"What's going on?"
It took a long time for the golden-robed elder and the second elder to finally recover from their shock. They widened their eyes in disbelief.
Having lived for several centuries, they had seen countless lightning tribulations, and they had experienced them quite a few as well. Every single one of them had left them panic-stricken and horrified. Yet, the thing before them that looked like a fart … What the heck was that?
"Could it be that he has been accumulating it for a long time, but he still hasn't released it?" the second elder asked.
"Do you think that the lightning tribulation is like constipation?" the golden-robed elder's lips twitched.
The lightning tribulation was the punishment that the heavens meted out to those who crossed the boundary. Its purpose was to establish the might of the heavens and instill fear in all living beings.
As long as one accumulated enough energy, one would surely be able to release a violent burst of energy. Yet, the lightning tribulation above Luo Xuanqing's head had been accumulating energy for a very long time, yet it was still causing such a commotion.
"Most likely, this is just a prelude. Soon, it will release an even more powerful lightning tribulation … Ah? What's going on? "
Just as the golden-robed elder was in the midst of speculating, he suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief.
The second elder quickly turned his gaze to the sky, and what he saw was the lightning tribulation, which had a diameter of more than ten kilometers, rumbling nonstop, as if it was cramping up.
It spasmed a few times, and then shuddered violently, as if it were vomiting. Then, a person was spat out from the dark clouds.
It was the young man who had charged into the lightning tribulation earlier.
The young man pointed at the lightning tribulation in the sky and roared furiously, "Lad, you sure have grown a lot of guts.
"Brat, you've grown quite capable. If you dare to spit me out, believe it or not, I'll kill you …"
After saying those words, the young man roared furiously as he charged toward the dark clouds in the sky. However, before he could reach the lightning tribulation, the terrifying lightning tribulation caused his body to tremble in fear.
Tzla!
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.
"He scared the lightning tribulation away?"
The golden-robed elder and the second elder glanced at one another in astonishment, nearly causing them to lose control of their strength and reveal themselves.
All along, they had thought that Luo Xuanqing was courting death by charging into the lightning tribulation.
Yet, when they saw him berating the lightning tribulation, not only did the latter not dare to retaliate, it even fled as if a stray dog, they realized that it was not that Luo Xuanqing's lightning tribulation was weak, but that fellow who did not seem to possess much cultivation was simply too fearsome.
"This is a talent. We must rope him into our Luo family!"
After recovering from his shock, the golden-robed elder explained.
While the things that Zhang Xuan had done were inconceivable, as the Sanctum of Sages was a place where geniuses of the Master Teacher Continent gathered, it was not entirely impossible for there to be someone who possessed the ability to fend off the heavenly tribulation.
He had to think of a way to rope this kind of genius into his family and study him well.
"It's unlikely that Yang Xuan's disciple will come to our Luo Clan," the second elder replied with a shake of his head.
Yang Xuan was the Grand Supreme Elder of the headquarters of Mingshi Tang. Most of his students were going to enter Mingshi Tang. How could he go to another family?
"That's true …" The golden-robed elder's face was filled with pity.
Although they really wanted him to join their family, they did not have the guts to compete with Mingshi Tang's headquarters.
"Just report this matter to the Patriarch. The Little Princess has already returned. Let's hurry up and not delay the Elder Council."
After a long moment of contemplation, the Gold-robed Elder was still unable to come up with a solution. Thus, he waved his hand dismissively.
"Un." The second elder nodded. With a light wave of his hand, a massive Teleportation Formation appeared before the two of them. Stepping into it, they immediately vanished from sight, as if they had never been there in the first place.
…
Even though Zhang Xuan was still furious, there was nothing he could do about it.
Under normal circumstances, he should have been able to replenish all of his zhenqi during such a massive lightning tribulation. However, with the interference of the Dongxu Gourd, vine, and clone, he had only managed to replenish half of his zhenqi.
The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt.
It seemed like he could only wait for his future brother-in-law's pinnacle spirit stones to arrive before he could come up with a solution.
The first replenishment of zhenqi in one's dantian required the purest form of energy. However, once it was depleted, it would be much easier to replenish it again.
This was similar to expanding one's territory for the first time. Once one succeeded, it would be much easier to defend one's territory in the future, and the demand for spirit stones would not be as high.
It was precisely for this reason that the first time he replenished his zhenqi would require treasures far beyond concentrated high-tier spirit stones. However, after he depleted his zhenqi, he would be able to replenish it by absorbing spiritual energy from ordinary spirit veins.
After recovering from his frustration, Zhang Xuan lowered his head and saw the Dongxu Gourd lying gleefully in his dantian. From time to time, it would wiggle its bottom a little, as if trying to show off its strength to him.
At the same time, his clone had also returned to the folded space. It was stretching its back lazily and burping loudly, as if it had eaten its fill.
As for the vine, its reaction was slightly more normal. It lay motionlessly in the storage ring like a whip, not moving in the slightest.
"What in the world is this?" Zhang Xuan was rendered speechless by their actions.
If anyone else possessed the ability to devour lightning tribulations, they would surely be able to shock the entire Master Teacher Continent and make others envious of them. Yet, he was actually able to do the same with just a few random existences, and yet, he was the weakest of them all.
Zhang Xuan felt extremely indignant.
When would he be able to show off a little more?
