Chapter 127, Chapter 13: The Sickly Beauty of the Cultivation World
All the great powers fell silent.
Advancing during or after battle is not uncommon in the cultivation world.
She just finished a fight, so it's normal for her to advance in rank on the spot.
only……
How can one directly advance from an ordinary person with no cultivation level to the Tribulation Transcending stage?
This is such a blow to the pride of these powerful beings who have cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years!
They were certain that she hadn't hidden her cultivation level; she was simply an ordinary person with no cultivation whatsoever.
Thinking of this, everyone's expressions twisted in a strange way again.
Just now, they could barely see their fighting moves!
An ordinary person?
hehe!
"Stop worrying about everything else! Run! Do you want to die?!"
A group of powerful beings, still reeling from the day's events and in a daze, suddenly realized the urgency of the situation.
Regardless of whether this is a tribulation lightning strike for advancing to the next stage of tribulation, all tribulation lightning strikes share a common characteristic...
Anyone who appears within the range of the tribulation lightning is automatically considered by Heaven to share the burden of the tribulation lightning.
The more people there are, the more powerful the tribulation lightning becomes.
And now...
He glanced at the disciples of various sects lying on the ground, still unconscious, and the rogue cultivators who seemed to have come from nowhere.
Even these powerful beings who had lived for thousands of years couldn't help but start swearing.
Regardless of whether the disciple belonged to their sect or not, the group, still recovering from their shock, swept their hands together, gathering the people around them into their sleeves, and fled towards the edge of Yunmeng Marsh at top speed.
For some reason, Jiang Wanheng and Chu Yansheng, who hadn't fainted, were also grabbed and lifted up by them, with no chance to resist at all.
"No! I can't leave! Awan can't hold on! I have to help her!"
The powerful man holding Jiang Wanheng couldn't hold back and slapped him on the back of the head.
"Don't you understand the characteristics of tribulation lightning? None of us Mahayana cultivators dare to go up, and you, a Nascent Soul cultivator? Are you helping her or harming her?"
"..."
Jiang Wanheng had no rebuttal.
I felt resentful and anxious.
The tribulation lightning arrived even faster than they had anticipated.
Before they even left Yunmengze, a bolt of purple lightning, imbued with terrifying power of law, struck downwards with earth-shattering force.
A single bolt of lightning is as thick as an adult man's arm.
A group of powerful figures who were fleeing in panic froze for a moment, then were forced to the ground by the terrifying pressure.
His spiritual energy seemed to be imprisoned by something, and he couldn't use even a little bit of it.
Feeling the earth-shattering pressure and gazing at the ridiculously thick purple lightning, a bitter smile appeared on the faces of the group.
Unexpectedly, he didn't die by Ji Zhi's sword, nor by the evil spirit that possessed the body of the Xuan Tong Sword Sect Master.
Are they destined to die under this lightning tribulation?
Lying on the throne woven from plants, Yu Wanwan weakly gazed at the purple lightning bolt that carried a sense of expulsion.
She knew exactly why.
The power he had just used completely exposed his spiritual aura.
Heaven will not allow her to stay here any longer.
However, she had exhausted herself this time, even though the plants were constantly providing life and repairing her body.
I'm still quite tired.
Yu Wanwan laboriously raised her arm and gave the purple lightning bolt the middle finger.
Oh shit!
She was still trying to help it!
They even attacked her!
Rubbish!
At the critical moment, a white figure suddenly landed in front of her and held her tightly in his arms.
The purple lightning was completely blocked, and not even a trace of its power reached her.
A little blood trickled from Xu Qingzhou's lips, but he didn't care. He turned his head and kissed the top of her head.
"Palace Master Yu? Hmm?"
Yu Wanwan blinked, somewhat stunned.
The lightning bolts overhead were still roaring. Xu Qingzhou propped himself up slightly and stared intently into her eyes.
"Don't hide from me next time. I don't remember the memories of these worlds. It was so hard to find you."
Yu Wanwan remained silent.
