0p0 Chapter 120 Beast Tide 22
Chapter 120 Beast Tide 22
Lord Qingxu easily passed the tribulation of lightning, and golden rain began to fall from the sky. It was spiritual rain, a reward from heaven and earth for cultivators who successfully passed the tribulation. Its powerful healing effect was unmatched by any elixir in the world.
Qingxu Venerable was not seriously injured in this tribulation. Although he wanted to stay with Cheng Jiu, he chose to go into seclusion to consolidate his cultivation.
As soon as the spiritual rain appeared, Xuanze led Cheng Jiu to quickly rush into it.
This is also a great opportunity; the spiritual rain after the Mahayana stage tribulation contains abundant spiritual energy and laws.
Especially during cultivation, it is inevitable to leave some hidden injuries. They may not be noticeable at first, but they will become more and more serious in the future, and may even become an obstacle in cultivation.
This spiritual rain can heal hidden injuries and help people walk more smoothly on the path to immortality.
It can be described as a gift from heaven and earth.
Cheng Jiu released the little black dragon and the little cloud beast, who seemed to be enjoying the rain.
Cheng Jiu also chose to sit cross-legged, trying to absorb as much as possible.
Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, Cheng Jiu has come to understand why the Deity Transformation stage is such a hurdle.
Despite reaching the late Nascent Soul stage immediately upon breakthrough, Cheng Jiu felt it was like a castle in the air—extremely fragile. She was certain that even if her spiritual energy reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, she might not be able to break through to the Divine Transformation stage.
Not for any other reason. It's because we haven't sufficiently tested and comprehended the Tao.
Her cultivation level was increasing extremely slowly. In the past, she could clearly feel her cultivation level rising after an hour of cultivation, but now even if she meditated for a whole day, it was like mud sinking into the sand, leaving no trace.
Therefore, if there is an opportunity to significantly improve one's strength, it is essential to seize it.
The rain seemed to last a long time, but in reality it only lasted for half an hour, which is not short! However, for someone focused on cultivation, half an hour is far too short.
Mao Hongsheng, inside the ice cave, also thoroughly enjoyed the spiritual rain.
When he awoke from his coma, he was stunned to see disciples meditating and absorbing spiritual rain around Canglan Peak.
After the spiritual rain disappeared, everyone awoke from their meditation. Among the onlookers were many disciples of the Body Peak, whose eyes were filled with joy when they saw Mao Hongsheng emerge from the ice cave.
"Junior Brother!"
The current peak master of the Body Peak is the former peak master, who has long since stepped down and no longer accepts disciples. Moreover, if he were to accept disciples again, their seniority would be far too high.
Therefore, for more than ten years, he has not accepted a single disciple personally taught by the peak master.
As for the next peak master, he has been seeking breakthroughs and has no time or energy to take on disciples.
Therefore, the peak master's lineage has not accepted any disciples in recent years. Although there are disciples with golden aptitude every year, they are still quite rare. Not to mention becoming disciples of powerful figures in the back mountains, most people still want to be a personal disciple of a peak master or sect master.
Those who come here to watch the tribulation are all of high status, and under such circumstances, Mao Hongsheng is still the junior brother of Tifeng.
Mao Hongsheng was also a bit dazed. In his remaining consciousness before he lost consciousness, he only felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. He had used the secret technique with all his might and had never thought that he could survive.
Even if he survived, he wouldn't be like this now, as if he were completely unharmed. Although he is not a pill cultivator, he still has some understanding of his own body.
He still had some hidden injuries, a common problem for body cultivators, but now he felt completely refreshed and his whole body felt relaxed.
Snapping out of her daze, a cool breeze brushed against her face. Looking at the white surroundings, she asked, "Senior brothers and sisters?"
Senior Sister Yuqiu left and came over, carefully examining Mao Hongsheng. Mao Hongsheng was a little dizzy from her thorough examination. Senior Sister Yuqiu patted his shoulder.
