Chapter 554: Heavenly Tribulation Tempers the Soul, The Ox Returns

Within the Sacrifice Moon Domain, there is a sacred place in the very center, named the Repentance Plain.

It was sacred once because it was the Sovereign Imperial Palace of this domain.

It is sacred now because it has become the headquarters of the Red Moon Divine Temple.

Although called a plain, it is actually an inland island surrounded by a sea of blood of all living things, but its range is vast, comparable to a county.

On this Repentance Plain stands a kneeling statue, its height surpassing all mountains in the Sacrifice Moon Domain, seemingly as high as the heavens and earth, vast and astonishing.

This is the former Sovereign of this domain.

Even though dead, there is still terrifying pressure rising, shrouding all directions. And on its head, there stands a huge palace in the shape of a crown.

This palace is red, like a seal and shackle, suppressing here, causing the Sovereign statue's knees to sink slightly every year.

This place is the headquarters of the Red Moon Divine Temple.

As for the surroundings of the statue, countless divine temples are built around here. The cultivators coming and going wear red robes, everyone is very quiet, and everything is silent.

Because, the Divine Son does not like noise.

But today, two long rainbows came whistling from the north and east, like two sharp blades, tearing the firmament, collapsing the silence, and blasting toward this place.

The northern long rainbow carried endless death aura, transforming into the Sovereign's daughter wearing armor.

The eastern shadow stirred up infinite storms, causing the heavens and earth to change color, gathering into a brown-robed body.

The momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers rose to the sky on these two figures. Wherever they passed, the firmament wrinkled, and the void collapsed.

Their arrival caused the blood sea on the earth to churn, and the divine temples were shaking.

Terrifying auras carrying the intent to destroy the world descended. The moment they arrived, a gentle voice came softly from the divine temple on top of the Sovereign statue.

"Crown Prince Brother, and my dear Third Sister, your breaking free surprises me very much."

As the words echoed, a red figure walked out from the divine temple on the statue.

His appearance caused the firmament to change color, auspicious colors in thousands of streaks, and light in ten thousand zhang. Infinite light radiated from his body, spreading toward the entire world.

He landed in the sky in one step. The heavens and earth were blurred, all things distorted, facing the blood-related kin who had arrived.

As they gazed at each other, the collision of the three astonishing worlds blurred everything.

The battle between them was at a level that living beings could not perceive. The people on the earth could only see the firmament rolling, and the sun, moon, and stars appearing together.

Thus, countless divine temple cultivators bowed their heads one after another, their expressions pious, all worshipping, and the murmuring sounds in their mouths gathered together.

"Red Moon, my Lord, receive the Wanggu, sorrowful living beings, enjoy the happy land."

This sound was like a song, drifting in the heavens and earth.

And the final result of this Divine War that took place on the Repentance Plain was unknown to anyone. However, the fluctuations stirred by this battle shrouded the firmament of the entire Sacrifice Moon Domain.

It was as if the Heavenly Fire passing through the sky had reappeared, affecting the rules and confusing the laws.

All living things, during this period, could not rise to high altitudes. Even the sun where Xu Qing and the others were located sank rapidly after flying to the edge near the south.

Finally, it was taken back by the Captain, and the four had to fall toward the earth, standing on a mountain peak.

Stepping on the mountain rocks, the Captain and Xu Qing looked up at the distance. Wu Jianwu was palpitating, and Xiang Ningyan's expression was also solemn.

After a long while, the Captain looked at Xu Qing, the two gazing at each other.

"They have started the war." Xu Qing spoke calmly.

"Too early. It's very hard to succeed."

The Captain shook his head, took out a peach after commenting, and took a bite.

"However, for us, it's not a bad thing. It's just that this matter is not something we can participate in for now. We continue our plan."

"Little A-Qing, next is your Big Senior Brother I's territory. Are you ready?"

For the Captain, what was most important right now was not the battle happening at the Divine Temple, but the Tianniu Mountain they were going to.

He was prepared to let Xu Qing know about his former glory there.

Xu Qing was expressionless. The other party had already said this seven or eight times along the way.

Seeing Xu Qing was no longer cooperating, the Captain threw out an apple. Xu Qing caught it with one hand and took a bite, putting on a look of expectation on his face.

