He still remembers how, hundreds of years ago, A Yan rescued him from the belly of a snake. She was surrounded by a halo, like a fairy. It was the most beautiful scene he had ever seen in his life as a golden toad.
He only got close to A Yan by becoming the leader. Although they are now in love, A Yan still doesn't recognize him as the golden toad from back then, which remains a knot in his heart.
"I..." Nangong said, "Yes, A Yan, look, the moon is high in the sky, midnight is approaching, quickly take the Saint Pill!"
[hey-hey.]
Hearing him say that, Qiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh.
[Is he not going to say anything now because he plans to wait until Elder Bing takes the pill before speaking?]
That's really...
[So exciting!]
Isn't this even more exciting than saying it now?
He really has some ideas!
[However, I didn't expect him to choose to give the Saint Pill to Elder Bing. This is somewhat different from what I dreamed about...]
[His feelings for Elder Bing are really that deep?]
The senior brothers and sisters were secretly amazed; did the Golden Toad really intend to give the Saint Pill to Elder Bing?
But is the " Saint Pill " real?
Saint Pill that could grant ascension to immortality upon consumption—even the Pill Masters of Alchemy failed to create it a thousand years ago. Did they manage to produce a true Saint Pill through their sorcery in Envy Fish City?
Putting everything else aside, Elder Bing seemed to firmly believe in this.
This is not good news.
If ascension is possible this way, then what has been the purpose of the great path that cultivators in this world have been so desperately seeking? Wouldn't it all become a joke?
The group stared at the two Saint Pill, their minds filled with deep doubt.
The moon hangs high in the sky, its light shimmering gently.
Elder Bing took out the two Saint Pill and, under Nangong Gua's expectant gaze, swallowed them.
He then sat cross-legged, circulating his Spiritual Qi throughout his body. The world seemed to sense this, with plants swaying, insects and birds stirring, and the moon in the sky appearing even brighter. Nangong raised his head, took a deep breath, and the moonlight draped over him, like spiritual liquid poured down from the top of his head. His eyes bulged, his neck swelled, and small bumps appeared on his face.
Bathed in moonlight, the scene was eerily strange.
Bing Yan had already closed her eyes and entered a meditative state, unaware of the changes in the people around her.
The spiritual energy at the mountain peak surged wildly, the moonlight flowed like silver, and the Spiritual Qi surging from all directions almost formed a vortex. Strange celestial phenomena were brewing on the dark sky.
Shen Ji glanced towards Heavenly Secrets City. With this level of Spiritual Qi gathering, the cultivators in the city should have been able to sense it.
A massive vortex had already formed in mid-air, and violent Spiritual Qi poured into Bing Yan's body like a funnel. Her hairpin snapped, her long hair danced wildly, and her cultivation level instantly surged by three realms, reaching the bottleneck of the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
The strong wind nearly blew the people on the hillside away.
Xiao Tingyu took out Spirit Stone from her storage ring to maintain the operation of the spirit array. The faint light of the spirit array seemed insignificant in the face of the raging storm on the mountaintop. Dandelions all over the mountain were blown up, and the fluff flew everywhere. Thunderclouds had gathered at the top of the sky, and muffled thunder rumbled faintly.
" A Yan, transfer your power to me!"
"Quack!"
Bing Yan was at a crucial stage of her power surge when Nangong's words, laced with telepathic transmission, reached her. Her ears twitched, and her brow furrowed. She had just heard a... "Croak"?
Could this be some kind of omen before ascension?
Bing Yan found this completely unfamiliar, as she had never experienced ascension before.
An unprecedented surge of spiritual energy coursed through her body, causing her to involuntarily ascend to the Ninth Heaven. She stood before the Immortal Gate, waiting for the magnificent golden gate to open to her.
Nangong was too foolish; he actually gave her this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could she choose to pass on her skills to him at such a crucial moment?
If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth.
The one who ascends to the upper realm today can only be her.
A wicked smile played on her lips as she opened her eyes. " Nangong, I won't—"
The words abruptly stopped.
Nangong Gua had completely shed its human skin. It stared with two bulging eyes, its face covered in small bumps, and its vocal sacs slowly inflated, emitting a clear and resonant cry, "Gua!"
Bing Yan:...
Bing Yan:...
Bing Yan:...
Her eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted on the spot!
Nangong--
Nangong's true form is actually a golden toad?!
He had just shed his human skin, still covered in a layer of sticky mucus. A giant golden toad, as tall as a person, squatted in front of her, within earshot of her breathing. After removing the disguise, the original fishy, rotten smell emanating from the other party hit her. Bing Yan's entire face contorted, her wrinkles bulging together from the effort.
She recalled a vivid memory from her youth: a Golden Toad Demon spat on her hand. After returning home, she washed her hands more than fifty times, but she still couldn't forget that sticky feeling. From then on, the demon she hated most was the golden toad!
A giant golden toad was so close to her. The thought that it was Commandant Nangong, and that she had been its... its... lover for hundreds of years, having done everything she should and shouldn't have done... she—
Bing Yan felt a wave of nausea, and her whole body began to tremble.
The golden toad croaked, "Croak, A Yan, don't get excited!"
"Actually, I've wanted to tell you for a long time. I am the golden toad you saved back then..." The giant golden toad spoke in human language, " A Yan, our fate began hundreds of years ago. I love you more than you think, croak~"
Bing Yan:!!!
"Hahaha!"
" Elder Bing looks like he's about to shatter!"
Bing Yan was trembling all over. When Jinchan said those words, the veins on her forehead were about to pop out. Her hands were clenched into fists, taut like a bow. She looked extremely frightened, yet she was also trying to suppress her nausea. Her expression was contorted into a meme.
The scene was so hilarious that Qiaoqiao couldn't help but burst into laughter.