Chapter 130

“Click, click, click, a thunder tribulation striking the secret realm. My name is Ye Qiao, remember it.”

Whether it’s a thunder tribulation or the secret realm, both are creations of heaven and earth. When these two collide, which one will prevail?

“Can a thunder tribulation break through a secret realm? If it can’t, will cultivators in the future be able to transcend their tribulations within secret realms?”

“That’s heavenly thunder; of course, it can break through.”

“There have been cultivators who went through their tribulations within secret realms before, but generally speaking, they coexist peacefully. The thunder tribulation carries the will of the heavens and only targets people, not harming the secret realm.”

So, isn’t Ye Qiao in trouble?

The secret realm was already brewing a wave of Nascent Soul-level beast tides, and she was trapped inside it. With the thunder tribulation approaching, people wondered if Ye Qiao could survive this triple threat.

An elder from the Wenjian Sect turned his head to ask for opinions, “Chengfeng Sect has an artifact that can forcibly open the secret realm. Should we go in and rescue her?”

Qin Fanfan, hands behind his back, looked at the dark, oppressive thunder tribulation in the sky. He shook his head and simply said, “Everyone move back, don’t get close to her. That child’s thunder tribulation is brewing very quickly.”

The higher-ups of the other sects had their own thoughts. Seeing the Changming Sect’s response, they also fell silent, deep in thought.

Back then, Ye Qinghan’s Nascent Soul stage tribulation took less than a cup of tea’s time. Will Ye Qiao be faster?

Inside the secret realm, the scene was a bit terrifying. After Ye Qiao finished her casual remarks, she tucked the recording stone into her pocket. Just one hoof from a Nascent Soul-level beast tide monster would be enough to finish her. Without looking back, the girl rode a fiery red bird, steering her KFC to fly downwards, trying to distance herself from the approaching Nascent Soul-level beast tide.

KFC was speechless.

Ever since it followed Ye Qiao, it had been either chasing or being chased every day.

KFC originally didn’t choose Ye Qiao as its contractor. Phoenixes, being auspicious beasts, usually chose highly fortunate individuals as their masters. Ye Qiao didn’t seem like someone favored by the heavens.

But now, it seemed different.

Fortune was favoring her.

How strange.

KFC continuously carried her, dodging in mid-air. The pressure from Nascent Soul-level beasts had already made ordinary beasts prostrate themselves, but it was a phoenix.

The fiery red phoenix’s golden eyes glowed as it flew up, intimidating a group of birds into submission instantly.

Ye Qiao, inexperienced, exclaimed in awe and patted its head in delight, “Awesome.”

The divine beast’s intimidation wasn’t omnipotent; it only affected creatures with pure bloodlines or similar species. The secret realm saw through this and directed other beasts to swarm towards her.

“What level is Ye Qiao’s bird?”

“Maybe it’s a spirit beast like the Yun Que.”

The Green Luan Bird was considered a rare spirit beast. They had noticed the bird beside Ye Qiao before, assuming it was a beast, but never thought it could subdue Nascent Soul-level monsters.

“Spirit beasts don’t have this capability,” the Wenjian Sect elder said coolly. The Green Luan Bird, a spirit beast of mental attack, was strong but not enough to make Nascent Soul-level beasts submit.

The elder from Bishui Sect raised an eyebrow, “A divine beast? If the eight great families and the outside world knew about this, wouldn’t she have to hand it over?”

Qin Fanfan’s heart skipped a beat, “That’s a chicken, stop making wild guesses.”

The Bishui Sect elder glanced at him, “Oh right, a chicken that can intimidate Nascent Soul-level beasts with one look.”

Seeing this, it was clear that the Changming Sect intended to protect this divine beast. After all, if they had a divine beast, they would protect it too. However, given the Changming Sect’s recent decline, it was uncertain if they could keep it safe from powerful families.

This year, many geniuses emerged. Protecting a divine beast forcibly wasn’t impossible.

Qin Fanfan was quite bewildered. He had previously investigated the origin of Ye Qiao’s contracted beast. Wasn’t it supposed to be a regular beast?

Damn it.

Elder Zhao was a bit uneasy and asked seriously, “Did you know all along that her thing was a divine beast?” He had no idea.

Qin Fanfan murmured, “I didn’t know.”

Elder Zhao frowned, “What do you know?”

Qin Fanfan: “…I don’t know anything.” The kids never tell him anything.

The helpless old father was sad online.

Elder Zhao was speechless.

