Chapter 35 Breakthrough

"Nanwang!!!"

A roar.

Luo Xuyou and Yuan He walked towards him, waving their fists as big as sandbags.

Nan wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, all he could hear was -

"belch."

"Nanwang you brat!"

In a few breaths, Luo Xuyou had arrived in front of Nanwang.

Nanwang gestured with his hands and tried to speak, but unfortunately, he could not say anything.

Something was stuck in his throat, making it impossible for him to speak.

The thing seemed to have life, sliding deeper into the throat like a piece of red-hot charcoal, causing intense burning pain along the way.

Just as Nan Wang was dodging Luo Xuyou's fist and finally swallowing what Chu Songping had forced into his throat - probably an elixir - he was struck by a severe feeling of dizziness.

Nan Wang's eyes went dark, and he fell down as softly as a noodle.

Luo Xuyou was startled and quickly supported Nan Wang to prevent him from falling to the ground:

"What are you doing? I didn't even touch you. Are you trying to scam me? Don't think I won't beat you up just because you scam me!"

Boom—boom—boom—

Strange noises rang out one after another and soon spread throughout the Fazong Square.

Luo Xuyou looked up at the sky in confusion: "What's going on? It's a fine day, why is it thundering?"

Yuan He, who was standing by, realized something and jumped away from him: "Oh no, hurry up! Hurry up, hurry up, stay away from him!"

The knowledgeable inner sect disciple shouted loudly:

"Run! Someone is about to break through, run! If you are affected by someone else's thunder tribulation, your cultivation will regress at best, or your soul will be shattered at worst! Run!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started to move, running outside as fast as they could, as far away from the square as possible.

"Fuck you!!!"

Luo Xuyou, who was closest to him, swore wildly, threw Nanwang to the ground, and ran out crawling.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Boom——

The thunder fell from the sky.

One, two, three.

Nan Wang was in a completely coma and had no idea what was happening to him.

The thunder from the sky struck one after another, but it could not wake Nan Wang up at all.

He looked peaceful in his sleep, and even smacked his lips a few times. I wonder if he was dreaming about something delicious.

Facing him were the dusty disciples surrounding him.

The thunder came too fast and too suddenly, leaving no time for anyone to prepare.

The disciples who were nearby were inevitably affected, and Luo Xuyou, who was closest, was in a miserable state. He was covered in dust and wounds, and he fainted before he took a few steps. He was still carried away by Yuan He.

Fa Zong's Tian Qian Dao was not a place for breakthroughs, so it naturally could not withstand the power of the heavenly thunder. It was struck by lightning in a few seconds, with bricks and rocks flying everywhere and dust spreading everywhere.

In the face of the crisis, a silver defense array rose from the ground, quickly covering the entire hall and the open space outside the hall.

The formation did not affect the falling thunder, but it did effectively reduce the residual power of the thunder, preventing innocent disciples from being affected.

The disciples got a moment to catch their breath and finally managed to run to a safe distance. They watched Nanwang break through with trembling hearts.

Some disciples gnashed their teeth in hatred:

"I've lived for hundreds of years, and this is the first time I've encountered something like this!"

"Yeah, yeah, when others break through, they are the ones who are in trouble, and others are just watching the excitement, but for him, it's the opposite!"

"A person like this can break through! Is there any justice in the world?"

Some disciples were envious:

"He has only been in the outer sect for a short time, and he is about to be promoted to the inner sect. Sigh, the world is so unfair."

"It's great that you can cultivate your Qi at such a young age."

“A breakthrough in a dream is the greatest blessing in life!”

Some disciples even regretted:

"If I had known earlier, I would have made friends with him. Maybe I could have gotten some resources from him."

"From now on, you will be my inner sect senior brother. It will be difficult to meet you."

"He has such a good relationship with the second senior brother, his future prospects are immeasurable..."

"What a shame, what a mistake."

"It's all because the servant said he was mediocre, so I didn't get along well with him!"

as well as--

"Nanwang, you, you wait for me..."

This is Luo Xuyou, who finally regained some consciousness but soon passed out again.

…

When Nan Wang woke up again, it was already the next day.

He hadn't slept so comfortably in a long time.

Many people in the world of immortal cultivation have no habit of sleeping, and it is normal for them to meditate on a cushion all night.

As a modern person, Nanwang really can't get used to this kind of lifestyle. After practicing for many years, he still maintains the schedule of eating, drinking and sleeping.

It’s just that the world of immortal cultivation doesn’t pay much attention to the quality of bedding. They all use hard wooden beds and mattresses that are neither soft nor elastic. Even though Nan Wang has some cultivation experience, he still feels uncomfortable sleeping on them.

Last night was completely different from the past. Nan Wang felt as if he was lying in the clouds and slept comfortably all night.

When I opened my eyes, my energy and spirit reached its peak, and I felt like I had endless strength.

