Chapter 582

The sky churned, emitting thunder that echoed through heaven and earth. As the wind and clouds surged, patches of black clouds appeared in the firmament, piling up thicker and thicker, covering a larger and larger area.

And the wind of the Qingsha Desert also became more majestic; the howling wails were like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

A sense of oppression descended from the sky, shrouding not only the place where Xu Qing was but also the entire Qingsha Desert.

The sound of roaring fell from the nine heavens; all living beings in the Qingsha Desert felt their hearts jump.

All the forces within the mountains, including the cultivators of the Kusheng Mountain Range, were shocked, and even some people in the Red Moon Temple raised their heads to look at the sky.

"What's the situation?" The sky was a bit wrong. Chen Fanzhuo sat cross-legged in his sect, his heart also jumping with shock at this moment. He opened his eyes quickly and looked at the pitch-black sky, a sense of unease rising in his heart; he didn't know what was happening.

Also uneasy was Mu Daozi, who was accompanying a black-robed old man and carefully serving tea for his apprenticeship; the teacup he was holding shook, and the tea spilled out.

The black-robed old man in front of him instantly raised his head to look at the sky, his expression equally shocked and suspicious.

There was also the number one powerhouse among the loose cultivators in the Kusheng Mountain Range, Ancestor Mo Gui; he, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, appeared in mid-air in an instant, his expression unprecedentedly heavy as he looked at the firmament.

Everyone was like this, even the clan living under the desert was the same.

Not to mention the source of all this, the people inside the sun floating in mid-air.

Xiang Ningyan trembled, Wu Jianwu gasped, Li Youfei was horrified, while the Captain stood there with an expression of anticipation, looking down.

"The Mingnan Shizi is right. Ever since Little A-Qing was considered the future Fenghai County Governor, the old man has clearly taken safety as the first priority." But it wasn't as serious as the Mingnan Shizi said; Little A-Qing's Dao heart was slowly...

... shaping. In a few years, he would naturally have his own Dao without needing others to guide him.

"But at the current stage, for Little A-Qing, this is a good thing." Thinking of this, the Captain looked at the earth.

On the ground, the Mingnan Shizi, who had transformed into an old grandfather, walked slowly into the air with his hands behind his back. The moment he left, the roaring of the firmament erupted unprecedentedly, and arcs of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky, wandering in all directions.

Its range kept increasing, from a thousand zhang at the beginning to ten thousand zhang, and it was still continuing, until finally, it actually covered half of the Qingsha Desert.

Such a strange sight brought immense horror to the living beings of the Qingsha Desert.

And before they could look closely, roars like the anger of gods exploded from all directions; countless thunder sounds echoed, and countless arcs of lightning gathered into bolts of heavenly thunder, covering half the desert and descending on a large scale.

Striking the sand!

There were no fewer than three thousand bolts of heavenly thunder.

These three thousand bolts of heavenly thunder landed in different places, and after descending, amidst the roaring of the sand, they rapidly gathered under the desert toward the place where Xu Qing was.

It was as if three thousand thunder dragons were coming together; the momentum was astonishing, the earth churned, and long marks were lifted.

After feeling this scene, the Captain gasped, his eyes widening; even he was horrified at this moment.

"This is going to kill Little A-Qing!" The Captain was shocked and was about to fly out, but the Mingnan Shizi in mid-air turned his head and glanced at him.

"Stay calm!" The Captain's footsteps paused, his expression changing repeatedly.

At this moment, three thousand thunder dragons roared and rushed toward Xu Qing. Looking around, the ground exploded continuously, the sound was deafening, and at this moment, the three thousand heavenly thunders finally gathered!

A sound that spread throughout the Qingsha Desert turned into a violent sound wave, spreading out deafeningly, and the sand and soil around where Xu Qing was located were all shattered, exploding suddenly amidst this sound.

There was also a shrill, miserable scream that came from inside the sun, attracting the attention of Xiang Ningyan and the others.

They saw that the only remaining Red Moon Temple divine envoy, after Xu Qing's absorption, had thunder light radiating from the inside out at this moment, and he shattered directly, turning into a diamond-shaped wooden piece that fell to the ground.

He died suddenly, and before everyone could react, the fluctuations of the earth became instantly intense; amidst the continuous explosions, the affected range spread for a thousand miles.

Finally, looking from afar, a thousand-mile deep pit appeared on the earth.

In the center lay a charred five-zhang body, lying there motionless, life or death unknown.

"A bit poor; three thousand heavenly thunders, and he only endured a few hundred." The Mingnan Shizi shook his head, raised his right hand and waved it, pulling the charred body in front of him, and turned back into the sun.

After arriving at the sun, Linger was full of anxiety, her eyes red, and she ran over quickly.

"Brother Xu Qing!" Seeing Xu Qing covered in injuries and on the verge of death, Linger's tears flowed down, and she hugged Xu Qing, looking at the Mingnan Shizi.

"Grandfather, you..." Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu didn't dare to breathe, looking at the motionless Xu Qing, their hearts trembling.

"He won't die." The Mingnan Shizi spoke calmly. Just after he finished speaking, he found Linger crying, and his heart softened.

"This is also a kind of tempering, and with that Red Moon divine envoy continuing the tribulation, when your Brother Xu Qing reaches his limit, the other party will automatically share the burden..." Hearing this, the Captain looked at the place where the dissipated divine envoy had been, his heart churning, murmuring inwardly.

"Xinan Tea Order." And Wu Jianwu and Xiang Ningyan also understood the reason for the scene just now, and both gasped.

