Chapter 165 Is it a coincidence or intentional After coming out of the town, the other two Jindan cultivators hurriedly flew towards the mountain gate on their swords. One of them was an old monk wearing a Confucian robe and a square scarf, with sallow skin and gray hair on both sides of his temples. The other one was wearing a Taoist robe with white hair and beard, but he didn't have too many wrinkles on his face, so he looked younger than the one next to him. The Confucian monk asked in confusion: "Brother, why did you stop me just now?" The monk in Taoist robes shook his head. "You have only been in the Golden Core stage for a short time. You don't understand the outside world. In the Xumi Realm, there are national laws to abide by, but in the world of immortal cultivation, the strong are respected. The reason why there is peace in every town is because of the rules set by the various sects in the city. If you violate them, you will offend the sect behind you. Low-level cultivators naturally dare not act rashly. But the man just now deliberately released the power of the Nascent Soul Stage to prove that he has the strength to challenge the rules, but he will not hurt us. He is showing goodwill and does not want to provoke trouble." He said earnestly, "The person we met today should be a senior cultivator from a legitimate sect. The bigger the sect, the more they value etiquette and dignity, so they didn't take our offense seriously. Don't be so reckless in the future." "I see. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Senior Brother." The monk in Confucian robes was suddenly a little scared. "Since he is a monk from a righteous sect, he should not be the one who destroyed the barrier. Why don't we continue to investigate?" "It's true that he is a righteous cultivator, but it's not something you and I can comment on. Regardless, since such a cultivator has appeared in the area we are responsible for, we still have to go back and report it to the master first." The two of them returned to the sect together to report to the master. At that time, Cai Wen was sorting documents in the library.
This was originally the teacher's business, but Cai Wen had always been diligent and wanted to please the teacher, so he served the teacher very attentively. Although his teacher let Cai Wen handle trivial matters, he did not completely trust him. At this time, he was lying on the couch at the other end of the study with his eyes closed. "Yi36, three thousand lower-grade spirit stones, Yi27, two thousand lower-grade spirit stones, Yi50, three thousand five hundred lower-grade spirit stones..." Cai Wen read as he sorted out the records. The teacher suddenly asked, "Has Jia Yijiu still not sent any spirit stones this year?" "No, teacher." Cai Wen answered and asked carefully, "Is there any problem with the business over there? Should I report to the host and ask him to send someone to take a look?" His teacher was in charge of managing the sect's various business operations at the foot of the mountain. The sect's location was not good, the spiritual vein was too small, and the spiritual energy gathered was far from enough for the sect's monks. It was all up to the teacher to manage the business properly to maintain the sect's needs. What Cai Wen didn’t understand was that there are always gains and losses in business, so why was the amount of profit spirit stones collected every year exactly the same? However, the teacher did not completely trust him, and never told him what kind of business the sect was doing. He stayed in the mountains all day and didn't know much about the world of immortal cultivation. He only guessed that it might be some kind of specialty of the world of immortal cultivation. And he had never seen these spirit stones before. "No need, once you're done organizing it, seal it in a jade slip and put it in a dark room." The teacher raised his eyelids. When Cai Wen finished what he asked him to do, he asked again, "Did you go down the mountain today?" Cai Wen paused, "Yes, let's go down the mountain to see my poor little granddaughter..." "Considering your love for your child, I gave you the privilege of going down the mountain. You have only gone down the mountain twice in the past two years. It seems that your attachment to the world has faded. I am very satisfied." The teacher said: "The master ordered an investigation everywhere, and I thought of your granddaughter. I specially asked the junior brothers in charge of that place to visit and take care of her. Logically speaking, you should have met them and know about this matter..." "After listening to their reports, there is one thing I don't understand. You went down the mountain twice. The first time, a few high-level cultivators fought and destroyed half of the town. The second time, the junior brother in charge of this place reported that a strange Nascent Soul cultivator appeared in the town. Tell me, why is it such a coincidence?" Cai Wen's breathing stagnated, his mind went blank, he looked up, and his teacher's half-smile was reflected in his turbid eyes. …… In the morning, Ruan Xing came out of the quiet room and took a breath of the sharp air, which dispelled the uneasiness in her heart. She didn't know why, but she always felt unhappy that night. It can't be that something unexpected will happen to Ruan Tao when she is going through the tribulation today, right? After returning to reality, she would prepare things for Ruan Tao to survive the tribulation.
Taking Ruan Tao with him, Ruan Xing found an empty place outside the town and set up a formation to isolate them from being disturbed by mortals. He then asked Ruan Tao to relax the suppression of her cultivation and wait for the arrival of the calamity cloud. Ruan Tao seemed to have not had much rest the whole night and was very nervous, but seeing Ruan Xing's calm appearance, she was not so scared anymore. Soon, the sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and it seemed as if the dark clouds were about to fall down. "There are three thunderbolts in total, and there will be a short pause in the middle of each one. Don't be reluctant to take the soul-restoring pills given to you. You must maintain a sufficient spiritual power state. And those magic weapons are all low-grade magic weapons and are not worth much. They are just for you to use as consumables." Ruan Xing gave Ruan Tao a few final instructions, looked at the sky, and retreated a hundred feet away. Within the range of the tribulation thunder, you cannot get too close to the person who is undergoing the tribulation, otherwise you will be regarded as an equal target by the tribulation thunder, and the power of the tribulation thunder will be increased according to the level of cultivation of the people participating. Therefore, Ruan Xing could not directly help Ruan Tao resist the thunder tribulation, but also had to protect her and prevent other cultivators from entering the range. The first thunderbolt fell. Although Ruan Tao was prepared, she was still a little nervous because of the mighty force between heaven and earth. The magic weapon she raised was quickly destroyed after absorbing half of the power of the thunder. Ruan Tao was startled and hurriedly used the second magic weapon, but her shoulder and arm were still burned by the lightning. After a while, when the thunder had faded away, she hurriedly followed Ruan Xing's instructions, took the Soul-Restoring Pill and the Healing Pill, and sat cross-legged to meditate and regulate her breathing. Ruan Xing was watching from a distance and felt that Ruan Tao had a great chance of successfully surviving the thunder tribulation. Less than half an hour later, the second and third thunder tribulations also fell one after another. Eight of the nine magic weapons in Ruan Tao's hand were destroyed, and only then did she take on the thunder tribulation. After the thunder tribulation passed, a rosy glow appeared on the horizon and the dark clouds were about to disperse. Ruan Tao took the Boundary Breaking Pill that had been prepared long ago and compressed the spiritual power in her body into a golden pill. There was a look of joy on her face, "Ah Xing, I succeeded in forming a pill!" "I should be able to help you solve the problem now and won't hold you back!" Ruan Tao said excitedly. "Okay, I'll give you a chance to show your abilities." Ruan Xing smiled, but she felt unsure. Three Nascent Souls and dozens of Golden Cores...it's a bit tricky. If she used all the self-destructive puppets in her storage bag, she might be able to seriously injure a Nascent Soul and kill a dozen Golden Cores, and then she and Jian Lai should be able to deal with one. There is only one left, what should I do? Let the Demon Lord and the Fairy go? Not to mention whether they can win the fight, it is hard to say whether they are willing to obey. (End of this chapter)