the plot did not die, and the 10,000 people she took over also did not die.
She had been preparing for this day for a long time, long enough for her to use external forces to transfer tens of thousands of people to the safe place she had prepared without anyone noticing.
It was extremely difficult, but fortunately, she didn't have to take responsibility for the lives of tens of thousands of people.
There was still noise all around, but some people had already turned their eyes to Nan Xi.
A man strode out from the crowd with anger in his eyes, "Nan Xi! What were you doing just now?!"
Nan Xi looked at the person in front of her and didn't say anything.
This man is the young master of a certain family. He has a very high prestige and is the undisputed number one in a certain area.
Starting with him, countless people gathered in the direction of Nan Xi, each of them with indignation on their faces, and they criticized Nan Xi verbally and in writing.
"Where have you been?"
"Do you know what you have done?"
"It is a shame for the Tianyun Sword Sect to have someone like you!"
Nan Xi remained silent, letting people around her point fingers at her, but soon a voice came from the crowd.
“That’s enough!”
Qi Zhao came with the disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect, protecting Nan Xi in the middle. He stared at the people in front of him and said, "What fault did Senior Sister have? The elders will come and judge for themselves."
He didn't say anything extra, but when everyone saw the appearance of the Tianyun Sword Sect disciples, they were unable to say anything more.
As the crowd dispersed, a faint voice was heard.
"More than 10,000 people are enough to kill Nan Xi."
The faces of all the Tianyun Sword Sect disciples turned ugly, but no one could refute it.
Although the incident happened suddenly, those ten thousand people did not have to die.
"They are right." Nan Xi's voice came out, "I should pay for my life, you don't have to hurt yourself for me..."
"Sister, shut up too."
Qi Zhao's voice was unusually cold, but after saying this, he calmed down for a while before returning to his usual tone, "We know it's not your fault."
"You don't have to blame yourself."
Shen Xinxi didn't say anything. Compared to the silence of the others who didn't know what they were thinking, her eyes were always fixed on the ground.
After the others took Nan Xi to a certain place to wait for the venerables to come back, Shen Xinxi turned his head towards Qi Zhao.
But his eyes still fell on the ground, and he said, "Brother, do you think something is wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhao looked at her with his eyes flashing.
Of course it's not right. Based on what they know about Nan Xi, would Nan Xi really just do nothing and simply replace more than a hundred thousand people with ten thousand people, and then ignore the lives of tens of thousands of people?
She must have done something, something hidden from everyone, even from the system, so she didn't reveal it in her heart.
"Normally, even if an earthquake swallows a person, at this time one can still feel the breath of life underground."
Shen Xinxi walked around twice, then looked at Qi Zhao again, "After the earthquake, there will be no holes in the ground. Even if the squeezed blood can't come out, it will make the land soft and moist."
Hope reappeared in the hearts of everyone present.
"You mean, those ten thousand people didn't die?"
Shen Xinxi nodded, "That's possible."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and hope ignited in their hearts, but some people were anxious and stamped their feet immediately, "Why didn't Senior Sister tell you? It just led to misunderstandings!"
Qi Zhao also reacted now and looked at the person in front of him.
"Everyone should know the last part of the story. It is because the senior sister made a big mistake and was pointed at by thousands of people and shot through the heart with thousands of arrows."
His voice was somewhat flat, and no joy or anger could be heard from it, nor any other emotions could be felt. But as soon as his voice fell, the surroundings became quiet.
Everyone was silent for a while before someone asked in a hoarse voice, "Sister, what's wrong with you? Aren't you going to fight anymore?"
"Are you just going to accept this? This is such an unreasonable plot?"
The disciples of Tianyun Sword Sect gradually became agitated, one after another making accusations, some even had red eyes, muttering that it was unfair and why, which attracted the attention of others. However, Qi Zhao's words were of no use at this time, and he could not appease them no matter what.
Until a casual female voice fell into their ears.
"Okay."
Li Yunzheng came back at some point, her body still stained with blood. Although her expression remained the same, her aura was stronger than usual, and her tone was a little cold. She said, "The most urgent task is to find where your senior sister has hidden the 10,000 people."
"For such a serious matter, the Tianyun Sword Sect can protect her temporarily, but not forever."
