Chapter 734: Rehearsing Hunyuan True Qi Again

The Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect.

Yuan Zhen, who had just become the Saintess, felt incredibly pleased. As a genius of the Yuan family, she had been indoctrinated since childhood with the idea of becoming a Saintess. After all, her ancestor was a Divine Transformation True Monarch, the foremost figure in Eastern Continent. As his blood descendant, she should at least be a Dao Child or Saintess, ensuring priority access to Nascent Soul-forming resources within the Holy Land. Once she formed a Nascent Soul, even if Yuan Qingque were to ascend or suffer an unforeseen event, the Yuan family would still maintain its foundation within the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect.

Yuan Zhen was the third Nascent Soul seed cultivated by the Yuan family. However, to the Yuan family, she was merely a secondary focus; the attention of the Yuan family, and even the entire Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, was on Ye Qing. After all, in a Holy Land-level force, while Nascent Soul cultivators were high-ranking, only Divine Transformation True Monarchs could determine the general trend and allocate resources.

For twelve hundred years since Yuan Qingque achieved Divine Transformation, the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect had suppressed the six realms of the Eastern Region, with none daring to defy it. However, over the past century, an undercurrent of anxiety had persisted within the sect. This was because Yuan Qingque, the top Divine Transformation cultivator in Eastern Continent, had limited lifespan remaining—at most, about three hundred years. If he wished to survive longer, he would have to force an ascension. In the next generation of the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, although there were three cultivators at the perfected Nascent Soul stage, none had been able to break through to the Divine Transformation realm. They either lacked a bit of talent, insight, or the right fortuitous encounter.

It was precisely for this reason that Ye Qing's appearance was met with great hopes by the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect. And he had not disappointed; once he formed his Nascent Soul, he would be taught the Divine Transformation Dao Fruit of the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, then wield the sixth-tier supreme treasure, the Taihe Sword, to execute the Way of Slaughter throughout the world.

When Yuan Zhen was young, she had some ambition, envisioning herself wielding the Taihe Sword and becoming the Yuan family's second Divine Transformation True Monarch. However, after a century of cultivation, she had a complete understanding of herself. Let alone comparing herself to an unparalleled genius like Ye Qing, there were many other disciples within the sect who were more outstanding and astonishing than her. Fortunately, those who were clearly superior to her were male cultivators. Among female cultivators, she was considered a leader. Although this leading position was the result of the Yuan family expending vast resources, the investment had paid off: she was now the Saintess of the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect.

Once Ye Qing formed his Nascent Soul, she too could obtain a Nascent Soul Condensing Pill and the Three Lights Divine Water from the sect. Yuan Zhen could accept failing to form a Nascent Soul once, thanks to the Three Lights Divine Water. But she could not accept a second failure. After two failures, not only the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect but even the Yuan family would abandon her. The previous Saintess, for instance, failed once, and for her second attempt, she had to gather resources herself. Without the Three Lights Divine Water, she forcibly attempted to form a Nascent Soul, resulting in the collapse of her Dao body and the shattering of her Purple Mansion, leading to her death. Even as a member of the Yuan family within the Holy Land, the competitive pressure was immense. Particularly for exemplary disciples like Dao Children and Saintesses, failing to form a Nascent Soul on the first attempt would render them unqualified in the eyes of all cultivators in the Eastern Lands.

Therefore, after Yuan Zhen obtained the True Blood Pills, she did not immediately consume them all. Instead, she took one first, intending to familiarize herself with her enhanced spiritual power and stabilize her foundation before consuming the other two. Because the True Blood Pill had been refined by Yuan Qingque, Yuan Zhen completely assimilated it after three days of meditation. Feeling her spiritual power, which was nearly at the perfected Golden Core stage, Yuan Zhen emerged from her seclusion, ready to exercise her authority as the Saintess of the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, traveling the world.

Soon, the subordinate disciples brought up the accumulated complaint letters from the recent period. There were thousands, if not tens of thousands, of letters in a huge box.

"Did Senior Brother used to handle all of these himself?" Yuan Zhen was dumbfounded upon seeing the letters, which, once brought out, completely covered a large table.

