The moment those words were spoken, everyone turned their gaze toward Tianyun. She smoothed the Star robe she had just changed into and looked at Yunxi.
"Fairy Ranxi's tribulation caused far too great a disturbance. The Immortal Transformation Pools were not simply damaged—they were completely destroyed. After we fully transformed the spiritual power throughout our bodies, we also benefited from Ranxi's good fortune and gained some Merit power, which was why we were able to break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm so smoothly.
"But the Thunder Tribulation did not lock onto one person—it locked onto all seven of us. That attendant Immortal Official could only move us out of the Immortal Transformation Pools one by one. Though the gaps in time were small, Thunder Tribulation bolts still fell in the end, damaging the pools. If it had been just one, perhaps he could barely have repaired it himself. But more than one Immortal Transformation Pool was damaged now, so we have to compensate them with Immortal Stones."
After hearing Tianyun's explanation, Yunxi spread her hands and said,
"Then let's wait and see! We'll find out how we're supposed to compensate them. We only just ascended, after all. There are only spirit stones in our Storage Rings."
Meanwhile, Si Shijiu, who was stationed beside the Immortal Transformation Pools, was so busy that his head was spinning. He somewhat regretted choosing to be on duty today. Normally, this was the quietest time of day; even if cultivators ascended, there would only be two or three stray kittens. Who could have expected an explosive surge today?
Similar incidents were unfolding at the Ascension Platforms in the other Four Regions. In order to drag the entire Weiling Realm through ascension, more than a thousand cultivators at the peak late Mahayana stage had simultaneously