The Captain was immediately satisfied.

Wu Jianwu and Xiang Ningyan on the side looked at each other and sighed. Before Xu Qing was here, they had never eaten the fruit given by the Captain. Now that Xu Qing was here, they still hadn't eaten it.

"Let's go!" The Captain was proud and was about to move forward.

Xu Qing's footsteps paused. He looked at the sky and suddenly spoke.

"Big Senior Brother, what would happen if we summoned the Heavenly Tribulation at this time?"

The Captain immediately understood Xu Qing's meaning. After scanning Wu Jianwu and Xiang Ningyan, he transmitted his voice.

"Your Purple Moon Nascent Soul?"

Xu Qing nodded. All his Nascent Souls had reached the Great Perfection of the First Tribulation after experiencing the Northern Ice Plain matter.

The Captain pondered, looked at the sky, and laughed.

"Little Junior Brother, your idea is interesting. Because this domain has erupted with a super-standard battle, the laws of heaven and earth are chaotic, so this matter is not common. And summoning the Heavenly Tribulation at this time might lead to two situations."

"The first situation is that the Heavenly Tribulation cannot arrive, being blocked outside, thereby exempting you from the catastrophe and obtaining Heaven's Mandate."

"As for the second situation, the Heavenly Tribulation falls in a more astonishing way, and might even affect the soul."

"So, have you considered it clearly?" The Captain looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's eyes revealed deep thought, and he spoke slowly.

"If it's the latter, the Heaven's Mandate obtained should also be more, and there should be more tempering for the soul."

The Captain's eyes revealed strange light upon hearing this.

"That's right, especially the tempering for the soul. Under this thunder, the effect is very good."

"I want to try." Xu Qing spoke calmly after thinking.

"Actually, there is another method. You can hide in your small world." The Captain licked his lips. He was very interested in this idea of Xu Qing's.

Xu Qing felt it made sense, so the two discussed it and found a valley nearby to start preparing.

Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu watched them discuss this matter the whole time, and both felt it was inconceivable. At this moment, they couldn't help but communicate outside the valley.

"Why do I feel like they are courting death again?"

"Be confident, remove the word 'feel'..." Xiang Ningyan sighed and fled the valley rapidly. He had a bad premonition, but before he could run far, the premonition came true.

A suction force erupted from within the valley, shrouding him and dragging him directly in.

"Little Junior Brother, we still have weapons. With weapons, you have a better grasp."

The Captain's voice echoed in the valley. Wu Jianwu shuddered and fled rapidly. Until he reached a thousand zhang away, hiding in a depression, looking at the valley in the distance, he heard a huge roar coming from the firmament.

This thunder was so loud that it exploded in all directions, as if a god was roaring in the firmament.

Wu Jianwu gasped and retreated another thousand zhang, only then feeling secure in his heart.

And at this moment, the changes in the sky were even more terrifying. A huge whirlpool appeared with a rumbling sound, countless lightning bolts wandered within, finally gathering together to form a thunder dragon.

Under Wu Jianwu's shock, this thunder dragon roared and rushed toward the valley.

The next instant, the earth shook, the valley was instantly shrouded by the thunder dragon, mountain rocks collapsed, and countless electric lights expanded on the ground, turning this place into a thunder pool.

Vaguely, it seemed that Xiang Ningyan's screams could be heard.

Wu Jianwu's scalp went numb. As he retreated again, the whirlpool in the firmament turned even more vast. A second thunder tribulation was drawn from all directions, and even the thunder pool on the ground rose, connecting with the firmament.

Looking from afar, lightning bolts in this area fell one after another, until finally they all merged together and smashed toward the collapsing valley again.

The earth cracked.

Wu Jianwu was also affected, his hair standing up, and he ran wildly for his life.

Just like that, lightning fell again and again, the range getting larger and larger, the sound even more heaven-shaking, lasting for seven days.

Finally, when the area within a thousand miles became a piece of scorched earth, the last thunder tribulation became terrifying to the extreme, actually transforming into a huge thunder spear, piercing through from the firmament, heading straight for the earth.

The earth shook, the universe changed.

Wu Jianwu, a thousand miles away, looked at all this, his body trembling.

