After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 6

Meanwhile, Qin Qingyi was still frantically dodging the bolts of lightning tribulation that were smashing down one after another.

“Great-Grandmother Immortal Fox, your granddaughter is about to be struck to death by lightning.”

She hugged her singed tail tip and scampered left and right, whining and complaining.

The lightning was coming so fiercely; it looked much stronger than the lightning tribulation she faced when she ascended to the Golden Core stage.

Could the lightning tribulation protecting this heavenly treasure be this fierce? Qin Qingyi’s heart was pounding with fear. Unfortunately, they were situated at the very tip-top of the highest point of Cangxue Peak, making it impossible to find anywhere to hide.

The surrounding area had long been cleanly struck by the indiscriminately falling lightning. The old tree she had been hiding under earlier was also split into ashes, leaving the area completely empty, except for—

Looking at the barrier that remained completely unscathed after being struck by lightning over a dozen times, Qin Qingyi stomped her feet in anger: “Master, you’re playing favorites!!”

Why is it that the two of them inside the barrier are completely fine?! She’s about to be zapped into a crisp!!!

She was furious!!!

She wanted to get in too!!!

The little fox couldn’t help but bite the barrier, scratching and digging at it.

Let me in! Let me in!! Let me in!!!

But alas, even with her scratching and biting, the barrier set up by Venerable Wen Qing remained completely still.

What a joke. This was a barrier set up by a Heavenly Man Realm cultivator. Even dozens of purple lightning bolts failed to shake it just now, so how could a little Golden Core stage fox shake it?

After scratching and digging for a long time, she couldn’t even leave a single scratch mark.

Qin Qingyi was tired and breathless, not even willing to maintain her human form. She simply transformed back into her fluffy fox original form, dodging the purple lightning that was still crashing down.

The fox form was much more flexible than the human body. By jumping left and right, she actually managed to dodge the densely packed bolts of lightning.

After about another quarter of an hour, the lightning tribulation seemed to have finished. Seeing the dark thunderclouds in the sky gradually starting to disperse, Qin Qingyi patted her chest with lingering fear: “Phew, that was close, it’s finally over.”

She waited for another half an hour, and when no more lightning struck, Qin Qingyi completely relaxed. She “whooshed” up onto the top of the barrier, exposing her belly and pressing it against the barrier, spreading out her four paws and muttering to the spherical barrier: “Master, when will you be done? Your disciple is hungry. The peach blossom crisps down the mountain are only available three times a month. If I don’t go now, I won’t get any.”

However, Venerable Wen Qing, who was still clearing Zhou Xue’s spiritual meridians inside the barrier, didn’t even lift her eyelids.

The spiritual liquid refined from the Thousand-Year Cold Lotus contained enormous energy. Asking a child who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage to absorb it was like asking a fish to drink up all the water in the East Sea. If no one helped to manage the process, the child would instantly explode and die.

This was what Shangguan Yu meant when she said that such a good thing was a waste to use on a child. There were many other ways to cleanse the body and soul and awaken the consciousness. If it weren’t for the fact that other methods required more time, and every day the child waited, the more danger she was in, the Thousand-Year Cold Lotus, a rare treasure, would likely never have been used.

But even with someone managing the spiritual energy, it would take at least several hours, and they would have to ruthlessly release the spiritual energy that the child could not absorb into the heavens and earth. “Fullness attracts loss, and when water is full, it overflows.” If the excess spiritual energy could not be absorbed, and the person was unwilling to let go, this energy would also burst the child’s already small Dantian, and excessive greed would also claim a life.

It was precisely because this balance was so difficult to grasp that even though Wen Qing had been in the Heavenly Man Realm for many years, she dared not relax in the slightest. This was like threading a needle—not an iota of error was permissible. If a mistake were made, it would cost a life.

Therefore, even when the lightning tribulation fell just now, and Qin Qingyi screamed heartbreakingly outside the barrier, she did not pay attention. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to pay attention, but rather that she simply couldn’t afford to be distracted.

Seeing that her Master wasn’t paying her any mind, Qin Qingyi stretched lazily, flicking her tail back and forth casually, waiting for her Master to finish.

The lightning tribulation was over now, so it shouldn’t take long to finish, Qin Qingyi thought.

However, she didn’t notice that the thunderclouds above her head, which had been gradually dispersing, were, for some unknown reason, rapidly gathering again. In just a few breaths, they looked even gloomier and more terrifying than before.

“Boom—”

“Rumble Rumble—”

In a flash of lightning, several bolts of frightening thunder, each as thick as several people embracing, struck down one after another, completely illuminating the area within a hundred miles of Jianmen.

For a time, lightning lights were brilliant over Jianmen, and many disciples were so stimulated by the bright light that they covered their faces with their sleeves.

Along with the sound of thunder, screams also spread outward from Cangxue Peak, echoing throughout Jianmen.

Many disciples who heard the screams covered their ears.

Heavens, who was screaming so miserably?

After a moment, the lightning light dissipated, and they looked towards Cangxue Peak in surprise. The training grounds were not far from Cangxue Peak, and the disciples here heard the sounds most clearly. One disciple whispered: “Why do I hear that the voice sounds exactly like the Eldest Disciple of Cangxue Peak?”

“Screaming so miserably, could this lightning tribulation be targeting Senior Sister Qin?”

“The Eldest Disciple you mentioned, are you talking about that lazy, incompetent Qin Qingyi who doesn’t come to lectures or cultivate?”

A disciple stood out and scoffed, ridiculing Qin Qingyi.

