In fact, Ling Yun wasn't wrong at all. He and Ye Xingchen were currently above the sea, the famous Mount Putuo!
The black tribulation clouds in the sky were moving at the same speed as Ling Yun. At this moment, the black tribulation clouds covered Mount Putuo!
The dark clouds covering the moon was too shocking. However, the people chasing from Qingshui City wouldn't be able to see this scene. That was because Ling Yun's speed of a kilometer per second was too fast. They wouldn't be able to catch up even if they went in a straight line from Qingshui City to Zhoushan, let alone following the road!
It could be said that those who wanted to chase after the black clouds in Qingshui City had just gotten into their cars. Before they could even start the car, the black clouds in the sky had already disappeared. They had missed the shocking scene of the black clouds disappearing in an instant.
Ling Yun, who was traversing the underground river, naturally didn't know about this.
He had pointed out their approximate location, naturally to dispel the panic in Ye Xingchen's heart. In truth, what he really wanted to say was, what was five hundred meters underground? Not to mention five hundred meters, he had even explored fifty thousand meters underground!
That was when he was in the Cultivation World, and it was after Ling Yun had reached the Nascent Soul Stage.
For a Nascent Soul Stage expert, flying in the sky and burrowing underground was no problem at all!
Not to mention the fact that he had the Water Repellent Pearl. He could go back the way he came in a few minutes. Even if he couldn't go back, he could use the Blood Transformation Blade to open a hole above his head and rush out from the ground!
Ling Yun pointed ahead. "Look, Xingchen, this underground river changes course again from here to the east. East of the Zhoushan Archipelago is the East Sea. After leaving the coastline, it's normal to see seawater a few hundred meters deep. Even if this underground river doesn't go up, it will definitely rush out from the seabed at that depth and flow into the East Sea."
At this moment, Ye Xingchen was practically in awe of Ling Yun. In the blink of an eye, she had turned from a witch to a shocked little girl. She looked at Ling Yun and asked, "You can even tell that?"
Ling Yun smiled proudly. "Of course! Water is nothing more than terrain. Water is just a camouflage. On this planet, whether it's rivers, lakes, or oceans, they're all the same. It doesn't matter if it's above ground or underground. As long as you remove the water, what's left is nothing more than a variety of strange terrains. "
"We have the Water Repelling Pearl, so there's no difference between being in the water and being in the air, so why do you care how high the sky is or how deep it is? With our speed, it will only take a blink of an eye. "
Ling Yun was indeed a connoisseur. He was able to point out the essence of the matter in an instant.
One of the most miraculous things about the Earth was that 70% of its surface area was covered by the ocean. It was this boundless ocean that allowed the Earth to have a perfect water circulation system. At the same time, it was also the ocean that nurtured life. After hundreds of millions of years, the Earth had become colorful instead of barren.
He directly told Ye Xingchen to imagine what the Earth would be like without water. Naturally, all that was left were various topographies. For example, if there was no underground river where they were now, wouldn't it just be a long underground cave?
"Uh … you're really …"
Reminded by Ling Yun, Ye Xingchen instantly understood. She blurted out, but she didn't know how to describe Ling Yun.
Ling Yun smiled brightly and thought to himself, Hehe, I'm just that awesome!
"Let's go, I estimate another two to three hundred kilometers at most. It's just nice that it's far from the coast, so I can go through the tribulation calmly."
Thus, the two of them set off again. They sped eastward under the seabed of the East Sea at the same speed of one thousand meters per second. This time, they flew in the underground river for more than four minutes.
One thousand meters per second meant more than two hundred and forty kilometers in four minutes. At this moment, Ling Yun and Ye Xingchen were already three hundred kilometers away from the coast!
Ling Yun's analysis was correct. The depth of the sea here was about five hundred meters!
After arriving here, Ling Yun suddenly slowed down and stopped. This was because he could already clearly feel the pressure of the Heavenly Dao. He knew that the tribulation clouds were right above his head, and he was about to reach the exit of the underground river!
"The exit of the underground river is right in front!"
After stopping, Ling Yun's expression began to turn serious. Of course, he knew that as long as he rushed out, he didn't need to reach the surface of the sea. As long as he entered the East Sea, the tribulation lightning would strike him.
There was no need for Ling Yun to say anything. When the two of them arrived and released their divine senses, they could already see the scene of the underground river flowing into the East Sea!
"Ling Yun, as long as you rush out of the sea, will the tribulation lightning strike?"
Ye Xingchen naturally noticed the serious expression on Ling Yun's face. She asked with concern.
"No." Ling Yun shook his head.
"I actually broke through to Qi Cultivation Stage Four more than ten hours ago. It should be around noon yesterday. At that time, the tribulation clouds would have already arrived.
"However, because I was in the belly of Dragon Mountain at that time, the tribulation lightning couldn't strike me. Even if it did, it would hurt the innocent, so it didn't descend.
"Now that we're here, the tribulation clouds are right above our heads. It has already been waiting for more than ten hours and has long been angered by me. Therefore, it won't wait for me to rush out of the sea. As long as I rush out of the underground river and enter the seawater outside, the tribulation lightning will strike!"
Ling Yun was indeed a person with rich experience in tribulation transcendence. He spoke with fervor and assurance, and at the end of his analysis, he couldn't help but laugh.
"What did you say? The tribulation … will be angered? "
Ye Xingchen simply couldn't imagine what Ling Yun had said. She was dumbfounded once again!