In conclusion, Li Yunzheng did not stay among the disciples for long, but went to another place. After a careful look, he found that many venerable masters were there. After another careful look, he found that was where Nan Xi was.
Everyone was shocked.
Fortunately, Li Yunzheng calmed them down with just a few words.
Yes, now that things have come to this, we must first find out where Senior Sister has hidden the person.
They didn't know why, but based on this guess, they had no doubt at all as to whether those 10,000 people survived. Even now, they still believed that their senior sister must have made complete preparations to take the people away so that they would not have to worry about their lives.
Naturally, the powerful men would not make things difficult for Nan Xi. After understanding the whole matter, they coldly announced Nan Xi's guilt and demanded an explanation from the Tianyun Sword Sect.
Although it wasn't noisy, those who were hitting every word were dizzy.
No one knew what happened afterwards. They just watched Nan Xi being taken away by Li Yunzheng, and no one knew where she was put.
Someone asked, and only got one answer.
"Now that she is a sinner, she naturally cannot move freely like you."
This matter has obviously not come to an end, but the situation is chaotic at the moment, so Nan Xi's matter is put last.
Afterwards, everyone began to clean up the mess, including the fallen floating island, the flaws in the formation, and the affairs of those low-level monks.
Fortunately, the floating island just fell down and was not destroyed. Although it can be said to be beyond recognition, it is still much better than building it from scratch.
After just three to five days, the floating island was once again suspended high in the air.
This time, the formation took into account the influence of external forces other than natural disasters, and the formation master spent a lot of effort to construct a protective formation.
Nowadays, even if it cannot be said to be foolproof, the situation like before will not happen again.
After resting, everyone knew that it was time to settle accounts.
There are also places for various sects on the floating island. The buildings here are not much different from others, but they all have the style of each sect.
There is also a separate square reserved for necessary open spaces.
Nan Xi was brought here.
At this moment, she did not look as ferocious as the prisoners in the TV dramas. She looked no different from when she was taken away a few days ago.
The people from Tianyun Sword Sect thought that she would look haggard, after all, Nan Xi believed that her death was approaching.
But no, her expression was calm, and there was a different temperament from before, but it was not bad, it was better.
Nan Xi herself found it difficult to explain her current mood. She originally thought that she would be nervous, but when the time came, her mood became calmer.
It was like the long-awaited ending was coming.
All the venerables of the Tianyun Sword Sect stood at the top, along with other venerables and powerful men of this party, and looked in the direction of Nan Xi.
But unlike the others, the people from Tianyun Sword Sect looked at Nan Xi with hidden concern.
Not only were there many venerable and powerful people, but there were also many people surrounding the square. Amidst the contemptuous and hateful gazes of these people, Nan Xi raised her head slightly.
Someone at the top was announcing Nan Xi's charges.
The words of the onlookers also poured out without any courtesy.
"Is this Nan Xi? She looks like a decent person, how could she do such a thing?"
"I have never seen such a shameful person who gave up the lives of tens of thousands of people just to save himself."
"If I had raised a disciple like this, I would rather die."
But Nan Xi, who was standing in the center of everyone's attention, could not hear these bad voices at this time, or perhaps she filtered them out.
She raised her eyes and met the concerned gazes of He Jian and the elders. Someone in the crowd defended her unconvincedly.
"She saved my life. I don't know what happened, but I believe she didn't do it on purpose."
"Is there any hidden secret? I think Nan Xi is a very good person."
"Among all of you Xianmen disciples, my favorite is Nan Xi. You are not allowed to say anything bad about her anymore."
Amid all the ridicule, this defense seemed particularly pale and powerless, but there were surprisingly many people who spoke up for Nan Xi.
Nan Xi didn't know what she was thinking, her mind was even a little empty. She thought about what she had experienced in the past few days, and the path she had walked over the past hundred years. Listening to these sounds in her ears, she actually felt a sense of happiness in her heart.
[After so many years under the threat of the system, I can still gain so much love. 】
Along with her inner voice, there was also a voice coming from above.
"Do you plead guilty?"
Nan Xi lowered her head and said, "I plead guilty."
Countless swords had already been hung in the square. These swords, shining with cold light, hung high in the sky. If you looked at them for any longer, they would hurt your eyes.
He Jian glanced at Li Yunzheng nervously and whispered, "Haven't you found it yet?"
