Chapter 1178
Xuanyu 34
Chapter 1178 Xuanyu 34
“I know you well,” Mo Long said seriously. “Although you don’t like dealing with people, you basically don’t lie. You’d rather not say anything than lie to someone.”
Tan You poured more tea for Mo Long, saying, "There must be quite a few powerful demons watching your tribulation this time."
Mo Long was also open-minded: "It's normal. If I ascend, they will all be preparing to ascend as well."
The next day, outside Biluo Ridge, Tan You, Jin Han, and the lesser demons within the ridge stood together. The powerful demons who had once been on good terms with Tan You formed their own group, and all eyes were fixed on Mo Long.
Tan You's fingers were constantly calculating inside her sleeves; she certainly hoped that Mo Long would ascend. Once Mo Long ascended, she would finally have capable people in the Upper Realm.
Relying on Sang Lin and Jin Jiao, it's uncertain when Sang Lin will ascend. Meanwhile, news from the upper realm changes rapidly, and Tan You urgently needs her own manpower.
The initial tribulation of the Ink Dragon went extremely smoothly, as its cultivation was stable and it had settled all the karmic debts that needed to be settled. Thus, it handled the final three tribulations of lightning with ease.
However, when they saw the purplish-black lightning in the sky, the monsters felt their legs go weak.
Jin Han unconsciously tugged at Tan You's sleeve: "Lord, will I also be a purplish-black lightning bolt from now on?"
“No,” Tan You ruthlessly shattered Jin Han’s hopes: “You are a pure-blooded golden ringed snake. When you ascend to heaven, your tribulation will be a blood-red tribulation. Anyone with the bloodline of a divine beast will only face a more terrifying tribulation.”
Jin Han was not intimidated: "When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave shall prevail. If you can do it, so can I."
“That’s the spirit we need,” Tan You nodded. “Our cultivation is about fighting against fate. No matter how difficult the process is, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will hold on to it.”
As for her own tribulation, since she had already decided to follow the path of achieving sainthood through merit, she would use her merit to resist the final tribulation when she faced it. But accumulating that merit was truly difficult.
Mo Long barely withstood the third and second to last lightning strikes, but by then it had been struck beyond recognition, its skin torn and blood gushing out.
As the final bolt of tribulation lightning struck, and with Mo Long's magical power nearly depleted, a hint of despair crept into his eyes. Just as the lightning was about to hit Mo Long, a complex array lit up around him.
The moment the formation lit up, Mo Long's eyes lit up; it knew Tan You wouldn't abandon it to its fate. It took out two bottles of pills from its spatial storage and swallowed them both in one gulp. Then, Mo Long channeled the last of its magical power and charged headlong into the tribulation lightning.
After a long while, the tribulation lightning in mid-air gradually dissipated, and a golden pillar of light appeared.
"It's done!" The anaconda slammed its fist into its palm. "Old Dragon is going to ascend! How enviable!"
Jin Han coldly replied, "You won't be able to ascend for long either."
“I want to stay with you in the mortal realm for a while longer,” the anaconda said, crossing its arms behind its head. “If I ascend to heaven, you’ll never even think of me again.”
Jin Han glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about? The lord is still here."
The anaconda smiled nonchalantly: "I'm telling the truth, Hanhan. Shall we go and forge a marriage contract? I want to ascend to heaven with you."
Jin Han shook his head: "No, I need to help the lord manage Biluo Ridge. If I ascend, these things will all fall on your shoulders. Besides, I want to spend more time with you. If I ascend, I don't know how long it will be before we see each other again."
"If I wanted to see you, I could cultivate diligently for a thousand or eight hundred years and ascend to immortality, but you, sir, wish to ascend..."
She didn't say the rest, but everyone understood. In the past hundred years, Tan You had advanced one minor realm, from the early stage of the seventh rank to the middle stage of the seventh rank.
Some of the lesser monsters in Biluo Ridge have already reached the eighth rank.
What a stark contrast!
The serpent was helpless; his Daoist partner was constantly thinking of Tan You. Yet Tan You had undeniably done Jin Han a great favor, raising him exceptionally well, and their bond was extraordinary. Wasn't it just a matter of waiting? Monsters possessed long lifespans; he would eventually wait until Jin Han ascended to immortality.
Inside the golden pillar of light, the injuries sustained by the black dragon during its tribulation had all healed. The enormous dragon body rolled within the pillar of light, gradually disappearing into the surrounding world.
The powerful demons stared at that area for a long time before swarming around Tan You.
"Xuanyu, we've known each other for a long time, you can't show favoritism, I want that formation too!"
"That's it!"
"I can trade you something!"
"what do you want?"
Tan You's head was throbbing from their noise: "Do you think I'd just stand by and watch you die? I'll definitely help if I can, but I'm so fragile, I can only help with the formation, don't expect me to help you get through the tribulation."
The Exploding Tiger roared like a bell: "We're already satisfied with any formation. Your formation is indeed quite powerful!"
"It seemed like the old dragon was on its last legs, but thanks to this formation, it managed to ascend to immortality!"
"Our cultivation levels are similar to Old Dragon's, so there's no reason why he can do it but we can't!"
Tan You let the powerful demons argue; naturally, she hoped they would ascend. She herself wanted to become a powerful, overpowered protagonist, but unfortunately, her resources weren't up to par, so she could only try to win over more allies.
Mo Long's ascension gave these great demons a shot in the arm. For the next few decades, thunder rumbled around Biluo Ridge as great demons underwent tribulations, each one making a grand spectacle.
Nowadays, undergoing tribulation in the demon beast race has become an assembly line. First, you need to hire someone to accompany you down the mountain from Biluo Ridge to settle your karmic debts. Second, you need to compress your cultivation to improve your mental state. Finally, you need to go to Tan You to seek the protection of an array.
After this assembly line process, the probability of a great demon ascending to immortality is seven or eight out of ten, which is completely the opposite of before.
As for those who perished in the tribulation lightning, they were either deeply wicked or lacked the necessary mental fortitude. Tan You was helpless about this; she also wanted everyone to be happy, but the heavens have a cruel elimination mechanism—how could everyone possibly get what they wanted?
As the little demons of Biluo Ridge grew strong and healthy, the Serpent, no matter how unwilling, had to ascend. As Jin Han's Daoist companion, it naturally received Tan You's gift—the essence blood of the divine beast Teng Snake.
After merging with this drop of divine beast blood, the anaconda instantly reverted to its ancestral form and became the divine beast Tengshe.
As the first quasi-divine beast to undergo the ascension tribulation, the Serpent was struck so hard it was barely clinging to life. Fortunately, thanks to Tan You's array and its own diligent cultivation, it finally managed to successfully overcome the tribulation.
Looking at the illusory image of the Teng Snake surrounded by pillars of light, Tan You couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Is this how all divine beasts undergo tribulation?"
She remembered that when she was a golden-ringed snake, this scene didn't occur during her ascension tribulation. Or was it because she was in a different world, and the settings were different?
The anaconda circled once inside the pillar of light, staring intently at Jin Han and shouting, "Hanhan, I'm waiting for you up here. Don't keep me waiting too long!"
Jin Han waved to him. She also needed to cultivate quickly, partly to help Tan You as soon as possible, and partly because of the anaconda.
The two had been companions for hundreds of years, and their bond was undoubtedly deep. Now that the serpent had ascended to heaven, Jin Han would be alone in the lower realm, and he was reluctant to part with it.
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