"Of course!"
Ling Yun said seriously, "What is the tribulation? Why does every cultivator have to face the Four Nine Minor Tribulation when they break through to the middle stage of Qi Cultivation? "
He immediately answered his own question, "Because to put it bluntly, the tribulation is the Heavenly Dao's layer upon layer of tests for cultivators. Every time a cultivator reaches a certain realm, they must obtain the acknowledgment of the Heavenly Dao. Only after passing the test of the Heavenly Dao and receiving acknowledgment can the cultivator continue to cultivate. Otherwise, they will be struck by tribulation lightning until their body and soul are destroyed, their Dao vanishing.
"The tribulation is a test, but at the same time, it's also a kind of baptism. If a cultivator can't withstand it, naturally, there's nothing to talk about. However, as long as one can survive the tribulation, the benefits are innumerable. Whether it's the Sea of Consciousness between the brows, the Sea of Qi, the Dantian, or even the physical body, meridians, and the acupoints of the entire body, they will all receive the best tempering during the tribulation, allowing the cultivator's strength to improve greatly!
"That's why, although the tribulation is terrifying, once a cultivator feels that he's strong enough to survive it, he will definitely take the initiative to complete the baptism, strengthening his body in all aspects and improving his overall combat strength.
"Whether it's the middle stage of Qi Cultivation, the Golden Core stage, the Nascent Soul stage, or the true Tribulation Stage, since the Heavenly Dao can carry out tests for every cultivator, it means that there's someone in charge of managing the tribulation lightning punishment. That person is at least an Immortal. As long as all living beings in this world have spiritual intelligence, they will also have emotions. Otherwise, they won't be considered to have spiritual intelligence, even if they're Immortals.
"Say, I'm a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Cultivation, yet I've made him wait for so long just for the Four Nine Minor Tribulation. Would he be angry?"
"…"
Ye Xingchen was dumbfounded. She was speechless for a long time before she suddenly thought of herself and asked, "But I've also broken through to the fourth stage of Qi Cultivation. Why didn't the tribulation befall me?"
"Hehe, that's just a special case for you!"
Ling Yun laughed and hugged Ye Xingchen's slender waist. "Heaven's net has a long way to go. One day, the tribulation will fall on your head."
Actually, Ling Yun had reservations about Emperor Brush's method of helping Ye Xingchen conceal the secrets of heaven. This was because it could only conceal her for a while, not forever!
When Ye Xingchen's realm was no longer able to conceal the secrets of heaven, who knew how powerful the tribulation would be when it came? Ye Xingchen hadn't experienced the baptism of the tribulation at the beginning. Would she be able to survive the even more terrifying tribulation directly?
Even though that was what he thought, Ling Yun knew that Emperor Brush definitely had its own reasons for doing so. Otherwise, Emperor Brush definitely wouldn't have helped.
"Xingchen, take this Water Repellent Pearl. When I get out, I'll naturally rush out of the sea and fly far away to attract the tribulation clouds. When that happens, you can rush out of the sea. Just watch from afar. Don't go below the tribulation clouds …"
As Ling Yun spoke, he passed the Water Repellent Pearl to Ye Xingchen. Then, he used a few minutes to explain all the things she needed to pay attention to.
Finally, Ling Yun checked himself and tidied himself up. He smiled brightly at Ye Xingchen. "Xingchen, it's just the Four Nine Minor Tribulation. You don't have to worry."
"I'm going!"
"Whoosh!"
Ling Yun rose into the air and raised his speed to the limit. In an instant, he rushed out of the Water Repellent Pearl's spatial range. Then, he used the Myriad Water Immortal Art's Water Gate Technique to open up a two-meter-tall, one-meter-wide tunnel in the underground river!
Two seconds later, Ling Yun rushed out of the exit of the underground river and into the East Sea!
"Rumble!"
As expected, the tribulation descended as soon as Ling Yun entered the East Sea. A bolt of blue lightning as thick as the mouth of a bowl drilled out of the inky black clouds, piercing through the heavens and the earth. It drilled into the seawater without any obstruction and blasted Ling Yun directly!
In an instant, lightning flashed, and countless electric snakes appeared out of thin air around Ling Yun, completely surrounding him!
Ling Yun's entire body went numb!
"F * ck!"
Originally, Ling Yun thought that once he rushed into the sea, he would immediately fly up vertically and rush out of the water as fast as possible. But now, that was impossible.
Because when that bolt of blue lightning blasted his body, not only did Ling Yun's entire body go numb, but he also felt that the seawater around him had become incomparably heavy. It was as if it had turned into a wall of water that pressed against him from all directions, rendering him almost immobile!
"F * ck, this is the Water Tribulation!"
The Tribulation Lightning wasn't just lightning. Because the Tribulation Lightning contained various laws of the Heavenly Dao, it could evolve into anything!
Now that Ling Yun was at the bottom of the deep sea, the Tribulation Lightning first struck him. Obviously, it wanted to suppress him at the bottom of the sea before striking him!
"Five Elements Lightning Tribulation!"
After Ling Yun used his physical body to withstand the lightning, he immediately shouted the name of this tribulation.
The Four Nine Minor Tribulation that he was going to undergo this time was actually the Five Elements Lightning Tribulation!
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The third chapter of The All-Nighter is here, updated on the 7th. Thank you, everyone, for your recommendation votes and monthly votes!
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