He was incomparably certain of one point at this moment, and that was that Xu Qing's madness was no less than Chen Erniu's, and in some places, even more so.

"No, I want to leave. Following Chen Erniu, I feel like I'm walking on the edge of life and death at all times. Now, adding this Xu Qing, I'm not walking on life and death, I'm damn walking on the road to death!"

Wu Jianwu's eyes were determined, and he turned and ran.

In order not to be found, he changed directions many times, but after running for several days, the familiar figure appeared behind him, and a voice called out.

"Big Jianjian, stop running. Don't be afraid, haha, it's over."

Wu Jianwu wailed in his heart, pretending not to hear, and accelerated. But in the end, he was still not as fast as the Captain. In three or five breaths, the Captain's figure appeared behind Wu Jianwu with a whistle, pressing his shoulder.

Wu Jianwu turned his head with a crying face, seeing the Captain's hateful face filled with smiles.

The Captain didn't care about Wu Jianwu's expression at all, went up and enthusiastically hugged his neck.

"Big Jianjian, why are you running? Aren't you my good friend anymore? It's very dangerous here. We are fellow villagers. It's safe to follow us. If Little Ningning hadn't sensed your trail, you would have really been left alone."

Hearing this, Wu Jianwu glared at Xiang Ningyan.

Xiang Ningyan was carried by the Captain, smiling at Wu Jianwu, looking like you don't even think about leaving me alone to suffer.

Wu Jianwu was angry. At this moment, he also noticed Xu Qing behind the Captain, who was pale and weak.

Xu Qing's clothes were already shattered, and his hair was full of mess, but his spirit was very good, and the aura on his body was clearly much stronger than before.

However, he was still trembling when walking at this moment, and electric light would drill out from his body from time to time.

Recalling the power of the previous thunder tribulation, Xu Qing was full of palpitation.

Fortunately, there was the small world. When he couldn't hold on, he would escape into it, recover, and then rush out to continue enduring the thunder tribulation, and there was the Captain's help outside.

But even so, Xu Qing still reached his limit many times. Finally, amidst this torment, he lasted until the end, successfully passed this strengthened Life Tribulation, and obtained more Heaven's Mandate.

And importantly, his soul, under the baptism of this thunder, was clearly much stronger than before.

"If it goes on like this, after the fifth Life Tribulation, my soul will no longer be weak!"

Xu Qing gritted his teeth in his heart.

And Wu Jianwu's return made them complete. At this moment, they approached the place where Tianniu Mountain was located rapidly.

Along the way, I don't know how the Captain coaxed him, but in short, Wu Jianwu gradually agreed with the Captain's statement, and there were more smiles on his face, and he recited more poetry.

However, he was very angry at Xiang Ningyan, and didn't say a word to him along the way.

As for Xu Qing, he didn't pay attention to these few. Along the way, he operated the purple crystal in his body to accelerate the recovery of his body. Because the power of the previous thunder tribulation was too great, his skin was severely damaged, so during this recovery, Xu Qing's body began to shed skin.

Just like that, half a month passed.

With the weak air-prohibition power of the firmament, the Captain's artificial sun continued to rise, making their speed faster. Thus, half a month later, Tianniu Mountain entered everyone's eyes.

Weiyang Tianniu Mountain is located on the Weiyang Mountain Range.

The mountain range is huge, with many mountain peaks standing on it, existing with numerous small sects and clans.

Because the environment is different from the north and east, the vegetation here is lush. Looking from afar, the entire mountain range is lush green, and even the firmament is not so dim.

Vitality is very exuberant here.

"See it? That highest mountain is Tianniu Mountain."

On the earth, the Captain pointed to the mountain range in the distance and spoke proudly.

"I tell you, back then, this Tianniu Mountain was a sacred place here, with a very high status!"

"But let's not mention the past; that's just yesterday's glory. Now, there are many sects here, forming an alliance."

"As for the name, cough cough, they cherish the legends of this place, so they named it Tianniu Alliance."

The Captain said these four words, feeling incomparably comfortable in his heart. After obtaining this intelligence in Fenghai County, he was happy for several days.

Xu Qing put on a look of admiration appropriately upon hearing this, and looked at the firmament.

"Do you feel it's brighter than other places?" The Captain laughed.

