Qiu Haitang took out two True Spirit pills and placed them in Qian Rongzhi's hands. This was the reward she had agreed on in the beginning. He shot a glance at Li Qingshan and suppressed the urge to silence him.
Li Qingshan handed all the useless items related to the door in his hundred treasures pouch to Qian Rongzhi. He didn't expect that Begonia would be a part of this plan.
Qian Rongzhi, however, said that this was a foolproof plan. After all, they were dealing with a Foundation Building cultivator, and no one could guarantee how effective her Hell Viper would be. If her attack missed, the backlash she would suffer would be extremely terrifying. If she didn't have at least an eighty percent chance of winning, she definitely wouldn't risk her life.
As for Begonia, she absolutely did not dare to reveal the secret of them killing Wei Zhongyuan. Otherwise, she would not be able to continue being the Sect Leader. Killing one's own fellow sect members, no matter what era it was, was not allowed. Although she was the Sect Leader, there was still the existence of the Great Elder in the sect.
Qian Rongzhi put away the items from both sides. Seeing that they were all looking at her, she said, "You don't have to look at me like that. Wei Zhongyuan is your mortal enemy, not mine. He doesn't know that I killed his son. I risked my life to help both sides, so it's only natural that I get some benefits."
Li Qingshan said, "You're worried that if any of us can't withstand Wei Zhongyuan's pressure, your secret will be exposed!"
Qian Rongzhi said, "Fortunately, this kind of future will not happen again. I hope this is our mutual secret." She suddenly frowned and held her wrist, "It's about time, let's part ways here!" She smiled at Little Ann and took the lead to leave.
Li Qingshan was about to leave when Begonia said, "Wait."
Without turning his head, Li Qingshan said, "I remember you once said that. You don't want to see me again. "
"Give me Wei Zhongyuan's body."
Li Qingshan said: "Don't worry, this thing won't appear in this world again."
Begonia's gloomy gaze slid from Li Qingshan to Little Ann, then back to Li Qingshan. One was in the eighth layer of the Aura Refining realm while the other was in the tenth layer of the Aura Refining realm. Their future prospects were indeed limitless. Wei Zhongyuan, who once caused their hostility, was already dead. However, Little Ann had already been accepted as a disciple by the head monk of the Bodhi courtyard, the Annihilum Light Chan Master. There was basically no one in the entire Ruyi commandery who was bold enough to touch her anymore.
All the contradictions disappeared. Begonia put on a smile and said, "Come here often in the future. Maybe you'll have to call me sister-in-law in the future. "
Li Qingshan laughed involuntarily. "You sure are confident."
Begonia smiled. She was so confident that she could topple a nation. With a graceful figure and a top-notch cultivation, which man wouldn't be moved by her?
"Let's hope that day comes!" Li Qingshan said. In his opinion, Hwa Seung-zan definitely had not given up on Gu Yanying. Instead, he had been deeply agitated. This sect master Qiu's wish would probably come to nothing.
Watching Li Qingshan leave on a cloud, Begonia swayed her hips and made her way downstairs. She told the disciples that vice sect master Wei had been convinced by her and had left to travel and cultivate. Without any evidence, no one could doubt it. No one dared to doubt it.
Many of the guests had just been chased out. As soon as she turned around, she saw the door open once more. She sighed inside. Vice sect master Wei sure came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
… …
Where was he cultivating? Was he preparing for the tribulation?
Li Qingshan considered this question very carefully. In the end, he chose to revisit this place.
On a cliff that was several dozen meters tall. A jade dragon rushed down, plunging into the deep pool. Although it was winter and the water was dry, its roar was thunderous, and water splashed everywhere.
That's right. This was where Oxen had brought Li Qingshan to cultivate. It was where Little Ann had first learned the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty. It was also where he had met Xuanyue by chance.
The various memories floated through his mind like smoke. Li Qingshan laughed aloud and dove headfirst into the pool.
Because this place was part of the Boundless Mountains, it was uninhabited. Also, because it was close to the human world, there were no demonic beasts. At the same time, it was very secluded, making it the best place to cultivate.
Together with Little Ann, they arrived at the cave behind the waterfall. When they saw that everything was the same, they both felt a sense of familiarity.
"It looks like we'll have to stay here for a while!" Li Qingshan said. Before coming out this time, he had accepted many random missions to avoid arousing suspicion if he did not return for a long time.
Little Ann nodded and said, "Alright!" However, she made up her mind that she would work hard to catch up to his footsteps.
Li Qingshan sat down cross-legged and took out the pills that Ru Xin had given him. As he had requested, they were all high-grade pills. There were even two Virtue Accumulation Pills among them.
Li Qingshan directly took out a Virtue Accumulation Pill and consumed it. Then, he closed his eyes and digested and absorbed it.
Meanwhile, Little Ann sat down near the entrance of the cave and watched over him.
Days passed one after another. The water from the waterfall grew stronger and stronger. That was a sign that the winter snow was melting.
