Chapter 439: Quite a Big Move (First Update)
Chapter 439: Quite a Big Move (First Update)
Rumble... Rumble...A sudden thunderclap in the sky startled Jiang Nuo so much that the teacup in his hand fell to the ground. If he wasn’t mistaken, wasn’t that thunder coming from right above his head?
He looked up and indeed saw a line of dark clouds gathering and swirling above him.
Damn!
Is this thunderstorm planning to strike him?!
He stood up in shock.
At this moment, Sect Leader Gong Xihe appeared behind him, along with several elders riding on flying swords.
"Why are you all here?" Jiang Nuo asked.
"Grandmaster, has she successfully reached the Nascent Soul stage?" Gong Xihe inquired.
Jiang Nuo was a bit bewildered: "I don’t know, she’s still inside and hasn’t come out yet." Saying this, he pointed to the nearby white barrier.
Nobody knew what trick Mu Qiuniang had employed. Jiang Nuo initially thought he could observe the situation inside the barrier by staying nearby, but since last night, the transparent barrier suddenly turned white, making it impossible to see anything.
If not for the silence inside, he would have anxiously rushed in long ago.
Just as he finished speaking, the barrier stirred, and Mu Qiuniang suddenly leaped out, riding a divine artifact, and flew towards the distance: "Don’t follow me; I’m going to cross the tribulation!"
"Congratulations, Grandmaster has succeeded!" Gong Xihe immediately congratulated Jiang Nuo upon seeing this.
Jiang Nuo was still a bit bewildered. Why did he feel that the face of his wife he just saw seemed different? Didn’t they all see it?
Very soon, he had no time to focus on that because, with Mu Qiuniang’s movement, the thunderclouds seemed to follow her away?
Wait, is this above him the Heavenly Tribulation?
Damn!
Such a massive tribulation, is it really not planning to strike his wife dead?
Jiang Nuo was anxious and was about to chase after her when Gong Xihe grabbed him.
"Grandmaster, what are you doing?"
"Don’t you see how big the tribulation is? I’m going to help."
"Grandmaster, are you joking? If you go, the tribulation will only get bigger. According to ancient records, if one person crosses a tribulation, it’s one person’s worth; if it’s two people, it’s double." Gong Xihe didn’t mention that if something happened to the Grandmaster while nothing happened to his wife, she’d be heartbroken.
"But..." Jiang Nuo anxiously glanced at the sky, where the area of dark clouds grew larger, gathering more thickly.
Such a massive tribulation, is it really fine?
Mu Qiuniang had just set up the Barrier Stone, and a lightning tribulation struck down from the sky.
She calmly took out a Thunder Protection Divine Needle and tossed it into the air. Originally the size of a sewing needle, it swiftly expanded to about the size of a small tent, with a particularly sharp needle atop.
Mu Qiuniang hid inside.
"Boom——"
With a thunderous crack, the first lightning tribulation struck the Thunder Protection Divine Needle.
"Sizzle... sizzle sizzle..."
A streak of blue sparks danced on the needle’s tip.
With a "crack,"
the Thunder Protection Divine Needle shattered.
Mu Qiuniang cast a "Spiritual Power Wall" to block the debris outside and then continued setting up her second layer of Barrier Stone.
Once the second layer of Barrier Stone was set, the second lightning tribulation came down.
Mu Qiuniang pulled out a Lightning Protection Cloth, recited a mantra, and tossed it into the sky. The cloth rapidly expanded, taking the shape of a flat-roofed tent, floating above Mu Qiuniang’s head.
"Boom——"
With a loud crash, the tribulation struck the Lightning Protection Cloth, and blue electrical fire quickly consumed it.
Mu Qiuniang threw out a second Ice and Snow Handkerchief, which formed a snow-like canopy overhead. The blue sparks landed on the snow canopy, causing it to sizzle and emit white smoke.
The Lightning Protection Cloth burned away, the snow canopy was also damaged, crashing at Mu Qiuniang’s feet.
Unfazed, Mu Qiuniang officially activated the Lightning Avoidance Array, with a white light and a golden light shining above her.
From a distance, Jiang Nuo saw those two lights and said to Sect Leader Gong Xihe: "My wife will be okay, right?"
Gong Xihe squinted his eyes, watching: "Rest assured, Grandmaster, she is destined to ascend; such a minor tribulation couldn’t possibly knock her down." Although he felt a bit uneasy inside.
This tribulation was far more terrifying than anything described in ancient texts. The rumbling, wave after wave, was nerve-wracking. The force seemed determined not to rest until it struck Mu Qiuniang down.
Even though they were so far away, they could sense the commotion there, with continuous booms shaking the ground.
Although Gong Xihe had already ordered his disciples not to approach in recent days, the commotion was so significant that likely not many obeyed. The slightly bolder ones were already carrying their gear over.
They thought some battle was happening here and wanted to come to help.
"Sect Leader..." A white-clad disciple blinked at Gong Xihe, startled.
"Didn’t I say that no one is allowed to come near here these few days?" Gong Xihe gave him a sideways glance.
"But Sect Leader, the noise is so massive here; I thought there was an enemy invasion..." The white-clad disciple gestured with his gear; he genuinely intended to assist.
"Enough! Stay put quietly here, your Grandmaster is crossing a tribulation over there, none of you are allowed to go over; if you get struck by the tribulation, no one can save you!"
"Yes, Sect Leader!" The white-clad disciple, sneakily shared the news he gathered.
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"What?! Grandmaster is crossing a tribulation?!"
"Damn! Grandmaster is already crossing the tribulation?!"
"Generally, what level of cultivation is required to cross a tribulation?"
"Didn’t I tell you to pay attention in class? You never listen! Tribulation crossing starts from the Golden Core stage, but real tribulations should begin at the Nascent Soul stage..."
"Ouch, don’t hit my head, you’ll make me stupid! So you’re saying Grandmaster is at the Nascent Soul stage now? That’s impressive, I’m not even sure the Sect Leader has reached Golden Core stage."
"Get lost! Grandmaster is not someone ordinary people like us can understand; aren’t you just at the Enlightenment stage?"
"Hehehe... Grandmaster truly isn’t an ordinary person!"
"That’s why we say, in the future, our Grandmaster must be the first to ascend!"
"Is Grandmaster Jiang also here?"
"Yes, what’s up?"
"Don’t you know? Yesterday, someone sent another handsome man to Grandmaster, and the Sect Leader arranged for him in the back mountain. With all this commotion, do you think those people heard it too?"
"No kidding! Unless they’re deaf, how could they not hear? I wonder if those senior brothers can still hold them back."
"Those people came for Grandmaster in the first place; now that she’s become so powerful, they probably don’t want to leave even more, right?"
"Who would want to leave? Gaining Grandmaster’s favor brings huge benefits!"
"Hehehe... Then why don’t you go?"
"That’s my Grandmaster, are you crazy? How could you even think about her? Better focus on cultivation, reach higher stages quickly, and then go to the Treasure Pavilion to claim the good stuff Grandmaster left, that’s the real deal."
"I was just mentioning it."
"Even mentioning it is not allowed!"
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