"Yes, the Dao Child personally reviewed every complaint letter to prevent miscarriages of justice, then ordered the subordinate disciples to investigate and handle them. For urgent matters, he would even go in person." It was naturally impossible for Ye Qing to handle everything in a sect as vast as the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect; there were experienced elder cultivators within the sect specifically for this. But Ye Qing was a workaholic; he personally attended to everything and yet never neglected his cultivation. Yuan Zhen used to wait for instructions because whenever Ye Qing personally handled matters, he would call her along to give her some experience.

On the first day, Yuan Zhen could force herself to be as diligent and hands-on as Ye Qing. But after three days, she simply couldn't bear it anymore.

"These minor demonic cultivators can be handled by the disciples stationed in various regions; don't send them to me anymore."

"And these other ones, with no evidence, just a small article claiming the Essence Sect harbors demonic cultivators and practices demonic arts—aren't they just trying to use our Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect as a weapon? Go apprehend the person who wrote this complaint, then take them to the Essence Sect for a face-to-face confrontation."

"And this one: someone is slaughtering living beings near the Thousand Saints Lake in Dongli, practicing blood-lusting demonic arts. Does he even need to report this? That's the ancestral land of the demonic path; demonic brats with some cultivation like to go there to worship their ancestors, and killing a few along the way is perfectly normal. Doesn't he know that our Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect doesn't interfere with matters within Dongli?"

Yuan Zhen couldn't fathom how Ye Qing had endured reading such idiotic complaint letters in the past. "From now on, you all should review these letters first. Only send me the ones that require my personal intervention as the Saintess." Yuan Zhen felt that her precious time should not be wasted on such trivial matters, so she issued new instructions to her subordinate disciples.

"Yes, Saintess!" Upon hearing her words, a female cultivator in a long blue dress closed the box she had just opened; it contained hundreds of complaint letters received that day. After giving her instructions, Yuan Zhen immediately left the hall. The seven disciples in the hall exchanged glances, then skillfully sorted all the complaint letters and began their long-awaited busy work. In truth, this was the normal state of affairs for the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect; previously, due to Ye Qing's abundant energy, his assisting disciples had been much idler. Now, Yuan Zhen was merely returning everything to the state it was in before Ye Qing assumed the position of Dao Child.

In the middle of the night, one of the disciples came across a complaint letter from the Eastern Barrens. After a quick glance, he noticed it was incomplete, lacked any evidence, and was anonymous. After reading it, he simply placed it in the "no action required" box. The next day, when Yuan Zhen arrived, she only had to deal with thirteen complaint letters selected by the seven disciples, which met the criteria for the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect to dispatch disciples. All of them were well-substantiated, filed under real names, and involved complainants willing to confront the accused face-to-face. Yuan Zhen spent only half an hour approving all thirteen complaint letters. Two of them might require her personal intervention as the Saintess, while the others would be handled by other disciples of the World-Traveling Hall.

However, since she was only one person, and the matters described in these two complaint letters were quite serious, Yuan Zhen needed to make a choice. She hesitated; this was her first official World-Traveling mission since becoming Saintess, and she couldn't afford to mess it up. So she decided to return and consult her elders.

The Yuan family's ancestral land was on the north side of the Demon Extermination Mountain Range, merely a dozen miles from Tongtian Peak, where Yuan Qingque was in seclusion. After Yuan Zhen landed at her family's doorstep, two sword-bearing disciples immediately bowed respectfully to her as the Saintess. She nodded, and just as she was about to step through the main gate, she saw the family head, her great-uncle Yuan Huanghe, a Grand Cultivator at the late Nascent Soul stage, emerge from within.

"Greetings, Family Head." Yuan Zhen immediately bowed to him. The Yuan family had a rule: no flying within the ancestral land, so one had to walk out the main gate before being able to fly. It was precisely for this reason that they met at the main gate.

"After becoming Saintess, why aren't you diligently accumulating sect merits in the World-Traveling Hall? What brings you back here?" Yuan Huanghe saw Yuan Zhen and began lecturing her with a stern face.

"Reporting, Family Head..." Yuan Zhen explained her reason for returning, then took out the two complaint letters. After Yuan Huanghe scanned them with his divine sense, he directly handed her a storage bag.

"The Dao Child is about to begin seclusion to form his Nascent Soul. The Old Ancestor instructed us to send up some provisions for his fasting. Why don't you consult the Dao Child on this matter, and conveniently make this trip for me?" Yuan Zhen listened, respectfully took the storage bag, and only after Yuan Huanghe turned and entered the family gate did she fly towards Tongtian Peak.

