Chapter 180 Due to an accident, the Four Heavenly Kings...
Due to the unexpected turn of events, the four great celestial families decided to organize a rescue operation.
We cannot allow our still-developing fighting force to be so easily destroyed.
During the several instances where the water curtain malfunctioned and then recovered, someone recognized that the one undergoing tribulation was Chu Xingjin. As a result, the Gongshi clan was also captured and ordered to send their top combatants to help them rescue him.
Gongshi Feifei said nonchalantly, "Xingjin stood in front of everyone by his own strength and fought a desperate battle with the demonic beast, thus breaking through his cultivation level. This was not his intention, so how can all the blame be placed on him alone?"
Even the usually harsh chieftain found this statement absurd: "Gong Shi Fei Fei, your daughter is among them."
Gongshi Feifei frowned slightly, then relaxed: "Gongshi Chuo is also a good-for-nothing. If she can't survive, it's because she's not strong enough. It's not a pity."
Even the clan leader was bewildered. He was harsh and ruthless, but he wasn't stupid. The money and effort required to cultivate a top disciple were enormous. Could he just throw it away like that?
I've never heard of the Gongshi clan not having many disciples.
Perhaps it was the blatant suspicion from others that made Gongshi Feifei conceal his emotions for a moment: "I was just confused because I was worried. I deliberately interrupted my seclusion to deal with this matter because I am extremely concerned about Gongshi Chuo. As for the other elders and ancestors, most of them are in a critical period of seclusion. Feifei did not want to disturb them, so I will go with you all myself."
I get it. All that talk is just to avoid sending anyone.
Why?
Naturally, this was because the Gongshi clan was at a crucial juncture in its potential advancement to a Heavenly-level clan, and they didn't want any accidents to happen, so they eliminated all possibilities of loss of personnel.
Sacrificing a few juniors for this is not a big problem.
It's a pity that the descendants born into the Gongshi clan were not included.
Chief Baili, with his eyes half-closed, was the first to enter the trial grounds.
"If we keep dawdling, everyone will die if we stay any longer."
Hessen.
A simple and easy-to-understand name. Blood energy and demonic energy mingled together, enveloping this place and creating a forest perpetually shrouded in darkness.
Upon entering this place, Chief Baili felt that he could tell exactly where the problem was without even opening his eyes.
One reason is that thunder is bright, and its buzzing and light are the best guiding lights.
On the other hand, it was because several disciples were standing in front of him.
They came from various prominent families, and upon seeing people, they would shrink back yet boldly step forward.
"Immortal Venerable, I will lead the way for you! My sister is in trouble."
"Immortal Venerable, I have a teleportation talisman. I will take you there. If I can't get there, my brother may not make it."
The clan leader waved his sleeve: "You're not even as tall as my sword, yet you dare to cause trouble?"
What good are a bunch of little brats?
The little kids refused to leave and stubbornly followed behind them, each trying to catch up with their own abilities.
Several clan leaders were difficult to defeat or kill, so they all pushed the clan leaders aside.
"You curse like a mad dog, you come and do it."
Clan Chief: ...
Gongshi Feifei also dealt with several of Gongshi's disciples much more easily.
He was very satisfied. Gongshi was here to achieve results, not to play games. He couldn't let the fate of Gongshi Chuo ruin the lives of others.
More and more small shadows followed behind the group, representing various aristocratic families, but the Gongshi family was conspicuously absent.
When they arrived at their destination, they found even more little radish heads.
Those with higher cultivation levels can get closer than those following behind.
Although they couldn't see what was going on, they still racked their brains to try to save their compatriots.
Led by disciples from the four top-tier aristocratic families, they gathered everyone's strength, offering magical treasures, spiritual power, and talismans to set up a giant array on the ground. The array aimed to smooth out the spiritual energy and suppress the demonic energy, hoping to use this to fight for the lives of those inside.
Gong Shi Feifei didn't show his sneer on his face.
This is typical of elite families; they hypocritically teach about mutual help and friendship.
Cultivating immortality is inherently a journey against the heavens, a struggle against heaven and man, a bloody battle for spiritual stones and treasures, all in the pursuit of the Great Dao and eternal life.
The world's resources are limited. If they don't compete and fight, what's the point of cultivating? They might as well just disintegrate on the spot and release their spiritual energy back into the mortal world.
He glanced around and pursed his lips in satisfaction.
Indeed, not a single disciple of the Gongshi clan is present.
While he was checking his disciples' work here, he had already left the little rascals behind and gone deeper into the area with the other clan leaders.
The violent spiritual energy whistled past the four people, creating a sharp, sword-like sound as it collided with their protective spiritual energy.
Clan Chief Wan stood at the front. He tried to organize the spiritual energy but failed. He had no choice but to point forward with his magic weapon, and the chaotic spiritual energy parted to both sides, clearing a small, quiet space that could no longer hinder everyone's progress.
After the violent spiritual energy stopped obscuring their vision, everyone was finally able to see the situation before them clearly.
After staring at Xie Jiaoyue for a long time, Chief Wan, who felt a little emotional connection to her, subconsciously closed his eyes, afraid of seeing something he didn't want to see.
However, at his level of cultivation, even with his eyes closed, he could still sense the presence of other people around him.
It seems that things are not quite as he imagined.
"Hey, look! Someone's coming!" It was Xie Jiaoyue's lively and cheerful voice.
Gong Shi Feifei sneered. "Ha, Xie Jiaoyue or the others, they're just a bunch of Chu Xingjin's defeated foe."
The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand. It is an honor for them to be stepping stones for Xingjin's breakthrough.
He would give some spirit stones to appease her afterwards, which would be considered as doing his part.
