Chapter 700: Thunder Tribulation (for "The Dao Sect Who Loves Sichuan Black Tea")
Xiao Chujing's dimples deepened. "I'll go outside to protect you first, and make some preparations for the thunder tribulation."
Ye Xiaoman was originally in a relaxed mood, but Xiao Chujing's seriousness made her nervous. "Thunder tribulation sounds terrifying."
Xiao Chujing comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, my senior brother will help you share the burden."
Xiao Chujing used to be hard-hearted. He thought that cultivating immortals was a cruel competition between humans and the laws of nature, and that survival of the fittest was normal. He would watch his fellow cultivators die coldly, and when it was Ye Xiaoman's turn to bear the brunt of the suffering, his mentality had changed completely.
He only regretted that he couldn't take the blame for her.
Xiao Chujing said he would help, but Ye Xiaoman just thought he was trying to comfort her. She took a deep breath and said with all her heart, "It's unavoidable anyway, so come on."
Sikong Qing came over and pushed Xiao Chujing away from Ye Xiaoman: "Xiao Chujing, wait outside. Manman and I have a few private words to say."
Xiao Chujing had a cold face. As usual, he would not leave because he had to be on guard against Sikong Qing seducing Ye Xiaoman. However, these days he did not want to fight with Sikong Qing and affect Ye Xiaoman's mood, so he shook his high ponytail and left silently.
Sikong Qing waited until Xiao Chujing left the room. There was no one else alive. He held Ye Xiaoman's face in his hands, kissed her forehead fiercely, and told her, "Just build your foundation in humanity. Even if you have to be a useless pseudo-five spiritual roots for the rest of your life, it doesn't matter. As long as you survive, that's all."
He repeated viciously, "Survive the next thunderstorm, you hear me?"
"I know," Ye Xiaoman replied in a long voice, "I heard it with both ears."
A demon who admires the strongest said, "It doesn't matter even if you're trash." Ye Xiaoman felt that Sikong Qing actually had some true feelings for her?
Yue Mushan saw Ye Xiaoman being kissed again, and let out another tragic "meow".
The charming atmosphere between Sikong Qing and Ye Xiaoman was interrupted, and he said impatiently: "You little beast are so noisy."
When I thought that this was the cat raised by Xiao Chujing, I felt that the white cat was deliberately protecting its owner.
He lifted the white cat by the scruff of its neck and pulled it out from Ye Xiaoman's arms. "I'll go out and make some preparations. Call me in if you need anything."
The white cat twisted like a maggot in Sikong Qing's big hands, unable to break free from the iron hand of fate. It could only look at Ye Xiaoman with tears in its eyes as it was taken away by Sikong Qing.
The man and the cat walked out of the cave. The white cat finally broke free from Sikong Qing's hands, jumped to the ground, looked at him with hostility, and rushed into the half-man-high sea of flowers and disappeared without a trace.
Sikong Qing actually saw disgust towards him on the cat's face.
He was surprised: "The little beast is quite human."
There were dangers lurking everywhere in the treasure house that morning, and no one cared about protecting a cat. He thought the wild cat would die at the feet of the monster, but he didn't expect the white cat to come back alive and well, and even knew to follow people into the teleportation array.
He almost suspected that the wild cat was a transformed human.
Sikong Qing was in no mood to think about it. Outside the cave, fellow disciples of the Qingzheng Sect and hired bodyguards surrounded Ye Xiaoman's cave, each taking their positions, diligently guarding her breakthrough.
On the ground, the soft light of the magic circle was faintly visible.
In the eyes of outsiders, a person with pseudo five spiritual roots in the Qi Refining Stage was just about to break through, and hiring such a powerful Yuanying warrior was simply an overreaction. The hired warriors were also confused, thinking that they were to guard the relatives of some powerful family.
Xiao Chujing was chatting with his senior brothers and sisters.
When Sikong Qing heard Ye Xiaoman's name, he naturally joined in.
The eldest sister asked, "How is the little sister's current condition?"
Xiao Chujing replied: "Everything is fine."
The eldest brother pondered: "How many thunder tribulations do you think the youngest sister will encounter during this foundation building period?"
The eldest sister was worried. "It's nothing more than the principle of three, six, and nine. The human way builds the foundation in three stages, the earth way builds the foundation in six stages, and the heaven way builds the foundation in nine stages. Depending on the quality of aptitude, talent, and luck, the heaven way will bring down different levels of tests."
“The more severe the test, the better the reward if you can survive it.”
"For someone like my junior sister who has pseudo-five spiritual roots, there should only be three thunder tribulations. But I always feel that my junior sister's luck is different from that of ordinary people. Maybe there will be an additional six."
The eldest brother said, "When you and I were building our foundations, we both experienced six thunder tribulations."