"Junior Sister, you've come at a good time." On Tongtian Peak, after Ye Qing received the storage bag from Yuan Zhen, he handed her a message talisman.

"Senior Brother, what is this?" Yuan Zhen took it with some surprise, and her brows unconsciously raised.

"Sect Master Chen of the Five Elements Sect in the Eastern Barrens sent a letter, saying that Kong Lingling, a Golden Core cultivator from the Blowing Snow Palace, murdered their sect's Foundation Establishment cultivator..." Ye Qing briefly explained that he received it last night, but unfortunately, forming his Nascent Soul was definitely the most important thing for him right now. Chen Mobai stated in the message talisman that Kong Lingling had already been dealt with, so Ye Qing planned to handle the matter after emerging from his Nascent Soul formation seclusion. But since Yuan Zhen had come up, it was convenient to hand the matter over to her as the Saintess.

"Then I'll go personally!" Yuan Zhen had been troubled about which mission to choose as her first World-Traveling task for the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, but upon seeing Chen Mobai's message talisman, her worries suddenly vanished. Neither of the two, she would go to the Eastern Barrens!

"Junior Sister, this is merely Sect Master Chen's side of the story. According to protocol, we need to send someone to investigate thoroughly first..." Ye Qing heard this and reminded her with some surprise.

"World-Traveling also involves investigations. I've found that I still prefer the feeling of venturing out. Since I've just taken a True Blood Pill, a trip to the Eastern Barrens and back should allow me to fully assimilate it." Hearing Yuan Zhen's words, Ye Qing said no more.

"Sect Master Chen is a decent person, but it's a pity he cultivates in the Eastern Barrens. If he were in the One Yuan Dao Palace, perhaps he could discuss the Dao with me." Ye Qing had a decent impression of Chen Mobai. After all, he had cultivated the Primordial Chaotic Qi, and his cultivation was only at the middle Golden Core stage; even within the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, he would be a genius second only to Ye Qing.

"Senior Brother, go into seclusion. Just leave the World-Traveling tasks to me." Yuan Zhen handed the storage bag in her hand to Ye Qing and hastily descended the mountain.

Returning to the World-Traveling Hall, she instructed the disciples to select all complaint letters related to the Eastern Barrens and Dongyi, preparing to handle them all in one go during her upcoming trip. The Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect had its own flying magic artifacts. Yuan Zhen took two female disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage, left the Demon Extermination Mountain Range, and headed towards Guangwu Immortal City. The large teleportation array there could directly reach Jinwu Immortal City in Dongyi.

Dongyi! When True Lord Bingyun stepped out of the large teleportation array alone, personnel from all sides couldn't conceal their shock. In the territory of Dongyi, a Nascent Soul cultivator was, without a doubt, a force of nature!

"Where is Bai Wu? Have him come see me!" True Lord Bingyun walked out of the teleportation array and called out to a young disciple dressed in golden robes embroidered with a great sun. Before the young disciple could answer, a dazzling golden ray of light appeared before True Lord Bingyun, and the Golden Core True Person known as Bathing Sun Sea spoke with a respectful expression: "Reporting to Senior, the Old Ancestor departed a few days ago with several elders. Along with Old Ancestor Jinfeng of the Xuanxiao Dao Palace, they answered the call of the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect and headed towards Kongsang Valley to clear away residual demonic traces."

"Not here? Never mind then, I'll go to the Eastern Barrens myself. Send someone who knows the way to accompany me!" True Lord Bingyun instructed the impressive-looking Golden Core cultivator, who immediately nodded. Soon, the cultivators in Jinwu Immortal City most familiar with the Eastern Barrens were summoned.

"I'm in a hurry, everyone keep up!" True Lord Bingyun directly waved her sleeve, conjuring an ice boat. Then, a cold wind swept up, carrying all the present cultivators onto the ice boat, which then flew towards the Eastern Barrens. Meanwhile, people from the Heavenly Feast Pavilion had already transmitted this news through their channels towards Beiyuan City.

