Qi Refinement Doesn't Cross Tribulations

At the end of the Five Blazing Aggregates Trial, Li Jinyao, Tang Ruowei, and the others waited for a long time outside the main hall before the hall doors finally opened slowly from the inside.

Bai Qiuran walked out of the main hall, holding a Skull in her hand.

Seeing this, Tang Ruowei immediately held up the jade slip and moved closer, shouting, "Anyone else, get out of the way! I'm not responsible if you get killed!"

"Wait a minute, you traitor! Don't you dare throw the jade slip I gave you at me!"

Bai Qiuran shouted righteously, "Otherwise, I'll recite poetry in front of everyone!"

Tang Ruowei immediately became a little timid, standing there with her hands raised, unsure of how to react.

"Alright, alright, Junior Sister Ruowei, this Sword Ancestor is definitely real."

Li Jinyao went up to her, took her hand, and let go.

"If the Sword Ancestor was Body Seizure, then we are all doomed by now."

"That's right, that's right."

Bai Qiuran and said, "Disciple, you should learn more from Senior Sister Li. You should be a little smarter in situations like this and not always think about finding opportunities to settle personal scores."

Upon learning that he had a chance of breaking through, Bai Qiuran in high spirits. He walked triumphantly to his disciple's side and patted her head.

"So, what did Sword Ancestor gain?"

Li Jinyao asked, "Does this mean... we've cleared the game?"

Bai Qiuran nodded, then raised her hand and made a Magic Incantation.

In the next instant, Cloudmist surged in from all sides, Teleportation everyone present to another location.

After the Cloudmist dispersed, everyone found themselves still in the sky, but now standing before another Heavenly Gate. Above this Heavenly Gate, four more large characters were written in a flowing, elegant style: "Earth Immortal Realm".

"Ha, this Little Brat."

Upon seeing these four words, the Skull held in Bai Qiuran's hand immediately began to roar, its green flames spitting out sparks.

"He's scribbling all over my Heavenly Gate again, still so cocky, dreaming such pipe dreams."

"I wonder who got held in the palm of that smug Little Brat and couldn't resist."

Bai Qiuran mocked it.

Wisdom Immortal was speechless, choked by his words, while the others around her were quite surprised by the Skull. You Meiqiao asked, "Grandmaster, what is this skull?"

Bai Qiuran was too lazy to correct her pronunciation, tossed Wisdom Immortal aside, and replied, "This is the owner of this Cave Abode, um, the original owner."

"Hello, little girls and boys."

The Skull, tossed up and down in Bai Qiuran's hands, still greeted him steadily, "I am Immortals possessing Great Wisdom; you may call me the Wisdom Immortal."

The disciples exchanged bewildered glances. Li Jinyao said, "This one is also Earth Immortal?"

"It used to be."

Skull Wisdom Immortal chuckled in response, seemingly unperturbed by his current miserable state.

"I never expected to encounter the Heavenly Demon Physique in later generations, let alone see it alongside the Heaven's Envy Heavenly Demon Physique. How rare, how rare indeed!"

"It is said that this place contains a treasure trove he placed during his lifetime, filled with all sorts of Cultivation Technique and treasures. You can look at the Cultivation Technique as you like, and as for the Magic Treasure, it is said that they will follow those who are destined to have them; you may also give them a try."

Bai Qiuran towards the Heavenly Gate behind her.

"Could there be some kind of trap or ambush here?"

Tang Ruowei asked.

"No, this is the treasure chest opening part."

The Skull Wisdom Immortal replied, "Little girl, you must be this White Hair friend's disciple... This Cave Abode was created to leave a legacy for future generations, so why would I prepare traps after passing the trials? Besides, those dangerous Earth Immortal were all dealt with by your master."

"That's fine then, you guys keep an eye on it."

Bai Qiuran said.

Where is Master going?

Seeing that he was about to leave, You Meiqiao quickly asked.

"I have something to attend to; I'm going out to find your master."

Bai Qiuran replied, "You all stay here and try to observe and learn as much as you can. I will bring your elders in later so we can all work together to tidy up and discuss how to deal with this Cave Abode."

Upon hearing his words, Li Jinyao's face fell, while You Meiqiao gave her a half-smile, causing the proud daughter of the Heavenly Demon Sect to pout in distress.

"And you, how can I conveniently carry you around...?"

Bai Qiuran a moment, then took out an Immortal Beast tendon from his Storage Bag, preparing to hang the Skull of the Wisdom Immortal on his body.

Although Wisdom Immortal was reduced to a skull, his Soulfire still remained inside. Storage Bag cannot hold Spirit Body like Souls unless special items such as Soul-Collecting Stone or Soul-Settling Crystal are used to store the Souls.

"Wait, wait, wait, little brother, if you're going to tie me up, just tie me up, don't shove it in my eye socket!"

Wisdom Immortal exclaimed, "That will make me itchy!"

"Even though you're just a skull left, you still feel itchy?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Ruowei retorted, "Your nerves are completely rotten."

"How am I supposed to know what this 'immortal blessing' that Heavenly Dao has given me is all about?"

Wisdom Immortal replied, "Anyway, I'll feel it when you stab my Soulfire."

Because of Wisdom Immortal's desperate resistance, Bai Qiuran, who found him annoying, ultimately did not use the method of tying a knot through his eye socket. Instead, he tied the knot on the top of Zhixian's head, binding him up like a wine jar or a watermelon, and hung it around his waist.

Looking at Bai Qiuran, White Hair with white hair and a Skull with green flames emanating from its eyes hanging from its waist, Li Jinyao and You Meiqiao exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "The Sword Ancestor (Grandmaster) is even more like Demonic Cultivator than we Demonic Cultivator."

"Go away, what nonsense are you spouting? I am a pillar of the righteous Righteous Path."

Bai Qiuran chased the younger generation, along with his disciples, into the Earth Immortal Realm. Then, he took Wisdom Immortal and used the Spatial Teleportation method within his Cave Abode to return to the summit of the upside-down, flat-topped mountain.

"Be careful, there are Thunder Tribulation Formation further out."

Wisdom Immortal cautioned, "My unworthy disciple changed the trigger condition of the Thunder Tribulation Formation to Nascent Soul Stage and above to prevent people with too high a cultivation level from entering. With your strength, don't step on a landmine... and if you do, don't damage the Cave Abode. There are precious resources inside."

"Oh, that's alright."

Bai Qiuran replied, "I am in the Qi Refining Stage."

Wisdom Immortal was stunned, while Bai Qiuran had already taken off high into the air, stepping on the ground. After passing through the spatial ripples above his head, he returned to the world of the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. Gravity reversed again, and the mountains were above his head. He was now falling headfirst from several miles above the ground, with the ancient Ancient City of the Earth Immortal below.

"The Thunder Tribulation Formation wasn't triggered after all."

Wisdom Immortal muttered strangely, "Could it be that even the Heavenly Dao only considers him to be at the Qi Refining Stage?"

However, at this moment, Bai Qiuran had already led him down towards the direction of the Earth Immortal Ancient City.

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