The sky was blue, and the ground was golden.
It was autumn, and the air was crisp. The countryside of East Ocean City was covered in the golden autumn.
Zhao Yanzi stood on the Purple Green Treasure Sword while Xie Yujia stood on the Ruyi Cloth, and they flew beside Hao Ren.
"Zi …" Hao Ren said abruptly after flying for a while.
"Ugh?" Zhao Yanzi, who was secretly planning her wedding date, turned to look at Hao Ren.
"I've already refined the mystic crystal and can use it to condense nature essence. In fact, I can transfer the entire dragon core back to you," Hao Ren said.
Zhao Yanzi blinked and continued to look at Hao Ren.
"I'm thinking … Should I transfer the dragon core to you now or three years later?" Hao Ren continued.
"Ugh …" Zhao Yanzi froze for half a second. Then, she suddenly remembered what happened that night, and her face and neck turned red.
Hao Ren's suggestion was simply … …
She punched Hao Ren hard while stepping on the Purple Green Treasure Sword. "Pervert!"
Hao Ren rubbed his chest and smiled helplessly when he saw her blushing face. In fact, he was afraid that he would be in danger in the future, and he wanted to return the dragon core to Zhao Yanzi in advance to save her from danger.
Seeing that Hao Ren didn't dodge, Zhao Yanzi finally understood Hao Ren's intention. She shrunk her shoulders guiltily and replied in a low voice, "In a while …"
Hao Ren nodded with a smile. Then, he patted her smooth forehead and flew toward the Dragon God Shrine.
Different from the battle between Zhao Kuo and Su Han, Su Han's Heavenly Tribulation this time was her own business and didn't need witnesses. That was why she didn't allow other cultivators to watch.
Hao Ren led Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia around the Kunlun Mountain and arrived near the Dragon God Shrine. They saw hundreds of inspectors patrolling around the floating platform of the Dragon God Shrine.
When Hao Ren approached with Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, they were immediately stopped by four to five inspectors.
"Sister Su is going to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, and I'm here to watch!" Zhao Yanzi yelled when she was stopped.
"No one is allowed to enter without the order of the Shrine Master!" The leading inspector said with a straight face and didn't move aside.
Hao Ren saw the three-clawed golden dragon on his robe and knew that he was a level 3 inspector.
If Hao Ren were still a level 4 inspector, he might be able to ask for a pass from the Shrine Master. However, he was just an ordinary cultivator in the Dragon God Shrine and didn't have the right to meet the Shrine Master.
"Pardon me!" The level 3 inspector obviously recognized Hao Ren as a level 4 inspector, so he cupped his hands and said politely.
This time, the entire Dragon God Shrine was preparing for Su Han's Heavenly Tribulation. All the inspectors below level 3 were sent outside, and only the level 4 inspectors, the nine Deputy Shrine Masters, and the Shrine Master whom many inspectors had never seen before stayed in the Dragon God Shrine.
"Excuse me!" Hao Ren cupped his hands at the inspector and shot out several sword energies from his arms.
This inspector didn't expect that Hao Ren, an ordinary cultivator, would dare to attack him. Caught off guard, Hao Ren's sword energies sealed several important acupoints in his body, and he couldn't circulate any nature essence.
Xie Yujia reacted quickly, and the essence-locking notes in her hand shot out from her palm.
While Hao Ren was talking with the inspector, she took out the essence-locking notes from her bracelet and was ready to help Hao Ren.
The level 2 inspectors who were standing beside the level 3 inspector felt their nature essence sealed when the essence-locking notes were placed on their chests, and they fell from the sky in panic.
The inspectors further away saw the falling inspectors and immediately flew down to catch them.
Hao Ren took the opportunity to get close to the array formation of the Dragon God Shrine and shot out his last realm-breaking note, breaking the array formation easily. Then, he led Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia into the area of the Dragon God Shrine.
"How dare you!"
In the Dragon God Shrine, Yue Zilong stepped on a black light and shot out from the top of the tower, fiercely attacking Hao Ren and the other two.
Hao Ren wasn't an inspector anymore, but he still trespassed into the Dragon God Shrine. It was a serious crime!
Hua!
Hao Ren stood with his feet apart and punched out to block Yue Zilong's palm strike.
Bang!
Hao Ren flew back for more than ten meters and almost hit the edge of the array formation of the Dragon God Shrine. Yue Zilong stepped on the ground from mid-air and backed off a few steps.
He looked at Hao Ren in astonishment, not expecting that Hao Ren could block his palm strike.
Hao Ren felt his blood boiling. When he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood, the coldness of the mystic crystal in his body calmed his surging blood and returned the five-elemental nature essence to its proper place.
