Chapter 7: Overcoming the Tribulation

In the deliberation hall of Ji Shi Western Prefecture, Ji Yichuan sat in the first seat below the main one. Opposite him were the various Elders and honored guests of Ji Shi Western Prefecture. The main seat at the head was occupied by the current Prefect, Ji Youyang, who was also Ji Ning's great-grandfather. Everyone looked at the Magma Fire Lizard skin on the ground, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was cold and solemn.

“If not for Ning'er, I wouldn't have known there was a Magma Fire Lizard comparable to an Innate within the territory of my Ji Shi Western Prefecture,” Ji Youyang said from the main seat, his tone tinged with anger.

“It is our dereliction of duty.” The many Elders and honored guests rose and pleaded guilty to Ji Youyang, “Our oversight is our fault. Fortunately, Young Master Ji Ning's cultivation is profound; he was actually able to slay this beast comparable to an Innate. He is indeed a tiger father with no dog son. Yichuan's cultivation is the best in the Western Prefecture, and Young Master Ji Ning's Aptitude is also outstanding. Now, he is probably not far from Innate. To Breakthrough to Innate at only ten years old, his future achievements are immeasurable.”

This was the truth. In the Wildlands outside the city, let alone Innate, even Acquired Peak cultivators were considered pillars. An Innate cultivator could already establish a small tribe, and a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator was considered an Old Ancestor, a reclusive expert whose whereabouts were unknown, like a Dragon only showing its head but not its tail.

Ji Ning, not yet ten years old, was already on the verge of Breaking through to Innate, which was enough to prove his potential was at least Purple Mansion. If he had the fortune to Breakthrough to the Immortal Realm of Myriad Forms, his Ji family would be able to dominate this Wildlands for several hundred years.

Upon hearing Ji Ning praised, Ji Yichuan remained silent. Ji Youyang nodded, his already dwindling anger dissipating. “It's not your fault, everyone. Although there aren't many Innate cultivators in this Western Prefecture, there are still quite a few. With so many Innate pressures, who would have thought this beast would dare to come to my Western Prefecture?”

“The Prefect speaks reasonably, but there's one point: this Magma Fire Lizard prefers dry, volcanic environments. We are near the East Mountain Marsh, where the humidity is very high. Why would it come here for no reason?” The Grand Elder of the Western Prefecture stroked his beard and asked, puzzled.

“Hiss.” Ji Youyang gasped upon hearing this. Although the Magma Fire Lizard had a violent temperament, its territorial awareness was extremely high. Generally, they would not leave the volcano for no reason.

Moreover, although Ji Shi Western Prefecture couldn't be called a wetland, it was rich in water resources. If the Magma Fire Lizard were to migrate, it should go to a dry environment like a desert.

Running to this place, could it be that someone caught it to cause trouble for their Western Prefecture? The Elders and honored guests below exchanged glances, understanding each other's calculations.

How could Ji Youyang, sitting upright in the main seat, not see it? Ever since Ji Ning won the golden sword in the trial, the atmosphere in the entire Western Prefecture had become increasingly strange.

Although he was strong, he couldn't control people's hearts. Ji Yichuan had strength but had been injured years ago. Although he was the top person in the Western Prefecture, he was unwilling to be confined to the Prefect's position due to his dedication to Cultivating Immortal Dao.

Ji Lie, who coveted this position, lacked sufficient strength and wasn't very intelligent, daring to offend Ji Yichuan, the strongest in the Western Prefecture.

Ji Yichuan was likely to become an Old Ancestor level figure in the Ji family in the future. How could it work if the trump card and the Prefect had a bad relationship?

“Forget it, I'll leave this matter to you, Ji Lie. Go and investigate thoroughly to see who has designs on my Ji family.” Just as Ji Youyang was about to hand the task to Ji Yichuan, he saw Ji Yichuan close his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

“Yes, Prefect.” Ji Lie stepped forward and bowed to Ji Youyang, accepting the order. “Speaking of which, Yichuan, has that Young Master Ning'er rescued woken up?” Ji Youyang asked Ji Yichuan.

