They both knew very well that after the ceremony, their dearest friends would ascend to immortality.
"Don't worry, I'm here with you."
Seeing her frowning and looking somewhat sad, Baili Xijiang whispered words of comfort.
Qin Xi looked at him with teary eyes, and tears fell without warning.
He frantically wiped away her tears, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. We'll both ascend to immortality. At worst, I'll stay with you at the Heavenly Mystery Sect. Anyway, it doesn't matter where I refine pills."
Clumsy as ever, he even smeared Qin Xi's face red where he applied the ointment.
While Baili Xijiang was comforting Qin Xi, Wu Shu and Song Chaoxuan were ready, and the couple looked at the children.
Dressed in wedding attire and wearing a phoenix crown, Song Tingwan looked at Baili Xijiang and Qin Xi with concern.
Song Siyao, Wan Qiji, and Shen Zhuochuan also turned around, their eyes revealing their unease.
Just as everyone's faces were somber.
The familiar bluebird carrying flowers reappeared in the clouds.
It flew down from the clouds and handed the flower to Song Tingwan.
Song Tingwan, who was still worried about her little apprentice and Yuanyuan, suddenly smiled and said, "Is this a blessing from the divine realm?"
The bluebird sang a song, as if it were filled with joy.
Song Siyao received a hint from her mother and stepped forward to whisper to her older sister, "We should go."
Song Tingwan gathered the flowers in her hand, and upon hearing this, turned to look at Qin Xi, who was sniffling and trying to appear strong.
"Yuanyuan, Xiaohei, we're leaving now."
Shen Zhuochuan stood beside her, turning to look at his little nephew, "Work hard at alchemy and ascend to immortality as soon as possible."
He gave a deep, resolute instruction, his worried gaze falling directly into Baili Xijiang's eyes.
He was comforting Qin Yuanyuan, but now he couldn't help but cry too.
His parents had both sacrificed themselves to the Heavenly Ladder, and the elders in the clan loved him even more, but it was different from when his parents were alive.
He cried secretly many times, but afraid that everyone would worry about him, he would apply some medicine after each cry and pretend that nothing was wrong.
Besides his parents, he relied on his uncle Shen Zhuochuan the most.
Although there is still Baili Di, that red-haired uncle.
Unfortunately, his red-haired uncle had an epiphany during the heavenly tribulation and went into seclusion. It's unknown how long he will remain in seclusion.
Now, his most trusted and indulgent uncle, who has been spoiling him since childhood, is also about to ascend to immortality.
He belatedly realized Qin Yuanyuan's feelings.
When a loved one passes away, all those close to them will ascend to heaven.
It seems there is no one in this world who cares about him anymore.
Baili Xijiang burst into tears, pulling Qin Xi to each of them and crying in turn.
Song Siyao patted their shoulders, "We're not here, so you and Qin Yuanyuan need to protect yourselves. Even if you have to survive, you have to survive until you ascend to find us."
Wanqiji took out a pile of jade tablets he had prepared beforehand from his storage space, as well as the token he had given to Awan and Ayao to summon the demon race.
"Protect yourselves. These jade tokens are defensive barriers for body cultivators, capable of withstanding attacks from those in the Tribulation Transcending stage. This is a demonic token, which I have specially modified to directly summon Wu Ling and A Yu."
He used half of his treasure vault to bribe two great demons, who, though they refused, agreed to protect Baili and Qin Yuanyuan.
Among the crowd, Wu Ling and Liu Muyu smiled at them, "Don't worry, we're all friends. We'll protect them after you ascend."
The other six realms, along with the group of people who knew the four, all expressed that they would also do so.
Qin Xi's aunt, Rong Xian, was standing behind them. Seeing this, she and Fu Yin smiled helplessly.
"Concern leads to confusion. One is a master craftsman who can forge divine artifacts and is also the head of the Heavenly Mystery Sect. The other is the precious darling of the Dragon Clan, and he himself is a ninth-grade alchemist and a dragon with a powerful physique."
"Who on earth would be so blind as to provoke these two?"
Fu Yin smiled and shook her head, "Look, now all six realms have agreed to protect them."
If you didn't know better, you'd think these two were three-year-old children.
The couple secretly chuckled from afar.
Song Tingwan prepared one divine pill for each of them, along with countless other pills.
Song Siyao handed them the spirit jade tablet that contained her various sword techniques.
With one sword strike, he cut through the tribulation, reassuring them to use it without worry.
The bigwigs present felt a chill run down their spines; they knew they couldn't afford to offend them.
Shen Zhuochuan handed them the token from the top of the Cloud Palace, as well as a spirit jade tablet that was comparable to A Yao's and contained a killing move.
He was still worried about his lonely nephew, so he reached out and touched Baili Xijiang's forehead, placing a fragment of his soul into his nephew's body.
Holding a pile of treasures, Baili Xijiang and Qin Xi cried even harder under the envious and jealous gazes of the guests.
Even though Song Tingwan and the others were reluctant to leave and worried, the bluebird called out again, urging them to go.
"We're leaving. You two must cultivate diligently. No slacking off, and ascend to immortality as soon as possible."
Song Chaoxuan walked ahead hand in hand with Wu Shu, while Song Tingwan and the other three took three steps and then looked back every three steps as they ascended the cloud ladder.
Halfway up, thunder roared and cleaved the ladder in two.
Shen Zhuochuan was struck by lightning, a drop of blood trickling from the corner of his lips, but he remained unfazed and continued to face the second strike.
Wanqiji, with a thought, unleashed another lightning tribulation that filled the entire sky.
The two were on one side of the Heavenly Ladder, and were undergoing tribulations on both sides at the same time.
Song Tingwan and Song Siyao followed behind their parents, having reached the top of the Heavenly Ladder, their eyes lowered as they awaited the arrival of the two to undergo their tribulation.
Qin Xi and Baili Xijiang watched from below, and with each thunderclap, it seemed as if they were reliving the day of the heavenly tribulation.
Qin Xi's eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously felt a pang of worry for them.
Her gaze was fixed on the relentless bolts of lightning, her eyes stinging and tears streaming down her face, yet a deep sense of reluctance welled up within her.
She desperately wanted to ascend and catch up with her companions.
Baili Xijiang, who was standing next to the girl, sensed something, then froze for a moment, and silently used his spiritual power to push away everyone around Qin Yuanyuan.
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