Yue Zilong stood still and looked at Hao Ren. He had thought that Hao Ren would be injured internally and spit out blood after taking this palm strike head-on. To his surprise, Hao Ren's eyes became clear again, and he looked fine.
He was a little angry at Hao Ren, but it was more because he was disappointed that the Shrine Master valued Hao Ren so much, but he failed to live up to the Dragon God Shrine's expectations.
Seeing that Hao Ren was able to block his palm strike head-on in just a few days, Yue Zilong was as shocked as when Su Han used her ultimate strength.
"Could it be that this kid is a cultivation genius comparable to Su Han?
The Shrine Master must have paid so much attention to him because he has the potential to charge at the Heavenly Dragon Realm! "
Yue Zilong waved his hands and clenched his fists into the shape of a ferocious tiger. When he was about to attack Hao Ren again, the Shrine Master's voice came from the top floor of the Dragon God Shrine.
"Zilong, let him stay here." The Shrine Master's tone was calm, but Yue Zilong didn't dare to disobey him.
"Humph!" Yue Zilong lightly stomped his feet, but his body shot back into the Dragon God Shrine like a heavy cannonball.
"Are you ok?" Seeing Yue Zilong running away, Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi hurried over to Hao Ren and asked.
When Lu Qing transferred Yue Zilong to the academy as a counselor, Xie Yujia had suspected that he was a dragon cultivator. However, she didn't expect that he was an inspector and the Deputy Shrine Master of the Dragon God Shrine.
"I'm ok." Hao Ren waved his hand.
He wasn't bluffing. In fact, Hao Ren felt like all the meridians in his body were broken, but he felt like all the nature essence in his body was activated in the next second.
After a while, he didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, he felt very comfortable.
It seemed like he needed this palm strike after he refined the mystic crystal!
However, if Yue Zilong struck a second or third palm strike, Hao Ren wouldn't be able to take it, and the nature essence that he had just activated would be messed up.
Swoosh!
Lines of ciphertext appeared around the Dragon God Shrine.
Countless flowing notes appeared on the white energy sphere that enveloped the Dragon God Shrine.
Hovering in the high sky, the Dragon God Shrine that was supposed to be cold suddenly became scorching hot.
On the ground of the platform, all kinds of ciphertext connected with each other and ignited golden flames, forming a complicated and mysterious array formation. The black and stable Dragon God Shrine in the center rose in the hot flames.
Hao Ren was secretly surprised that the Dragon God Shrine had such an array formation.
In fact, not only him, but the nine Deputy Shrine Masters also didn't expect such an array formation to be hidden under the platform of the Dragon God Shrine.
In a white robe, Su Han walked out from the east door with her natal dharma treasure, the longsword.
She didn't wear the colorful traditional dress that Lady Zhen gave her because she had to rely on her own strength to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, and external objects would only make the Heavenly Tribulation fiercer.
Since this natal dharma treasure was connected to her mind, if the Heavenly Tribulation struck her natal dharma treasure, it would be the same as striking her body. That was why only this weapon could help her block the Heavenly Tribulation.
"Sister Su!" Zhao Yanzi saw Su Han and immediately yelled.
Su Han turned her head slightly and nodded slightly when she saw Zhao Yanzi.
Then, she glanced at Hao Ren who was standing beside Zhao Yanzi, and a light flashed across her eyes.
Xie Yujia didn't yell, but she clenched her fists and looked at Su Han worriedly.
Su Han had carefully guided Xie Yujia's cultivation, so she was half a master to Xie Yujia to some extent. That was why Xie Yujia came to watch Su Han pass the Heavenly Tribulation and prayed that Su Han could pass it.
Hao Ren paid special attention to Su Han's expression and found that she was colder than a few days ago. It was probably because of the Sky-Patching Scroll that she had reached the state of being emotionless.
The Heavenly Dragon cultivator on Eighth Heaven probably had a relationship with Su Han, and Hao Ren didn't mention it to her because he was afraid that it would affect her state of mind.
"Hahaha … The Dragon God Shrine doesn't welcome our metal-elemental dragon elders to attend the ceremony?"
A loud voice came from the distance.
Hao Ren looked up and saw Taiyi Cave Master in a white robe flying toward the Dragon God Shrine with six other cultivators in white robes in the distance in the west.
The inspectors guarding the platform outside the Dragon God Shrine didn't dare to stop the seven metal-elemental dragon cultivators who were at peak Qian-level.
Hum!
When they got close to the platform, the array formation of the Dragon God Shrine finally opened and let them in.
Su Han was a metal-elemental and water-elemental cultivator. Although she grew up in the East Ocean Dragon Palace and joined the Dragon God Shrine, the metal-elemental dragon bloodline still flowed in her veins. That was why the Dragon God Shrine couldn't stop the seven metal-elemental dragon elders who were at peak Qian-level.