Xu Qingzhou held her white sleeve and gently wiped the bloodstains from her face. His gaze was gentle, and he sighed before lowering his head to kiss her blood-stained lips.
"Could you tell me your name?"
Yu Wanwan's eyelashes trembled, and she subconsciously opened her lips to inhale the flowing fortune emanating from him.
The vital energy flowed into her limbs and bones, nourishing her shattered soul.
Yu Wanwan raised her eyes and looked at the lingering tribulation clouds in the sky.
The lightning continued to dance within, but hesitated to strike, as if it were considering something.
She pushed him away, and Xu Qingzhou instinctively hugged her even tighter.
But in the next instant, he obediently let go.
But the person still stood firmly in front of her, protecting her.
Yu Wanwan was silent for a few seconds, then waved her hand dismissively.
"Get away from me!"
"?"
Xu Qingzhou's hand tightened, and the light in his eyes flickered, brewing a storm.
Yu Wanwan sighed, straightened up slightly, and kissed the corner of his lips.
"Be good, okay?"
"..."
Xu Qingzhou grunted, looked at her, then at the lightning that had suddenly stopped for some reason, and finally obediently moved a step to the side.
"Go a little further away."
"..."
They moved another step.
Yu Wanwan glanced over, and Xu Qingzhou touched the tip of his nose before obediently retreating several dozen meters away.
His gaze remained fixed on her, his entire body tense.
We are ready to step forward at any time.
Yu Wanwan remained seated, chin in hand, gazing blankly at the lone, hesitant lightning bolt that lingered in the sky, yet had not yet struck.
A fruit flew leisurely to her side and landed on her head.
Did you see it?
"What?"
Don't play dumb! I don't believe you didn't see it!
"..."
Yu Wanwan fell silent.
He has a spirit, not something fabricated by data, but a real spirit.
Yu Wanwan remained silent.
Daoguo didn't mind and continued rambling on.
And look, the Heavenly Dao has actually accepted you, this scourge!
This time, Yu Wanwan did not remain silent.
"How am I a menace?"
She's just a small-time gardener who enjoys planting flowers and tending to plants!
Dao Guo scoffed.
[You've drained the life force from so many worlds, and been blacklisted by countless Heavenly Daos, forbidden from entering any more realms. Who else are you harming but yourself?]
"They attacked first!"
Every time she takes action, it's because those worlds harbor ill will towards her first!
Those scoundrels, they were inferior to her in skill, yet they blacklisted her. She was wronged too!
Regardless of who struck first, you are now accepted by the natural order.
"..."
Why do you think that is?
"..."
Yu Wanwan certainly knew.
It is Xu Qingzhou.
He is the only protagonist in this virtual universe.
It is the backbone of these virtual worlds.
He accepted her.
Therefore, no matter how unwilling Heaven is, it cannot go against its will and do anything to her.
She just couldn't understand it.
In those previous worlds, he treated her well, protected her, unconditionally yielded to her, and put her first.
It's because the body she's using is the target of his mission.
That's how the story goes.
She had always thought so before this.
But this world...
Yu Wanwan was unusually confused.
She was no longer his target.
I also witnessed firsthand his attitude when facing real mission objectives.
He was indeed fulfilling his duty of guarding the area.
But that's all.
There were no superfluous emotions.
Even though Chu Yansheng tricked him without his knowledge, he didn't have any particular emotions.
From beginning to end, he only regarded Chu Yansheng as a mission objective.
He even found her with pinpoint accuracy before she even realized it.
And they were quite certain that she was the target of the missions in those previous worlds.
Every single thing, every single detail, is enough to show that his kindness towards her, his unconditional tolerance and protection, were not influenced by the plot.
But why?
Why worry so much? It's such a rare find; it would be a shame to let such a sucker go!
Yu Wanwan thought about it carefully and felt that Dao Guo's words made sense.
She turned her head and waved to Xu Qingzhou.
Xu Qingzhou immediately flashed and teleported in front of her.
"Are you alright?"
