The If Route (2)
Lightning bolts continued to strike the summit of Settled Frost Peak, the booming sounds attracting the attention of many within the Flowing Light Sword Sect.
This mountain, which had long been ignored, suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention on this day.
"Who is that? Such a huge commotion during a tribulation, could it be Golden Core Lightning Tribulation?" a disciple asked curiously.
The Spiritual Qi in the Twin Orchid Realm is not as abundant as in the other small worlds, making it even more difficult to cultivate to the Golden Core. That's why Su Fuyun attracted so much admiration and followers after becoming a Golden Core cultivator.
Therefore, upon hearing the words "Golden Core Lightning Tribulation," even more people gathered towards Settled Frost Peak.
However, this claim was quickly refuted. "That's not true at all. I saw it when Senior Sister Su underwent her Golden Core Lightning Tribulation last time, and there wasn't such a big commotion. It must have been her Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation!"
"Hiss~" Someone gasped sharply, "Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation? Does that mean our sect will have another elder? But I've never heard of any cultivator in our sect who's about to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. And..."
They looked towards Settled Frost Peak, a peak that had been sealed off for many years. They had never heard of anyone Settled Frost Peak there. How could a tribulation of lightning suddenly appear from above?
"Could it be that it's not a cultivator undergoing tribulation, but some extraordinary treasure about to be born?" someone tentatively asked.
This conjecture was accepted by most people, after all, it was a fact that Settled Frost Peak had been dormant for a hundred years.
But the elders who arrived quickly had a completely different idea. They stared intently at the dark clouds in the sky, their hearts filled with a mixture of worry and excitement.
What's worrying is that there's still a single cultivator on Settled Frost Peak, and this heavenly lightning might have been attracted by him. However, given their poor relationship with Settled Frost Peak over the years, even if he successfully transcends his tribulation, they probably won't be able to gain any advantage from Sang Ying.
What's exciting is that this tribulation is clearly of the power of Nascent Soul or higher! Although it's unknown how Sang Ying managed to dodge the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation and jump directly to the Nascent Soul stage, as long as she successfully completes her tribulation within the Flowing Light Sword Sect, it would be good to let the surrounding lower-level disciples enjoy the nourishment of spiritual rain.
The elders quickly made up their minds and spontaneously began to protect Sang Ying, even though Sang Ying didn't need it at all.
These weren't the only people who knew that Sang Ying was about to undergo her tribulation; even Gu Huaiwei, who didn't care much about outside affairs, was reminded of it by someone sent by the sect leader.
Although he severed his master-disciple relationship with Sang Ying long ago, he still couldn't help but care about her.
However, for the past hundred years, she seems to have been hiding on Settled Frost Peak and refusing to come out. Neither he nor the sect leader knows her current situation.
His eldest disciple Su Fuyun, was willing to go and see this junior sister, but Sang Ying was probably too stubborn and actually set up many formations within Settled Frost Peak.
This resolute resistance made everyone realize that she truly didn't want to see anyone.
Sensing Gu Huaiwei's unusual thoughts, Su Fuyun, who had been by his side these past few days, felt a dimming light in her eyes, but quickly regained her composure. "Master, are you worried about Junior Sister? If you are, I can use my Law Treasure to help her. Junior Sister is stubborn too; I even went to Settled Frost Peak a few days ago to see her. If she had told me about her upcoming tribulation then, I would definitely have left my Law Treasure to help her."
Before she could finish speaking, and before Gu Huaiwei could even open her mouth, the group of men who lived with her on Crimson Snow Peak immediately started shouting.
"Fuyun, you're just too soft-hearted. What's the point of helping someone with such a vicious heart? Every time you go to Settled Frost Peak, she refuses to see you. She's clearly about to undergo her tribulation, yet she can't face reality and refuses to ask for help, insisting on enduring it all by herself... I think it's no pity for someone like that to die."
"Bai Ji, don't say that!" Su Fuyun looked at the wild young man in front of her and carefully glanced at Gu Huaiwei's expression.
Not only the Beast God Bai Ji, but also Gong Cheng'an, who had followed Su Fuyun all the way back from the Immortal Spirit Realm Gong Cheng'an, chimed in, "Yes, since Fuyun, your junior sister hasn't asked for help, she probably doesn't need it at all. Why should we bother trying to curry favor with her?"
The others remained silent, but their cold expressions said it all.
At this moment, Su Fuyun looked at Gu Huaiwei again and saw that the slight wavering in the other's eyes had turned into determination.
"Forget it," Gu Huaiwei said. "It was her own choice. Since she severed her master-disciple relationship with me long ago, what does it matter to us whether she lives or dies?"
Su Fuyun subtly curled her lips, but her expression remained impassive.
The demonic pet, which had already taken human form, also clung to Su Fuyun's side, saying seemingly casually, "Speaking of which, Master's junior sister seems to have even better talent than Master. Master has already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage for a year, and she's only now undergoing the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation?"
"Tsk, it seems that even if some people have great talent, their good Spirit Root are wasted if they have a bad character."
"Yeah, I heard that Sang Ying has Mutated Ice Spirit Root, but she just hides on Settled Frost Peak every day. She's got absolutely no ambition."
As the group chattered amongst themselves, the young man named Bai Ji's expression changed immediately upon hearing the phrase "Mutated Ice Spirit Root."
He had heard Fuyun complain that her Spirit Root seemed to have some problems and needed to be repaired with a similar attribute. Perhaps this Ice Spirit Root Spirit Root come in handy? Anyway, it would be a waste for that Sang Ying to keep her Ice Spirit Root.
Bai Ji quickly made a decision and silently sentenced the woman in heaven who was risking her life to undergo tribulation to death.
No one else noticed Bai Ji's subtly changing expression, nor did they notice that the number of heavenly lightning bolts falling from the tribulation clouds not far away had already far exceeded the range of the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation.
This was the umpteenth time Sang Ying had been struck by lightning; in fact, she had become somewhat accustomed to the feeling.
The bolts of lightning struck her, tearing her skin and flesh, but having already experienced even more dangerous tribulations, Sang Ying now considered these to be nothing more than child's play. While guarding the area, she even had time to pay attention to what the people below were saying.
Hearing that these people thought she was undergoing Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation, Sang Ying almost laughed. To outsiders, she had been confined to Settled Frost Peak and had never ventured out all these years, but that was only how outsiders perceived her.
They probably know nothing about what Sang Ying did in secret.
With a slight sigh, Sang Ying faced her final bolt of heavenly lightning.
Thunderbolts struck, followed by a deluge of spiritual rain. Only after Sang Ying released her overwhelming aura did the jubilant crowd at the foot of Settled Frost Peak begin to feel fear.
The elders who had been watching her closely immediately changed their expressions, because they sensed that this pressure did not belong to Nascent Soul Cultivator at all; it clearly belonged to a Spirit Transformation cultivator!