The Myriad Tribulation Heavenly Thunder Formation activated by Empress Ling Yao happened to be located at the boundary of the Upper Realm Universe System. While Jun Changxiao and the others resisted the Lightning Tribulation's bombardment, they struggled onward, until both feet finally crossed over.
In other words, although he and the sect had yet to merge into the New Plane, they had already entered a new universe system. Thus, they met the requirements for the Main Quest of ascending the entire sect to the Upper Realm and successfully entered the settlement period.
The timing had been exquisitely precise.
For if Empress Ling Yao had set up the formation even slightly lower, keeping Jun Changxiao within the Lower Realm Universe System all along, then he would have had to pass through the Thunder Array to complete it!
Gousheng had no mind to think about the quest right now. Although they met the completion requirements, both he and his sect remained in grave danger, still liable to perish with the entire sect at any moment.
"Idiot!"
The system said, "Once the quest settles, the bomb will be gone. The host can return to the Lower Realm and lie low!"
Jun Changxiao's eyes lit up.
The reason he had been so eager to come up was that the bomb only had a few dozen days left. Once the quest was completed and the explosive device was removed, why would he need to rush into the Upper Realm?
Holding out until the quest settled before leaving was not a bad idea.
But...
After taking two Lightning Tribulations head-on, Jun Changxiao clenched his fists, raised his head toward the glowing Thunder Array, and roared furiously, "Since I've come up here, how can I be willing to leave without smashing this thing apart!"
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