"You're quite lucky, kid! Just now, when Immortal Lord Qingxu was undergoing his tribulation, you happened to receive the Heavenly Rain. Otherwise, with your recklessness, it would have taken you at least ten years to recover. Hurry up and thank your Junior Sister Cheng Jiu later. If it weren't for her, you might have lost your life in Fengcheng."
Mao Hongsheng grimaced as he was slapped, but he was used to the strong grip of his senior brothers and sisters at Tifeng.
"Was it Junior Sister Cheng Jiu who saved me?" Mao Hongsheng asked, his voice filled with emotion and gratitude. It was also Cheng Jiu's master who had pulled him out of the spatial turbulence.
"It was Junior Sister Cheng Jiu who asked Uncle Xuanze to go to Fengcheng to rescue you," Senior Sister Yuqiu confirmed. In retrospect, this was also her oversight. Who could have imagined that this beast tide would be so dangerous? If she had known, she would have preferred to send a senior brother in the Nascent Soul stage to join the eldest senior brother's team rather than let the junior brother take the risk.
On the other side, Cheng Jiu also sat up and met Mao Hongsheng's grateful gaze as he bumped into him.
Cheng Jiu felt a chill run down his spine: "Senior Brother Mao, what's wrong?"
"Junior Sister, thank you so much for saving me! I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, I can only..." Mao Hongsheng was interrupted by Cheng Jiu before he could finish speaking.
"Senior Brother Mao, aren't we good friends?" Cheng Jiu asked matter-of-factly.
Mao Hongsheng scratched his head and said with certainty, "Of course."
"Since we're friends, we don't need to be so calculating with each other!"
Cheng Jiu said seriously that she didn't save Mao Hongsheng to repay him, but because the two knew each other, that's why she helped him.
Senior Sister Yuqiu watched the two of them with a smile: "No matter what, Junior Sister Cheng Jiu saved Junior Brother. If you ever need anything in the future, just come to Tifeng. Tifeng will do its best to help you."
With his plan to repay the debt still unresolved, Mao Hongsheng turned his attention elsewhere: "Has Junior Sister broken through to a new level?"
I hadn't noticed before, but now that I look, my chubby junior sister has transformed into a slender young woman.
Cheng Jiu, unaware of his inner thoughts, spun around twice upon hearing this and asked, "So? Isn't Senior Brother Mao handsome?"
"Junior Sister is very pretty!" Mao Hongsheng nodded seriously.
Cheng Jiu was somewhat curious: "How did Senior Brother Mao recognize me?"
Speaking of which, Mao Hongsheng walked up to her without hesitation and thanked her. Cheng Jiu had looked in the mirror, and her appearance was completely different from before.
Senior Sister Yuqiu smiled and said, "Because you didn't conceal your spiritual aura at all, Junior Sister. Others might not be able to detect it, but body cultivators are always sharp-eyed and keen-eared, extremely sensitive to auras. When recognizing people, their bodies are faster than their eyes."
Mao Hongsheng nodded in agreement, "Besides, we haven't been separated for long."
Cheng Jiu nodded, somewhat bewildered.
Seeing that she still didn't understand, Mao Hongsheng gave an example: "Junior sister, close your eyes."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiu closed her eyes, and suddenly felt a powerful, luminous aura rushing towards her. Cheng Jiu quickly countered, "Senior Brother Mao, what are you doing?"
Mao Hongsheng didn't mind that Cheng Jiu had grabbed his hand: "Junior Sister, that's how it is."
Cheng Jiu suddenly understood and felt a little strange. Everyone has different spiritual roots, different cultivation methods, different personalities, and therefore different auras.
It's no wonder that Mao Hongsheng could recognize her so quickly. Based on Cheng Jiu's perception of her, her aura was too gentle and her vitality too vigorous. In Mao's words, her aura was too unique to be mistaken.
As if he had obtained a fun toy, Cheng Jiu began to sense the aura of the people around him. Mao Hongsheng's aura was just like the one he had sensed earlier, both heavy and luminous, which was earth gold.
Senior Sister Yuqiu, on the other hand, was like a flame all over her body, but this flame was warm and bright, clearly indicating that the two came from the same lineage.