"Because the sky here was broken open before, and the mountain range is special, it can radiate a certain amount of light itself. So this Weiyang Mountain Range is still quite famous in the Sacrifice Moon Domain."

"Let's go, I'll take you to the main city at the foot of the mountain first."

"Because there are many cultivators here, a city was slowly formed at the foot of the mountain, which is very lively inside."

The Captain stood with his hands behind his back, as if returning home, and led Xu Qing and the others forward. Soon, a huge city appeared in Xu Qing's eyes.

The sound of boiling voices came from afar. Clearly, many cultivators of various clans lived here, and there were also mortals.

Outside the city gate, the Captain coughed intentionally, raising his chin to signal them to look at the name on the city.

Yingniu City.

These three big characters revealed a vigorous intent and even more ancient auras, seemingly existing for a long time.

Wu Jianwu and Xiang Ningyan looked at the city's name and couldn't help but look at the Captain. The Captain was happy and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing gazed at those three characters, his expression moved.

The Captain laughed and walked forward with satisfaction, saying while walking.

"See? This is the city built to welcome me. Coming here is like arriving at your own home."

The Captain was high-spirited and walked forward in big strides. It was just that a small episode occurred when entering the city gate: they had to pay a high amount of spirit stones to enter.

The Captain had just said this was his own home, so he was a bit unhappy facing this fee.

Xiang Ningyan lowered his head, Wu Jianwu looked around, they had no money.

Xu Qing blinked, seeing the Captain was unhappy, so he comforted him in a low voice on the side.

"Big Senior Brother, it's okay. They don't know who you are, and this is your territory anyway. Aren't the spirit stones paid also yours?"

The Captain's eyes revealed appreciation. He felt that little A-Qing was really too considerate. So he paid the spirit stones out of his own pocket and led them into the city.

What greeted them was a lively atmosphere. There were many people in the city, mixed with various clans and sects, and there were quite a few shops, looking very prosperous.

Walking in the city, the Captain looked at the surroundings with emotion, until he saw a spirit soup hall, his footsteps paused, and his expression revealed reminiscence.

"There is a spirit river in this Weiyang Mountain Range, winding down and forming multiple spirit pools. Now that so many years have passed, the city at the foot of the mountain has actually diverted it. I especially liked to soak in the bath on the mountain back then, letting the female cultivators at the foot of the mountain soak in my bathwater."

"Let's go, I'll take you to take a bath first. Everyone will be comfortable before going to my home."

The Captain said, walking toward that spirit pool hall.

The shopkeeper of the hall was also a cultivator. Seeing Xu Qing and the others, he nodded slightly, and after collecting the fee, led them inside.

The soup pool in the hall was not small, and there were many people. Although it was divided into separate areas, amidst the steaming heat, there were still sounds of laughter and talk coming noisily.

Arriving here, Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu each occupied one, took off their coats and soaked in, their expressions revealing comfort. Especially Wu Jianwu, who simply spent more money to summon his sons.

The Captain had a soup pool to himself, arms spread, leaning on the edge, letting out a long breath, incomparably comfortable.

Xu Qing was in another soup pool. Ling'er drilled out, soon transformed into shape, leaned beside Xu Qing with a blushing face, and narrowed her eyes.

Xu Qing smiled, closed his eyes, and his mood also calmed down.

This journey was dusty, and he had shed skin many times. Now that his body was soaked in the soup pool, his whole body was being nourished, feeling very comfortable.

The laughter and talk in the surroundings also no longer felt noisy after they adapted to the atmosphere here, as if this was originally part of the soup pool.

Until some words discussed in the soup pool in the distance caught Xu Qing's attention.

"It's a pity. Next month, all the spirit pools on and off the mountain will be closed. It is said that the spirit river will be completely intercepted and gathered in this branch sect of Yin-Yang Flower Room."

"No way. That Fairy Xianghan is getting married, and she wants to be baptized for a month. Most of the Weiyang Mountain Range has to give her face. This is why even the Yin-Yang Flower Room Sect agreed to let her go for baptism."

"Isn't it because of her fiancé, Xuan Mingzi? As the number one powerhouse in the Weiyang Mountain Range, everyone can only agree."

