the other side.
Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge flew their swords for a hundred miles and found a secluded place.
"Ayan, please step back. I will come to find you after I have overcome the calamity." Chu Qi said to Yan Jiuge while taking out a defensive magic weapon from his Qiankun bag.
It is not difficult for a medical practitioner to survive the tribulation, because the path they take is in harmony with nature, and the thunder tribulation will be alleviated. Compared with the other four types of practitioners, they are the easiest to survive the tribulation.
Yan Jiuge had seen the thunder tribulation that Chu Qi experienced when he was promoted to the Golden Core Stage, so he was not too worried about it. Seeing that Chu Qi had prepared the spiritual weapon he needed to overcome the tribulation, he took the initiative to fly his sword and retreat ten miles away, waiting at the other side of the mountain.
At this time, the sky above Chu Qi's head was gloomy, lightning flashed through the clouds, and the awe-inspiring arc of light carried the heavy pressure of the heavenly way.
The monks practice Taoism, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transcend the mundane world, and are not subject to the suffering of birth, aging, sickness and death. This is against the law of reincarnation, so every time they are promoted, the higher the realm, the heavier the thunder tribulation.
To form an infant from the golden elixir, one must pass through eight heavenly thunders. After that, every time one advances to a higher realm, one more heavenly thunder will be added.
In his previous life, Chu Qi died inexplicably before he could cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. Now that his talent has changed, his cultivation speed has increased, and before he was twenty years old, he had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
If you think about it carefully, this cultivation speed is a bit too amazing. I wonder if the previous senior with the highest grade of wood spiritual root was also like this...
While Chu Qi was thinking, a loud thunder was heard in the sky, and the first bolt of lightning was about to fall.
“Boom!”
Purple lightning tore through the dark clouds and struck towards Chu Qi.
The defensive spiritual weapon shone brightly, blocking the lightning outside the barrier. When the lightning finished, the defensive spiritual weapon also dimmed and could no longer be used.
Chu Qi put it back into his Qiankun bag with some heartache.
For the first thunder tribulation, you can use a defensive spiritual weapon to roughly test the power of the thunder. It is best to survive the subsequent thunder tribulations by yourself, otherwise you will miss the opportunity to temper your body with thunder. Even if you are lucky enough to survive the thunder tribulation and advance to a higher realm by relying on a defensive spiritual weapon, the road to cultivation will be very bumpy.
The medical cultivation method was running in Chu Qi's body, and the protective spiritual energy around him condensed several times, waiting for the thunder to come.
“Boom!”
The second thunderbolt fell, and the lightning engulfed Chu Qi.
After the thunderbolt broke through the body's protective spiritual power, the burning pain traveled through the body with the power of thunder and lightning. The medical cultivation method was running to the extreme, the injury healed quickly, and the body was constantly tempered.
The third, fourth... until the eighth heavenly thunder, he passed through it repeatedly like this.
But after the eighth thunderbolt, the thunderclouds did not dissipate. Purple-red lightning flickered between the clouds, as if it was gathering strength.
—How could there be another bolt of lightning? !
Chu Qi's breathing stagnated, and he looked at the sky with eyes full of surprise and doubt.
Ten miles away, Yan Jiuge's heart skipped a beat when he saw the lingering thunderclouds. Ordinary cultivators only needed to survive eight thunderstorms from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage. The extra thunderstorms were for cultivators whose talents surpassed the limits of the mortal world but were not recognized by the Heavenly Dao, and they needed to survive one more thunderstorm.
This had never happened before when Chu Qi went from the foundation-building stage to the golden elixir stage.
There was a dull sound of thunder, and the purple-red thundercloud was lingering.
Yan Jiuge no longer hesitated and planned to go over and intervene in the thunder tribulation. If it were him, he could still withstand some of the pressure of the thunder. But in this way, he might not be able to stay in Yunhua Realm any longer.
Yan Jiuge was heavy-hearted, and flew towards where Chu Qi was on his sword.
Just when Yan Jiuge arrived, what neither of them expected was that the purple-red thundercloud in the sky suddenly dispersed in all directions and disappeared as if nothing had happened.
Afterwards, the spiritual energy of advancement fell on Chu Qi, causing his aura to gradually change.
The tribulation was overcome successfully.
Chu Qi's doubts far outweighed his joy. It was so strange that the last thunderbolt did not fall. Why did it happen
After turning around, Chu Qi spotted Yan Jiuge and couldn't help but ask, "Ayan, why are you here?"
If you interfere with someone else's tribulation, the thunder tribulation will fall twice as hard on that person. This is an extremely dangerous thing.
"The thundercloud just now looked a bit strange, so I came to see you." Yan Jiuge said.
