Seeing that all the disciples had stopped and dared not fly here, some had already quickly turned and left. Wei Zhongran didn't reprimand them too much. It was a cultivator's instinct to watch others form their Golden Core or Nascent Soul. Who didn't want to gain more benefits? In fact, who among these disciples didn't know the rules? But in those few breaths, their cultivator's instinct still drove them to fly here.
"Alright, Senior Brother, you can activate the sect's grand formation. I can protect him here alone!" Wei Zhongran said to Mo Qing.
Mo Qing nodded and then flew towards the higher sky. At the same time, an ancient Formation Plate had appeared in his hand. But just as Mo Qing had just flown up about a hundred zhang, a sudden change occurred. The sky, which had just cleared up, was suddenly filled with strong winds.
Then, in the distant horizon, ink-black clouds once again churned and boiled, and in an instant, they surged towards the Malevolent Spirit Sect again.
Wei Zhongran and Mo Qing were so shocked by this sudden scene that their faces changed drastically.
"Senior Brother, what's going on?" Wei Zhongran hadn't been in the Nascent Soul stage as long as Mo Qing, so he didn't understand. He immediately looked up and sent a voice transmission to Mo Qing.
Mo Qing's body floated in mid-air, his expression also changing unpredictably.
"I don't know either. Is this a second Heavenly Tribulation? I've never heard of such a thing!" Mo Qing only felt a chill down his spine. He had never heard of such a strange thing.
"Didn't the 'Tribulation Essence Qi' already appear just now? Li Yan's aura has also reached the Nascent Soul stage. Although it's not consolidated, how could this be wrong?" Wei Zhongran immediately flew to Mo Qing's side, looking at the churning ink-black clouds that were like a tide, arriving above the Malevolent Spirit Sect in an instant. He couldn't believe it.
"This… I don't know either, but in Li Yan's current state, he can't withstand a few more heavenly tribulations…" Mo Qing's face was extremely ugly. He didn't know how to handle this unheard-of situation. Was he supposed to help Li Yan withstand the Heavenly Tribulation? That would only multiply the power of the tribulation.
"Let's play it by ear!" A cold light flashed in Wei Zhongran's eyes. He didn't know where things had gone wrong, but at this moment, he had already decided to make a move.
With such a drastic change in the sky, the cultivators in the distance who were just about to leave naturally noticed.
"What's going on, the Heavenly Tribulation hasn't retreated?" Zhao Min immediately stopped her escape light, a rare look of surprise on her face.
"No way, didn't that kid take on all eighty-one heavenly tribulations? He's not transcending the Spirit Transformation tribulation!" Li Changting was also completely shocked.
"Could it be… that Little Junior Brother missed a few just now? We couldn't count them one by one, and some of the tribulations fell several at a time!" Miao Wangqing said with some hesitation. Li Changting immediately looked at her as if she were an idiot.
"In all the texts you've checked, is there any passage that says the tribulation clouds can reconverge after a cultivator has dispersed them during a Heavenly Tribulation?"
Miao Wangqing was speechless for a moment. She had indeed never seen such a record as Li Changting described.
"What's this situation? Why is the Heavenly Tribulation starting again!" Baili Yuan floated in mid-air, looking at the sky in shock. Dark clouds were rapidly gathering from all directions. The just-cleared sky had returned to its previous state in the blink of an eye.
On the other side, Wang Tian and the others were also inexplicably shocked.
'Did Li Yan's Nascent Soul Formation fail?' Wang Tian thought to himself, but he didn't say it out loud.
The other cultivators around were also floating in mid-air, constantly asking the people around them what was happening.
The lower-level cultivators below the Malevolent Spirit Sect, after seeing the sky clear up, had already begun to talk excitedly with others, even though they hadn't seen the specifics of the Heavenly Tribulation. At this moment, they were all looking up at the sky, staring at each other in astonishment. Just as the entire sect's cultivators were bewildered, Mo Qing's voice came again.
"All low-level disciples are forbidden from going outside!" He only said this one sentence and then said no more, because he also didn't know what was happening.
After hearing Mo Qing's voice, those low-level disciples finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. The Nascent Soul ancestors were invincible in their hearts. The ancestors would naturally have a way to deal with these phenomena.
As the wind and clouds gathered in the sky, the dark clouds soon gathered above Never-Parting Peak. Below, Li Changting was staring blankly at the sky above her.
Amidst the heavy, ink-black clouds, lightning occasionally flashed. As the large clusters of dark clouds rotated and churned, they actually formed a slowly rotating vortex above their heads…
The wind and clouds changed too quickly, leaving everyone unable to react in time. But in the next moment, Mo Qing and Wei Zhongran's voices sounded simultaneously.
"All Never-Parting Peak disciples who are outside, leave quickly! Quickly!" Just as their voices fell, the two of them appeared in the sky above Never-Parting Peak.
Looking at the disciples below who were still somewhat dazed, Mo Qing had already formed a hand seal. In an instant, a pillar of wind started from the top of Never-Parting Peak and rolled downwards. Wherever the sky-piercing pillar of wind passed, all visible living beings were swept into it.
Wei Zhongran's reaction was also not slow. He slapped his waist, and a huge Spirit-Storing Pouch landed at the foot of Never-Parting Peak. Its mouth opened wide, and a powerful suction force was generated. From bottom to top, it swallowed all the visible living beings on Never-Parting Peak into the pouch. The two of them acted simultaneously, one from above and one from below, and in an instant, they had collected all visible living beings.
Wei Zhongran's action was only a fraction slower than Mo Qing's because his mind was buzzing incessantly.
"This is Martial Sister Yuyin's Heavenly Tribulation!"
On the other side, Mo Qing was also half happy and half worried.