With such unreliable sect leaders and personal disciples, it was a miracle that the Changming Sect hadn’t closed down yet.

Ye Qiao and KFC were in a tight spot, being chased and ambushed by the Nascent Soul-level beasts. They dodged and jumped, trying to escape, with KFC turning back to breathe fire onto the beasts’ feathers.

Phoenix fire couldn’t be extinguished by ordinary water or air.

The beasts, having been toyed with, were enraged. One swung its tail at Ye Qiao with a thunderous speed.

KFC made a mistake and couldn’t dodge in time, causing both it and Ye Qiao to be struck down. The talisman in Ye Qiao’s pocket shattered one by one upon impact.

Ye Qiao hit the ground hard, gasping in pain. But she sensed something, looked up, and fixed her gaze on the sky above the secret realm.

The secret realm laughed.

Almost the instant Ye Qiao fell, the secret realm locked onto her position and summoned nearby beasts to her at a terrifying speed. Nascent Soul-level beasts’ pressure loomed over her, but she simply opened her eyes and stared up.

Not moving.

As if she had given up completely.

The secret realm, taking shape, floated above her with a smug smile.

“Run, I want to see where you can run to.” In its domain, it was the master.

Hearing the voice from above, Ye Qiao smiled too.

“Really? I don’t believe it.” The Nascent Soul-level beasts were about to tear her apart, but she stood there calmly.

No one outside was urging Ye Qiao to stop showing off and run, because they had no time to watch the secret realm’s situation.

They saw layers of thunderclouds stacking up, the once sunny sky now dark and ominous, like an evil god had invaded the cultivation world.

Heavenly thunder needed time to brew before striking, so they thought it would be a few hours. But this thunder didn’t play by the rules.

As they were mesmerized, a fist-thick thunderbolt crashed down with a deafening roar, lighting up the scene as if it were daylight.

Heavens.

Run!

The audience was affected too: “Run!!”

It was chaos.

The thunderbolt hit, and everyone was caught in its aftermath, leaving them disoriented and numb.

Even Mu Chongxi and the others, just caught in the shockwave, felt their whole bodies go numb. “Damn.”

Why was this thunderbolt attacking people indiscriminately?

Ming Xuan shouted urgently, “No, it’s mainly targeting Ye Qiao, everyone move away, you’re blocking its strike.”

The thunderbolt had been brewing to hit Ye Qiao for a long time. It wouldn’t care about others.

The dazed cultivators stood up, wanting to see who was so concerned, only to spot Changming Sect’s uniform and understand.

Oh.

So, it was a good friend of the involved party.

“What kind of thunder tribulation is this? Even in the Transformation Stage, it shouldn’t affect others.”

Thunder tribulations were supposed to be targeted. They had never seen one affecting people outside the scene. If it was this terrifying outside, how much worse was it for Ye Qiao?

Just then, the excited thunderbolt struck the secret realm, heading straight for Ye Qiao. The shockwave instantly blasted away the Nascent Soul-level beasts charging at her.

The thunderbolt exploded with Ye Qiao at the center, leaving a ten-meter circle barren.

Ye Qiao, struck, twitched. She was quite skilled by now, calmly spitting out black smoke. With the thunderbolt came the beast tide.

They rushed to crush this daring disciple, only to be blown away by a fist-sized thunderbolt before they could react.

“???”

In an instant, their relatives were blasted away.

The secret realm’s smile froze.

There’s a saying in the cultivation world: under heavenly thunder, all beings are equal. It wasn’t wrong.

But…

Wasn’t heavenly thunder supposed to not affect others?

With the first thunderbolt, the secret realm was shaking. It hadn’t figured out the problem before seeing Ye Qiao on the ground sigh, “I’m waiting for the thunderbolt. What are you waiting for?”

She continued, “Waiting to die?”

Inside the secret realm, Ye Qiao didn’t know when the thunderbolt would strike, but after being hit by hundreds alongside Ye Qinghan, she was very familiar with it.

Since the secret realm wanted to target her, she’d let it. If she got hit, it would too!

“Is this really a thunder tribulation for the Golden Core stage?” Outside, Chu Xingzhi doubted his life.

Your thunder tribulation and mine seem different?

His Golden Core tribulation seemed nothing in comparison.

Zhu You asked, “Can Ye Qiao handle this?”

Ye Qinghan, recalling how she survived being hit for so long in the Nascent Soul stage, calmly nodded, “She’ll be fine.”