Xuanze was cold and aloof, like a bottomless ice abyss. Xuanze also sensed her perception and gave a slight hum, and Cheng Jiu's spiritual awareness instantly returned to her body.
Upon his sudden return, Cheng Jiu was a little confused. What had happened?
“Junior Sister, rashly examining someone else’s spiritual aura might be seen as provocation by a powerful being,” Mao Hongsheng explained.
Cheng Jiu nodded, giving up the idea of continuing to investigate, while on the other side, the situation was changing rapidly, and the lightning tribulation had already taken shape.
Mao Hongsheng also looked over.
"It's the Great Ascension stage lightning tribulation of Venerable Qingyang. Junior Brother, watch closely, this is a rare opportunity." Senior Sister Yuqiu explained to Mao Hongsheng. "Junior Brother, you really do have some luck."
He had just emerged from seclusion after recovering from his injuries when he encountered such a wonderful opportunity.
Just like Venerable Qingxu, Venerable Qingyang also broke through his limits through his own strength.
This kind of solid strength is a rare source of inspiration and opportunity for cultivators.
Unlike the tribulation on Qingxu Venerable's side, although Qingyang Venerable's side had a longer gestation period, how should I put it? It was unremarkable, no, it was too smooth, too uneventful, and the power of the tribulation was just average.
The lineage of Lord Qingyang is more adept at defense. The lightning tribulations were nothing to him. He erected a golden protective shield, and the lightning tribulations rained down on the shield, but the shield remained unmoved.
The whole process was uneventful, without the tribulation and dimensional ascension experienced by Qingxu Venerable, or even the three Qingyang Venerables emerging from the inner demon tribulation.
It went so smoothly that everyone present was still a little overwhelmed and wanted more after the crossing.
When it comes to tribulations, which type is better? Deep down, most people would prefer to encounter the tribulations of Lord Qingyang.
Tribulation lightning isn't rare because it's full of twists and turns; it's rare to see one as standard as that of Lord Qingyang. Not everyone is so extraordinary as to break through on the spot, nor is everyone so extraordinary as to be completely unfazed by the sudden increase in power of the tribulation lightning.
It can be said that if one wants to break through the Mahayana stage, one probably needs to ask one's ancestors and gods to pray for the same tribulation as Qingyang Venerable. A peaceful and ordinary life is the best!
Otherwise, if they encounter a calamity and something goes wrong, most people will be doomed. In the words of these elders, they originally thought that Qingxu's luck would be stronger, but unexpectedly, Qingyang's luck, which seemed unassuming, turned out to be the best.
It suited Mao Hongsheng's cultivation quite well. Cheng Jiu didn't have as many insights watching Qingyang Venerable Lord undergo the Heavenly Tribulation as he did when watching his own master.
Mao Hongsheng entered a state of enlightenment when Qingyang Zunjun was undergoing the fourth nine heavenly tribulation.
Senior Sister Yuqiu was very pleased, as both of the two who underwent tribulation were sword cultivators, and their Body Peak had relatively few disciples who had entered a state of enlightenment.
What if she goes back now and the other peaks start chatting with Ti Peak about their successful disciples, and she can't get a word in edgewise? Ti Peak can't afford to lose face in front of her.
She will be the first among her peers to become the peak master.
Of course, the premise is that An Qi of Yaofeng has not broken through to the ninth rank. If he breaks through to the ninth rank, even if he is at the Nascent Soul stage, Yao Lao will push him to the position of peak master. Another premise is that the peak master of Jianfeng wants to retire.
However, judging from their current situation, inheriting the position of peak master is still a long way off.
His thoughts had already drifted far away. Over there, just like Venerable Qingxu, Venerable Qingyang entered seclusion as soon as he completed his tribulation.
After witnessing the two Venerable Lords undergo their tribulations, the sect also plunged into intensive preparations for battle.
The offensive from the Wildlands has resumed, and the days of leisure are over. An Qi did not let Wen Sishu return to Youlan City. Instead, he stayed at Medicine Peak to help with alchemy.