Yu Wanwan shook her head and stretched out her hand.
"I'm so tired, I don't want to move, carry me back!"
Xu Qingzhou was taken aback, vaguely realizing that her attitude seemed to have changed somewhat.
The storm hidden in his eyes subsided, turning into tender smiles as he bent down and embraced her.
"good."
The thunder on the horizon grew louder and more intense, foreshadowing a storm.
The clouds were stirred and churned, but no thunder fell for a long time.
Nestled in Xu Qingzhou's arms, Yu Wanwan rested her chin on his shoulder, raised her hand behind his back, and smiled as she gave him the middle finger again.
mock up!
Would it dare to chop it now?
Heaven must have been furious.
No longer just thunder without any actual lightning strikes, the dark clouds vanished completely in a flash.
Yu Wanwan's eyes curved into a smile, the joy in them deepening.
"Xu Qingzhou".
"Um?"
"Next time, if you can find me again, I'll tell you my name."
Xu Qingzhou paused, looked down into her eyes, and smiled.
I will find you.
"Hmm! Keep it up!"
The world has returned to its rightful place and reintegrated into its origin.
The natural disaster subsided, and the spiritual energy that had disappeared from the Eastern Mirror once again permeated the earth, nourishing every plant and tree here.
The prophesied catastrophe passed by in a way they couldn't understand.
That time, the people who went to Yunmengze included people from almost all factions in the cultivation world.
They could see clearly that the one who had truly fallen into demonic possession was not Xu Qingzhou.
It was the sect leader of the Xuan Tong Sword Sect.
Without the "Sect Master's" instigation, the powerful cultivators regained their senses and began to review the incident.
Although the calamity was quelled, the possessioner who had been strangled by Yu Wanwan still could not put their minds at ease.
The sect leader is a cultivator at the Mahayana stage, yet he was possessed so silently and without anyone noticing anything amiss!
The power emanating from that possessor was immense and mysterious, something they had never seen before.
People from major sects went to inquire about their own elders who were in seclusion and undergoing tribulation.
Unfortunately, even these ancestors knew very little about it.
All they knew was that over the past ten years, Xu Qingzhou had come to challenge them one by one.
After defeating them, he made only one request.
They are not allowed to interfere in this matter.
Clearly, this disaster was anticipated and prepared for in advance.
Now that these great calamities have passed, these patriarchs can no longer sit still. They all head to the Xuan Tong Sword Sect, pestering Xu Qingzhou, trying to find out something.
But Xu Qingzhou didn't actually know much either.
He only learned from the system that the origin of the world had condensed into a fruit, and that someone coveted that world fruit.
The world sensed danger and instinctively hid inside his body, seeking protection.
The world ran away with its original essence, which caused that great calamity.
He couldn't explain the rest either.
And the matter of the world fruit must absolutely not be known to these people.
Who knows if they'll have any inappropriate thoughts after learning about the World Fruit?
While not everyone can pose a threat to the world, what if they could?
Once is enough for something like this.
He would stay in this world for a long time, and for the rest of his days, he only wanted to spend time with her and didn't want to deal with these messy things.
But if he doesn't say anything, those old ancestors who have undergone tribulation will shamelessly stay on Wugou Peak all day long and keep arguing with him.
Yu Wanwan, finding it troublesome, simply told them about the myriad realms and the heavens.
They learned that beyond this realm, there existed an even wider world.
And those worlds with higher potential can actually manage to plunder worlds with lower potential.
The tribulation is not the end, but only the beginning.
These venerable ancestors who had been in seclusion for thousands of years returned to their sect in a daze, and began to cultivate frantically again as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
After seeing off that group of annoying people, Xu Qingzhou sat down next to Yu Wanwan and fed her the spiritual fruits one by one.
"What kind of place is the myriad realms of the heavens?"
Author's Note: A sentence that has been lingering in my head ever since I came up with this idea has been stuck there, but I haven't found a suitable place to insert it into the main text. So I'll just share it in the author's notes!
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