Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 169 An Irregular Tribulation

Little Green Hair hesitated for a moment. He knew that a lightning tribulation could easily lead to death and destruction, and the textbook had never mentioned that a lightning tribulation could temper the body. He panicked for a moment, but in the end, his trust in Teacher Chu prevailed. He gritted his teeth and immediately withdrew half of his spiritual power, letting the lightning strike him.

Boom~!

Sure enough, the next moment a piercing pain struck, spreading through his limbs and bones. In an instant, Little Green felt as if his whole body had been torn apart, with every inch of his muscles screaming in pain.

Perhaps because he had gotten used to being beaten these past few days, he gritted his teeth and persevered. But he soon discovered that after recovering, his meridians seemed to have widened a little bit. He was immediately delighted. It was true; this lightning tribulation was much more effective than usual, though of course, it was also much more painful.

Next, Little Green Hair followed the same method, blocking only half the power of ten consecutive heavenly lightning bolts. Then he used the lightning to forcibly temper his body until he felt that his meridians had reached their limit and could no longer withstand any more lightning power. Only then did he mobilize all his spiritual power to block the remaining tribulation lightning.

Qiu Ci had been watching from the side the whole time. Apart from reminding the other party to temper their body with heavenly lightning, she did not interfere again. This tribulation was indeed rushed, but with the little green hair's strength, there should be no problem. You know, back then, socially anxious Jing underwent two tribulations at the same time, the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul stage. Half of socially anxious Jing wouldn't be much worse off.

Sure enough, the little green-haired boy passed the tribulation of lightning with ease.

In less than half an hour, the thunder stopped and the clouds dispersed, and a large amount of spiritual energy gathered towards Little Green Hair, beginning to repair his body and meridians damaged by the heavenly lightning.

Little Green Hair opened his eyes, his face beaming with undisguised elation. Ignoring his charred body, he put his hands on his hips and burst into wild laughter, “Hahahaha… I’ve achieved Core Formation! Mom, I’ve made something of myself! I achieved Core Formation in less than a month! Feng Shanming, you grandson, this time I’ll definitely make you kneel down and call me daddy! Hehehehe…”

Qiu Ci: "..." What kind of villainous statement is this?

"Teacher Chu..." Little Green Hair waved excitedly at him, "Quick, quick, let's go!"

"Where to?" I hope he's not dragging her to get revenge.

"Of course it's the Repair and Maintenance Bureau."

"Huh? What for?! Aren't we going to fight?"
"We'll have to pay the fine!" Little Green Hair replied seriously. "We didn't report our Core Formation beforehand, and we didn't undergo the tribulation in the designated place, so we'll definitely have to pay a fine. But don't worry, teacher, it's on me." He patted his chest forcefully as he spoke.

Autumn Farewell: "..."

You're quite loyal!

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Qiu Ci was genuinely unaware that there was a specific procedure for undergoing the tribulation of lightning on the Divine Radiance Continent. However, upon reflection, she realized that in the past, when undergoing the tribulation of lightning at Twin Star Academy, it was generally necessary to go to the tribulation platform, and there were also special teachers or pavilion masters protecting the practitioners.

It's normal for a city as large as Yizhong to have a designated location, given the immense power of the lightning tribulation. It's a minor matter if something is accidentally damaged, but it would be a major problem if several people were caught in the crossfire. Not only those caught in the crossfire, but even those undergoing the tribulation would be implicated.

The reason why Little Green Hair didn't encounter any accidents was firstly because this was a villa area with a large area and few people, and secondly because Qiu Ci was watching over him, so naturally nothing unexpected happened.

But rules are rules, and the two still obediently went to the Cultivation Management Bureau to pay their punishment. Little Green Hair was a Core Formation cultivator, and considering that it was his first time undergoing a tribulation of lightning and he had no experience, the Cultivation Management Bureau only fined him two thousand spirit coins as a warning.

But why should she, a temporary tutor, be fined 50,000?

