Chapter 120

After several continuous lightning tribulations, even though Ye Qiao could absorb them, she couldn’t withstand them anymore. She utilized her breeze and started running, with the heavenly lightning relentlessly chasing her from behind.

Ye Qiao: “…” Damn it.

She knew it. This heavenly lightning was targeting her.

Ye Qinghan was somewhat stunned by what he saw. He had never seen heavenly lightning strike someone outside the tribulation. Without hesitation, the young man stepped forward to shield her.

This was his tribulation, and although something seemed to have gone wrong halfway, there was no reason for Ye Qiao to endure it alone.

Ye Qiao turned back, moved: “Thanks.”

So the scene gradually turned into the two of them taking turns being struck, but Ye Qinghan’s sharing the burden had no effect.

The heavenly lightning mainly targeted Ye Qiao, striking her with sparks and lightning faster than she could absorb with her spiritual root.

The disciples guarding outside were confused: “What’s happening in there?”

Why was the heavenly lightning striking one side and then the other?

Something was wrong.

“I don’t know,” Chu Xingzhi scratched his head. Could it be that his senior brother cultivated a clone? One that can teleport?

Under the continuous lightning tribulations, it was impossible to see anything inside. No one knew how the people inside were doing.

The elder’s expression changed several times as he watched the intensifying lightning tribulation: “That Ye Qiao from Changming Sect is still inside.”

Wouldn’t she be struck to death?

She was also a genius in three cultivation paths.

The elder from Bishui Sect looked serious: “If she stays away, she might only be affected a bit.” At worst, Ye Qiao had a little demon with her that brought its own domain, so it shouldn’t be too big of a problem.

They should be more worried about Ye Qinghan, whether he could withstand such a lightning tribulation and survive.

However.

Ye Qinghan, who everyone was worried about, could still help Ye Qiao share some of the pressure at first. But gradually, he became like an outsider. When he stood next to Ye Qiao, the heavenly lightning didn’t even bother with him and directly struck Ye Qiao.

Ye Qinghan’s expression turned numb as he watched. He was already indifferent, and now he seemed like a stone statue.

This was supposed to be a story about two people, but in the end, was he the least deserving of a name?

The lightning tribulation lasted for three days before it ended. Many people were worried and waiting outside, both concerned and somewhat relieved. The stronger the lightning tribulation, the higher Ye Qinghan’s talent.

After three days and nights of the lightning tribulation, Ye Qiao was almost burnt to a crisp, lying on the ground, seemingly exhaling a ghost.

Ye Qinghan hesitated: “…Are you okay?”

He had never undergone such a simple lightning tribulation before.

And it was a Nascent Soul stage tribulation.

And he survived it not because of his own efforts or strength.

But because the Nascent Soul stage tribulation almost entirely fell on Ye Qiao.

It was absurd.

Ye Qiao stubbornly raised a finger, slowly exhaling black smoke from being struck: “I’m fine.”

After speaking, the girl’s voice drifted, and she laughed twice: “Ha, ha, ha, ha.”

She could feel her spiritual root growing significantly.

“…” Uh.

Ye Qinghan thought she didn’t seem very well.

She even seemed a bit like she’d been struck into insanity.

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The rolling heavenly lightning struck for three whole days. By right, Ye Qinghan inside should have long been struck into oblivion. No matter how strong he was, enduring for so long was impossible. They were all ready to rush in and rescue him.

But when he came out, they found that the boy was just a bit dusty and hadn’t been struck senseless.

Ye Qiao slowly walked out, her clothes torn and tattered from the strikes. The supposedly water and fire-proof disciple’s robe didn’t seem to include lightning.

The girl walked out limping, looking like a beggar.

Seeing that the two children were safe, the elders finally relaxed and focused on Ye Qinghan, slowly sighing: “This child’s future is limitless.”

Such a fierce lightning tribulation hadn’t appeared in the cultivation world for a long time.

The key point was that he was so relaxed after the tribulation.

Indeed.

The number one in swordsmanship should be like this!

Ye Qinghan was immediately surrounded by people congratulating him, while Ye Qiao, pushed aside, was pulled away by her senior brothers.

An elder spoke sternly: “Ye Qiao?”

Right, in their rush to congratulate Ye Qinghan, they had forgotten about Ye Qiao.

The elder of Wenjian Sect pointed at her and scolded: “How dare you recklessly barge in. Such rebellion, do you even respect us elders?”

Ye Qiao sincerely apologized: “I’m sorry.”

The elder coldly flicked his sleeve, “Changming Sect, points deducted.”

“Deduct, deduct, just hurry up and deduct.” Mu Chongxi was not afraid. They were currently first anyway. He grabbed Ye Qiao and walked off: “Since there’s nothing else, we’ll leave now.”

Xue Yu quickly pacified the elders of Wenjian Sect. His voice was warm and gentle, apologetic: “Sorry, elder. They’ve been a bit unstable recently. I’ll go check on them.”

The Wenjian Sect elder: “…” You don’t seem very stable either.

Seeing the people of Changming Sect flee, Ye Qinghan opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to call out to Ye Qiao. But realizing there were too many people around, he pursed his lips and dismissed the thought.

Ye Qinghan actually wanted to ask her what had happened just now.