“With her trashy aptitude, her cultivation hasn’t progressed at all to this day. How could she attract a lightning tribulation? I think it must be the ascension lightning tribulation of another disciple, but it accidentally struck her.”

“If you ask me, she should just hand over the position of Eldest Disciple already. She’s still only Golden Core after more than ten years. Isn’t that just pure waste?”

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, a flash of jealousy crossing his eyes.

How did a person like Qin Qingyi, with such poor talent and who didn’t cultivate diligently, catch the eye of Venerable Wen Qing? If it were him, he definitely wouldn’t be so lax. He would certainly live up to Venerable Wen Qing’s expectations and become the most outstanding disciple of Cangxue Peak in one fell swoop!

One disciple couldn’t stand his insults and stood up to refute him: “Don’t talk nonsense here. Although Senior Sister Qin may not be very talented in the path of cultivation, she is an excellent person. Whenever a disciple encounters difficulties in cultivation or lacks an item, Senior Sister Qin will generously help. I ask you, who in Jianmen hasn’t received favor from Senior Sister Qin? Not only do you fail to remember Senior Sister Qin’s kindness, but you slander her? Jianmen is a righteous sect. How can we tolerate you making irresponsible remarks and slandering fellow disciples here?!”

The many disciples agreed, and their words forced the disciple who had just spoken to almost look for a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Only after watching him flee in embarrassment did the crowd stop talking.

But before they could return to the training grounds for practice, the lightning, which had quieted down, suddenly struck a few more times. The screaming resumed, only this time the sound was slightly weaker.

“Crack—”

A faint sound of shattering was heard. The disciples realized the sound came from above their heads and all looked up.

They saw that the Mountain-Protecting Array of Jianmen, which had just been repaired, now had another enormous hole directly above it. Judging by its size, it was more than twice as large as the hole from not long ago.

“My goodness, is this lightning that powerful?”

Such a lightning tribulation was unprecedented in their lives—long-lasting, powerful, and frequent. It looked terrifying in every way.

A disciple was stunned on the spot, mumbling to himself as he looked at the huge hole struck through by the lightning.

“Can Senior Sister Qin still be alive?”

Someone asked weakly.

“Being struck by this lightning, she’d be crippled even if she wasn’t killed, right?”

Someone answered weakly.

All the disciples gasped in shock upon hearing this answer.

“Damn it, I’m going to flatten the whole Cangxue Peak!!!”

The Elder of the Enforcement Hall, who had been pulled away by the alarm to repair the Mountain-Protecting Array yet again, gnashed his teeth.

It wasn’t for any other reason, but mainly because he had just finished repairing the Mountain-Protecting Array a quarter of an hour ago. He thought that his lightning-scorched and blackened appearance would be undignified if seen by the younger generation, so he finally took a shortcut back to wash up. He hadn’t even tied up his hair when he heard the alarm for the shattering of the Mountain-Protecting Array again.

How could anyone not be angry at this?!

Any person would be furious!!!

Can’t Cangxue Peak just quiet down?! Why are they always causing trouble or on the way to causing trouble?!!!

The rest of the Elders tried to appease him gently.

“Elder Yan, please calm down. It’s just some spirit stones. At worst, we’ll let Cangxue Peak take up your task order later and compensate you with double the spirit stones. We Elders should be more accommodating. Wen Qing is ignorant, but let’s not fuss over her.”

“Exactly, exactly. Although Wen Qing and her disciple are a bit mischievous, their hearts aren’t bad after all. Please calm down. The thunderclouds have dispersed. We should hurry and repair the array core that the Mountain-Protecting Array was struck, to prevent further trouble.”

With much persuasion, they finally calmed Elder Yan down.

Only Shangguan Yu looked thoughtfully at the thunderclouds that were just beginning to disperse.

She vaguely remembered that the lightning tribulation protecting the Thousand-Year Cold Lotus was not this powerful at all.

Was there something she didn’t know…

The farce at Jianmen quickly spread throughout the Xuantian Realm within a few days.

The dozens of earth-shattering lightning strikes, the thunderclouds that lingered over Jianmen for a long time, and the Mountain-Protecting Array of Jianmen being struck twice all became topics of avid discussion.

There were all sorts of rumors. Some said that a certain Elder or disciple of Jianmen suffered the wrath of the heavens, which led to the thunder’s punishment. Others said that perhaps a certain Elder had found the path to ascension, attracting the thunder for guidance, achieving immortality, and becoming a celestial being.

Of course, some people didn’t target people; they targeted Jianmen’s Mountain-Protecting Array. Because it was struck and shattered twice in a row, many mocked Jianmen’s Mountain-Protecting Array as nothing but a decoration, unable to withstand even a few lightning bolts, perhaps made of paper.

It wasn’t until about four or five days later that Shangguan Yu came forward to “clarify,” stating that a disciple of a Jianmen Elder was too eager for quick success, which led to a failed ascension and caused this situation.

Consequently, there was much ridicule aimed at Jianmen in the Xuantian Realm.

So, even a renowned sect like Jianmen has disciples who are inadequate.

Shangguan Yu did not offer any further explanation for this.

Of course, the official explanation above was false.

On that day, when the thunderclouds dispersed, Shangguan Yu found the three people—no, she couldn’t say three people—who attracted the lightning tribulation on Cangxue Peak. She could only say—

It was two unconscious people and one fox whose fur was scorched black by the lightning.

As well as the shattered and dissipated barrier, and the thick layer of ice that spread for a hundred meters from beneath Zhou Xue.