Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 754 All for Justice
Judging from the hardware alone, there is actually no problem with Xie Ruoxi's tribulation.

The key to overcoming the tribulation lies in maintaining continuity. Coincidentally, while Xie Ruoxi lacks in other areas, her greatest advantage is her abundant True Essence.

Considering that Thunder Magic is a single-target spell, it might have been somewhat lacking in cost-effectiveness. However, with the development of Ye Jun's Split Shotgun Formation, this only problem was eliminated, and Xie Ruoxi now actually possessed the ability to transcend the tribulation.

In other words, the only thing that will truly affect the success or failure of her tribulation is her performance.

Even students with exceptional academic performance could experience a disastrous performance on the Gaokao. Furthermore, Xie Ruoxi's timidity had practically become a stereotype. There was no guarantee she wouldn't make some incredibly foolish mistake under the apocalypse, ultimately ruining her chances.

Yan Yu initially considered designing an extremely detailed strategy for Ruoxi, covering every possible scenario. Even if she faced a catastrophe, completely bewildered and unable to think for herself, she could still follow the plan in her memory.

But thinking about it, wasn't that what she had done to help Zhao Yuanzhen before? Then, she encountered a splitting thunderstorm, and forcing her to give orders led to communication problems, so she had to improvise.

Xie Ruoxi's true energy was abundant, but her personality was similar to that of the demon girl, both of them being naive and simple. Even if she was forced to memorize the entire plan, would she really not let it go when the time came?

Thinking of this, Yan Yu also understood.

No matter how fast a cheetah runs, it can never swim faster than a fish. The most suitable one is the best.

But I have just instructed her in detail what to do, and now I want to change my mind and let her do it freely. Isn't that going back on my word and slapping myself in the face?

I have to find an excuse to justify it.

"Wait until the thunder reaches 600 meters before firing." Xie Ruoxi was still mumbling to herself, trying to remember. "If one shot isn't enough, fire another..."

"It's really hard for you to memorize it like this." Yan Yu suddenly asked, "What if you forget it when you get nervous?"

"Huh?" Xie Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, clearly not having the confidence to say she would never forget. Suddenly, an idea struck her and she said, "Right! I don't have to memorize it. I can write it on the palm of my hand and just glance at it when I forget!"

Yan Yu:………………

"You are worthy of being the captain, and you are really smart!" Xie Ruoxi smiled and hugged his neck, kissed him on the mouth, then turned around to find a pen, but Yan Yu grabbed her hand and stopped her from leaving.

"Wait a moment," he warned. "Although we're going to wait until the lightning descends to 600 meters before striking, will you be able to accurately judge its height by then?"

Xie Ruoxi blinked, and suddenly woke up from a dream and said:

"Yes! How do we judge that?"

She looked at Yan Yu eagerly, her expression as if saying, "Tell me the answer quickly."

"That's pretty simple," Yan Yu said calmly. "If it's over 600 meters, the lightning net that's split apart by the thunder spell will spread too far, and it might miss the tribulation lightning, right?"

"Yes." Xie Ruoxi said.

"In other words, when you see the tribulation lightning coming down, you can take the initiative to cast a thunder spell." Yan Yu instructed, "If the lightning net misses the tribulation lightning, it means that the current position of the tribulation lightning is too high."

"Oh!" Xie Ruoxi's eyes lit up, "I understand! On the other hand, if there's no leakage, it means the position is just right or it's already low!"

"That way, you can continue to cast your thunder spells," Yan Yu said with a smile, "until a lightning bolt misses out while you're casting your lightning net. Then you can stop and wait, refining your medicinal power and recovering your true essence. Don't worry about the missed lightning bolts, you can cast them again later. The lower the altitude, the less likely you'll miss them next time."

Without a doubt, compared to the instruction of "wait until the thunder falls to 600 meters before taking action", which really tests the sense of distance and accurate grasp, "rest if the thunder misses, and continue fighting if it doesn't miss" is indeed easier for Xie Ruoxi to understand and remember.

To put it bluntly, with Xie Ruoxi's brain structure, even if she is learning to cook, she will not be able to remember if you teach her "how much salt to add according to the amount of water". It is better to let her "taste it herself and add salt if it is bland".

No longer having to remember the specific numbers, Xie Ruoxi was obviously relieved and said with a dry laugh:
"I remember it, but I'm still a little nervous thinking about the tribulation I'm about to undergo. What should I do?"

"You can take a few deep breaths." Yan Yu said.

Xie Ruoxi straightened his chest, took a deep breath, and then forcefully exhaled.