"Not yet. Xi'er may have made sufficient preparations and put the person in a place where it is difficult for others to find him."
Nan Xi also saw the sword above, but she felt more relaxed.
In other words, this relaxation had existed for a few days and had intensified, until it was difficult to see clearly at this point.
"System." Nan Xi whispered softly, not knowing that the system couldn't hear her voice at this moment, "If you can really let me start over again, please let me come to Tianyun Sword Sect again."
Her voice was very soft, and the few syllables that floated into people's ears were difficult to hear clearly.
Li Yunzheng heard it clearly. She stared at Nan Xi and saw that something was wrong with her. Even though the situation was so serious at this moment, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
After saying the last sentence, Nan Xi felt a lot lighter, as if some kind of restraint had been released from her.
Nan Xi was stunned for a moment, but before she could carefully feel the changes in herself, her aura began to surge and spiritual power slowly gathered in her body.
The person at the top was the first to notice something was wrong. Someone's face changed and he said, "Immediately..."
Execution.
Before she could utter the last two words, Li Yunzheng had already come to Nan Xi's side, lifted her by the collar, and said with a smile: "She is about to break through. In order not to affect the floating island, I will take her away."
When Nan Xi was taken away, she was still a little confused.
But as soon as she landed, she saw Li Yunzheng already standing a mile away from her, and the other powerful men followed without exception.
Thunderclouds quickly gathered above Nan Xi's head. The domain had been formed. Now that things had come to this, they could only wait for Nan Xi to complete the breakthrough before executing him.
An old man glared at Li Yunzheng, "You could have executed it right away! You could have interrupted the formation of the calamity cloud. Why are you stalling for time on purpose? What are you thinking?"
Li Yunzheng looked at the old man innocently and blinked innocently, "Can the thunder tribulation be interrupted? Sorry, I don't know."
Li Yunzheng has lived for so many years and is not stupid, so how could he not know? But even though everyone knew that Li Yunzheng was being a rogue, there was nothing they could do about it.
But compared to them, Nan Xi, who was at the center of the storm, was obviously more confused.
She looked at the thunder tribulation above her head and calculated carefully. She felt that she could survive the tribulation before those ten thousand people came back and complete the story.
As for the reason for the breakthrough, Nan Xi herself was still confused at this moment.
But seeing the flashing lightning, she stopped thinking too much and prepared to deal with the thunder tribulation.
During this time, I also thought about the idea of being struck to death by lightning, but I felt that it was too cruel, so I gave up.
Outside the calamity cloud, He Jian's eyes flashed.
"Only when Xi'er came did I free myself from the shackles that bound me."
Li Yunzheng glanced at He Jian and said nothing.
Normally, Nan Xi seems to be carefree and, except when on missions, she acts as she pleases and is very good at making herself happy. But in reality, Nan Xi has lived in this world for so many years and has never truly had an easy time.
Only when I said those words did I reveal my true inner desire.
If she could live her life over again, she would still like to stay in the Tianyun Sword Sect.
Perhaps this was also the first time she faced her own desires.
The scene gradually became silent. Not only were people watching Nan Xi transcend the tribulation, but there was actually nothing much to say.
When the first thunder tribulation came, everyone was shocked, because this thunder tribulation was completely different from the usual Yuanying period thunder tribulation when it just came out. It was emitting a terrifying purple-black light, and it seemed as if the first one would kill people.
Everyone looked strange at this moment.
But the reason why it was so strange was that everyone present knew what such a thunder tribulation represented.
Represents a death calamity.
Such a thunder tribulation is destined to bring death to the person who undergoes it.
It is different from the tribulation that ordinary cultivators go through. As long as the levels in all aspects reach the minimum level of this realm, ordinary cultivators can get through this tribulation safely. After all, the Yuan Infant Stage itself is not an extremely difficult realm to reach.
But Nan Xi's thunder tribulation is different.
Even though she was the best in this realm, she was still in danger of death under this thunder tribulation.
If it were a little weaker, it would be struck by lightning and turned into scorched earth.
Someone looked in the direction of He Jian.
"It is better to be reduced to dust than to be pierced by thousands of arrows."
There was a hint of sarcasm in this man's words, but He Jian and the other people from the Tianyun Sword Sect ignored him.
The scene fell into silence again, with only the sound of the wind and alternating lightning and shadows.
