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Chapter 340 Can this happen?
In the world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality", whether a cultivator needs to undergo a tribulation of lightning to advance their cultivation level is closely related to the concentration of spiritual energy in this world.

The spiritual energy in the upper realm is abundant, and human cultivators who have just entered the Nascent Soul stage need to undergo a minor heavenly tribulation every three hundred years.

The spiritual energy in the lower realm is scarce, and human cultivators don't even need to undergo any tribulations to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, let alone the Core Formation stage.

The thunderclouds on this nameless island may seem astonishing, but they are actually just an anomaly caused when a cultivator advances to the Core Formation stage, and will not bring down any real heavenly lightning.

Of course, thunderclouds are just one of the unusual phenomena that occur when one forms a core.

After the dark clouds gathered, the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles suddenly surged.

The spiritual energy surged and converged like a dragon, rushing in from all directions.

In an instant, a huge vortex of spiritual energy spanning several miles was torn apart on that nameless island.

The violent spiritual energy surged in all directions, causing the flying boat beneath the three women to rock violently, almost capsizing.

The beautiful woman piloting the flying boat was terrified and hurriedly performed a magic spell to stabilize the boat.

The sudden tremor startled the two young girls on the boat, causing them to turn pale and embrace each other. Their faces were ashen, and their red lips trembled as they gazed at the beautiful woman in front of them.

"Master...Master Uncle, what's going on?"

"Don't panic, it's just a disturbance of spiritual energy."

While stabilizing the flying boat, the beautiful woman explained casually, "The spiritual energy on this island is too scarce to provide sufficient energy for Core Formation, so we must absorb the spiritual energy of this world to replenish it!"

That's it!

The two girls looked enlightened, and their hearts calmed down a little.

They initially thought the flying boat had trespassed and offended this senior, but it turned out to be a phenomenon of Core Formation caused by a lack of spiritual energy...

That being said, the area spanning dozens of miles is indeed an exaggeration!

The beautiful woman stared at the vortex of spiritual energy above her head, her beautiful eyes revealing an unconcealable shock.

'To cause such a phenomenon upon first entering the Core Formation stage—this senior is definitely no ordinary cultivator!'

Thinking of this, the beautiful woman couldn't help but turn her head and look back at the three Foundation Establishment cultivators behind her. She found that they were indeed all stuck outside the vortex, their faces changing from pale to flushed, as if they were hesitating whether to continue the chase.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman gritted her teeth, suddenly made a hand seal, and piloted the flying boat, transforming into a stream of light as it descended towards the nameless island below.

"You damned woman, are you out of your mind?!"

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators' expressions changed drastically, and they couldn't help but grit their teeth and curse.

As everyone knows, when a cultivator is advancing in rank, it is most taboo for outsiders to disturb them.

If the cultivator is kind-hearted and can still advance smoothly despite interference from outsiders, then it's fine. But if the advancement fails due to external forces, the two sides will likely fight to the death!

That is why these three Foundation Establishment cultivators dared not step into the spiritual energy vortex.

He was afraid that he might accidentally offend this senior who was about to advance to the Core Formation stage.

After all, judging from the extraordinary phenomenon of Core Formation that affected an area of ​​dozens of miles, one could tell that this person was highly skilled.

Even if they fail to advance, their opponent is still a powerful peak Pseudo-Core Realm cultivator. Dealing with the three early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators should be a piece of cake!

In contrast, the three women, whose situation was already critical, had fewer concerns.

Rather than escaping the vortex of spiritual energy and continuing to be hunted down, it's better to gamble your life on this senior!
With this in mind, the beautiful woman steeled herself and continued to steer the flying boat toward the nameless island. At the same time, she took out a pill and swallowed it to ensure that she would not affect the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth as much as possible.

Just as the airship was about to approach, a terrifying consciousness, indescribable in words, suddenly emanated from the nameless island.

In an instant, the air distorted, space tore apart, and even the thunderclouds that danced like silver snakes overhead and the spiritual energy vortex that spanned several miles bowed down before this consciousness, suddenly stopping for a moment.

"roll!"

The next instant, a voice as cold as ice exploded in everyone's ears, echoing like thunder.

The beautiful woman's face instantly drained of color. She hurriedly activated her magic and desperately tried to control the flying boat, barely managing to bring it to a stop just outside the edge of the nameless island.

Behind her, in the sky, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators were terrified, their livers and gallbladders nearly bursting apart, their souls almost flying away.

The reason is simple: they had all felt the pressure of other Core Formation cultivators' divine senses, but even the mid-Core Formation stage Master of Kui Xing Island, Mu, could not compare to the terrifying divine sense before them!

There is no doubt that the other party also had an elder protecting them.

Moreover, judging from the overwhelming power of this divine sense, it is very likely that it belongs to a Nascent Soul stage old monster!
Thinking of this, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators no longer cared about the three women on the flying boat. Immediately, their spiritual light flashed wildly, and without looking back, they transformed into three streaks of panicked light, shooting desperately into the distance!

At the same time, the beautiful woman on the airship also seemed to have noticed the problem.

Her mature and beautiful face turned deathly pale, and her graceful body began to tremble with fear.