After a moment, she suddenly fell back and cried out:
"Dizzy! Dizzy!"

How could she have respiratory alkalosis... Yan Yu was also speechless. He quickly helped her to lift up her upper body, patted her chest, and helped her to breathe smoothly.

"Captain!" Xie Ruoxi said pitifully with tears in her eyes, "What should I do? I'm still so nervous!"

"It's inevitable to be nervous." Yan Yu comforted her, "I was the first one to go through the tribulation. No one knew how dangerous it was. I was very nervous at the time. But in the end, didn't you get through it so easily?"

"Captain, it wasn't easy for you to overcome the tribulation back then," Xie Ruoxi retorted. "We used up all our supplies and true essence. We were at the end of our rope and nearly died!"

Yan Yu would certainly not admit that he almost died at that time, lest she get more scared and nervous the more she thought about it, so she said stubbornly:

"With my style, how could I not have anticipated this situation? Everything is under my control, okay?"

"Oh." Xie Ruoxi completely trusted him. Upon hearing that, she pouted and sat in his arms, saying, "Then why didn't you tell me? I was watching the screen in the rear base at the time, and I was almost worried to death."

"Huh, why should I tell you this?" Yan Yu rubbed her hard, feeling that she had improved again. "But you, dared to doubt the captain's ability? Are you trying to turn against Tian Gang?"

Xie Ruoxi immediately retorted:
"How could I be upside down? I always lie flat on my back. It's not like Sister Zhao insisted on being on top."

Yan Yu was silent for a moment. Thinking it over, he felt that Xie Ruoxi's words probably had no other meaning. Lying flat meant that she didn't fight for anything within the team, and saying that Zhao Yuanzhen liked to be on top meant that she "was unwilling to be inferior to others" and "had to have the final say."

After all, this girl will undergo the tribulation in the afternoon, which will take four hours at most... No, less than four hours, a little more than three hours. How could she have time to think about other things? Hahahaha!

Seeing Yan Yu's thoughtful expression, Xie Ruoxi lowered his head for a while and asked softly:

"Can't you?"

"You really want it!" Yan Yu was shocked, "No, you're going to pass the tribulation soon!"

"What if I die during the tribulation?" Xie Ruoxi whispered. "I don't want my last thought before I die to be, 'Ah, if I had known I would have done this and that with the captain before the tribulation.'" "I don't want to face the test of life and death with regret."

Yan Yu:………………

Alas, although the most urgent task is to help Xie Ruoxi overcome the tribulation, but since she has said so, I can't just say "No, you are not worthy". Otherwise, she will leave with regrets, and her performance in the battle to overcome the tribulation will not be stable. Wouldn't that responsibility be on my shoulders?

Yan Yu didn't claim to be some hungry beast, and whenever he interacted with the girls, he always did so with a businesslike attitude. For example, when he went to the Northern Territory to help Anna, it was also to completely eliminate the various monsters roaming the Northern Territory, so as to prevent them from roaming into the Lu Kingdom and harming the people. Alas, it was all based on the interests of the country, without any personal selfishness.

Who would have thought that after working with Anna for so long, things would go sour without them noticing? Who could have imagined such a thing?
That's all! It's not like I need to cultivate dual cultivation and lose my True Yang. To help Ruoxi stabilize her Dao heart, understand her thoughts, and face the heavenly tribulation in the best condition, and to send another powerful Jindan Zhenren to the Lu Kingdom... I'm just giving a little bit of human effort, so what's there to be stingy about?

Thinking of this, Yan Yu couldn't help but feel ashamed for having hesitated just now. When it comes to matters concerning the country and the people, there can't be even a hint of hesitation!

On it!

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The entrance to the secret realm of Wudang Mountain was forcibly opened from the outside by instruments, so the spatial dimension nearby is distorted.

The monks' living quarters were arranged close to the entrance to the secret realm, so that reaching the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm would not trigger a sudden heavenly tribulation. If the time came for them to overcome the tribulation, they only needed to move away from the Wudang Mountain base and, at the same time, fully mobilize their true essence. After ten minutes or so, the tribulation clouds would gather.

Therefore, from a safety perspective, the base personnel will first arrange the tribulation site, then let the monks come and adapt as quickly as possible, and finally start the formal tribulation.

After the scene was arranged, Mei Yingxue asked around and found out that Xie Ruoxi had not left the base yet, so she went to ask Chen Lingyun, the deputy captain of the Zhenhai team.

Chen Lingyun had an expression of "I don't know" on her face. She replied to Teacher Mei that she would go find her and then left the command room.