"However, this Fairy Xianghan is indeed beautiful and moving. I saw her once by chance last year, and she was truly peerless and incomparable."

"I heard this Fairy Xianghan was not a cultivator of our Weiyang Mountain Range before. She arrived suddenly a few years ago. She was originally just passing by, but fell in love with Xuan Mingzi at first sight."

These words, mixed in the laughter and talk, reached Xu Qing's ears.

Xu Qing paid attention to this. This was his habit. Arriving at any place, the environment and information were key points.

Especially the latter. After experiencing some troubles caused by the lack of information in the Heavenly Fire Sea, he valued this matter even more.

Wu Jianwu and Xiang Ningyan didn't pay attention to these, but the Captain there pricked up his ears, looked at Xu Qing, and spoke with a smile.

"Nothing to do with us. In our home, these are all small sparrows."

Seeing the Captain was so confident, Xu Qing nodded and closed his eyes to continue soaking.

Just like that, an hour passed. When they left this spirit soup hall, each was high-spirited, and when the wind blew, they felt refreshed.

Although Xu Qing had a disguise, his slender body and upright posture still attracted some attention after walking out, especially after Ling'er transformed, her blushing face was incomparably beautiful, following Xu Qing, which also attracted much attention.

Wu Jianwu also felt comfortable, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot. At this moment, walking on the road with Xu Qing and the others, he simply took out a fan, tapped it in his hand, and spoke while walking.

"Clouds in the sky are like mountain peaks, stones in my heart are higher than the earth!"

"If there are spirit feathers turning into mortal hair, who can say the body is still drifting!"

Wu Jianwu usually recited one line of poetry, rarely saying such four-part ones. After saying it, he was full of emotion.

And Xiang Ningyan moved away a few steps immediately, and the Captain didn't understand either.

Xu Qing ignored it directly.

As for the passersby in the surroundings, many looked over in surprise after hearing it.

Wu Jianwu hummed in his heart, secretly thinking that a group of sparrows, how could you understand the meaning contained in my poetry.

Thinking of this, a feeling of being high-brow and few followers spread in Wu Jianwu's heart. Shaking his head, he walked away slowly, following Xu Qing and the others.

And he didn't notice that at this moment, in the second floor of a pavilion on the side, two women were sitting there.

One woman was lowering her head and talking, the other was middle-aged, quite beautiful, but at this moment, her expression was moved.

She didn't pay attention to the subordinate opposite her lifting the curtain, gazing at the street, her gaze falling on Wu Jianwu's back.

Her expression slowly revealed appreciation and admiration.

"This person is not ordinary. Using mountain stones to metaphorize his ambition, and even more using spirit to metaphorize the mortal, expressing his inner ambition. He has the legacy of the Ancient Emperor!"

"In this world today, there are not many people with such talent."

The subordinate behind the woman was stunned. She went to look at it as well. She knew that her Sect Master had always worshipped the Profound Dark Ancient Emperor, and being able to be praised like this by the Sect Master, it must not be an ordinary person, so she said in a low voice.

"Sect Master, shall I go and investigate the identity of that young master?"

"No need. My Yin-Yang Flower Room Sect values fate in everything. Moreover, with such talent, he should not want to be investigated."

The middle-aged woman spoke softly, then revealed a fierce light, looking at the subordinate.

"Have you found out the background of that Fairy Xianghan friend?"

The subordinate lowered her head immediately and spoke respectfully.

"Found out some. The other party should have been at the First Stage of Returning Void, but was seriously injured, and the cultivation base fell to the Returning Void Realm."

"The name is also not real, and the origin is false. Although there is a curse on her body, it is not much. From this, it is judged that she must be a cultivator from the outer domain, and her soul is incomplete."

"And from the deduction of the place where she first appeared, it is not the Yan Moon Profound Heaven, nor the Black Heaven. It is highly likely that she entered from the direction of the Saint Lan Clan."

"As for the purpose of coming here, it is unknown. However, it is true that she met Xuan Mingzi more than a year ago."

After speaking, the subordinate stopped talking. With the middle-aged woman's wave, she dissipated and fled.

Until the surroundings were empty, the middle-aged woman gazed into the distance and whispered.

"Why is there the aura of the Divine on this Xianghan..." ===== CHAPTER 555 =====