Being the first among the disciples to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Qinghan had to handle both those who came to make connections and stabilizing his realm.

In contrast, the courtyard of Changming Sect seemed very peaceful.

“So, how many stages do you think you can break through?” Xue Yu handed her a pre-made pill. He was in the middle stage of Golden Core, and the pill he refined had an immediate effect on Ye Qiao, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, allowing her to quickly stabilize her realm without spending time.

Ye Qiao: “I want to vomit.”

Her dantian felt heavy, and spiritual energy was forming a vortex and drilling into it. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding spiritual energy was all rushing into Changming Sect’s courtyard.

“Damn, damn, damn,” Mu Chongxi jumped up: “Everyone, sit down and start absorbing the spiritual energy quickly.”

If this continued, wouldn’t she explode and die?

Everyone quickly sat down, absorbing the spiritual energy into their own dantians. The reduction in spiritual energy made Ye Qiao feel a bit better. She held her forehead, “No one said there would be such symptoms.”

“Well, there wasn’t anyone with a heavenly spiritual root before.” Ming Xuan slumped to the ground. The spiritual energy automatically gathered in their courtyard without the need to summon it. This feeling was quite nice: “But now we know. Take it easy.”

Ye Qinghan broke through two levels in a short period, solidifying his position as the top swordsman among the younger generation. The other elders rushed over to congratulate him upon hearing the news.

This also meant that no one was watching over the group anymore.

Mu Chongxi became interested, “Come.”

“Little sister, let’s have a spar.”

Ye Qiao followed him outside. After taking Xue Yu’s pill, she felt much better. Having suppressed her level for so long, she needed a spar to ease the pent-up energy.

The two of them stood outside the courtyard, and Mu Chongxi lowered his level to match hers.

With identical opening moves and sword techniques, the trees around them were instantly shaved flat. No one was more familiar with their sect’s sword techniques than the two of them. Their dodges and sword strikes were almost identical.

Since it was just an opportunity for Ye Qiao to vent her restless energy, there was no need to determine a winner. They simply unleashed their sword techniques as fast as they could.

With sand and stones flying and spiritual energy colliding, only the sound of something breaking could be heard.

With a “bang,” the world fell silent.

Ming Xuan waved his hand to clear the dust and shielded his head with his hand, looking up slightly.

He concluded gravely:

“It collapsed.”

What collapsed?

The two sword cultivators, who had been happily clashing swords, came back to their senses and saw that the central pillar of the courtyard had broken.

“Ye Qiao!!”

“Mu Chongxi!!”

“Xue Yu!!”

Each person named trembled.

Elder Zhao arrived late but finally appeared.

It was a familiar scene, similar to the last time he had burned down the library with Ming Xuan.

Ye Qiao: “…” Why do they always get caught red-handed whenever they do something bad?

“Are you all crazy?” Elder Zhao hurried over anxiously.

He and Qin Fanfan had been watching the genius of Wenjian Sect, Ye Qinghan, who had broken through two levels at the age of eighteen, becoming a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, a rare achievement for someone so young.

But in the blink of an eye, this group of rascals had destroyed the courtyard?!!

Xue Yu smiled gently, smoothly attempting to placate Elder Zhao: “Once I return to the Xue family, I’ll have money and will definitely compensate the sect.”

“Shut up.” Elder Zhao was no longer buying it: “Go to the forbidden area.”

Ming Xuan tried to stop him: “Elder, once I return to the Ming family…”

“You go too.”

Mu Chongxi: “Elder…”

“You three go to the forbidden area together.”

Zhou Xingyun, who had intended to persuade them, kept silent, not wanting to end up in the forbidden area himself.

Seeing the furious Elder Zhao, Ye Qiao took a deep breath: “Wait, let’s talk about the forbidden area later.”

“How about,” she said calmly, holding her chest where her dantian was agitated, “you let me break through first?”

“…”

Elder Zhao, who was furious a second ago, suddenly softened: “Hmm? Little Qiao, what did you say?”

“Break through?” He said, “Break, break, break, finally going to break through?”

Ming Xuan: “Does that mean we don’t have to go to the forbidden area?”

Elder Zhao’s anger dissipated, “Not anymore. You four quickly go fix the courtyard. Don’t disturb your junior sister’s breakthrough.”

The four of them: Hmm, hmm, hmm??

Why?

It was clearly Mu Chongxi and Ye Qiao who broke the courtyard!!

Ye Qiao’s level had been suppressed for a long time. After the heavenly lightning tribulation, her heavenly spiritual root had grown rapidly. Now, without suppressing her level, she sat down to meditate. Shortly after, the first wave of breakthrough energy emerged.

Elder Zhao glanced at her and exhaled slightly.

Since knowing there was a genius in the sect, he had been worried about not nurturing her properly. Ye Qiao hadn’t broken through for so long, and he was genuinely afraid she might be spoiled.

Now it seemed she wasn’t, and he felt somewhat relieved.

Just as he was about to call Ye Qiao up to talk, the second wave of breakthrough energy emerged.

Like Ye Qinghan, she had broken through two levels in a row.

Over at Changming Sect, where people were still congratulating Ye Qinghan, they were suddenly informed of two breakthrough waves. They exchanged puzzled glances.

“Who broke through?”

Impressive.