Chen Mobai was unaware that True Lord Bingyun was already heading aggressively towards the Eastern Barrens. He was delighted that the water spiritual vein of Hanying Lake had been upgraded to the third tier. With him and Zhuo Ming in charge of the overall situation, the sect's Spiritual Vein Department and Formation Department had experienced many spiritual vein upgrades in recent years, making them highly skilled in constructing the spiritual veins here. After reaching the third tier, it was a continuous process of dissolving the buried high-grade spirit stones and integrating them with the original spiritual vein. They could even connect several nearby spiritual veins to enhance Hanying Lake's main spiritual vein.

This was a gradual process, as upgrading from a low-grade third-tier to a low-grade fourth-tier was not something that could be achieved in one go. Moreover, when Chen Mobai and Zhuo Ming designed it, they also allowed for the possibility of Hanying Lake absorbing all the water spiritual veins in the Eastern Barrens in the future. These connections needed to be reserved in advance during the spiritual vein upgrade. Although the design was complete, transforming it into reality would be more difficult and time-consuming. Chen Mobai didn't make things difficult for the Spiritual Vein Department and Formation Department; he merely asked them to complete the project before the Black Water was fully established.

Chen Mobai also assigned this project to Luo Yixuan to personally oversee. After all, this would be her future Dao field, and she was also responsible for the Black Water, so it was convenient to have one person handle both related matters. Luo Yixuan was also enthusiastic, eager to immediately have a fourth-tier water spiritual vein Dao field for her cultivation. But at this time, Chen Mobai estimated that Yin Qingmei's cultivation had stabilized sufficiently, and he planned to take them back to try the Five Elements Co-cultivation method again. Before Luo Yixuan left, to ensure constant progress updates on Hanying Lake, she left Li Lanting, a rogue cultivator, behind, paying her a hundred low-grade spirit stones annually to help oversee the work. Li Lanting was naturally more than willing.

Returning to Liujia Mountain, before Chen Mobai's five-colored clouds had even landed, Yin Qingmei had already flown up to greet him. Soon, around the Jade Phoenix Tree at the summit of Liujia Mountain, the four individuals and one ghost sat in a circle and began their Five Elements Co-cultivation under Chen Mobai's guidance. This time, it was indeed different from before. With the Primordial Chaotic Qi as a foundation, Chen Mobai found that cultivating the Primordial Chaotic Dao Fruit felt like it had a core. Using it as a reference, he absorbed and refined strands of Five Elements spiritual energy. Gradually, that strand of Primordial Chaotic Qi began to grow slightly. Under the co-cultivation method, the Five Elements spiritual energy continuously flowed into Chen Mobai's middle dantian, and soon the embryonic form of a second strand of Primordial Chaotic Qi appeared.

Just as Chen Mobai intended to condense a complete strand in one go, he discovered that the water and earth spiritual energies began to be slightly insufficient. Under the co-cultivation method, with a shift of his thoughts, he immediately discovered the reason. Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan had not truly formed their Golden Cores yet, so their spiritual energy was insufficient when cultivating Primordial Chaotic Qi. However, even Yin Qingmei, who had just formed her Golden Core, found her newly formed Golden Core a bit dim under the extraction of his Primordial Chaotic Qi. On the other hand, Old Madam Ming, the seasoned old ghost, had no issues whatsoever. Upon realizing this, Chen Mobai immediately stopped the Five Elements Co-cultivation method. About a tenth of the second strand of Primordial Chaotic Qi had condensed, and Chen Mobai merged it into the first one.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that both Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan looked somewhat pale. Clearly, helping Chen Mobai cultivate Primordial Chaotic Qi from the Foundation Establishment realm was insufficient in terms of power. Yin Qingmei, however, looked normal, but Chen Mobai sensed that the Jade Phoenix Tree beside her was continuously refining heaven and earth spiritual energy into life spiritual power, injecting it into her body to help replenish her.

"Saint Son, for this Dao Fruit you cultivate, five newly formed Golden Core cultivators co-cultivating the Five Elements once should be just enough to help you condense one strand of Qi!" Old Madam Ming, as an observer, had a clear perspective. Chen Mobai, unable to be distracted during cultivation, had asked her to observe. After the cultivation session ended, she shared her assessment.

"So that's how it is..." This was Chen Mobai's first complete attempt at cultivating Primordial Chaotic Qi, and it was successful. This also made him understand why Zhou Shengqing and others were unwilling to assist Zhou Ye in his cultivation back then. If they cultivated excessively, it would not only hinder the improvement of their spiritual power but might even damage their foundational essence. And given Zhou Shengqing's situation, if they continued to help Zhou Ye cultivate, they would essentially have no chance of forming a Nascent Soul themselves.

