Chapter 79: The Path of Advancing the Hunyuan Bell, the Way of Lightning and Thunder

Three days, then another three days.

Inside Longshe Cheng, defenses were tight.

Recently, many unfamiliar faces have entered Longshe Cheng; they all came for the tribulation. After that tribulation, many people went there upon hearing about it, hoping to find a bit of opportunity and thus soar to success. Some who went gained a thunder technique; thereafter, more and more people went, even though ninety-nine percent gained nothing, they still needed to go to give up.

Those who haven't been should go once; those who have been can go a second or third time, perhaps fate will befall them. Thus this place became a spot for many to scout, and also a place where they could obtain opportunity.

Of course, some people came for the one undergoing tribulation, seeking that person; if they found him, wouldn't that be great?

It is well known that after tribulation, one falls into an extremely weak state; cultivators in that state are at their weakest in life. If one encountered and killed them, wouldn't that be...?

Many people went with this idea in mind. The Shang Clan's Shang Hongxue saw her younger brother return and hurriedly asked, "Shang Yue, how was it? Did you go? Are there many people there?"

Shang Yue sat down, gulped water, then complained, "Second sister, luckily you didn't go; that place has nothing, just a hilltop, crowded with people, zero opportunity—just a ruse to get us to go for the hustle."

"Wasting my whole day; if I spent it cultivating, I'd surely surpass big sister soon."

Shang Hongxue gave her brother a look; she didn't want to discourage him, but seeing his attitude and appearance made her angry.

"Little brother, stop dreaming; no matter how hard you try, you can't catch up to big sister."

Shang Yue: "..." Second sister, if you keep belittling me, I'll cry.

"Second sister, can you stop discouraging me? Am I that easy to handle? For years you've discouraged me, averaging at least a hundred times a year; can't you encourage me instead?"

"As they say, encouragement helps progress; can't you act like a sister?"

"No." Shang Hongxue answered bluntly, grabbed Shang Yue's ear, and whispered, "Who made you so smug? I won't encourage you—every time I do, you get carried away."

"Besides, you don't deserve my encouragement."

Shang Hongxue, arms crossed, had no intention of encouraging Shang Yue.

This Shang Yue gets carried away too easily.

A little praise and he instantly gets carried away; once before he got carried away, then big sister beat him, dragging Shang Hongxue into misery as she was also trained by big sister—how tragic.

"Second sister, if you keep this up, I'll tell Mother."

"Go ahead." Shang Hongxue showed no fear: "See whether Mother believes you or me."

Hearing that, Shang Yue slumped, dejected. If the family were ranked by status, Mother would be first, then big sister, then second sister, then father, then their dog—cough, well, they don't have a dog—finally Shang Yue, whose status is low enough to make one's hair stand on end.

In this family, he is the most pampered, yet parents gang up on him, sisters single him out; physically, mentally, in every way he suffers all kinds of blows—he is truly miserable.

"Second sister, be careful these days; big sister keeps an eye on you."

Shang Yue cautiously approached and said:

Shang Hongxue naturally understood and said, "Little brother, if you tell me like this, aren't you afraid big sister will find out and beat you?"

"Tch, big sister will leave soon; then, in the Shang Clan, I'll have the final say."

Shang Yue was getting carried away right now, and Shang Hongxue quickly pressed him down.

"Don't get carried away; big sister hasn't left yet—if you get beaten, don't drag me into it."

Hehe.

The siblings' squabble ended; Shang Hongxue returned to the topic and asked, "Do you know who the person undergoing tribulation is?"

"I don't know; nobody knows. In all of Longshe Cheng, no one is condensing a golden core."

"After that person succeeded in tribulation, he vanished; no one knows his identity or has any information."

Shang Yue shook his head and voiced his suspicion: "Second sister, could it be that this ruthless person isn't from our Longshe Cheng?"

Shang Hongxue nodded upon hearing that: "It's possible; if such a master could guide our cultivation, wouldn't we be...?"

Shang Yue nodded vigorously: "Second sister, I think the same; that's why I sent people to look for him."

Shang Hongxue gave a thumbs-up, praising Shang Yue for becoming smarter.

Shang Yue gave a silly smile: "Second sister, I may be a bit simple-minded, but I'm not stupid."

"A golden-core master is not something our Shang Clan can oppose; if our father..."

The Shang Clan's strongest is their father; he's still a short distance from golden core.

To cross that step is too hard.

Just hearing the words "tribulation" inspires fear.

"Don't bother thinking; who knows when our father will reach golden core?"

Shang Hongxue also fantasized, hoping their father would succeed in golden core so they'd no longer worry about safety.

Shang Hongxue also fantasized: if she knew that golden-core master, maybe her body could be completely healed, then she could cultivate normally, she could help Chuyang brother, stay by his side cultivating without worrying about bodily issues shortening her lifespan.

"Chuyang brother, how have you been lately?"

It seems she hasn't been to Longshe Shan in a long time; big sister keeps watching her, not giving her a chance to leave.

Even with her parents' help, she cannot leave.

Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang exhaled; the Hunyuan Bell before him stabilized, and all the lightning inside was devoured.

"Finally the devouring is complete; the Hunyuan Bell's quality has risen, but it's still far from top-grade. Wanting to advance it to an upper-grade spiritual artifact is no easy task."

"Wanting to advance it to a special forbidden artifact is even harder, but not impossible."

"This tribulation has shown me a possibility."

That is a certain property of the Hunyuan Bell: it can devour some energy, convert it into its own, and thereby enhance itself.

Rather, this tribulation's lightning power was entirely devoured by the Hunyuan Bell and completely converted into its own energy.

After devouring, it needs digestion; during this time the Hunyuan Bell cannot be used.

After devouring, the Hunyuan Bell possesses lightning power, able to control and use it.

The Hunyuan Bell also became more substantial, its aura more terrifying.

"In the future we must find various materials and energies for the Hunyuan Bell to devour, to strengthen it."

Chen Chuyang had made up his mind; the Hunyuan Bell's improvement cannot be delayed— as his strength grows, this spiritual artifact must keep pace, so it can always accompany him.

He stored away the Primordial Bell, and in Chen Chuyang's palm, an additional strand of lightning power appeared.

He smiled.

"Lightning power, I can now control it."

"The Primordial Bell and I are inseparable; this lightning power has already been imprinted in my Golden Core, becoming a part of my Golden Core."