"Sigh, I am simply too ordinary …"
Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
It was one thing for his disciple, girlfriend, and clone to be stronger than him, but the Dongxu Gourd that he had randomly picked up was actually so overpowered as well. If not for the fact that he had a strong heart, he would have long committed suicide out of shame.
"Zhang Shi …"
Just as Zhang Xuan was feeling extremely stifled, he suddenly heard a voice not too far away. Turning his head over, he saw Luo Xuanqing standing right before him with a look of astonishment on his face.
He had thought that the other party was only capable of scaring away his lightning tribulation, but who could have thought that he would be able to do the same to others as well?
With such strength, wouldn't it mean that he would be able to clear his lightning tribulation with ease?
"Brother Luo …"
Seeing through Luo Xuanqing's thoughts, Zhang Xuan's body swayed weakly, and his slightly flushed face turned pale. "I used a secret art similar to the one I used to resolve your bloodline ignition, so I can't use it lightly. I hope that Brother Luo won't tell anyone about it …"
"…" Luo Xuanqing's eyebrows shot up.
If one wanted to lie, one should at least be a little more sincere. To make the other party's complexion darken in advance … Wasn't that a little too exaggerated?
Looking at the other party's expression, Zhang Xuan could tell that the other party was unwilling to divulge this matter. Feeling that the other party was just as low-profile as he was, he decided not to probe any further.
"Thank you, Zhang Shi, for helping me overcome my lightning tribulation. Otherwise, I would have been in deep trouble …"
Luo Xuanqing sighed deeply.
In a moment of desperation, he had triggered the lightning tribulation without considering the consequences. It was only when the lightning tribulation appeared that he realized just how fearsome the Dimension Sundering Ordeal was.
If the other party had arrived just a moment later, there was a good chance that he would have been struck to death on the spot.
"Brother Luo, weren't you intending to overcome your lightning tribulation in the Sanctum of Sages? Why did you suddenly … What happened? "
Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
"I came here to look for my younger sister to ask her if what Zhang Feng said is true," Luo Xuanqing replied.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore …"
"The little princess …"
Seeing that Luo Xuanqing had stopped halfway through his words, Zhang Xuan asked anxiously, "Where is she? Is she injured? "
"Injured?" Luo Xuanqing shook his head. "How is that possible? My younger sister has assimilated the Dimension Silencer, and if she were to use her full strength, even my father wouldn't be able to do a thing to her. There's no one in the Luo Clan who can harm her anymore …"
Luo Xuanqing sighed deeply before raising his head warily to look at the young man before him. "Why are you asking about this?"
"I …" Zhang Xuan was at a loss for words.
"I'm warning you, even though we are on good terms, and I acknowledge your capabilities, you'd better not harbor any designs on my younger sister …"
"This … Why?" Unable to hold himself back any longer, Zhang Xuan frowned. "You should know that she is unwilling to marry the young prodigy of the Zhang Clan …"
"I know that she's unwilling, but this is the best option for her …"
Luo Xuanqing shook his head dejectedly. "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore …"
"But …"
Zhang Xuan panicked.
"There are no buts. I happen to have something that I need to trouble you with."
Luo Xuanqing said.
"Brother Luo, feel free to speak your mind. As long as it's within my means, I'll do my best to help you."
Hearing that Luo Xuanqing had something on his mind, Zhang Xuan turned to look at Luo Xuanqing.
He knew that Luo Xuanqing was a straightforward person who wouldn't trouble others. Since Luo Xuanqing had asked for something, it was bound to be difficult for him to do so.
"Help me find out who it is that made my younger sister defy the Zhang Clan to be together with him."
Luo Xuanqing said with a glint in his eyes.
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's lips twitched. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "What do you intend to do after finding him?"
"What do I intend to do?"
Luo Xuanqing spat through gritted teeth. "If I don't cripple his legs, I'll renounce my surname!"
"…" Veins were popping on Zhang Xuan's forehead.
Noticing that something was amiss with Zhang Xuan's expression, Luo Xuanqing asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing much. I'm just a little curious. Since you dote on your younger sister so much, why did you beat him up?"
Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
Since the young man before him was a maniac who doted on his younger sister, he should be happy that his younger sister had found happiness.
"There's no other reason. I just don't think that he's worthy of my younger sister … "Luo Xuanqing harrumphed.
"Worthy? You haven't seen him before, so how do you know that he isn't worthy? "
Zhang Xuan was indignant.
He felt that it was reasonable for the young prodigy to say that he wasn't worthy of his younger sister, but … no matter what, he was definitely worthy!
No matter what, he was still many times stronger than the young prodigy.
"Humph! There isn't a single man who's worthy of her!"
Luo Xuanqing harrumphed coldly.
"But … your younger sister will have to marry someone eventually, right? You can't possibly stay by her side forever … "
Zhang Xuan couldn't understand what Luo Xuanqing was thinking.
"In any case, I just don't think that anyone is worthy of her, not to mention, the person she likes isn't even that strong …"
Luo Xuanqing said.
"Isn't that strong?"
Zhang Xuan turned to look at Luo Xuanqing and asked, "Did she say who the person she likes is?"
"Of course she did!"
Luo Xuanqing abruptly turned around with killing intent emanating from his body.
(If you don't have any books to read, I'll recommend Laoya's old book, Infinite Dantian. It's worth reading!)
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