After understanding this, Chen Mobai also decided that in the future, he would not use the Five Elements Co-cultivation method to have Luo Yixuan and the others help him cultivate Primordial Chaotic Qi. After completely resolving the hidden dangers of the Blowing Snow Palace, he would widely promote the Five Elements Essence Condensing method in the Eastern Barrens. Before that, however, he could start small-scale pilot programs in some areas to test it out.

Where should this begin? Who should handle it? Beiyuan City had too many complex personnel. As for Giant Wood Ridge, the direct descendant Yue Zutao was certainly busy forming his Golden Core now. How about giving Zhou Wangshen a chance? Chen Mobai thought of this highly capable Foundation Establishment cultivator of the sect. Through years of refinement, Zhou Wangshen's abilities and character had gained unanimous approval from the entire sect. Moreover, with Zhou Shengqing having now formed a Nascent Soul, even if it was a Dharma Body Nascent Soul, he would definitely need to support one of his descendants within the upper echelons of the sect. Perhaps Chen Mobai should proactively cultivate him first. Thinking of this, Chen Mobai decided to entrust the Five Elements Essence pilot project to Zhou Wangshen. If this matter succeeded, since he no longer needed the Longevity Tree Sap and Longevity Dew, he could transfer these resources to Zhou Wangshen to aid him in cultivating the Longevity Dao Body. If Zhou Wangshen could cultivate a third-tier Longevity Dao Body at the Foundation Establishment stage, then in the future, combined with the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, forming a Golden Core would also be hopeful. Thinking of this, Chen Mobai wrote a message talisman to Zhou Wangshen, instructing him to go to Beiyuan City and await orders.

After the Five Elements Co-cultivation ended, Chen Mobai gave Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan each a high-grade spirit stone to recover their spiritual energy. However, Zhuo Ming shook her head, indicating she had something better. She dug out a jar of spirit wine buried beneath the roots of the Jade Phoenix Tree, first scooping a cup for Chen Mobai, then a spoonful for herself and Luo Yixuan. Chen Mobai sniffed it and, smelling the clear fragrance of peach fruit, instantly understood the origin of the spirit wine. At this moment, Luo Yixuan and Zhuo Ming had already drunk it, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began circulating their cultivation to refine it.

About the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the two women opened their eyes, their cheeks slightly flushed, as if intoxicated. However, the spiritual energy that had been absorbed by Chen Mobai during the Five Elements Co-cultivation for his Primordial Chaotic Qi practice was completely restored.

"Master, this is spirit wine I brewed from that fourth-tier immortal peach. A spoonful a day is equivalent to ten days of cultivation through meditation." As Zhuo Ming spoke, Chen Mobai had already drained the cup she had scooped for him. After the spirit wine entered his stomach, it transformed into a pure and powerful energy that spread out, which he easily refined into Pure Yang spiritual power. When cultivating Primordial Chaotic Qi previously, as the main practitioner, he had actually consumed the most spiritual energy. But after this cup of spirit wine, not only was he fully replenished, but there was even a tendency for some overflow.

"With this spirit wine, Ming'er seems to be able to reach perfected Foundation Establishment in just a few years." This was also good news for Chen Mobai. Relying on this spirit wine, several of his disciples could shorten the time needed to accumulate spiritual energy. It was a pity that he had already consumed a fourth-tier immortal peach fruit, so this spirit wine only served to replenish his spiritual energy; an increase in cultivation was out of the question.

"Many thanks to Master for bestowing such an immortal fruit." Zhuo Ming thanked Chen Mobai. Luo Yixuan, upon learning how potent this spirit wine was, felt a slight itch, wanting to ask for a pot. However, she was always well-behaved in front of Chen Mobai, so she didn't speak up.

