Old Daoist Qi Yuan's Blood Boils, Leading to Social Death

"Junior Brother, Junior Sister, hurry and take the Mage Birdcage to the Tribulation Ground Master has chosen! Remember, you must bury the Six Roots Seven Spirit Iron in the earth!"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Li Changshou gave the orders in a rush, and Li Yang and Lan Ling'e didn't delay either. The two of them shouldered the Mage Birdcage, mounted their clouds, and hurried off toward the back mountain.

As for Li Changshou, he took out the Melting Immortal Pill and began arranging things for Old Daoist Qi Yuan.

"Master, this is a Precious Pill that your disciple and Junior Brother exhausted our minds to refine. It can help you survive one Heavenly Tribulation. If you feel you cannot withstand the next tribulation, take it immediately."

Old Daoist Qi Yuan was deeply moved. He looked at Li Changshou with a smile, then turned his head to watch Li Yang struggling to drive his cloud toward the back mountain. He said softly, "You are both good children. Keep this Precious Pill for yourselves; there's no need to waste it on me."

Li Changshou let out a mournful cry and dropped to his knees with a thud, raising the Jade Box with both hands.

"Master's heart, your disciple remembers well. But we still have more of this Precious Pill, and each Qi Practitioner can only use one. So I beg you, Master, please accept it."

Old Daoist Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment. "Truly?"

"Your disciple can swear by the Great Dao!"

"Very well then!"

Seeing Li Changshou's earnest certainty, Old Daoist Qi Yuan accepted the Jade Box.

"Let's go to the back mountain! Don't let the Heavenly Tribulation destroy our dwelling."

At this moment, the Gray Cloud flying in from the east was nearly upon the Immortal Crossing Sect. Seeing this, the two of them didn't hesitate. They mounted their clouds and rushed toward the back mountain.

Along the way, Li Changshou was still filled with worry: "Master, you need to conserve your Mana. Master, do you have enough pills prepared? What about healing pills? Pills to restore your vitality? And Master..."

Li Changshou rambled on, just like a parent sending their child off to an exam in his past life.

"I'm prepared, everything is prepared."

Old Daoist Qi Yuan didn't find it annoying; instead, he felt deeply gratified. So many years had passed in the blink of an eye, and the child from back then had grown up and achieved success. Though his methods were a bit wild and his branches a bit crooked, none of it was a big deal. It truly wasn't a waste to have spent Lesser Qiong Peak's last reserves on him. In truth, he only wanted him to smoothly become an immortal.

He just felt a little sorry for Little Yang and Ling'e. With their talent, they had come too late. If he could have prepared more time for himself, perhaps he could have gathered most of the resources they needed.

But now...

"Changshou, I've never asked you for anything, but this time you must promise me. If I can't survive the Heavenly Tribulation, Lesser Qiong Peak will be yours to manage from now on. Remember to take good care of your Junior Brother and Junior Sister. If the sect wants to reclaim our Lesser Qiong Peak, don't resist—just follow the sect's arrangements. I've already begged a few familiar fellow disciples, and they will take you in to train on other peaks. And also..."

Old Daoist Qi Yuan rambled on as well, but his rambling was essentially a final testament. He knew his own situation—he simply couldn't make it through. But as a Qi Practitioner, how could he be willing to give up? The Great Dao has fifty parts, Heaven's evolution has forty-nine, and the one that escapes is the chance for life. So in any desperate situation, there is a thread of life. If he could fight for it, he might truly survive. Even if he didn't, it wouldn't be a waste to have walked this world once!

"Master, you will definitely survive the Heavenly Tribulation!" Li Changshou said with certainty.

With the Melting Immortal Pill, as long as he got through the first thunder tribulation and took the pill, he wouldn't fall to the tribulation.

"Alright, Senior Brother, why so much fuss? We're all ready here. Hurry up and let Master go in."

Li Yang was getting embarrassed listening on the side. After all, he knew what was really going on, so stop with the sentimental act, or the cringe later would only be worse.

"Fine!"

Hearing Li Yang's words, Li Changshou didn't hesitate. He locked his master inside the birdcage, then pulled out a large pile of jade bottles and stuffed them into his master's hands. Finally, the three of them flew backward at top speed.

At the same time, that Gray Cloud had already appeared above the Immortal Crossing Sect, casting the entire sect into shadow.

Li Changshou shouted, "Master, resist with all your strength! That Precious Pill can only be used after the first Heavenly Tribulation!"

On the other side, Li Yang took out four Small Red Flags, handed two of them to Lan Ling'e, and then vigorously waved the flags.

"Go, Master! You're the best, Master!"

"Master, you can do it!"

"Believe in yourself! Survive the tribulation and become an immortal!"

"Master, for your own sake, you have to give it your all!"

The two of them shouted all sorts of nonsense, but somehow, it was stirring enough to get the blood pumping.

Old Daoist Qi Yuan, infected by the enthusiasm of his two beloved disciples, felt his blood run hot. He nodded firmly at them, then raised his head to gaze solemnly at the Tribulation Cloud. His mana surged throughout his body, his sleeves and Daoist robe hem stirring without wind as he roared toward the cloud.

"Today, I will fight for my lifelong pursuit of the Dao, gamble once against this heavenly fate. Heavenly Tribulation... come!"

In that instant, Old Daoist Qi Yuan actually felt a hint of heroic, fate-defying destiny about him.

It was utterly cool beyond measure!

Awesome!

Then, a dragon's roar descended from the clouds. A thousand-zhang Azure Dragon, its body blazing with crimson fire scales, burst forth from the gray clouds, its claws slamming heavily onto the Mountain Protecting Array.

The array's light surged, peaks trembled lightly, and a rumble echoed across the earth!

"Whoever is in charge of Immortal Crossing Sect, come out and speak!"

Wait!

Azure Dragon?

Speaking?

Old Daoist Qi Yuan, Li Changshou, and Lan Ling'e looked up at the sky, sensing something was off.

The gray clouds were outside the Mountain Protecting Array, lacking the trait of ignoring all formations.

Though there was pressure, it was not the might of heaven.

Most importantly, the range of these gray clouds was far too vast.

Li Changshou and Old Daoist Qi Yuan had both watched others undergo tribulation. No matter how large a Tribulation Cloud got, it could never envelop the entire Immortal Crossing Sect!

So, ruling out all impossibilities, whatever remained, however uncertain, had to be true.

Li Changshou turned to look at Li Yang—someone who had personally succeeded in crossing tribulation, and the fourth-ranked one at that. He was the ultimate authority.

Li Yang didn't nod at Li Changshou. Instead, he grinned, his eyes full of the glee of a bystander enjoying the show.

Confirmed. This bastard had seen it all along and was just sitting here watching the drama.

Lan Ling'e tilted her head, curious. "Eh? Isn't this Master's Tribulation Cloud?"

Li Changshou couldn't help but press a hand to his forehead. She had to bring up the one thing that shouldn't be mentioned.

Standing inside the Mage Birdcage, Old Daoist Qi Yuan's mouth twitched at the corners. Then he silently turned around and slowly crouched down.

Taiqing above, this was the ultimate loss of face!

In such an awkward scene, Lan Ling'e and Li Changshou silently looked up, both staring at the sky.

As for Master? They hadn't seen anything.

But someone just had to be tactless.

Li Yang's voice drifted over, languid: "It's okay, Master. Just think of it as Senior Brother specially arranging some kind of tribulation drill for you... mmmph mmmph."