Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Having her thoughts exposed, Yun Qing could no longer hide it and could only nod guiltily.

She felt a little flustered. Although she knew that the sect leader would not blame her, she did not want him to think that she was doing things in Liu Fushu's name.

She was about to say something in her own defense when she heard Pu Hengzhi say again:

"There's nothing wrong with that. I should be thanking you for doing so much for Fushu. I've always been worried about my status and what I can and can't do, but now it seems I'm not as brave as you. Fushu is very lucky to have met you."

He patted Yun Qing's head and said softly, "Go and rest. You still need to establish your foundation tomorrow. Leave the rest to me. Don't worry, I will give Fu Shu and you an explanation."

"Yes, Master."

Pu Hengzhi didn't say anything more, turned and left; he still had many things to do...

Yun Qing stood at the door, watching his back without moving for a long time.

The next morning, when Yun Qing stood on Tianji Peak, Yan Li was startled.

"Wow! You even brought two walnuts for foundation building?!"

Yun Qing stared at her swollen eyes, and rolled her eyes as she tried to. "Master Yan Li's words are still so 'pleasant to hear'..."

Yan Li knew she had cried, but his little disciple must have her reasons for not saying anything. He pointed to the Thunder Pool and said, "Go in. Once you feel your cultivation level loosening, we'll begin the Foundation Establishment process. I'll protect you here."

"it is good."

After Yun Qing entered the Thunder Pool, the surrounding lightning continued to wash over her meridians. Perhaps because she had eaten a Qi Condensation Fruit before coming, she felt the surrounding spiritual energy rushing into her dantian so much that it was about to explode after soaking for a short time.

Yan Li, who was on the shore, had been watching her closely. He noticed her breathing suddenly became erratic and realized she was about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. So he shouted:

"Put the lightning-attracting pearl in your mouth, adjust your breathing, and compress and condense the spiritual energy in your body."

Yun Qing quickly did as instructed, enduring the burning pain in her meridians, and put the lightning-attracting pearl into her mouth. The moment it entered her mouth, a warm current slid into her dantian, and the originally rampaging lightning power was smoothed out, rotating rhythmically around her dantian.

The metal and wood spiritual energies in his dantian were forcibly torn and melted by the power of lightning. The pain was greater than ever before.

Yun Qing steadied her mind and continuously compressed the two balls of spiritual energy in her dantian that were enveloped in lightning.

"boom!"

At that moment, a clap of thunder sounded in the sky, and dark clouds shrouded the sky above Leichi.

"Heavenly lightning?!"

Yan Li stared intently at the sky. Why was she, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, attracting heavenly lightning? Did the Heavenly Dao truly not tolerate a lightning spiritual root?

He couldn't resist jumping down to pull Yun Qing up, but he stopped abruptly. He couldn't interfere; she had suffered so much for this moment, and if he forcibly interrupted her now, she would hate him.

This is her tribulation, and she must bear it herself.

With a deafening roar, the first bolt of lightning struck.

Yun Qing let out a muffled groan, her body jolted violently, and she was engulfed by lightning.

Yan Li's heart clenched, and he kept forming hand seals to protect her.

As the lightning gradually faded, he saw Yun Qing exhale a puff of black smoke and grin at him, "Master, I'm not dead."

Yan Li's lips twitched. Even at a time like this, she was still being sarcastic. But after her antics, he seemed less nervous.

Immediately afterward, a second bolt of heavenly lightning struck. Yun Qing winced in pain and couldn't help but shout, "You damned Heavenly Dao! If you have the guts, strike me dead! If you don't, I'll come after you for revenge!"

Yan Li now deeply regrets that he should have placed a silencing talisman on her before she established her foundation. This child is too reckless; even Jiang Mian can't match her speed in courting death.

As if the Heavenly Dao had heard her curses, the final bolt of heavenly lightning, thick and large, with a sharp whooshing sound, struck Yun Qing precisely.

Yun Qing's vision went black, and she almost fainted in the lightning pool. She simply lay down, letting the lightning run rampant within her body.

Just as she was on the verge of being torn apart, the power within her body suddenly froze, all the currents suddenly quieted down, and the clash between the metal and wood spiritual roots disappeared.

Instead, a completely new spiritual power, carrying the sharpness and edge unique to lightning, slowly circulated within her body.

Yun Qing quickly sat up and meditated to regulate her breathing, condensing the gas in her body into mist, then mist into water, and the water slowly gathered at the bottom of her dantian, spreading out like a thin layer of liquid.

That is the "foundation" for building the foundation.

Yun Qing looked down and her eyes lit up. She had succeeded! She had successfully established her foundation! Her spiritual root had also transformed into a lightning spiritual root!

She walked up to Yan Li with a smug grin, raising her chin arrogantly and saying, "How about it, Master? Isn't your disciple amazing?"

Seeing her cheeky expression, Yan Li knew she was alright and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was actually happier than Yun Qing, but he didn't show it on his face. He handed her a handful of pills and said, "It's alright, at least you're not dead."

Yun Qing glanced down at the pills—Rejuvenation Pills, Qi-Strengthening Pills, Meridian-Protecting Pills… The preparations were quite comprehensive. This time, Foundation Establishment cultivator Yan Li had prepared just as many as she had.

She flashed a row of bright white teeth at Yan Li and said, "Thank you, Master!"

"Wipe your face clean first, it looks scary like this," Yan Li said, handing her a clean cloth. "Don't go back to Qingyun Peak today. Rest here for the night and consolidate your cultivation."

Yun Qing put a handful of pills into her mouth, regulated her breathing for a while, and then let Yan Li help her back to his courtyard.

Yun Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master Yan Li, when you get old, I will support you like this too."

Yan Li: "...You're so filial."

If it weren't for the fact that she was too weak and Lei Chi wasn't far from the courtyard, he would have already had "the gossip" take her back, and they could have even had a contest of who could talk more on the way.

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, they exclaimed in unison: "Wow, so many people!"

Yan Li looked at the courtyard filled with people and raised an eyebrow. "Wow! Everyone's here. I never thought Tianji Peak would be this lively."

"Come on, find a seat."

However, his enthusiasm was met with "cold" looks from several elders.

Yuehua sneered and patted his shoulder, then said to the few brats behind her, "Xiaobai, Xiaoming, Mianmian, take your junior sister to her room to rest. We need to talk to your Master Yanli about something."

Pei Shubai and Si Mingche each supported one of Yun Qing's arms and quickly headed towards the room, with Jiang Mian also quickening her pace to follow behind.

Yun Qing looked bewildered: "The masters don't look too good. Will Master Yan Li be alright?"

Si Mingche quickened his pace. "I don't know if Uncle Yanli is alright, but I do know that if we don't hurry, we'll be in trouble."

Pei Shubai added, "It's because Uncle-Master Yanli angered four elders at the same time."

Yun Qing: "Why are they angry?"

The three of them said in unison, "Because of you!"