'For two people to face their tribulation in one day, that scared the life out of me just now. But with consecutive tribulations, the power of the later one might still carry the residual might of the former. Li Yuyin's Nascent Soul Formation will be difficult!'
"Junior Brother, you focus on being Li Yan's final protector. I'll protect Li Yuyin here for now!" Wei Zhongran didn't need him to say it. Half of his Divine Sense was still on Li Yan, but he was also very worried about the situation here.
"Alright, I'll have to trouble Senior Brother then!" Mo Qing was slightly taken aback by Wei Zhongran's words.
'Trouble me? This is a matter for the sect…' He then seemed to think of something, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. Wei Zhongran had been a junior before, so Mo Qing only learned of some things later.
'That's right, these are all his closest relatives!' he couldn't help but grumble in his heart!
Li Yan only felt a comfortable sensation throughout his body. With every point of golden light that entered his body, his injuries healed at an incredible speed… As these golden lights repaired his physical body, many of them surged towards his Dantian's Purple Mansion.
In his Dantian's Purple Mansion, the Lotus Throne was rapidly shrinking, while simultaneously merging with the five-colored lotus that was closing from above. The golden points of light pouring in from all directions instantly covered the Lotus Throne and the lotus. Then, the Lotus Throne and the lotus began to shrink and change at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the lotus above transformed into the shape of a head, while the lotus's stem transformed into a waist. The Lotus Throne below merged and extended outwards from the stem, instantly becoming four limbs…
As a large amount of golden light from the outside continuously poured in, the small person's nose, eyes, and mouth were initially indistinct. But soon, the small person's appearance became clearer and clearer, becoming more and more like Li Yan himself.
Soon, a small person, about 1.7 inches tall, was floating above Li Yan's Dantian sea. The moment the small golden person was formed, he slowly sat down cross-legged. He allowed the surrounding golden points of light to continuously cover his entire body, which shone with a brilliant golden light. The Dantian sea below was also continuously expanding…
And Li Yan was unaware of all of this. He was currently in a wondrous state, his aura increasing at a terrifying rate…
When a sound like a shattering mirror rang out in Li Yan's mind, his consciousness immediately withdrew from the wondrous state.
Li Yan slowly opened his eyes. In the surrounding darkness, a silver light shone down. The full moon was now high in the sky.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Li, on achieving the Great Ascension of Nascent Soul!" A refined voice came at this moment. Li Yan had just sensed a very strong aura in the sky above, an aura he was somewhat familiar with.
He immediately stood up, looked up, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for protecting me! Where is my Master?" Although Li Yan didn't release his Divine Sense, the surrounding situation entered his mind at the first moment. He didn't sense Wei Zhongran nearby.
Hearing Li Yan's words, Mo Qing's face twitched.
'This boy calls me Senior Brother, but he still calls Wei Zhongran Master. It's really a bit awkward!' But he also knew about the relationship between Li Yan and Zhao Min. Even after Li Yan advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't very well call his father-in-law "Senior Brother," could he? So, Li Yan's use of the previous address didn't particularly emphasize seniority and also showed respect.
After all, among peers, there was the saying "the accomplished one is the teacher," so it was justifiable. Li Yan hadn't thought about it that much; he just felt that the address should be casual.
"Oh, your Master is acting as the final protector for Li Yuyin!" This time, Mo Qing didn't call Wei Zhongran "Junior Brother" in front of Li Yan, but used another title. Otherwise, he always felt it was a bit awkward.
'I should interact less with these two at the same time in the future. That would put me at a disadvantage. Is that old ghost Dacen running away in advance for this very reason!' Mo Qing grumbled in his heart. Li Yan, however, was stunned upon hearing this. For a moment, he couldn't react.
Seeing Li Yan's dazed reaction, Mo Qing smiled slightly. "Oh, it's like this…"
A dozen breaths later, Li Yan's face was filled with astonishment.
"Such a coincidence exists in the world? Peak Master Li also formed her Nascent Soul just now?" According to Mo Qing, Li Yuyin had faced her Heavenly Tribulation right after he had just formed his own Nascent Soul.
Until half an hour ago, she had also succeeded in her Nascent Soul Formation, but she was now severely injured and was using the "Tribulation Essence Qi" to recover. Mo Qing said that Li Yuyin's Heavenly Tribulation was even fiercer than his own. According to their speculation, it might be because the residual might of Li Yan's Heavenly Tribulation had not yet dissipated.
But fortunately, Li Yuyin had long been fully prepared for her own tribulation. Not only did she have many magical treasures to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation, but she also had two natal Gu-insects—the "Heavenly Blue-Green Hibernating Gu" Kings. At the final moment, they had blocked the fatal "Heaven and Earth Tribulation" for her. It was just that these two natal Gu Kings were now left with only a breath of life. However, as long as they didn't die on the spot, after Li Yuyin's strength greatly increased, she would naturally have ways to help them recover.
After briefly explaining what had happened, Mo Qing looked at Li Yan.
"Junior Brother, you have only just formed your Nascent Soul and still need to further consolidate it. You should go back now. We can talk about everything after your realm is stable. By the way, if you are short of any medicinal pills, tell me now, and I will have someone prepare them for you."
Li Yan nodded upon hearing this. He could now, of course, feel the rapid progress of his power, but it was precisely this rapid progress that gave him a feeling of being completely out of control.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. If I have any needs, I will definitely send you a voice transmission. Then I will go back first!" Li Yan needed to consolidate his realm at this moment, so he was no longer polite. He glanced at the messy surroundings, then his figure flickered, and he soared into the sky!
Mo Qing glanced at the surroundings, then formed a hand seal with both hands. The crushed stones on the ground surged into the various pits, and the ground quickly recovered. The broken leaves and branches instantly turned into dust…