“Not yet, but according to the physician, it should be within these two days,” Ji Yichuan shook his head.

“Then have you found out his identity?” the Grand Elder next to Ji Yichuan asked. “No, he shouldn't be from around here. His clothes are luxurious, probably not many like them even in Xia Capital. Moreover, his hands don't have calluses from practicing weapons, and his body is fair and tender, so his identity is probably extraordinary.” Ji Yichuan replied upon hearing Ji Youyang's question.

“Never mind, tell me when he wakes up. You may all leave, disperse.” Ji Youyang waved his hand and walked out of the hall.

As soon as Ji Youyang left the hall, the many Elders and honored guests in the hall began to discuss. Just as their arguments reached their Peak, Ji Yichuan suddenly stood up.

The discussions of the many Elders and honored guests stopped abruptly. They watched Ji Yichuan slowly depart, and only resumed their discussions after he had walked out of the hall.

On the other side, Ji Ning was practicing his sword when he suddenly heard a maid report that the distinguished guest he had rescued had woken up. He hastily dropped his iron sword and rushed towards the guest room.

Qin Xuan was currently sitting blankly on the bed, staring at the ceiling of the stone house, somewhat dazed. During this journey through time and space, Qin Xuan had been awake and had felt many Laws of time and space within the temporal aisle.

The Dao of Time and Space, known as the most profound among the Myriad Realms, even a mere sensation was enough to advance Qin Xuan's Dao cultivation.

What Realm would Qin Xuan's current Realm advance to? A Saint is equivalent to the Heavenly Immortal Realm in the Desolate Era World. Whether in the Covering the Sky World or the Desolate Era World, whether it's becoming a Saint or achieving Heavenly Immortal, one must undergo Tribulation.

Even if the World Origin of the Desolate Era World gave Face to the World Origin of the Star Transformation World, the optional matter of Undergoing Tribulation to become Immortal would absolutely not change.

By now, Qin Xuan was just over ten years old and had become a Heavenly Immortal. Setting aside everything else, purely from the perspective of Aptitude, he was absolutely of the highest caliber.

Coupled with the accumulation of nearly three lifetimes, past and present, his Soul foundation would certainly not be low. According to this standard, Qin Xuan's Heavenly Tribulation would be among the strongest waves in any World.

In the ethereal void, some invisible and formless supreme existence revealed the time and scale of the Undergoing Tribulation to him, giving Qin Xuan a premonition, which could be considered a benefit for him.

Heh heh, Qin Xuan's mind was currently filled with the thought of “f***ing a plant.” Revealing the time and scale of the Undergoing Tribulation, Qin Xuan was very touched in his heart, of course, if the time of the Undergoing Tribulation wasn't this afternoon, and the calamity was a standard nine-layered Lightning Tribulation with projections of ancient Dao Ancestors and True Gods.

Although the Golden Immortal Dao Ancestors of this World are not much different from True Gods in terms of the quality of their magical power, in reality, Golden Immortal Dao Ancestors are absolutely superior to True Gods in terms of life essence.

It's just that today, the relationship between Heavenly Dao and Great Dao is reversed, and Qi training Cultivation Techniques are low-level, so their combat power is not comparable to the Gods and Demons Body Cultivation Techniques. However, if we're truly talking, the True God Realm can only contend with a Golden Immortal Dao Ancestor.

It's like a Major Achievement Holy Body can fight a Great Emperor, but it's just a fight. Have you ever seen a Great Emperor killed by a single Major Achievement Holy Body?

“Alas.” Qin Xuan almost collapsed onto the stone bed, feeling a little panicked. To be honest, he was genuinely a little afraid of this Lightning Tribulation. Those Golden Immortal Dao Ancestors and True God projections were no worse than Great Emperor projections. This kind of treatment was usually reserved for those Prodigies.

When did he, a master of the Dao of following his heart, a lazy person, receive the treatment of a young Great Emperor? At this moment, Qin Xuan hadn't considered that, apart from a few who were born with a Chaos Body or an Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo, which Great Emperor became a Saint at eleven years old? In a sense, Qin Xuan's Aptitude was still somewhat terrifying.