Junior Sister must ascend this time!

The eighth bolt of lightning struck, but the two remained motionless, only simultaneously exhaling a puff of black smoke from their mouths…

Yun Qing sighed, thinking, "With such a competitive spirit, they can succeed at anything."

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Gu, you don't need to pretend anymore, because your strength is coming!"

As she spoke, Yun Qing gave Si Mingche and Jiang Mian no chance to catch her, and her figure flew like a ghost to the vicinity of Pei Shubai and Gu Changfeng's tribulation.

Jiang Mian hurriedly called out, "Junior Sister, where are you going?"

Yun Qing waved her hand, "I'm going to deliver the lightning storage disk, I'll be right back!"

Si Mingche slapped his hands in frustration. Why couldn't he have been faster?!

Yun Qing darted to Pei Shubai's side and said with a smile, "Hello, Senior Brother~"

Pei Shubai opened his eyes and roared, "Get out of here! What are you doing here?!"

He rarely got angry with his junior sister, but this time he had to be firm; he couldn't let her get hurt.

Yun Qing shoved the lightning storage disc into his arms. "Senior Brother, you actually yelled at me... I just came to deliver something. As long as you hold onto it, the lightning will hurt you less."

As they spoke, Yun Qing darted to Gu Changfeng's side again, patted his shoulder, and asked, "Senior Brother Gu, can you still hold on?"

Gu Changfeng smirked, "What's so special about this? Don't underestimate me."

"You'd better leave quickly, I don't have more than 80,000 spirit stones to ask you to help me withstand the lightning tribulation."

"It's eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight." Yun Qing stuffed another lightning storage plate into his hand. "Don't worry, I won't force you to buy it. I'll leave after I give you this."

After delivering the lightning storage plate, Yun Qing made a graceful exit and went to eat some spiritual fruit in the background.

Si Mingche said, "That's fine, let's ignore them."

Yun Qing nodded, "Just wait."

No sooner had they finished speaking than a bolt of lightning, brimming with immense power, struck down upon them.

Gu Changfeng didn't quite believe that this little thing in his hand could help him overcome his tribulation, but he still inexplicably picked up the Thunder Storage Disc.

As a result, most of the lightning that was supposed to strike him was absorbed by the little thing in his hand.

He looked at Pei Shubai with surprise and found that he, like him, had only been slightly shaken by the heavenly lightning.

This little thing is really useful!

Three days later, their tribulations were completely over, and they successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Yun Qing flew to Tianji Peak with the lightning storage plate filled with lightning power. All she needed to do next was set up a lightning-attracting array, which was not a difficult task for her.

The rest of the group quietly stayed in their courtyards, some cultivating, some drawing talismans, and some refining pills... all preparing to go to the Immortal Alliance.

Just two hours before their departure, the Ye family head appeared at Chengtian Sect and specifically asked to see Si Mingche.

His eyes were dark-circled and bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept for days.

When the Ye family head saw Si Mingche, he was extremely excited, as if a drowning person had finally grabbed a lifeline.

He gripped Si Mingche's hands tightly, his voice trembling, "You...you're going to the Immortal Alliance? Child, can you do me a favor?"

Si Mingche nodded blankly. The last time he saw the Ye family head, he wasn't like this. Back then, he was full of energy and always had a smile on his face. How could he suddenly become like this?

"Uncle Ye, please don't worry, tell us slowly. We'll definitely help you if we can."

The head of the Ye family wiped away his tears. "Xuan'er... Xuan'er has been out of contact for several months."

"When she first went to the Immortal Alliance, she would write home from time to time, but we haven't been able to contact her since the last secret realm ended."

"The messenger talismans aren't being answered, and the letters aren't being replied to. The people at the Immortal Alliance just say it's inconvenient to contact her. But how can they not let us contact our families for months? We want to go to the Immortal Alliance to find her, but with our status, we can't get in at all."

He looked at Si Mingche with a choked voice, "Xuan'er is the only precious child of the Ye family, she absolutely cannot be harmed..."

Si Mingche recalled Ye Xuan's attitude in the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm. Could this silly child really go head-to-head with the Immortal Alliance?

Seeing that he didn't speak, the Ye family head knelt down directly before him. "Child, please help your uncle, okay? We have no other choice... Please check if Xuan'er is safe and if she is still in the Immortal Alliance."

"I know this might put you in danger, but don't worry, as long as you bring me back a message, I'll agree to whatever the conditions are. Even if it's my entire Ye family, I'll give it to you..."

Si Mingche quickly helped the Ye family head up. "Uncle Ye, don't worry, we will definitely help you find Ye Xuan. She is my friend, and I won't abandon her now that she's out of contact. As for the conditions..."

"As for the conditions..." Yun Qing quickly interjected, "The fee for hiring us is quite expensive, Uncle Ye, you should go back and work hard to earn spirit stones. Once we bring Ye Xuan back, we'll come to you for payment."

With these words, Patriarch Ye felt much more at ease. He straightened up and bowed to the group, saying, "Then I thank you all. When you return, the Ye family will offer you everything we have."

After Patriarch Ye left, Si Mingche asked, puzzled, "Junior Sister, why did you ask Uncle Ye for payment? You clearly wanted to help him too, didn't you?"

Although my junior sister likes spirit stones, she would never kick someone when they're down.

Pei Shubai continued, "What Junior Sister wants isn't spirit stones, but a guarantee."

"If we don't ask for anything and just verbally agree to his request, he won't completely believe us. He'll think we're just being sympathetic and perfunctory, or even that we might not really care."

But if we say we need payment, it means we're treating this as a 'transaction.' Once we receive the money, we'll definitely get it done.

Yun Qing leaned against Cen Ning. "Third Senior Brother, do you think Uncle Ye needs a 'I'll do my best' or a 'I'll take this on and settle the score with you when I get back'?"

Si Mingche suddenly understood, "So that's how it is! I've learned something!"

Jiang Mian tossed him a walnut, saying, "Eat more to nourish your brain; you still have a lot to learn..."

Si Mingche: … "Jiang Mian! I'll blow you up!"

Two hours later, Yun Qing and the others boarded the Immortal Alliance's flying boat.

The ten elite disciples leaned against the sides of the ship, looking them up and down.

The disciple who had shown the most disdain during the sect competition spoke up: "Tsk tsk tsk, three Nascent Soul cultivators already? Your cultivation has improved quite quickly, could it be that...?"

"You probably forced yourselves to take pills to boost your cultivation because you were afraid we'd kill you, right? Let me give you a piece of advice: a weak foundation won't last long."

"Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you. Just beg for mercy loudly, and we'll go easy on you."