Chapter 16 A strange feeling of uneasiness In the book, Hua Chiyu took great pains and tried every possible means to help Yue Qingru light the lamp successfully. Although the process of lighting the lamps looks simple, it is actually monitored by the spiritual power of the five major masters throughout the process. It is extremely difficult to get away with it under the noses of several immortal masters. So in the end, Hua Chiyu had no choice but to tell Gu Changnian, who was in charge of lighting the lamps, about the matter. The two of them tampered with the lamps together and replaced Le Qingru's heart blood that should have dripped into the lamp with Hua Chiyu's blood. They each claimed to be Guanyue and the original owner's beloved disciple, so no one suspected them. After a series of operations, they finally concealed Le Qingru's identity temporarily. But He Qing is different. She is the leader of the Yaoguang Sect, and Yue Qingru is her disciple. Whether or not to participate in the lamp-lighting ceremony is just a matter of a word, right? Before the ceremony began, He Qing had already informed the other four masters that she wanted to try to expand the practice rules of the Tian Xin Jue and would need to study it with her two young disciples for a few days. She would make arrangements for the Chang Ming Lantern herself later. The five major immortal sects on Lingshan Mountain put all the eternal lanterns in one place just to show their determination to work together. Since He Qing had other arrangements, the others naturally let it go. So after several chapters of trouble in the book, He Qing easily won it. After the matter was settled, Yue Qingru felt relieved immediately, and her admiration for He Qing became like an endless flood. She followed He Qing around every day.
He Qing didn't dislike this, he just felt helpless—— She could see that Yue Qingru disliked Lu Li and Gu Changnian a little. Yue Qingru was a very perceptive child. She could taste the flavor of Lu Li's tea and was on guard against Lu Li. She could also sense that He Qing didn't like Gu Changnian, so she stood on He Qing's side unconditionally and put on a sour face whenever she saw Gu Changnian. However, Lu Li's little idea was nothing more than pouring a cup of tea and asking for some advantage. Kele Qingru, on the other hand, was a straightforward and wild person with strong action ability. In order to avoid the lighting ceremony, Yue Qingrushi didn't let Lu Li and Gu Changnian get close to her. She would secretly bare her teeth at anyone who got too close to He Qing, which made He Qing both angry and amused. After the lighting ceremony, all newcomers, except for the new disciples of Tianshu Gate, had to cross mountains and rivers to attend classes at Tianshu Gate before dawn every day to learn the basic techniques and Taoist theories, as well as familiarize themselves with the history of both immortals and demons. On the first day, He Qing stood outside the gate of Yaoguang Sect with his long hair loose, yawning and holding Le Qingru's collar to prevent her from leaving. "Oh, Master..." Yue Qingru said while struggling in He Qing's hands, "I don't want to go with him." "No." He Qing said slowly: "You are all my disciples. You must go in and out together and take care of each other." Yue Qingru wrinkled her face and muttered, "You just want me to take care of him because he is weak." He Qing glanced at her with a smile: "Did you see that?" Yue Qingru said unconvincedly: "Humph, he is weak and cunning, I don't like him." In Yue Qingru's opinion, Lu Li is not qualified to be his master's apprentice. With his qualifications, if he were to pass the mountain gate like himself, he would probably not even be able to pass the first level. Why should he be his senior brother? He Qing knew what she was thinking and guessed that this might be due to the nature of the wolf demon bloodline. After all, wolves are born to admire the strong. As he was talking, Lu Li came out with a bamboo box on his back, smiling harmlessly as always: "Morning, Master, Junior Sister." "Morning." He Qing let go of the angry Yue Qingru and yawned again: "Okay, you guys can go." Lu Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked softly, "Master, are you feeling unwell?" "Huh?" He Qing exclaimed in surprise. Lu Li said with concern: "These past few days, I've noticed that Master always looks very tired."
After hearing what Lu Li said, Yue Qingru also observed He Qing carefully, but she could not see anything. He Qing was silent for a moment, then raised a fake smile and said, "Maybe you didn't sleep well. You guys should go out quickly." Yue Qingru nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then Master, you should go back and take a nap." Lu Li stared at He Qing for a long time and remained silent for a while. He Qing's words could deceive Le Qingru, but not him. High-level monks no longer need to sleep regularly to conserve their energy, so how can they say they didn't sleep well? This woman's recent condition is obviously not good. Even if she had suffered great damage to her vitality in Gu Village before, it would not be like this for a cultivator like her who is in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. Tribulation period? Come to think of it, this woman has already cultivated to the tribulation stage. If she cannot break through, she will encounter a sudden natural tribulation every year. At the very least, she will be injured, and at the worst, she will lose all her cultivation. Could it be that the heavenly calamity will happen in the near future? Lu Li didn't know how she had withstood the calamity in previous years, but this year... Lu Li frowned slightly, but said nothing more. He just lowered his head and agreed, then left with Yue Qingru. On the way down the mountain, at Yue Qingru's urging, Lu Li couldn't help but think: How could He Qing, whose cultivation had already been damaged in the Gu Village, survive this year's heavenly calamity? The moment the thought came to his mind, Lu Li stood still and covered his chest with a look of disgust. What was that dull feeling in his heart just now? Why did it make him feel uneasy as if he was facing a powerful enemy? Yue Qingru walked a long way and looked back. Seeing Lu Li standing there motionless with a gloomy face, she called out reluctantly, "What are you doing? Are you unable to walk? I won't carry you." Lu Li was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I'm fine." ■ He Qing returned to his room, sat cross-legged with his palms facing upward, and guided the spiritual energy to flow through his meridians and acupoints, finally converging into his sea of consciousness. A faint white light gradually appeared around his body. He Qing's breathing was even and long, and it seemed that she was in the same state as her usual meditation. However, only she knew that in the process of gathering spiritual energy, she felt a little scattered. "Ugh……" After a stick of incense, He Qing sighed heavily. If I'm not mistaken, the heavenly calamity mentioned in the book should happen in these two days. The original owner had been in the tribulation period. Before breaking through, he would continue to undergo the test of heaven. He had to withstand eighty-one heavenly thunders without being damaged, only then could he be considered to have successfully passed the tribulation. There is only one detailed description in the novel about the original owner's tribulation, which was the year when his cultivation was damaged after he arrived at the Gu Village. The original owner's life was hanging by a thread. It was only thanks to the other sect leaders who discovered her in time and rushed to North Peak to share some of the heavenly thunder for her that the original owner was able to barely maintain her current rank. And Gu Changnian... The book says that Gu Changnian regretted this deeply and said frankly that he had missed the best opportunity to get rid of his master. As a person who is afraid of hardship, fatigue and pain, He Qing is feeling very uncomfortable now. Throughout history, those who wanted to go through the tribulation had all figured out the key to breaking through the realm, and then used heavenly thunder to open up the meridians in their bodies. For them, going through the tribulation was a baptism. But in He Qing's current situation, this tribulation is undoubtedly a punishment. (End of this chapter)
