Her exceptional hearing allowed her to hear the discussions coming from all directions.
"Look! She failed her Tribulation Transcendence!"
"Are you kidding me? You're trying to fool me into thinking I didn't survive the ordeal?"
"I have never seen such a small lightning bolt before... Those who know it call it Tribulation Transcendence lightning bolt, but those who don't might think it's a lightning bolt used during the Foundation Establishment stage."
"If this is how you ascend to immortality, then I can ascend too, right?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Hearing the endless laughter from all sides, Elder Bing blushed crimson. Who were these people?!
And that voice from just now...
Her gaze suddenly locked onto the hillside not far away, where a figure in a bright yellow dress stepped out. Her pupils contracted. "It's you again!"
No wonder she had such a strong impression of Qiaoqiao. Last time, in the courtyard of the inn, it was this girl who held up a mirror and exposed Liu Xiu and her affair, causing her to lose her reputation and be imprisoned in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's Punishment Hall.
Now she's here again, what does she want this time?!
Bing Yan didn't want to admit it, but her heart skipped a beat the moment she saw Qiaoqiao.
With her current Peak Tribulation Transcendence strength, how could she be afraid of a Golden Core Stage cultivator!
" Elder Bing," Qiaoqiao smiled, her eyes crinkling, appearing quite harmless, but the words she uttered were like a thunderbolt to her, "Do you know why you failed to ascend? I know!"
Chapter 50 Farce
Elder Bing's eyes widened. Reason told her not to answer. This little girl was clever and quick-witted; if she answered, she might fall into her trap. But she was desperately eager to know the answer.
Why did her ascension fail?
Why didn't the tribulation lightning descend?
Why is the Heavenly Gate closed?
She could only think of one answer— the Saint Pill was fake.
But she knew all too well the effects of that "fake Saint Pill," also known as the Immortality Pill. It couldn't improve her cultivation level, much less allow her to advance from the Mahayana Stage to the Tribulation Transcendence in an instant. The Tribulation Transcendence from Mahayana to Tribulation was a hurdle that countless powerful cultivators couldn't overcome in their entire lives, spending thousands upon thousands of years in secluded cultivation. Yet she, with just two pills, had climbed to a realm coveted by countless others. How could this Saint Pill be fake?
After a moment's thought, she asked, "Are you saying the Saint Pill is fake?"
Qiaoqiao glanced at him and shook her head.
Why is that?
"This is a big secret. If I tell you, will the elder give me some benefits?"
She's fooling herself!
Almost instantly, Elder Bing made her judgment. She absolutely could not trust this unreasonable girl. Last time, she had created a farce using that mirror, but this time it wouldn't be the same. How could a mere cultivator like her possibly understand the mysteries of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?
He just wanted to profit from her...
Such short-sightedness from a mere cultivator like this is truly worthy of someone from the Flowing Cloud Sect.
A hint of disdain flashed in Bing Yan's eyes. "Why don't you tell me first what the reason is? If you can convince me, you'll naturally reap the rewards."
"Oh." Under the gaze of countless eyes across the mountains and fields, Qiaoqiao smiled, her eyes crinkling, looking clever and adorable. "Then I won't say anything more."
"You!"
Bing Yan gathered spiritual light in her palm. With her current cultivation level, killing Qiaoqiao would be as easy as turning her hand. She had killed a minor cultivator from the Flowing Cloud Sect right in front of so many people. What could these people do to her?
Although she failed to ascend, she has become the most powerful cultivator on this continent. Even the Immortal Venerable Wanghan would have no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy in her presence!
What does killing one of his disciples matter?
Just as she was about to kill him and raised her palm, Qiaoqiao spoke again, "What a pity, I was just trying to kindly remind you."
Bing Yan's expression hardened. "What do you mean?"
She smiled and said, "Instead of thinking about how to kill me, you should look behind you first."
Bing Yan stared at her suspiciously, a chill running down his spine.
She turned around abruptly and saw a giant golden toad leap out from behind her and bite her head!
At the same time, the Spiritual Qi within her body leaked out like a deflated balloon, rushing towards the golden toad, while simultaneously, the Spiritual Qi within the golden toad surged!
Elder Bing struggled to break free from the golden toad's mouth, but her cultivation level continued to decline! Nascent Soul plummeted from the Tribulation Transcendence Transcending stage to the Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop, while Nangong absorbed her cultivation, causing her cultivation to soar all the way up, approaching the Peak Tribulation Transcendence!
This... this is impossible!
Nangong had just been knocked unconscious and stomped on the ground. The spot she was stepping on was precisely where the demon's Dantian) was located. She was stepping on him there to subdue Nangong; how could he possibly get up and absorb her cultivation?
wrong!
If the golden toad in front of her is Nangong, then what is she stepping on?!
Elder Bing looked down and saw the soft texture under her feet; it turned out she was stepping on a ball of cotton!
When she looked up again, the golden toad in front of her had grown larger and larger, its enormous body blotting out the sky and casting a shadow over her head. The overwhelming pressure emanating from the Peak Tribulation Transcendence made her lips tremble, and she could barely speak.
In the blink of an eye, the situation reversed. Nangong seized her cultivation, and she didn't even know when the Golden Toad Demon had escaped!
"H-How could this be...?"
"Could it be... a smokescreen?"
"Hehe." A light laugh rang out again. Although they were separated by a mountain, they were all cultivators, and their words, imbued with Spiritual Qi, were clearly audible to the other.
Qiaoqiao's voice came again, " Elder Bing, don't you feel a little cold on your head?"
Almost simultaneously, Bing Yan felt a chill on the top of her head. Hearing what she said, she had a bad feeling. She reached out and touched her bald head, and froze.
Her hair!
Her meticulously maintained and especially cherished head of black hair was eaten by the golden toad!