Since Su Han was about to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, it wouldn't be good for her if the Dragon God Shrine and the metal-elemental dragon elders fought.
Taiyi Cave Master passed through the array formation and landed on the platform around the Dragon God Shrine.
Hao Ren turned to look at him and saw Xu Ke with him. This Taiyi Cave Master had been knocked back from East Ocean City by Zhao Kuo, but he had recovered from his injuries in a short time and was full of vigor again.
Zhao Kuo was defeated by Su Han, and Su Han who had the metal-elemental dragon bloodline was about to charge at the Heavenly Dragon Realm. As a member of the metal-elemental dragon elders, he must be very proud … Hao Ren thought.
Hao Ren guessed that once Su Han charged at the Heavenly Dragon Realm, the metal-elemental dragon elders would try to pull her back to the metal-elemental dragon clan.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
Nine Deputy Shrine Masters flew out of the Dragon God Shrine.
Among them, six were at peak Qian-level, and the other three were at top-tier Qian-level, close to peak Qian-level.
These peak Qian-level cultivators of the metal-elemental dragon elder council were all shocked by the Dragon God Shrine's lineup.
They didn't expect that the Dragon God Shrine, which had only been established for hundreds of years, had six peak Qian-level cultivators! They didn't know that the six peak Qian-level and three top-tier Qian-level Deputy Shrine Masters had received personal guidance from the Shrine Master who never showed his face!
The Deputy Shrine Masters also realized that these metal-elemental dragon cultivators who had nothing to do with the Dragon God Shrine came here with bad intentions.
Right now, the top-level strength of the Dragon God Shrine and the metal-elemental dragon elders were almost equal. Whether Su Han would stay in the Dragon God Shrine or return to the metal-elemental dragon clan was the key to the balance.
The Deputy Shrine Masters could sense that Su Han didn't have deep feelings for the Dragon God Shrine since she rarely took on missions from the Dragon God Shrine. Even when she returned to the Dragon God Shrine, she spent most of her time cultivating in her room. However, they wouldn't let the metal-elemental dragons take her back!
Su Han had never been close to the metal-elemental dragons. Now that she was about to reach the Heavenly Dragon Realm, these metal-elemental dragon elders wanted her to return to the metal-elemental dragon clan!
The six metal-elemental dragon elders standing on both sides of Taiyi Cave Master were surprised when they saw the nine Deputy Shrine Masters coming out of the Dragon God Shrine. However, they gradually calmed down, thinking, "The strength of both sides is about the same, and we still have Heavenly Dragon cultivators!"
Just a few days ago, these elders had received the news that Su Han had defeated Zhao Kuo, the No.1 Cultivator in the mortal world, and was about to ascend to the Heavenly Dragon Realm. They were all astonished. At this moment, Taiyi Cave Master contacted them and persuaded them to go to the Dragon God Shrine to watch Su Han's Heavenly Tribulation and try to persuade her to return to the metal-elemental dragon clan.
Hundreds of years ago, the metal-elemental dragon cultivators had ascended to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, but that cultivator was elusive. If Su Han could become a Heavenly Dragon, then the metal-elemental dragon clan would have two Heavenly Dragon cultivators!
That was why they followed Taiyi Cave Master to the Dragon God Shrine in excitement, trying to persuade Su Han to join the metal-elemental dragon clan. However, they didn't expect that the Dragon God Shrine also had six peak Qian-level cultivators!
Su Han had walked to the center of the platform on the east side. Ignoring the cultivators who were fighting for her, she sat down cross-legged and closed her eyes to rest with the longsword beside her.
Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia moved closer to Hao Ren anxiously, and their shoulders touched.
Xu Ke, who was wearing a red checkered shirt, stood beside Taiyi Cave Master and stared at Xie Yujia without blinking.
He had only wanted to get close to Hao Ren and attack him, but he found that he was indeed attracted to this gentle and beautiful Senior Sister Xie Yujia.
"Master …" Xu Ke looked at Xie Yujia for a while and then turned to ask Taiyi Cave Master.
"After today's business, I'll do whatever you want," Taiyi Cave Master said lightly before Xu Ke could finish his sentence.
"Thank you, Master!" Xu Ke was elated.
He didn't want to take Xie Yujia by force, but Hao Ren was a huge mountain in front of him. He had to get rid of Hao Ren secretly with the help of his master and then slowly conquer Xie Yujia's heart.
Standing beside Hao Ren, Xie Yujia didn't even look at Xu Ke. Instead, she held Hao Ren's right hand nervously.
Hua! Hua!
One by one, black clouds gradually gathered together. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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