She went straight to the door of Yan Yu's room without knocking, and went in through the wall. She saw Yan Yu holding Xie Ruoxi in his arms, cheering her up.

Seeing Chen Lingyun suddenly rush in, Xie Ruoxi screamed slightly and quickly buried her face in Yan Yu's arms, too embarrassed to see anyone.

Yan Yu was not at all embarrassed, but calmly asked Chen Lingyun:
"Why did you come in suddenly?"

"The tribulation scene has been set up, but the people haven't arrived yet." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Mei Yingxue asked me to come over to see what Ruoxi is doing. Well, then I'll go back and tell her that you're not well yet..."

"No! No!" Xie Ruoxi hurriedly stood up, "I'll go right away!"

Yan Yu held her down, not letting her leave, and said to Chen Lingyun:

"Wait a moment, is that okay?"

"How long do we have to wait?" Chen Lingyun pretended to be embarrassed. "Everyone is waiting for you. Isn't that a bad idea? How about letting her go and survive the tribulation, and I'll take over."

"You're crazy! I was just trying to encourage her so she can focus on overcoming the tribulation." Yan Yu scolded with a smile, "Do you think it's my fault? I'm just worried she'll overthink it..."

"Stop talking." Xie Ruoxi felt so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head in front of Chen Lingyun's playful smile. She wanted to curl up into a ball.

"Oh, I see." Chen Lingyun poked her chin with one hand, revealing an expression of enlightenment. "When your mind is clear, you won't feel nervous about the tribulation. It's indeed a good idea."

Xie Ruoxi's expression was extremely difficult, and she could only turn around and look at Yan Yu pleadingly, with a look that said, "Please let me go quickly, or I'll die of shame here."

Yan Yu was silent for a moment, and finally let out a long breath and said:
"Okay, then go ahead."

Xie Ruoxi quickly stood up and gave her seat to Chen Lingyun.

Chen Lingyun sat on his lap, imitating Xie Ruoxi's behavior just now, hugged his neck affectionately, and said with a smile:
"Would you like to give me some encouragement too?"

"What do you need encouragement for?" Yan Yu tried to push her away. "You're not going through a tribulation... and even if you were, with your mental state, you wouldn't need me to help you adjust."

Chen Lingyun did not answer immediately. She just watched Xie Ruoxi put on her coat and hurried out, and suddenly said:

"I've submitted my application. After the second batch of tribulations is over, I'll be at the top of the next batch."

The second group to undergo the tribulation were four Dharma cultivators: Xie Ruoxi, Zhou Hongyu, Su Yunjin, and Yang Linhui. This was because Dharma cultivators possessed sufficient zhenyuan, giving them the highest success rate in undergoing the tribulation. Similarly, the third group should be selected from the assistant officers, envoys, and sword immortals whose cultivation aptitude was second only to that of the Dharma cultivators.

Given Chen Lingyun's aptitude, according to the above order, she would have been ranked very far behind. After all, even from Chen Tianming's perspective, he certainly hoped that more cultivators would first achieve Dan, so that he could gather as much information as possible about the heavenly tribulation, and finally allow his daughter to overcome the tribulation in the most confident state.

Why are you so anxious to overcome the tribulation? After forming the elixir, the concentration of spiritual energy reaches its upper limit. There's no point in fighting for the first move.

Seeing the doubt and confusion in Yan Yu's eyes, Chen Lingyun smiled and said:
"Do you know why?"

"How should I know?" Yan Yu asked back, "But I don't need to guess, I know you must be planning something again."

"Hehe." Chen Lingyun laughed proudly, "That's right, but I won't tell you."

I don't want to know, okay? Yan Yu complained in his heart. Looking at Chen Lingyun's delicate face, sweet smile, and a kind of arrogant and provocative temperament of a little devil, he suddenly felt unhappy again.

"What the hell are you planning?" he asked in a low voice. "Just have fun on your own, don't make a big deal out of it."

"You want to know?" Chen Lingyun said in a sweet voice, "Hey, I want some encouragement too. Give it to me."

Yan Yu:………………

It's a familiar feeling again.

I'm asking this seriously! After all, this scumbag woman had a criminal record in her past life. She was lawless and fearless, constantly flirting with the red line. If left unchecked, she might suddenly cause a disaster—I'm not exaggerating!

Although I have no such thoughts at all, in order to find out the real purpose behind her and avoid any harm to Lu State in the future... I can't just turn a blind eye and let her do whatever she wants!
Thinking of this, Yan Yu could only put aside all distracting thoughts and began to concentrate on testing her attitude.

(End of this chapter)