He began his journey to becoming a true immortal by causing others to fail their tribulations.

After enduring the overwhelming mix of emotions and desires, Xun Yan's eyes turned bloodshot.

But if you look closely, you can see lightning flashing in his pupils.

Thunder's mind is clear and bright.

It can not only greatly increase Xun Yan's resistance to illusions and illusions.

He could also use the energy attacks of the seven emotions and six desires, which directly affect the soul, to temper his own soul.

This is also the reason why he dared to act as a human shield for Mu Qingrou.

But Mu Qingrou was unaware of this.

"Senior Brother Xun Yan!"

Mu Qingrou called out anxiously, but Xun Yan was busy "digesting" his emotions and desires and could not answer immediately.

This immediately made Mu Qingrou anxious.

"You deserve to die!"

Her eyes were a little red as she looked at the man in black robes, and then she produced a talisman.

The talisman spontaneously combusted without fire the moment it appeared and disappeared from Mu Qingrou's hands.

When the talisman reappeared, it was already affixed to the black-robed man's body.

The man in black robes was slightly taken aback. He couldn't understand how the talisman had appeared.

Before he could react, a bolt of blue lightning struck down from the sky.

boom--

When the lightning struck, it created a crater several meters wide, and it also kicked up a lot of dust.

Xun Yan knew something was wrong when he saw this, and sure enough, a plume of black smoke flew out of the dust at an extremely fast speed.

However, the black smoke did not rush towards them, but instead fled in another direction.

"As expected, as long as there is dust to cover them, those who are hit will not die, but judging from the speed at which the other party escaped, he should also be injured."

While pondering, Xun Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and opened the system's map.

He then saw a point of light rapidly moving away from him.

Although the light spot rushed out of the map area when the light spot was clicked.

But Xun Yan felt there was a 99% chance that this guy was Han Xi.

Just then, the black-robed man's voice rang out again:

"Hehehe... I underestimated you. But your little lover has withstood so much passion and desire. I wonder if you can satisfy him..."

Mu Qingrou originally wanted to give chase, but her face suddenly turned pale.

She was also worried about Xun Yan's condition, and ultimately had to give up.

She went to Xun Yan's side and helped him up, then asked, "Senior Brother Xun Yan, are you alright?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine." The bright red in Xun Yan's eyes was slowly fading.

In a short time, all those emotions and desires were completely refined by Lei Xin Tongming.

Xun Yan clearly felt that the strength of his soul had increased significantly.

He originally intended to pretend to fall for the trap, lure the man in black over, and then use a trick on him.

I never expected Mu Qingrou to have such a powerful trump card.

That lightning bolt just now was no less powerful than a strike from the early Foundation Establishment stage.

If the man in the black robe hadn't also had a trump card, he would have escaped quite quickly.

Even if he was at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi Refining, this bolt of heavenly lightning, even if it couldn't kill him, could cripple him.

Hearing that Xun Yan was alright, Mu Qingrou breathed a sigh of relief, but a hint of disappointment still flashed in her eyes.

"Junior Sister Mu, you look a little pale. Are you alright?" Xun Yan asked.

Upon hearing Xun Yan's question, Mu Qingrou quickly banished all her chaotic thoughts and replied:

"Senior Brother Xun Yan, I'm fine. I used up a lot of spiritual energy using the lightning-summoning talisman earlier, but I'll recover quickly."

"That's good."

After saying this, Xun Yan flipped his wrist, took out a small porcelain bottle from his storage bag, and handed it over.

"Take a Qi-Nourishing Pill to recover, I'll go destroy the array's core, and then we'll immediately return to the sect and have someone come and destroy the array here."

Looking at the Qi-Nourishing Pill in her hand, Mu Qingrou quickly said, "Senior Brother Xun Yan, I'll just need to meditate for a while, there's no need to waste it."

"Eat quickly. We can't guarantee that the man in black won't come back. The sooner you recover, the safer we will be."

Hearing the undeniable tone in Xun Yan's voice, and recalling his previous selfless protection of her, Mu Qingrou couldn't help but ask:

"Senior Brother Xun Yan, why are you so kind to me?"

Of course it's because I want to farm system rewards on you! Is it because of love?

The Hehuan Sect believes in love even less than those who cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness.

After internally complaining, Xun Yan smiled and said:

"Since you call me senior brother, it's only natural that I'll protect you. Alright, don't overthink it, just focus on recovering!"

After saying this, Xun Yan went to destroy the Desire Stone. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would lose his composure and give himself away.

Watching Xun Yan's retreating figure, Mu Qingrou murmured to herself, "Just because he's my senior brother? What if I changed my address to something else..."

Thinking of this, Mu Qingrou couldn't help but recall the scene in the illusion before, and a touch of color appeared on her pale face.

She quickly took the Qi-Nourishing Pill, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate her breathing and restore her spiritual power.

Taking out another copper coin, Xun Yan encountered no obstacles this time and successfully shattered the Desire Stone at the bottom of the well.

It's probably because this Desire Stone was just installed, so it doesn't contain much of the seven emotions and six desires.

Xun Yan only glanced at it a couple more times, and all his emotions and desires completely dissipated, becoming the omnipresent spiritual energy in the world.

"It's basically done. Go back and report on the situation here. Even without destroying the formation, we can still get points."

When Xun Yan turned around, his pupils widened slightly.

He saw the spiritual energy flowing around Mu Qingrou, and it seemed that she had not only recovered but also made a breakthrough.

The problem is that Mu Qingrou is already at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi Refining. If she breaks through now, wouldn't she have to undergo a tribulation?

A rumble of thunder reached his ears. Xun Yan looked up and, just as he had expected, thunderclouds were gathering in the sky.

He rushed to Mu Qingrou's side and said, "Junior Sister Mu, I apologize."

After saying this, he picked up Mu Qingrou and ran towards the Misty Sect.

If Mu Qingrou were to undergo her tribulation here, even if he successfully disrupted the tribulation, he wouldn't be able to stop the heavenly lightning from striking down.

He might be able to handle it, and Mu Qingrou should also be fine.

However, many ordinary people in the village will definitely be injured by the lightning, or even the entire village will be wiped out!

The people in Qingcao Village are just ordinary people, including many children. They have absolutely no reason to suffer such an undeserved disaster.

Xun Yan carried Mu Qingrou on his back and ran as fast as he could, but even if he increased his speed to the maximum, he still couldn't shake off the thunderclouds in the sky.

Judging from the way the thunderclouds are gathering, the first bolt of lightning will probably strike in about half an incense stick's time.

Upon arriving at an open area, Xun Yan knew that running any further would be pointless.

When he gently placed Mu Qingrou on the ground, Mu Qingrou opened her eyes.

"Senior Brother Xun Yan, I've caused you trouble."

She never expected that a mere Qi-Nourishing Pill would cause her spiritual energy to rebound from rock bottom, directly attracting the tribulation lightning.

But since things had come to this, she could only stabilize the surging spiritual sea within her body and prepare to resist the heavenly lightning.

If the attack is forcibly interrupted, the heavenly lightning will still strike, and she may even suffer a qi deviation.

The situation will only get worse then, and the number of casualties among the villagers will only increase.

That's why she couldn't move, but fortunately Xun Yan carried her away immediately.

That's how a major disaster was averted.

"Don't overthink it. Just prepare well for your tribulation. I'll protect you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xun Yan saw several figures land nearby.