"Not yet? Huh?"

The cold voice rang in the three women's ears again.

But this time, before the word "get lost" could be uttered, the voice changed its tone, as if it had discovered something, and let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

The beautiful woman was slightly taken aback, and then heard the other party ask indifferently: "Who are you? Why don't you quickly state your names?"

The tone of this sentence was noticeably gentler than before.

The beautiful woman was unsure why the other party's attitude had changed so drastically, but she dared not be negligent and quickly replied respectfully, "Reporting to senior, I am Jiang Wan, from the Luohong Sect of Golden Hairpin Island. The two people behind me are from the same sect as me; they are disciples of my junior sister..."

The other person continued, "What are their names?"

The beautiful woman paused slightly, then whispered, "Yuan Yao, Yanli."

It really was them...

How could I encounter this?
That consciousness, or rather Lin Yu, looked at the two girls on the flying boat with a hint of surprise.

According to the original plot, long before they were stranded on Kui Xing Island, Yuan Yao and Yan Li were already junior and senior sisters, seemingly from the same sect a long time ago.

However, this sect is not specifically described in the original work.

Lin Yu was also unaware of their story before they ended up in Kuixing City.

Thinking of this, he became interested and immediately asked them why they were being chased.

The beautiful woman's heart stirred. Although she didn't know why this senior would be interested in their experiences, it was still a good thing for them.

Without hesitation, she immediately bowed and began to speak respectfully.

It turns out that the Falling Rainbow Sect is a small sect located on a small island on the edge of Kui Xing Island. The sect only has two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the strongest of them, the sect leader, is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

As for the other one, it is the female cultivator in front of us who calls herself Jiang Wan.

Such a weak sect is naturally not worth mentioning on Kui Xing Island, which is located on the edge of the Inner Star Sea.

Fortunately, all the members of their sect are female cultivators, and the sect possesses a secret dual cultivation technique. By marrying high-level cultivators, they can live a comfortable and fulfilling life.

Until recently, another small sect, Xuan Guang Sect, also located on Jin Chai Island, suddenly experienced a surge in strength, as if it had encountered some extraordinary opportunity.

Not only did the strongest elder advance to the late Foundation Establishment stage, but two other disciples of the sect also advanced to Foundation Establishment, making the sect a powerful force with five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As their power grew, their previous territory began to feel cramped.

Naturally, they decided to expel the Falling Rainbow Sect and take over Golden Hairpin Island for themselves.

The Grand Elder, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, first challenged the position of Island Lord in a legal manner and successfully seized it. Then, he used the power of the Island Lord to expel the Falling Rainbow Sect from Golden Hairpin Island.

But simply expelling them is not enough, because the Falling Rainbow Sect has connections with many high-level cultivators.

Although such relationships are mostly superficial and limited to physical intimacy, if they were willing to set aside their pride, they might still be able to find strong reinforcements to return to Golden Hairpin Island for revenge.

Therefore, when the Luo Hong Sect withdrew from Jin Chai Island, the Xuan Guang Sect secretly sent people to ambush their group and disguised the battle as an attack by demonic beasts.

In their minds, as long as the disciples of the Falling Rainbow Sect died, their friendship with high-level cultivators would surely be severed.

But to their surprise, Jiang Wan, another Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Falling Rainbow Sect who had never shown herself before, was not afraid of the power of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators, but had been traveling on the edge of the outer star sea with her two junior disciples.

That's why the three of them were fortunate enough to escape the upheaval in the sect.

The Xuan Guang Sect obtained this information from the captured disciples and immediately sent people to hunt them down.

Jiang Wan only learned that the sect had been destroyed after she captured one of the Qi Refining stage disciples.

She was filled with grief and indignation, but there was nothing she could do. She could only flee with Yuan Yao and Yan Li until a few days ago when three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Xuan Guang Sect found their trail, which led to the scene that Lin Yu had just witnessed.

Hearing this, Lin Yu suddenly understood why Yuan Yao and Yan Li, despite their decent aptitudes, still wanted to find a reliable high-level cultivator for dual cultivation in the original story.

It turns out that the sect they originally came from made its living from this!

Moreover, with the protection of a high-level cultivator, one can obviously gain the power for revenge much faster than by cultivating on one's own.

If Lin Yu hadn't kept them, they would probably have encountered the demon-hunting ship from Kui Xing Island soon.

Jiang Wan would leave Yuan Yao and Yan Li on the boat, letting them make a living in Kui Xing City, while she would lure away the pursuers. In the end, she would most likely meet a tragic end as well...

Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh softly, then said calmly:

"You have trespassed on this island. According to my past nature, you should have been annihilated long ago, your bodies and souls scattered."

"But considering your humble origins and pitiful state... I'll show you leniency today, and we'll discuss your fate once I've completed my Golden Core!"

The beautiful woman felt as if she had been granted a pardon, and a huge weight was lifted from her heart.

She was almost exhausted. In a panic, she grabbed two still-dazed girls and made them prostrate themselves deeply on the flying boat. Her voice trembled with the ups and downs of great sorrow and joy.

"Thank you, senior, for not killing me!"

　The backstory and plot are purely fictional; any errors are purely coincidental and should be considered parallel universes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)