"It's not right, but you can't do anything reckless. It's too dangerous." Chu Qi looked at him disapprovingly.
"This is not reckless." If that lightning strikes...
Yan Jiuge pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but when his eyes met Chu Qi's, he remained silent.
Nevermind, I hope it's just a false alarm.
Yan Jiuge stretched out his hand to Chu Qi, "Ah Qi, stand up, I will take you back."
“Oh…” The topic of the argument suddenly shifted. Chu Qi nodded subconsciously, and his body stepped onto the Long Yin Sword faster than his thoughts.
Ever since they went out to gain experience, Chu Qi has been flying swords with Yan Jiuge, and the habit has almost become an instinctive reaction.
The breeze blew across the hems of their clothes, and the Long Yin Sword headed back the way it came.
Chu Qi slowly came back to his senses and realized that A Yan was worried about him just now.
Otherwise, why would A Yan risk being struck by lightning to rush to his side for no reason...
An inexplicable emotion surged in his heart, filling his entire chest. His heartbeat leaped, telling Chu Qi clearly how happy he was.
"I... I didn't mean to argue with you just now." After hesitating for a moment, Chu Qi explained to Yan Jiuge in a low voice.
"I know." Behind him, Yan Jiuge's voice sounded quite lazy.
"Huh?" Chu Qi was stunned.
Yan Jiuge knew? How did he know
“…” After the person behind him said that, there was no further words.
Chu Qi was filled with curiosity. After three breaths, he couldn't hold it back and asked, "How did you know?"
"Your eyes." Yan Jiuge said.
Every time Chu Qi was about to lose an argument with him, he would frown, with an expression of disapproval but not anger on his face. With his watery eyes, it looked like expectation to Yan Jiuge.
When Chu Qi was a child, his eyes would be like this if Uncle Lin didn't buy him candied haws. He looked particularly attractive, and people couldn't help but want to buy him all the candied haws in the town.
"What's wrong with my eyes?" Chu Qi still didn't understand.
Yan Jiuge suppressed his thoughts and said, "You're just saying you don't want to argue with me anymore."
Are his eyes that obvious? But he really doesn't want to quarrel with Yan Jiuge.
*
The two flew back on their swords and reunited with other disciples of the Tianxuan Sect.
After the training in the Yunxi Secret Realm was over, the disciples of each sect either planned to go to Huacheng to rest for a few days or rushed back to Fuyao Palace in a hurry.
After discussion, everyone in Tianxuan Sect decided to immediately set off to return to the sect to report.
For this reason, Luo Xin of Qingling Sect was very sorry. He would not be able to continue "drinking and chatting" with Fellow Daoist Chu in Huacheng, which was indeed a pity.
Ling Wu carried him away, feeling quite puzzled. He didn't know why Junior Brother Luo always wanted to learn swordsmanship when he saw Fellow Daoist Chu from Tianxuan Sect. He had thought it was hard to learn swordsmanship not long ago, but he changed his mind in the blink of an eye, more indecisive than a fence-sitter.
Yun Jiangmiao also came over to say goodbye in person. In the Yunxi Secret Realm, their Beast Taming Sect was saved by Yan Jiuge and Chu Qi. With such kindness, the Beast Taming Sect had a much better impression of the Tianxuan Sect.
"This Qiankun bag is filled with food for spiritual beasts. If you run out of it, you can message me and I will send you more." Before leaving, Yun Jiangmiao gave Chu Qi another Qiankun bag of food for spiritual beasts.
The gold-devouring beast stayed in the spirit pet contract space and had not come out for some time. Chu Qi thanked Yun Jiangmiao on its behalf. Since there was nothing good to give in return, he gave it a few bottles of soul-restoring pills and blood-clotting pills that he had made himself.
After the Beast Taming Sect left, the Tianxuan Sect and others also flew up on their swords and headed towards the sect.
*
Seven days later, Chu Qi and others were approaching the mountain gate of Tianxuan Sect. Some people arrived at Tianxuan Sect earlier than them, with some news about Yunxi's training.
The Yunxi Secret Realm was closed ahead of schedule. This kind of event only happens once in a thousand years, causing people in the Yunhua Realm to speculate whether the Yunxi Secret Realm can be opened normally in the next hundred years.
To know what exactly happened in the Yunxi Secret Realm, we have to ask the monks who went there to train.
However, most of the independent cultivators were not strong enough and were teleported out before they could even reach the central area of the secret realm, leaving them feeling very confused.
Therefore, everyone was looking forward to what the four major sects said. The news spread very quickly, and when Chu Qi and his companions returned to the mountain gate of Tianxuan Sect, the fellow disciples stationed at the mountain gate were all asking them about their experiences.
"The headmaster and the elders are still waiting at Zizai Peak for us to report this experience. We will then explain it in detail to you fellow disciples."