However, it seems that the changes are not just in spirit.

Even the scene before our eyes has undergone tremendous changes.

Every blade of grass and every tree has its own shape, every leaf and every flower has its own size, every drop of dew has its own shape, every speck of dust has a different color. It is as if the world has opened its arms to Nanwang and clearly laid out everything about itself.

Nan Wang rubbed his eyes for a long time before he was sure that he was really awake and not still dreaming.

This, this, this...what on earth is this...

His mouth opened in shock, he reached under his body and tried to sit up in bed.

This action made him discover something even stranger than the vision that was as if he had opened an eight-fold mirror.

"Wait, where's my bed?"

"Where's my house?"

"No, I...where am I..."

There is no bed, no room, and this is not even an outer door.

There was a gray sky above his head and solid bricks beneath him.

He used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed, and slept all night long in the square of Fazong Hall.

Nan Wang stood up in a daze and stood in the square blankly, not knowing what to do.

It was not yet bright in the sky, and the morning light would take some time to descend upon the world.

It was pitch black everywhere. There was no one in the huge square. Nan Wang stood alone in the howling cold wind.

Besides being confused, Nan Wang also felt as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

"Hey, you haven't left yet."

A strange voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Nan Wang turned around and saw a face he had never seen before.

The man was holding a broom, wearing plain clothes without any unnecessary decorations, but his snow-white disciple uniform symbolized his status as an inner sect disciple.

Nan Wang said in panic: "Master, Senior Brother..."

"No, no, no, I'm not worthy of you. I'm not your senior brother."

The visitor waved his hands repeatedly:

"I am just an ordinary disciple of the Dharma Sect. It just happened to be my turn on duty today."

Nanwang said in a low voice, "Brother Fazong, do you know why I am lying here? How was Second Brother's coming-of-age ceremony?"

The disciples of Fazong were shocked: "What? You made such a big fuss yesterday, and you don't even know about it?"

Nan Wang's scalp went numb, his thighs trembled, and his voice was shaking as he spoke:

"I really don't know what happened. I just remember being thrown out by the second brother, and then... then I was here."

He has no memory of anything that happened during this period.

The disciple of the Fazong looked at Nanwang meaningfully and kindly explained, "You broke through in the Fazong Square yesterday, which attracted a thunder tribulation. The Tianqian Dao was almost split apart by you, and many disciples in the square were also affected by you. Fortunately, the third senior brother took action in time to set up a formation and prevented things from getting worse..."

"I, I, I'm sorry, Senior Brother! I really, really didn't mean it!"

Nan Wang cried and apologized repeatedly.

No wonder his vision was so strange, it turned out to be because he had a breakthrough in Qi Refining!

Normal people would be overjoyed when they made a breakthrough, but he was different. Not only was he filled with guilt, he even learned about his breakthrough from other people...

The elixir was forced upon him by his second senior brother, and he nearly choked to death. He also did not see the thunder from the sky, and he did not know how many times it struck him.

From his perspective, he just had a normal sleep, and when he woke up he was already in the Qi Refining Stage.

Nan Wang is probably the first person in thousands of years to achieve this level of cultivation.

The disciple of Fazong said, "Alright, alright, you don't have to apologize to me. I was in the main hall yesterday and was not affected by you. Now that you are awake, you should hurry back and stop wasting time here. I still have time to clean up. When it's daybreak, the elders will come and blame me for not cleaning up thoroughly."

"I, I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now..."

Nanwang turned and left.

"Wait." The disciple of Fazong pointed to a place and said, "You can't just leave. Those things are yours. Take them and go with us."

Nan Wang looked back and saw twenty or thirty luxuriously packaged brocade boxes of various sizes on the ground, piled up like a small hill.

Nan Wang was a little confused: "What are these?"

The disciple of the Fa Zong said, "It's a gift for Second Senior Brother to celebrate his coming of age."

Nan Wang was even more puzzled: "Why did I take away the gift for Second Senior Brother's coming-of-age celebration?"

Even if Second Senior Brother doesn't think highly of these things, he should at least share them with the Dharma Sect, right?

The disciple of Fazong asked, "Didn't Second Senior Brother ask you to keep it for me yesterday?"

Nan Wang said blankly: "No, he didn't tell me about this."

The disciple of Fa Zong said, "He said it, but you just didn't hear it."

Nan Wang was stunned: "That's impossible. I was paying attention to Second Senior Brother during the ceremony. When did he tell me that?"

Disciple of Master Fazong: "I said that when you had a breakthrough. I was there at the time and heard the Second Master tell the people who presented gifts, 'I have no use for your gifts. Let the idiot at the door who is having a breakthrough keep them for me.'"

Nanwang: “…”

When he had the breakthrough, Lu Tian was in the square, unconscious. Could he have been blamed for not hearing what the second senior brother said in the hall???