Chapter 292: Reaction to the Lightning Tribulation

Lightning tribulation? What is this?

Inside Longshe Cheng, Chen Yuan's body shuddered violently; he stepped outside, raised his head, and gazed into the distance. The pressure of the lightning tribulation was immense—even from afar, one could sense that special pressure, distinct from battle pressure; the lightning tribulation's pressure was particularly special, shaking the soul and sending a chill down one's spine.

Is that direction Longshe Shan? Who is trying to condense a golden core?

Undergoing tribulation is nothing more than condensing a golden core.

Condensing a golden core means enduring the lightning tribulation.

Long Ming approached Chen Yuan, followed his gaze outward, and fixed his eyes on the direction of Longshe Shan. According to their knowledge, at this moment the only person likely to condense a golden core was Chen Chen, who had gone to Longshe Shan.

Could it be the second younger brother?

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, I'm not sure, maybe... it's him, or maybe it's not him."

Long Ming furrowed his brow and couldn't help moving a little closer to his husband.

Chen Yuan felt somewhat worried, staring at the lightning tribulation outside.

Second younger brother, are you going to undergo tribulation?

It's also Longshe Cheng.

Shang Clan.

Shang Yingnian raised his head to look into the distance; he had stood there for a long time, just finished sparring with his son, who had truly grown a lot, making him very... satisfied, and also very... happy—his son who could take a beating could at least hold out for half a day.

A good thrashing would let him enjoy the feeling of beating someone, as well as the joy of combat.

Who is trying to condense a golden core?

The lightning tribulation appearing now, in the direction of Longshe Shan—could it be that brat causing this?

Shang Yue climbed to his feet, his nose bruised and face swollen, he staggered over to his father's side, full of resentment.

As soon as his father came home, he beat him, which was much more miserable than when they were at Longshe Shan.

Had he known, he wouldn't have come back; staying at Longshe Shan, at least he wouldn't be beaten every day, rather than being so severely beaten by others.

He never expected his father to be so ruthless, to go so far.

Every day the first thing was to beat himself; after waking up he would seek him out, making it impossible to avoid or escape.

Within the Shang Clan, everyone obeyed the father's orders; without Shang Yingnian's permission, he could not leave the Shang Clan, let alone escape a tribulation; wanting to leave was unlikely.

Father, who is going to undergo tribulation?

"I don't know." Shang Yingnian frowned and said: "Only Chen Chen in the Chen Clan can condense a golden core; after Chen Yuan condenses his golden core, will Chen Chen also condense his?"

"The Chen Clan is truly going to rise; once Chen Chen fully succeeds in condensing his golden core, the Chen Clan's rise will be unstoppable—what should our Shang Clan do?"

Even if the Shang Clan rises, it cannot catch up to the Chen Clan; with Chen Chuyang present, the Chen Clan's rise is inevitable.

No one can stop it.

If the Chen Clan rises completely, the living space for the Shang Clan will be further compressed; for now the Chen Clan won't attack them, nor will they do anything—after all they are in-laws, the Chen Clan wouldn't do such a thing, but what about the future?

Who can guarantee? Resources are limited, the land is large, Longshe Cheng is truly not big—it can only accommodate one major clan; if another major clan appears, then...

Previously, the Great Qi Dynasty and the Yin Gui Sect threatened them, with demon beasts attacking at any time, constantly eyeing Longshe Cheng, which forced Longshe Cheng to unite and face the enemy together.

Once these threats are gone, how will the Shang Clan and the Chen Clan fare?

No one knows; Shang Yingnian must think of a plan in advance.

Longshe Cheng, it's likely they cannot stay there forever.

If they want to keep good relations with the Chen Clan, the Shang Clan must make a decision.

For the benefit of the Shang Clan, and also for the benefit of the Chen Clan.

The futures of the two families are interconnected and mutually supportive.

If they separate, it will be good for both; in the future, they will become even closer.

Longshe Cheng, they cannot stay there forever.

"It seems I must prepare early, transferring the clanspeople batch by batch out; Longshe Cheng cannot accommodate our Shang Clan, for the Shang Clan's future, Longshe Cheng is no longer a place to stay."

"Fortunately, there is enough time to safely evacuate; nearby cities also need proper planning, with the help of the Chen Clan to capture a city, our Shang Clan will also rise."

"The rise of the Chen Clan equals the rise of our Shang Clan, just a bit slower."

Shang Yingnian had an idea; regarding the nearby towns, he needed to plan well.

Every town has a clan garrisoned there; they would not easily give it up.

As for him, he must make preparations.

For the clan, battle is unavoidable; it's still better than facing the Chen Clan, but Shang Yingnian truly has no confidence.

"Father, what are you thinking about?"

Shang Yue saw his father's expression change over and over.

"It's fine." Shang Yingnian shook his head.

He lowered his head and asked: "What do you think of your brother-in-law?"

Shang Yue didn't understand why his father asked that; after a moment's thought, he answered honestly: "Father, my brother-in-law is strong and formidable; don't have other thoughts—I've recognized this brother-in-law, I won't accept anyone else."

"Don't be like your older sister, blinded by pig fat; let me tell you, my brother-in-law is truly strong; if we follow him we will surely rise—condensing a golden core is just the beginning, don't do foolish things."

Shang Yingnian laughed and said: "You weren't opposed to Chen Chuyang before, were you?"

"Father, opinions are opinions; the past is the past, things are different now—you should know that the relationship between my brother-in-law and my older sister will not change because of you; whatever you do will only make my brother-in-law unhappy, and then don't blame me for severing ties for righteousness."

"You…"

Shang Yingnian was furious—this son actually……

Too bullying.

How unreasonable—he is a father, yet he actually wants to sever ties for righteousness.

Shang Yue showed no fear, staring coldly at his father and said: "I stand with my older sister and her husband; Father, when the time comes I will truly renounce all relatives."

Having said that, he left.

He left Shang Yingnian with only his back.

Shang Yingnian stared at his back, then laughed.

The son has grown up.

He nodded with relief; this son had truly grown up, had his own ideas—this was good.

A place far from Longshe Shan.

Zhuge Ruolan, hiding, stared blankly at Longshe Shan as the heavenly tribulation came again—was this to keep provoking tribulation?

"The heavenly tribulation has come again; that person at Longshe Shan has started again."

"It must be someone from the Chen Clan who has formed a golden core; with that person protecting him nearby, failure is impossible."

"I definitely won't go over to join the fun."

Zhuge Ruolan won't be tricked this time; whoever wants to go can go, but she definitely won't.

She won't go to anything that's just for fun; after suffering a loss once, she knows it was wrong.

After great effort she had earned some spirit stones, and she didn't want to just hand them over.

"I don't know which unlucky fool will suffer this time."

She definitely won't go.

She certainly didn't want to be tricked by Chen Chuyang.

Nor did she want to see him.