The eldest sister shuddered, and she was still frightened when she remembered being struck by lightning six times. All the trees within a hundred steps of her cave were turned into scorched earth overnight. Even though she had her family and sect to protect her, she was still seriously injured and had to recuperate for half a year before she could get out of bed.
Speaking of which, foundation building is known as one of the biggest life and death stages for cultivators, and the mortality rate is quite high.
Especially those with unstable foundations like those with pseudo five spiritual roots, one out of every three people will die.
So everyone was very worried about Ye Xiaoman.
The eldest brother comforted the eldest sister: "Don't worry too much. Anyway, as long as it's not the nine thunder tribulations, with your diligence, you will usually be able to survive."
The moralist nearest to them interrupted.
"That wouldn't mean there would be nine thunder tribulations. Establishing a Heavenly Dao foundation is a privilege reserved for those chosen by Heaven. Over the past hundred years, there have been only a handful of people who have been struck nine times by Heavenly Dao. Throughout history, I've never heard of anyone with pseudo-five spiritual roots enjoying such a privilege."
The eldest sister felt that what the senior said made sense, but for some reason she felt uncomfortable listening to it.
"My little junior sister is very powerful. Maybe she can create a miracle."
The defender scoffed after hearing this, thinking it was just the result of an elder's overly indulgent expectations of a worthless person. "A fake five spiritual roots still wants to build a foundation in the Heavenly Dao. What a foolish dream."
The eldest sister raised her eyebrows and said, "Senior, we hired you. If you continue to have this kind of service attitude, we will give you a bad review."
The moralist then shut up, but his expression was still quite disdainful.
The eldest senior sister felt sad. She felt that Ye Xiaoman tried very hard, but no matter how hard she tried, she was always looked down upon because of her inferior innate spiritual roots.
But discrimination is so deeply rooted that we can only endure it silently.
"Speaking of Heavenly Dao Foundation Building," the eldest senior brother squinted at Xiao Chujing, saying sarcastically, "Junior Brother Xiao is a genius rarely seen in a century, and a person of great luck."
Upon hearing this, the Yuanying masters all saluted Xiao Chu.
Xiao Chujing said, "If there really is such a thing as luck, I hope to share all my good fortune with my junior sister."
There's no hope, it's love-brained.
The strong men immediately turned their gaze back.
The eldest sister sighed, "If only I could make it back to the sect to build my foundation this time, the elders might be willing to help my younger sister withstand the thunder tribulation for the sake of the nameless sword."
The eldest brother said, "I think it would be difficult to return even if I could. Helping others to bear the thunder tribulation means giving up one's own path and life once again. Who could be so great... Where are you going?"
Xiao Chujing turned and left, and did not even look back when he heard the eldest brother ask him to come back to help protect the law.
Sikong Qing seemed to be lost in thought, and left along the same path that Xiao Chujing had taken.
Xiao Chujing and Sikong Qing came out of the blessed land at the same time, and arrived at the office of Huantian Chamber of Commerce one after another.
"I want to rent a small cave."
After Xiao Chujing finished speaking, Sikong Qing said loudly, "I also want to rent a cave with abundant demonic energy."
The two men looked at each other depressedly.
They both knew each other's intentions and wanted to help Ye Xiaoman withstand the thunder tribulation.
Xiao Chujing thought, forget it, as long as it is for the good of my junior sister, having one more person to help means one more hope.
Sikong Qing thought, if the dog is willing to pay for it, then let it come. Anyway, the dog's efforts will not be rewarded. He will stand with Ye Xiaoman and watch the dog get struck by lightning.
Sikong Qing sent a sincere blessing to Xiao Chujing: "Xiao Chujing, thunder and lightning are merciless, you will definitely get into trouble this time."
Xiao Chujing smiled falsely: "I wish that the head of the Sikong family will be reduced to ashes."
The monk from the Chamber of Commerce who was in charge of receiving them interrupted with difficulty, "My two fellow Daoists, the cave you want to rent is available, but you will need to wait an hour before we can help you check in."
Sikong Qing grabbed his collar and said, "I need it urgently. Arrange it right now."
The monk said awkwardly, "We have distinguished guests, and we really don't have enough manpower for the time being."
Xiao Chujing asked, "Who is this distinguished guest?"
Before he finished speaking, two teams of golden-armored guards quickly ran in from the gate behind him and began to clear the area.
Sikong Qing threw the monk away and said impatiently, "Why do I keep running into the Ji brothers everywhere?"
Xiao Chujing watched Ji Wenyi walking quickly towards him, followed by his almost inseparable twin brother Ji Weiming. He felt the same as Sikong Qing.
The overlap between his schedule and Ji Wenyi's during this period should not be too high.
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