Especially Xiang Ningyan; he knew many secrets, and at this moment, an ancient ritual he had seen in ancient books instantly appeared in his mind.

"Xinan Tea Order!" Xiang Ningyan had read many ancient books, and he had a deep impression of the Xinan Tea Order technique. This technique no longer existed in this era, and no one knew how to set it up, but during the Xuanyou Ancient Emperor period, this technique was extremely vicious.

Xinan was a kind of fierce tree that lived in ancient times. It would undergo a tribulation every year, and every time it underwent a tribulation, countless powerhouses would die inexplicably in various places.

Later generations studied it and found that there was a strange connection; all the powerhouses who died were replacing the Xinan's tribulation, dying in its stead.

Thus, people gradually figured out this ritual.

In the Xuanyou Ancient Emperor era, only the royal family's geniuses would host this method under the guidance of elders, using other races to replace the tribulation.

And the most astonishing thing about the Xinan Tea Order is that it can allow the person undergoing the tribulation to reach their own limit. After experiencing the test of life and death, the cultivator who replaces the tribulation for him will turn into a wooden piece.

This wooden piece possesses the power of a curse; once it erupts, the power is astonishing.

Thinking of this, Xiang Ningyan suddenly looked at the place where the divine envoy had died earlier; there was indeed a wooden piece there.

At the same time, the firmament outside returned to normal as the thunder dissipated, and the black clouds also dissipated, but the fluctuations from the earth were still spreading.

Looking at it, it seemed to be only a thousand miles, but the landing of the three thousand heavenly thunders just now shook the entire Qingsha Desert, so countless mountains shook, and even the Kusheng Mountain Range vibrated strongly.

Exclamations continued within, and the sense of heaviness was extremely strong.

Figures rose into the air, strands of divine sense formed, and the sense of horror and vigilance all erupted.

"Which great power is undergoing a tribulation? It doesn't look like a tribulation, but more like refining an object!" In an instant, countless doubts and guesses arose among all living beings in the Qingsha Desert, and even the Red Moon Temple was shaken, going out to search and check the reason.

But they found nothing.

And the impact of this matter was extremely far-reaching for the cultivators of the Qingsha Desert.

As the number one powerhouse among the loose cultivators, Ancestor Mo Gui, at this moment in mid-air in the Kusheng Mountain Range, took a deep breath, his weathered eyes looking at the firmament, murmuring in a low voice.

"The Qingsha Desert is about to have a storm." Similar emotions arose in the hearts of many powerhouses, and on Mu Daozi's side, the black-robed old man sitting in front of him was also trembling in his heart. After a long while, he took Mu Daozi's tea and spoke in a low voice.

"Do not leave the Kusheng Mountain Range recently. Your master just felt a shock in his heart and always has a bad premonition. You haven't done anything out of line recently, have you?" Mu Daozi hurriedly shook his head.

"Master, disciple has been here during this time, preparing to build the mountain gate, and has not done anything out of line." The black-robed old man then nodded.

And at this moment, Xu Qing, who had caused all these fluctuations, barely opened his eyes inside the sun. He could feel that his body was extremely weak now, but at the same time as this weakness, a shocking power was churning.

All thirteen Nascent Souls had reached the level of the Third Tribulation.

His combat power had skyrocketed; any Nascent Soul cultivator who encountered him would feel a sense of despair and horror in their hearts.

Xu Qing at this moment could already fight against a powerhouse at the early stage of Dao Nourishment.

Dao Nourishment powerhouses, even the weak ones, were far beyond Nascent Soul cultivators; as for the strong ones, they were infinitely close to the Xiang Linger Treasury. Once they formed the Heavenly Dao, they could break through their own limitations, turn illusion into reality, and achieve the true Secret Treasury!

Just like that, three days passed while Xu Qing was healing.

The Kusheng Mountain Range was in sight.

And Linger, seeing that Brother Xu Qing was fine, finally felt relieved in her heart and became lively again, introducing the pharmacy to the Mingnan Shizi.

"Grandfather, my pharmacy is especially beautiful, especially inside the pharmacy, under my arrangement, it is very warm. I wipe it clean every day, without a speck of dust." Linger was happy, Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu were also curious, and the Captain also showed anticipation.

As for Li Youfei, he was equally excited in his heart. Last time he fled, but this time he was different; what Ancestor Mo Gui, in front of him now, was just a joke.

The Mingnan Shizi smiled, feeling very happy in his heart. He once had an extraordinary status, found it difficult to experience the joys of the mundane world, and had no sense of family happiness, and later he was suppressed in the Heavenly Fire Sea, suffering immensely.

Even after returning, he was mostly healing alone, but these days with this group of children, listening to them calling him grandfather one by one, he didn't say anything, but he had a rare warmth in his heart.

So hearing Linger's happy words, he smiled and nodded, but when his gaze swept across the outside world, his expression was slightly strange.

"Linger, is your pharmacy in the earthen city a hundred miles ahead?"

"Yes, grandfather, it's in that earthen city. Finally home!" Linger's eyes showed anticipation.

And at this moment, as the sun gradually approached the Kusheng Mountain Range, Xu Qing also slowed down his healing and stood up weakly. Supported by Linger, he looked toward the direction of the earthen city outside, and he also had emotions in his heart.

This trip out, coming and going, took a full half a year, but the next instant, Xu Qing's eyes focused.

A ruin appeared in his perception, followed by a roar coming from the direction of the earthen city. Amidst the flying dust, the few remaining houses there collapsed.

Xu Qing was stunned.