Li Qingshan continuously consumed pills. He had already consumed three Virtue Accumulation Pills, but he was still a distance away from the final step. Although it was only a step, it sometimes felt like it was so far away, so far away that he could not reach it.
However, he was not impatient. He patiently allowed time to pass by. The winter snow melted and the trees sprouted.
On a certain day, at a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes. There was a gleam of joy in his eyes. The ray of light that he had been looking forward to for a long time had finally descended from the sky. He felt as if he had crossed a certain boundary and stepped into another world.
At the same time, he felt a great danger approaching. He only had time to say to Little Ann, "Go away!" before the blazing white lightning engulfed him.
An electric arc as thick as a water snake bounced Little Ann away. The cave had already turned into a sea of lightning. Streaks of lightning intertwined and crawled like living creatures, letting out violent roars that sounded like the roars of tigers and dragons.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The lightning tribulation did not descend from the sky like he had imagined. Instead, it surged over from all directions, passing through the thick rock and underground and completely surrounding Li Qingshan in a single moment. It was so fast that he had no time to react at all.
In that moment, Li Qingshan even felt like he was the one who had released the lightning, and the source of the lightning was the spirit turtle's daemon core in his body. The lightning pierced the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell, the Ox Demon Forges its Hide, his flesh, blood, and bones. It even pierced his soul.
Li Qingshan had made a huge mistake. Regular daemons would spit out their daemon core and keep it away from their bodies when they underwent their tribulations.
It was exactly because the cultivation of the daemon core had crossed the invisible boundary of the world that it would summon the lightning. Why would anyone undergo their tribulation while holding their daemon core in their body?
However, Li Qingshan did not know about this. There were no human books that recorded how daemons underwent their tribulations, nor had a Daemon General ever told him about this. He did have one by his side, but Milliped had always been a simpleton. Why would he think of telling him about this?
The rocks in the cavern were all crystallized by the scorching energy before shattering and condensing again from the heat. They constantly shattered and condensed again.
Intense pain! Tearing pain! It was as if he was being torn apart inch by inch!
"The Spirit Turtle Suppresses the Seas!" Li Qingshan bellowed out. The daemon core shone with rings of blue light, stabilizing his mind, soul, and body.
Li Qingshan stood up, and his body rapidly swelled. When he rushed out of the cavern, he was already twenty or thirty meters tall. He had completely turned into a daemon, and he was still growing larger. His roar drowned out the lightning as he swung his arms, like he was fighting against an invisible enemy.
The pool water and waterfall turned into mist in an instant, rolling and churning like a thick cloud. It landed on the ground, and an imposing figure could be seen in the midst of the constantly flashing lightning.
It seemed like the passage of time, but in reality, it was only a short moment. The disappearance of the lightning was as fast and mysterious as its arrival, without any warning.
"Qingshan!" Little Ann's face was full of worry. He took a step forward and called out his name.
He was almost unconscious when he heard this call and woke up.
The white mist that shrouded the surroundings was like a white towel that was full of water that had been twisted by someone. The torrential rain poured down, soaking his crimson hair. The water level in the dried up pool continued to rise.
He looked down and saw a blurry figure on the surface of the water.
When he saw himself in the water, he revealed a surprised expression. Is this me?
Xiao An rushed into the mist and saw where he was with a single glance. She stopped and was taken aback.
"So noisy!" He casually grabbed at the sky, and the mist that filled the sky turned into water and returned to the deep pool.
He was not submerged by the water, but floated up and stood up from the water. He waved his hand, and the water surface was flattened. Like a mirror, it clearly reflected the blue sky and white clouds, as well as his appearance.
His fiery red hair was draped over his back, and his body was like the work of a sculptor. Every line seemed to have been carefully polished, presenting the most perfect golden ratio, a balance between strength and beauty.
If this was not enough to surprise Li Qingshan, when he saw his face reflected in the water, he was immediately stunned.
He had seen many handsome men in the past, such as Hua Chengzan and Han Tieyi, but the handsomeness of his face was no less than theirs. As a matter of fact, it might even surpass them. If he could ignore the two curved ox horns protruding from his head, he could become the man of every woman's dreams.
Li Qingshan suddenly understood that this was what he looked like after assuming a human form. He touched his face and smiled. "So heavenly tribulations have cosmetic effects too." He thought about how all the animals and birds had become rather presentable after undergoing the heavenly tribulations. He was already seventy to eighty percent human in the first place, but he had been directly struck into a handsome man.
Little Ann smiled as well. He asked, "How do you feel?"
"Of course it's … fantastic!" Li Qingshan roared out, startling a large flock of birds. He laughed aloud, revealing his sharp canines. He actually seemed rather sinister.
Power surged through his body endlessly, making him tempted to find a powerful opponent and fight it out right now. The three elders, Fu Qingjin, these opponents that were originally out of his reach had suddenly been pulled closer to him. After enduring for so long, it was finally time to bring up the past again. (Your support on this site is my greatest motivation.)
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