"Qingmei should also take about half a cup, then rest for half a day. After that, we can trigger the heavenly tribulation for this Jade Phoenix Tree." As Chen Mobai spoke, Zhuo Ming had already scooped a small half-cup for Yin Qingmei. In the Heavenly River Realm, forming a Golden Core always incurred a heavenly tribulation. The One Leaf Blinding Heaven technique was too heaven-defying; if word got out, even Holy Lands might be tempted, so Chen Mobai planned to use a trick. Previously, when the Jade Phoenix Tree advanced, its heavenly tribulation was concealed. Now that Yin Qingmei had formed her Golden Core, he would use its heavenly tribulation as a substitute, treating it as her Golden Core tribulation. With Yin Qingmei's current true Golden Core strength assisting, the Jade Phoenix Tree was virtually guaranteed to pass its heavenly tribulation. Moreover, Chen Mobai had also lent her the Haotian Mirror. In the future, if the Jade Phoenix Tree advanced further, or if Yin Qingmei formed a Nascent Soul, they would release her Golden Core tribulation to serve as a substitute again. In any case, this cycle would continue until their Five Elements Sect possessed the power to suppress the entire Eastern Continent, or even the Heavenly River Realm, at which point the One Leaf Blinding Heaven technique would no longer need to be concealed.

Yin Qingmei had actually mostly recovered with the help of her natal spiritual plant, but she was also very curious about the spirit wine brewed from the fourth-tier immortal peach fruit. So she took it and drank, and instantly, her snow-white cheeks flushed as if with a sunset glow, her intoxicated demeanor even more pronounced than Luo Yixuan's and Zhuo Ming's. Originally planning to rest for half a day, she ended up not waking up until the next day. Chen Mobai hadn't expected Yin Qingmei's physique to be so sensitive to spirit wine. But fortunately, it didn't delay important matters.

Above Liujia Mountain, amidst rumbling sounds, the might of the heavenly tribulation reappeared. Some rogue cultivators nearby who hadn't yet relocated, seeing this scene, recalled the legends of Golden Core tribulations and couldn't help but feel a longing in their hearts. How wonderful it would be if the one undergoing tribulation were themselves. At the foot of Liujia Mountain, the cultivators of the Five Elements Sect led by Yan Yuanhao were extremely nervous at this moment, deploying their Jiamu Dao Soldiers, fearing that some reckless cultivators would come to interfere. But the Five Elements Sect's current reputation was sufficient to deter all cultivators in the Eastern Barrens.

The sky began to darken, a vast expanse of black. Streaks of hair-raising golden cold winds, like piercing sword-lights, descended from the black clouds and the Heavenly Gang Qi. The Golden Wind Tribulation, which appeared when spiritual wood advanced or when cultivators of wood-attribute techniques formed their Golden Core, manifested above Liujia Mountain. The blade-like cold winds, bearing dazzling golden light, carved scars onto the bark of the Jade Phoenix Tree. However, streaks of green spiritual light immediately flickered, dissolving the golden light and smoothing over the wounds. Yet, under the ceaseless golden cold winds, the Jade Phoenix Tree's leaves and some fragile branches were severed one by one. Seeing this, Yin Qingmei, seated beneath the Jade Phoenix Tree, immediately closed her eyes and activated the Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture, beginning to use her own spiritual energy to replenish her natal spiritual plant. Soon, the Jade Phoenix Tree's spiritual light glowed brightly, blocking the Golden Wind Tribulation outside its trunk.

A day and a night passed. The Golden Wind Tribulation began to dissipate, but bright, light-like arcs of electricity flickered and roared, striking towards the summit of Liujia Mountain. One, two, three... After three strikes, the Jade Phoenix Tree was already struggling to resist, and Yin Qingmei also felt that most of her spiritual energy had been depleted. She immediately looked at Chen Mobai nearby with her eyes, receiving his nod of assent.

Soon, the Haotian Mirror was held in Yin Qingmei's hands, and her graceful, fairy-like figure soared past the Jade Phoenix Tree, rising to meet the heavenly tribulation lightning. Boom! The fourth bright bolt of lightning struck down but was easily blocked by the Haotian Mirror. The mirror's surface even seemed to use the power of the tribulation lightning to purify impurities, becoming increasingly brighter with each falling bolt. A sun appeared in the sky! In the eyes of Yan Yuanhao and the others at the foot of the mountain, it was as if they saw a fairy holding up the rising sun, dispelling the dark clouds and shattering the tribulation lightning.

After the sun ascended, the pervasive cold winds vanished, and a warm, mellow, gentle light illuminated the land. The heavenly tribulation passed? Yan Yuanhao and the others at the foot of the mountain, witnessing this scene, all had this thought arise in their minds. In an instant, the joy of having another Golden Core cultivator in the sect invigorated their spirits!