(D)
"That person is undergoing their first tribulation, and you are?" a maintenance bureau staff member lectured her righteously. "..." It was also her first time helping someone undergo a tribulation and getting fined for it.

"As a tutor, you have a supervisory responsibility. How could you let the students act recklessly? This time, the parents said they wouldn't pursue the matter, otherwise they could have sued you for dereliction of duty. You'll be staying at the Construction and Maintenance Bureau for three days to reflect on your actions!"

"..." No, a fine is one thing, but why is there detention?
"Uncle Xiucha, my teacher isn't..." Little Green Hair tried to explain.

"Alright, Wei!" The staff member interrupted him, saying seriously, "Your decision to undergo the tribulation at home violated school regulations, and we will notify your homeroom teacher. We also just notified your parents, and they will be here to pick you up soon. You two should wait here quietly for a while."

Little Green Hair: "..."

Chu Qiuci: "..."

Damn it, she can't stand this lousy job for even a day!
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Ultimately, Qiu Ci was released on bail by Wei Ming. After it was proven that she was a cultivator who had just arrived from the mainland and was unaware of the local laws and regulations, the Cultivation Management Bureau waived her three-day detention penalty, but she still had to pay a fine.

Little Green Hair was quite loyal; he offered to treat her to a meal and actually paid the punishment for her. When Wei's parents learned that their son had achieved Core Formation, they were overjoyed and completely disregarded the fact that they hadn't reported it to the Repair Management Bureau.

In particular, Wei's father immediately sent out red envelopes at the Repair Bureau, looking so happy that he wished he could pay ten times the fine on the spot.

This was Qiu Ci's first time meeting Wei's father. The two looked remarkably alike; the chubby green-haired boy was practically a carbon copy of him, except that Wei's father was even rounder and had a smile like a Maitreya Buddha. Surprisingly, he was just an ordinary person with no cultivation or spiritual roots.

For an ordinary person like him to accumulate such a large fortune on the Divine Radiance Continent, in a sense, the other party can be considered a strong person.

"You must be Teacher Chu." Wei's father handed her the largest red envelope. "I've heard Wei Ming mention you many times before. You truly deserve to be called a master of swordsmanship. My son was able to form his core in less than a month thanks to your guidance. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse, Master."

"Mr. Wei, you're too kind." Okay, the 50,000 is back, damn the Repair Bureau!

"Of course, of course." Mr. Wei smiled, his eyes narrowing into slits. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Although we agreed on a month of tutoring, my son Yanxin is about to participate in the league. It would be more beneficial for him to have someone guide him. I wonder if Teacher Chu could accompany him throughout the entire process? Of course, we can pay double for any time he spends outside of that."

“Okay.” Qiu Ci nodded directly. Her purpose in coming to teach Little Green Hair was to sneak into the league. Even if Wei’s father hadn’t brought it up, she would have gone anyway.

"That's wonderful! Teacher Chu truly lives up to his reputation as a master of swordsmanship." Wei's father was even more delighted, his eyes shining.

At first, when Wei Ming said he wanted to find a teacher from out of town, he didn't care much. After all, the other party was only at the Nascent Soul stage, and with the Wei family's connections, finding a Deity Transformation cultivator would have been easy. He only agreed to give it a try after hearing that the other party specialized in swordsmanship; in reality, he didn't take it too seriously.

But who knew the other party would give him such a big surprise? His slow-witted son actually formed his core in less than a month. You have to understand, it took his son a whole year to go from the early to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Wei's father naturally realized that this Teacher Chu was extraordinary, at least in terms of swordsmanship. He even had the idea of ​​making her his son's long-term teacher. She had already reached the Golden Core stage, so how far away could the Nascent Soul stage be? She had to stay. A teacher like her had to be kept.

However, he also understood the principle of proceeding step by step, so he did not bring it up directly, but instead brought up the league first.

As expected, the other party did not refuse.