Infant Transformation
With a momentary lapse of despondency, Xu Yi quickly regained her spirits.
She had spent two hundred years trapped in the secret realm, and she refused to fall here.
She grasped her few precious treasures, swallowing all the pills from her storage pouch without considering their efficacy.
Having done all this, a deep purple thunderbolt, akin to a shooting star, descended upon Xu Yi.
Her scalp tingled as she could only grit her teeth and raise her treasures to block with all her might.
Boom!
Xu Yi’s figure was completely engulfed in the dazzling thunderous light.
…
Disciples of the Xuanji Sect heard the resounding thunder, and they turned their heads in astonishment, realizing that the thunder was not coming from within the sect.
They whispered in surprise.
“Is it one of our Xuanji Sect disciples undergoing tribulation outside the Thunder Array?”
“It shouldn’t be, otherwise why would they choose to undergo tribulation outside the sect?”
“If it’s not one of our Xuanji Sect disciples, then how did they end up undergoing tribulation here?”
“Nowadays, it’s rare to find someone undergoing tribulation without the Thunder Array. Could it be one of those legendary ascetics?”
“…”
The Xuanji Sect disciples expressed sincere admiration for the cultivator who dared to undergo tribulation without setting up the Thunder Array or any protection.
A thousand years ago, Fairy Jinghong had developed the Thunder Array to assist cultivators in their tribulations.
Even the poorest wandering cultivators would grit their teeth and purchase a Thunder Array disc inscribed with the Thunder Array when undergoing tribulation.
Now, cultivators who underwent tribulation without the Thunder Array were extremely rare.
Encountering one naturally piqued their interest, they put aside their own tasks and find a place with a broad view to observe from afar.
…
Ji Buwang stood in the void, gazing at the area filled with rolling thunderclouds.
Due to the violent thunderous power and the chaotic spatial laws, he couldn’t see the face of the person undergoing tribulation.
However, he was certain that the person was from the Xuanji Sect, as the aura of the Xuanji Sect’s cultivation technique on the person was extremely pure, at least that of a direct disciple of one of the elders.
At this moment, he also shared the same doubts as the other disciples.
Why was this disciple not undergoing tribulation within the Xuanji Sect, where the protective array could absorb half of the thunderous power?
Now that the tribulation had already begun, he couldn’t forcefully intervene and could only restrain his mind, patiently waiting.
In the deep pit created by the thunderbolt, Xu Yi lay at the bottom, her body charred black. Smoke wafted from her hair, her Daoist robe in tatters, and her treasures shattered by the tribulation.
“Phew.”
Xu Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, barely opening her eyelids.
She looked at the increasingly heavy thunderclouds in the sky and, in a fit of resignation, closed her eyes.
She was tired, and she didn’t care anymore.
But as soon as she closed her eyes, she remembered the two hundred years she had spent trapped in the secret realm, the days when she had no way to survive.
She abruptly sat up, disregarding the gush of blood from her throat, stubbornly gazing at the thunderclouds, and said with difficulty, “Two hundred years, I endured… I refuse to believe that I… I will die here.”
In response to her words, a merciless thunderbolt descended.
This thunderbolt carried an unparalleled might, nearly shattering Xu Yi’s Golden Pill. She curled up in pain, but her hand tightly grasped a charred clump of soil, refusing to let go.
There was one final strike…
As long as she endured this strike, she would survive.
The hope of survival injected a glimmer of light into her dim eyes.
The Golden Pill within her body circulated at an even faster speed, and strands of subtle spiritual energy flowed into her injured body, repairing it.
The thunderclouds in the sky churned even more violently, and the deep purple thunderous power had already transformed into ink-black, indicating the extraordinary power of the final tribulation.
However, Xu Yi was no longer aware of these changes.
She only had one thought in her mind: to survive, she must survive
Ji Buwang noticed that the aura beneath the thunderclouds was growing weaker, and his brows furrowed.
As the Sect Master of the Xuanji Sect, he couldn’t allow any disciples to perish before him.
As the impending thunderstorm, which had been brewing for a long time, was about to descend, Ji Buwang flicked his finger, and a tiny spark of light shot through the air, swiftly disappearing into Xu Yi’s body.
Xu Yi suddenly felt a warm sensation, and her hazy consciousness regained clarity.
Without much thought about the changes occurring in her body, she quickly guided the mysterious surge of spiritual energy into her golden pill.
Seizing this opportunity, she aimed to break through the pill and achieve infant transformation!
While Xu Yi was engrossed in her infant transformation, Ji Buwang’s expression turned solemn as he gazed towards the direction of the thunderclouds.
His silver-trimmed sect leader robe fluttered in the air.
He had intervened without permission in someone else’s tribulation, and now the thunderclouds had set their sights on him.
Sure enough, in the next moment, a thunderbolt as thick as a towering pillar crashed towards Ji Buwang.
With hands forming intricate seals, he conjured a brilliant dot of light between his fingers.
He swiftly retreated while extending a finger, pointing it towards the thunderbolt.
In the blink of an eye, two attacks of different powers fiercely collided, unleashing surging waves of energy in all directions.
Ji Buwang was fast, but the thin thread of thunderous force concealed within the void was even faster.
He felt a tingling sensation at his fingertips, and his face changed in the next moment, his eyes tinged with a faint purple hue.
Sensing the rampant thunderous energy raging within his body, Ji Buwang glanced once more in the direction of the thunderclouds before swiftly flying back to the Xuanji Sect.
To prevent his cultivation from regressing, he had to expel the thunderous energy within him as quickly as possible.
Before entering seclusion, he sent a message to Elder Qingfeng, instructing him to bring back the disciples who were undergoing tribulation outside and temporarily oversee the sect’s affairs.
After arranging these matters, Ji Buwang activated the barrier of the Zhongzheng Hall and disappeared within it.
Upon receiving the message, Elder Qingfeng, who had recently descended the mountain, changed his course and headed towards the thunderclouds.
It was reasonable to help others as you have taken advantage of him.
The tasks assigned by the sect master must be handled properly, ensuring the confidence to seek assistance in the future, or rather, to seek solace.
When Elder Qingfeng arrived at the location of the tribulation, the thunderclouds had already dissipated, leaving behind a massive crater with a disciple whose appearance was unrecognizable lying within.
Approaching for a closer look, he discovered that the disciple had successfully finished the infant transformation, and her injuries were not severe.
With a wave of his sleeve, he brought the person back.
Upon reaching the Xuanji Sect, he promptly handed the person over to the medical hall and left without looking back.
Upon seeing the pitiful state of the person, the medical hall staff deduced that they must be the formidable individual who caused a commotion during their tribulation outside the sect.
They quickly gathered around to examine the injuries and, like Elder Qingfeng, concluded that there was no major harm.
Only then did they feel at ease, arranging her to rest in a secluded chamber.
Xu Yi felt as if she had just awakened from a long, long dream, where she was relentlessly pursued and struck by a fierce thundercloud, unable to escape no matter where she fled.
When she woke from her dream, her eyes still carried a strong sense of grievance.
However, it didn’t take long for her astonishment to replace the grievance.
She looked around the peculiar room, momentarily unable to discern whether she was still within the realm of dreams.