Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

"Who told you to stop?"

Jiang Yining suddenly looked up, and her peach blossom eyes had turned into an eerie emerald green, a sign that the divine tree was unleashing its full power.

She was in so much pain that she wanted to kill someone, but she could also clearly feel that the bottleneck in her cultivation was loosening.

"Chu Jinglan, haven't you eaten?"

Jiang Yining shouted at the other side.

Chu Jinglan's face darkened.

Being questioned by your loved one about your "lack of strength" is a great humiliation for any man.

"Fine, you asked for this."

Chu Jinglan closed his folding fan, and a majestic academy phantom instantly appeared behind him.

That was his natal Dharma image—the Jixia Academy.

Confucius said: "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their resolve and strengthens their body."

As the sage uttered these words, the righteous energy between heaven and earth increased more than tenfold, transforming into a golden pillar of light that directly engulfed Jiang Yining.

"Ji Lingxiao, if you can't even bear this little bit of pain, you might as well go back and take care of the child."

While attacking, Chu Jinglan didn't forget to mock his love rival.

Ji Lingxiao's eyes turned cold, and his sword intent surged instantly, transforming into a sky full of flying flowers. Each petal was a sword aura powerful enough to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Shut up, you pedant."

boom--!!

Two completely different forces were clashing wildly within Jiang Yining's body.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, they would have exploded and died long ago.

However, Jiang Yining is the host of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree, and this extreme conflict has become the best nourishment for the divine tree.

Time passed little by little.

From midday to moonrise.

The screams from the back mountain never stopped, making the Golden Saber Sect disciples guarding the area tremble with fear.

"That's too brutal..."

Sect Leader Wang squatted in the corner, munching on dry rations while sighing, "Is this the world of the big shots? Do they have to push their cultivation partners to the brink of death?"

"Shh! What do you know!"

Butler Zhao, standing nearby, exclaimed with admiration, "This is called dual cultivation... oh no, triple cultivation... this is called special training in love!"

until late at night.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the back mountain.

The grass and trees, which had turned yellow due to the impact of various energies, began to grow wildly in that instant.

The spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles formed a giant funnel, frantically pouring into the figure on the obsidian platform.

"Click."

It sounded like something was breaking.

The golden core within Jiang Yining's body shattered.

But within the shattered golden core, a miniature, emerald-green seedling was slowly unfurling its leaves, emanating a heart-stirring pulse of life.

"It's done?" Ji Lingxiao sheathed his sword and stood there, his eyes filled with undisguised shock.

Just one day.

How can one directly shatter the Golden Core stage and become a Nascent Soul from the late Golden Core stage?

This cultivation speed is simply against the fundamental laws of the cultivation world!

Jiang Yining slowly opened her eyes.

In that instant, it seemed as if a forest was growing deep within her pupils.

She raised her hand, and her originally fair skin now faintly glowed. With a gentle squeeze, the air seemed to burst.

"This is... a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Jiang Yining stood up, feeling the surging power within her like a river, and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

Although my bones still ache like they're falling apart, the feeling of controlling this power is amazing.

"It's not over yet." Chu Jinglan looked up at the sky, his expression becoming extremely solemn. "Ningning, look up at the sky."

Jiang Yining looked up.

The once star-studded night sky was now obscured by thick, dark clouds. These were no ordinary clouds, but rather clouds of calamity.

Within the dark, heavy clouds, purple lightning roared and writhed like a giant dragon, emanating a pressure even more terrifying than when Ji Lingxiao broke through to the Mahayana stage.

"Something's not right."

Ji Lingxiao gripped his sword tightly: "This is the Nine-Nine Tribulation? You've only just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, how could you attract this level of lightning tribulation?"

An ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator would only face the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. This world-destroying level of spectacle is clearly aimed at annihilating anomalies!

"Boom—!!"

Before the first bolt of lightning even struck, its terrifying power had already caused all the defensive formations in the desolate abyss to light up in red.

"All disciples below the Foundation Establishment stage, retreat into the formation!"

Situ Kong rushed out of the storeroom carrying an abacus, shouting as he ran, "Quick, quick! Charge the magic array! Otherwise, if the lightning strikes off course, the repair costs will be astronomical!"

Inside Baiyu Academy, the monsters who were having evening self-study were so frightened that they revealed their true forms, burying their heads under their desks and trembling.

The back mountain.

Ji Lingxiao and Chu Jinglan stood guard on either side of Jiang Yining, their expressions extremely solemn.

"This tribulation lightning has locked onto your soul. If we forcibly intervene to block it for you, it will only double the power of the tribulation lightning."

Chu Jinglan spoke very quickly: "Ningning, how confident are you?"

"Twenty percent," Jiang Yining said truthfully.

Although she has a lightning spirit root, she has more wood element from the divine tree, and is most afraid of this kind of extremely strong and yang heavenly lightning fire.

Moreover, the energy within these thunderclouds is clearly excessive.

"but……"

Jiang Yining looked up at the purple thunder dragon, as thick as a water bucket, that had already peeked out from the clouds, and licked her lips: "If we can't escape, then we'll fight."

"Snap—!"

The world suddenly brightened.

The first lightning bolt struck without warning.

It wasn't a beam of light, but a purple spear that pierced through heaven and earth, carrying the will to destroy everything, pointing directly at Jiang Yining.

Ji Lingxiao instinctively reached for his sword, but Jiang Yining stopped him, saying, "I can!"

She formed a hand seal, and countless vines burst forth from the ground beneath her feet, instantly weaving into a giant green shield above her head.

boom!!

The round shield only lasted for a second before turning to ashes.

The thunder's momentum had not diminished, and it struck Jiang Yining fiercely.

"puff!"

Jiang Yining suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and was slammed half a meter into the ground.

His hair was instantly charred black, and his specially made training clothes were now tattered.

pain.

Every cell in my body was screaming in agony.

But amidst this excruciating pain, the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree within his body went berserk, frantically devouring the lightning power that had entered his body.

"Again!"

Jiang Yining climbed out of the pit, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and raised her middle finger to the sky.

Seemingly enraged by the provocation of this ant, the clouds churned even more violently.

This time, it wasn't a single dish.

There were nine in total!

Nine thunder dragons intertwined, forming a massive electric net that blocked all of Jiang Yining's escape routes.

"That's outrageous!"

As the master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Situ Kong was usually most adept at seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune. At this moment, feeling the heavenly might that seemed to crush all living beings, he felt his scalp tingle and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.

"This isn't even a Nascent Soul Tribulation! Even a Nascent Soul cultivator being struck by lightning wouldn't look like this! Is Heaven trying to kill us?"

"No! Why can't Heaven tolerate my wife?!"

He recalled the terrifying backlash he had suffered when he peered into Jiang Yining's birth chart; it was a feeling of dread as if he had touched a taboo.

At this moment, looking at the lightning that seemed to be about to destroy everything, Situ Kong gritted his teeth, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes.

"I'll risk it all! What's the point of this life if my wife is gone! I want to see what this damned heaven is afraid of!"

Situ Kong pointed a finger at his brow, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood containing his original cultivation. His hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals, his ten fingers flashing in afterimages, even creating sonic booms due to the speed.

"The secrets of heaven are reversed, cause and effect—revealed!"