Compared to previous beast tides, this one is relatively smaller in scale. After all, the leading Mahayana-stage demonic beasts were all wiped out by the formation, and this time the Mahayana-stage demonic beasts came from the center of the wilderness and remote areas.
It's clear that the wilderness has suffered a severe blow.
With the pressure on the city defense in the cultivation world greatly reduced, the Guiyuan Sect was so wealthy and powerful in dealing with other cities, and even more so in dealing with its own sect. If Cheng Jiu were to arrive at the Wilderness Battlefield, he would find that the fortresses guarding the Wilderness were densely packed with cannons.
Moreover, none of them were lower than the eighth rank, and there were all sorts of weapons, which the disciples used to attack downwards.
People may become exhausted and tired, but weapons will not. The balance of power can be reversed, and there may even be a subtle trend of counter-offensive.
Cheng Jiu did not go to Medicine Peak; her master had emerged from seclusion, and she had to stay at Canglan Peak to wait for him.
Although he hadn't prepared the Ice-Infused Spirit Jade for his master, Cheng Jiu still offered him the Extreme Cold Pure Lotus that he had obtained from the Heavenly Treasure Vault.
With the help of the Extreme Cold Pure Lotus, Immortal Lord Qingxu consolidated his cultivation faster than expected.
On the other side, Immortal Lord Qingyang also received tributes from his two rebellious disciples.
He was somewhat touched, because what the other party offered was basically something he couldn't use right now, but he had always been wealthy and generous, and had long ago prepared spiritual items to strengthen himself.
The day after Immortal Lord Qingxu emerged from seclusion, Immortal Lord Qingyang also emerged from seclusion.
The moment the two emerged from the pass, it signaled the start of a counterattack against the beast tide.
Qingyang Immortal Lord excels at defense, and the Wilderness Battlefield needs defensive forces, so he chose to go to the Wilderness Battlefield.
He brought his two disciples with him. Who would have thought that they had been away on training for so long, while he had already reached the Mahayana stage? If he didn't teach them now, he probably wouldn't have time later.
His lineage's secret techniques must be passed down. Coincidentally, his friend, Immortal Lord Qingxu, thought the same thing. Although he chose to practice on so many demonic beasts within the Guiyuan Sect's territory, it would be a good opportunity to teach his disciples.
Xuanze had finally escaped from the beast tide battlefield outside, but now its contracted master was about to return to the battlefield, and as a contracted beast, it couldn't very well not follow along.
Although the spirit beast pills were delicious, Xuanze had been fighting outside, busy as a spinning top, and had no time to rest. It had wanted to quit for a long time, but the beast tide was so intense that it couldn't find a chance to escape.
Furthermore, that big lion has become cunning. I don't know who told it that saving a city would earn it a ninth-grade spirit beast pill, but it felt cheated and not only haggled with it, but even wanted to break away and go it alone.
In the end, Xuanze had no choice but to compromise. The two beasts split the spirit beast pills equally. Without gold, it would be even more tiring for it to travel.
It seems that Qingxu and Qingyang Zunjun's tribulation was a watershed moment. Not long after the two set off, the sect leader brought five cultivators of unfathomable strength. The five did not delay the two of them and headed towards Mingyou City.
The sect leader hadn't expected the situation to be so dangerous. He had initially thought that the other side was weak and couldn't withstand the beast tide, but it turned out that they had discovered a weakness in the cultivation world, and the beast tide there was even more ferocious.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, the three forces that were not originally on good terms—the independent cultivators, the sects, and the families—joined forces this time and did their best, but they still suffered repeated defeats against the extraordinary beast tide.
The disciples of Guiyuan Sect who went to support Mingyou City disappeared without a trace, like water flowing into the sea. If it weren't for some of their direct disciples leaving behind soul lamps in Guiyuan Sect, which are still lit, Guiyuan Sect would probably have had to use all its last trump cards to rescue these disciples.
Two people headed to the desolate battlefield, while the remaining person patrolled the Guiyuan Sect city, preparing to use their strength to forcibly suppress this beast tide.