Yan Jiuge responded to all the gatekeeping disciples with one sentence.
"What Senior Brother said is right. We were too impetuous. Please forgive us, Senior Brother."
"No need to be so polite."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yan Jiuge led the disciples who were going out for training from the mountain gate to Zizai Peak.
Behind them, the gatekeeping disciples gathered together, feeling quite emotional.
"I heard from the outsiders that this training was extremely dangerous, but we are lucky that all the fellow disciples of Tianxuan Sect were able to return safely."
"Yes, some people say that many disciples of Fuyao Palace were killed or injured."
"It should be thanks to Senior Brother Shouzuo and Junior Brother Chu. One was decisive and the other was able to treat the injury in time. That's why we didn't lose any manpower."
"I think so."
"… "
The discussions gradually died down as Chu Qi and the others went away. Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge's reputations were already high in the Tianxuan Sect, and now that they had returned from their training, their reputations were even higher. The disciples in the sect trusted them very much.
When they arrived at Zizai Peak, the leader of Tianxuan Sect and the elders were already waiting for them in the main hall.
Among them, Elder Qingyue arrived the earliest. After receiving the news that Chu Qi would be back soon, he went up and down the mountain from Zhongling Peak every day, took a detour through the mountain gate, and finally sat down at Zizai Peak, playing chess with the head of the sect for seven days.
"Brother Qingyue, if you don't want to play chess, don't force yourself." Seeing that he was absent-minded, the head of the sect couldn't help but remind him.
"Master, don't worry too much. I know my limits." Elder Qingyue made a move, cutting off the master's retreat, and continued, "I still have enough heart to win against a lousy chess player like you."
"..." Upon hearing this, the headmaster's righteous face twitched.
Among all the brothers, Qingyue was the one with the most willful temper. Although Qingyue usually looked like a man who did not fight with the world, if he was really provoked and got angry, it would be the most difficult to persuade him.
The head of the sect knew his chess skills well, and within two days, he called other sword-cultivating brothers to take his place. In this way, all the sword-cultivating elders had played chess with Elder Qingyue, and none of them could beat him.
"Brother Qingyue, today is the seventh day, so let's not play chess." Elder Chang said quietly, "I observed the stars at night and calculated that the disciples who went out for training should be back today."
"Are your divinations accurate?" Elder Qingyue glanced at him.
Elder Chang: “…”
His divinations were not very accurate, and stargazing was not as practical as practicing swordsmanship. It was not because he really didn't want to continue playing chess with Qingyue that he resorted to this desperate measure.
"In all likelihood, he should be back." The headmaster said.
"Okay, then we won't play anymore." Elder Qingyue nodded. Although the chess game was fun, it was ultimately not as important as his disciples returning to the sect.
Therefore, the sect leader and all the sword-cultivating elders were all eagerly waiting for Chu Qi and the others to return.
After entering the hall, Yan Jiuge was the first to speak up to report on his training trip and his general observations.
As for the natural treasures obtained, they all become the disciples’ personal property and do not need to be reported to the sect.
"Yes, our Tianxuan Sect has not lost a single person, which is already very outstanding." The sect leader was very satisfied with their safe return. He had already received the news of their safety when he sent the message, and now he saw with his own eyes that each of his disciples had a condensed aura and improved their cultivation, and he was even happier.
"In addition, do you know anything suspicious about the early closure of the Cloud Secret Realm?"
Yan Jiuge lowered his eyes, "There are two suspicious points. One is that the secret treasure has arrived early for some reason. The other is that an unidentified cultivator has infiltrated the Fuyao Palace and plotted against everyone."
Even if Yan Jiuge didn't say anything about these two things, other disciples of the immortal sect would report them to their sect. The fewer people who know about the Yunyin Realm cultivators crossing the border, the better. It is better to tell half of the truth and let others guess the other half, which will make it less likely for the secret to be leaked.
“The strange treasure arrived ahead of time… This seems to be recorded in the scroll of the Tianxuan Sect’s library.” Elder Qingyue pondered for a moment, “As for the unidentified cultivator, let’s go to the Fuyao Palace to find out the reason. After all, it’s a problem that occurred within their sect.”
Tianxuan Sect's library.
Hearing this location, Chu Qi's eyes moved slightly.
The scrolls collected in the Tianxuan Sect's library have a long history, and clues to many things may be found in them.
However, not all scrolls in the library are open to disciples. The scrolls on the fifth floor can only be viewed by elders or the head of the sect. Chu Qi has a lot of knowledge in the first four floors in his two lifetimes. Things he doesn't know may be on the fifth floor of the library.
What reason should I use to ask Master for permission to enter the fifth floor of the library
Chu Qi thought.
(End of this chapter)