Nan Xi's eyes were dazzled by a bolt of lightning and she was somewhat surprised.
The last time she was struck by the golden elixir thunder tribulation, she only suffered some physical pain. How come the power of the thunder tribulation increased several times just by one realm? This time, the thunder even made her feel as if it was striking her soul.
But perhaps due to his blind self-confidence, Nan Xi only corrected his attitude a little bit and tried his best to fight against the thunder tribulation, but he did not think about whether he could survive it.
If she can't even get through a Yuanying thunder tribulation, it would be a waste of her hundred years of hard training.
With such confidence, Nan Xi withstood another seven thunders.
When she spat out a mouthful of blood foam, she looked up at the sky in disbelief, doubting her life. Was the reality slightly different from what she had imagined, or was she really so weak that she could be easily killed by the Yuanying Thunder Tribulation?
The people from Tianyun Sword Sect who were watching Nan Xi's thunder tribulation seriously heard Nan Xi's doubtful voice.
[No way? I'm that weak? Can this mere Yuanying Thunder Tribulation knock me down? ]
Another bolt of thunder was brewing, and without any warning it rushed straight towards Nan Xi's head. Nan Xi was startled, and without even thinking about what was happening inside, she couldn't help but let out a sound.
"Fuck!"
The voice was full of energy and reached everyone's ears, and then the whole person was covered by the light of thunder.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, someone finally spoke up, "This Nan Xi, it seems, is quite energetic at the moment."
“Hehehe…indeed.”
Only He Jianmian couldn't help showing his pride, "Xi'er has been very energetic since she was a child."
The energetic Nan Xi gritted her teeth and withstood another thunder tribulation. She felt as if electric currents were running through her internal organs, making her feel extremely painful and her legs weak.
But after the pain for a while, I felt it carefully again.
[…It’s not as good as the punishment given by the system. ]
The Tianyun Sword Sect's eyes were complicated for a moment, but soon, Nan Xi grimaced again, and even jumped twice on the spot, "Damn! No, it still hurts!"
Her spiritual power and consciousness flowed, slowly healing the wound that had just been struck by the thunder, but it was too late. The remaining power of the thunder did not dissipate at all, and was wreaking havoc in Nan Xi's body wantonly.
Nan Xi quickly stopped her monkey-like movements and couldn't help but look up, finally realizing that something was wrong.
There was something wrong with this thunder.
In this world, cultivation is not against the will of heaven, but in accordance with the will of heaven. Therefore, the purpose of thunder tribulation is not to kill, but to temper. However, if one cannot pass this test, then death is death.
Even so, the Yuanying period heavenly thunder should not have such power.
Each of these thunder tribulations was more powerful than any other that Nan Xi had ever seen, leaving almost no time for people to react. If this speed continued, Nan Xi's Yuanying thunder tribulation would probably take less than two days to overcome.
But she didn't have time to think about it. The next thunder tribulation was already a bit too much for her, and her legs were extremely weak.
But she felt extremely relaxed, as if she had returned to the feeling she had long ago.
When this life was still early, it seemed like the first life when people were happier and more carefree.
But there was something different. What was different? She had no time to think at this moment. She was just happy. She was so happy that even though her legs were weak, she could still jump twice.
Another even more violent bolt of lightning struck him on the head.
After enduring it, Nan Xi stood for two seconds, then fell directly with her head raised. She was a little dazed, and felt her limbs were stiff and out of control, but she was not in a hurry. She even narrowed her eyes and looked at the next thunderbolt that was brewing in the sky.
"I don't know what the situation is though."
Nan Xi cleared her throat and said, "But if I die this year, it will only be because of the plot, not because of your inexplicable thunderbolt."
The thunderclouds rolled more fiercely, as if they were angered by Nan Xi.
But at this time, Nan Xi moved his stiff limbs and climbed up again unsteadily. After he stood still, his body stopped shaking at all and was so steady that there was no sign of anything unusual.
But it was only for a moment, maybe just two seconds, and the sudden and fierce thunder struck again.
When the lightning faded, Nan Xi's hair exploded, and her skin and flesh were turned over, with a charred look as if she had been burned.
Everyone here heard Nan Xi's dissatisfied voice.
"Why is it that Junior Sister's tribulation is so beautiful and tragic? I am so shocked."
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