Hmm, judging from their aura, these people don't seem to have suffered any injuries. That's even better; we don't even need to spend spirit stones.
Why is it so quiet and no one is speaking?
Gongshi Feifei slightly turned his body and peeked forward, finally seeing the scene in front of him through the gaps in the crowd.
A dozen or so people were sitting on the ground, divided into three or four groups, playing cards.
Something's not right.
Close your eyes and open them again, take one more look.
They're really playing cards...
The surroundings weren't completely quiet; the rumbling thunder continued, but contrary to people's fears, the thunder was behaving itself and posed no threat to the dozen or so people in front of them.
These disciples were not in danger, but they couldn't leave. They wanted to cultivate, but they lacked spiritual energy. They wanted to practice with swords and spears, but they were afraid of causing problems. The magic cultivators were also eager to try, but after seeing the heavenly lightning, they finally gave up.
With absolutely nothing to do, I ended up playing cards.
The people surrounding Xie Jiaoyue all had small strips of cloth stuck to their faces.
Chief Baili, who also loved playing cards, had his eyes light up.
Wow, a card-playing prodigy.
I was thinking of coming to rescue people, but now I think I can play a game.
Gongshi Feifei had pushed everyone aside and stepped to the front, his gaze fixed on Chu Xingjin.
It's not a big deal if these people aren't struck by lightning.
If even the heavenly lightning doesn't strike Chu Xingjin, then there's a real problem.
He looked up at the sky and saw bolts of lightning struggling to emerge from the dark clouds, like evil dragons rushing towards the earth. However, they veered off course in mid-air and raced in all directions, entwining themselves around the bamboo stalks.
It seeps into the earth.
Chu Xingjin sat silently directly beneath the thunderclouds, with a few stray bolts of lightning occasionally slipping through the net and giving his hair a haphazard massage.
He raised his head blankly and looked helplessly at Gongshi Feifei. Even though this was his first time experiencing a lightning tribulation, he knew that this was definitely not normal.
His tribulation was as if it had passed.
Gong Shi Feifei understood everything. The tribulation of lightning was a test from the Heavenly Dao for cultivators, as well as a gift from the Heavenly Dao to temper their bodies and minds, allowing cultivators to truly advance to the next stage.
The lightning tribulation will strike all living beings within its range, but it is not indiscriminate. Generally speaking, more than 80% of the time it will strike the person being tribulated.
Now, it's unclear what tricks someone has played, but the tribulation that originally belonged to Chu Xingjin has been diverted elsewhere, leaving only a fraction of it available for Chu Xingjin to undergo the trial.
Who! Who did this?!
His gaze immediately locked onto Xie Jiaoyue.
Who else could hate Chu Xingjin so much, besides Xie Jiaoyue?
Gongshi Chuo lacked talent and was not capable of supporting the next generation of the Gongshi clan. Only Chu Xingjin was the one he managed to obtain.
Xie Jiaoyue is going to ruin Chu Xingjin and destroy the hopes of the Gongshi clan!
He was furious and was about to strike Xie Jiaoyue with a palm.
"The trial of the public is not yet over, for the public has not yet been completed."
The public's efforts against bandits continued unabated.
Chief Wan let out another loud roar, imbued with spiritual energy that pierced Gongshi Feifei's mind like a needle.
Gongshi Feifei was startled awake and forced to withdraw his palm. The return of spiritual energy made his throat feel hot, and he had to forcefully suppress it.
He cannot confront Chief Wan head-on.
He can't beat him.
Gong Shi Feifei was so ashamed and angry that the fleshy parts of his face trembled wildly: "They ruined my son's tribulation!"
Gongshi Chuo, who still held a sliver of hope for his father, was so shocked that he couldn't help but exclaim, "Father, he wanted to drag us all to our deaths. We were just trying to save ourselves."
A sliver of hope remained. Gong Shichuo's eyes shone with the expectation of a daughter for her father, hoping that she, the favored daughter, could awaken her father's filial piety.
Even if it's not for justice, even if it's just for her.
Then she would forgive her father for neglecting her sister to some extent.
Gongshi Feifei wasn't deaf. Gongshi Chuo's voice was so loud that he involuntarily tilted his head towards Gongshi Chuo's direction, and then remained silent.
Gong Shi Feifei was so stingy that he didn't spare a single glance to check if his once beloved daughter was injured.
Gong Shichuo's eyes were filled with tears, and her pride, nurtured since childhood, stopped her from uttering the words that were about to come out.
She couldn't understand what had gone wrong, why her father had suddenly become so cold, treating her like a tool that could be discarded at any time.
But understanding was not as important as the facts before her eyes, so she stood up and stood in front of Xie Jiaoyue.
To harm Jiaoyue, you must first get past her.
The other clan leaders stood in front of Gongshi Fei one by one.
You know what, you really have to admit, with such a huge body, it looked like several people couldn't stop Gong Shi Feifei.
Fortunately, this is a world of cultivation, so spiritual energy can be used as a barrier.
"Even if Chu Xingjin was unintentional, he was at fault for failing in his trial and tribulation. The other disciples are all victims. Clan Chief Gongshi, don't you think so?"
Chief Wan wasn't just talking; his eyes were piercing as he stared intently at Gongshi Feifei, his oppressive aura crashing down on him like waves, making it hard for him to breathe.
Wow.
Xie Jiaoyue peeked out from the wall of people blocking her way, looking at the scene before her with great interest.
She had never interacted with the patriarchs of the various Heavenly-level aristocratic families before; at most, she had only seen their faces from afar. She never imagined that these patriarchs would protect her so much.
But Chief Wan is flirting with her.
It's a bit oily.
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