Chapter 250: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 251: Cultivators Must Strengthen Themselves (21)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Rumble—

Dense thunderclouds appeared above the head of Qingyun Sect; under a clear blue sky with not a cloud for ten thousand li around, someone was undergoing Tribulation Transcendence!

Anyone who saw this scene would feel such a sigh in their heart.

But Shen Yao, who was inside Qingyun Sect watching Ren Chengzhou experience all this, remained calm and composed.

System:...

'Host, aren't you worried? This is Thunder Tribulation,' and an enhanced version at that.

Even in the Cultivation World, one might not be able to withstand it, let alone this imperfect world before our eyes.

Shen Yao said nothing on the surface, but replied in her heart, 'Does worrying help?'

By this point, Shen Yao had advised him, but Ren Chengzhou wanted to try, so what could be done?

Actually, breaking through has its benefits; if Ren Chengzhou could endure it, at least half of his troubles would be gone.

This advancement Thunder Tribulation was huge because Ren Chengzhou had taken on karmic debt for the imperial family.

Unlike the karmic debt between Shen Yao and the World Consciousness—Shen Yao was not from this world, and after years of effort, the karmic debt had faded considerably; even leaving this world now would cause no problem.

But Ren Chengzhou was different; he was a native of this world.

'For this Thunder Tribulation, we have long made preparations; it just depends on whether the Heavenly Dao will give a path to survival.'

If it were a situation of certain death, then no matter how much they schemed, there would be nothing they could do.

Several streaks of flowing light flew from afar; they were the three children who had seen the situation and rushed over immediately.

'No need for many words; we can't help with this matter. Whether they can walk out depends entirely on themselves.'

The Thunder Tribulation had already begun and could not end midway; otherwise, not only would Ren Chengzhou undergoing the tribulation be affected, the entire Qingyun Sect would not escape being bloodbathed by the Thunder Tribulation.

Raising her hand to cut off what Ren Yangyao and the others wanted to say, Shen Yao's complexion turned slightly cold, and at the same time she spoke loudly toward the back, ordering everyone in Qingyun Sect to retreat to the foot of the mountain, so as not to be accidentally injured when the Thunder Tribulation struck.

The Thunder Tribulation was merely an ordinary incarnation of the World Consciousness; they had no thoughts of their own and could not yet accurately find the person meant to be struck.

Fixing her gaze firmly on the oppressive peak top, Shen Yao had Ren Yangyao and the others quickly go guard the surroundings, so that no accidents would occur during the Thunder Tribulation and unexpected people would not barge in to cause trouble.

Ren Yangyao had not yet spoken, but the youngest, Ren Yangjue, asked in confusion, 'Would anyone really be so desperate as to crash into it themselves?'

That was Thunder Tribulation, dense purple-black thunder constantly wandering and flashing in the cloud layer. Just looking at it was enough to make one feel oppressed; how could anyone foolishly rush up?

Shen Yao's expression was complex: 'Some things—clever people like to think too much, fools like to think too little; you can't demand that everyone have brains.'

This world was very large, and all kinds of people existed. Because of the Spiritual Qi Revival, there were still many who fished in troubled waters. Shen Yao had heard that some people about to undergo tribulation would suddenly jump out when someone else's Thunder Tribulation ended, with the purpose of drawing their own Thunder Tribulation out.

Because once Thunder Tribulation appeared, it was a fight to the death and would not disappear for no reason. Someone undergoing tribulation had to accept this baptism of thunder, unless the person undergoing tribulation died or successfully endured the Thunder Tribulation.

Ren Yangyao was well-informed and experienced, or rather, he thought more deeply than the other two younger brothers.

Nodding to show he understood, he arranged his guarding direction, then turned and left on his flying sword.

After the Eldest Young Master left, Ren Yangzuo and Ren Yangjue thought it over and simply went to guard the other two directions; as for Shen Yao, the direction before her could not be short of people.

The mother and son four people, one person per direction, fundamentally cut off anyone coming to disturb them.

Indeed, they accidentally caught several people with ulterior motives.

They were all desperate fugitives, with many human lives and official cases on their backs, and no reverence in their hearts at all.

After being tied up and having their cultivation realms abolished, Shen Yao threw them to the disciples below the mountain and had them sent to Jiang Guo's prisons to eat Death Row Meals.

Meanwhile, Ren Chengzhou was still undergoing the Thunder Tribulation; the thunder crashing down was dense, and the situation inside could not be seen at all.

Seeing the Host so steady, even the System was surprised by the Host's composure.

Only Shen Yao knew that Ren Chengzhou would be fine; she had never taken this Thunder Tribulation seriously at all.

Three Days and Three Nights

When the tribulation clouds above Qingyun Sect dispersed, the rain and dew essence carrying rich Spiritual Energy fell, nourishing the ground that had been overturned by it.

The dry, cracked, chaotic environment was repaired bit by bit, including Ren Chengzhou, who had only a breath left.

Picking him up and sending him back to his room to rest, Shen Yao called the disciples to handle the aftermath of the Thunder Tribulation.

The main force naturally was the three children; who made their combat values so high?

Taking the opportunity to resolve the troubles inside the surrounding mountains and forests, and to wipe out all the enemies who jumped out to cause trouble, Shen Yao sat in the main hall of Qingyun Sect, arranging the concluding work step by step.

Time slowly passed under Shen Yao's indication, until Ren Chengzhou came out of the room, the wounds struck on his body healed seven-eight-eight.

The advancement of his cultivation realm made Ren Chengzhou look a bit more ethereal. But what made Ren Chengzhou's heart even more complex was still the coma after that Thunder Tribulation.

He dreamed of many things; perhaps it could not be called a dream, because traces of all this had long been discernible.

'I know you are not from this world, but I didn't expect you to come from the Cultivation World.'

Perhaps because the impression of those cultivators who looked down on mortals as ants in the dream was too deep, Ren Chengzhou always felt a sense of rupture when seeing Shen Yao again.

Shen Yao was different from those cultivators, but they indeed came from the same place.

Huge fear enveloped Ren Chengzhou, leaving him at a loss.

But Shen Yao's complexion remained very calm; only the system in her mind was very uninhibited, shouting loudly and wanting to call the police.

Shen Yao:...

'What's there to panic about? Nothing has happened yet,' Ren Chengzhou did not move his hand when speaking with her.

'Host! What time is it now? How can you still smile!'

The System transformed into a Screaming Chicken, wanting to shout its throat out to make its Host sober up.

Good heavens!

Hearing that tone and demeanor, was the other party about to sever ties directly with the Host?

Shen Yao sneered inwardly, not at all, absolutely not at all.

The World Consciousness had at least cooperated with her; this world had made it to today, and Shen Yao had contributed greatly.

"How do you want to do it? Kill me to eliminate future trouble? Or pretend not to know and continue staying in Qingyun Sect?"

Shen Yao laid out the results; her identity being exposed meant only two possibilities: death or life.

Ren Chengzhou moved his lips; letting him kill Shen Yao, he couldn't do it, but allowing Shen Yao to remain in Jiang Guo, he worried that one day this place might not be secure.

Those not of our kind must have different hearts!

Ren Chengzhou did not distrust Shen Yao; he feared those lofty cultivators more, who with a casual wave of their hand could take countless lives.

Such immense power, how terrifying a thing it was.

They were husband and wife, but on their respective standpoints they opposed each other.

The two sat in Dian Dian looking at each other, and finally Ren Chengzhou spoke, "Let's leave here, go to the Cultivation World, alright?"

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'Host, weren't we originally going to leave the Mortal World?' Why did Ren Chengzhou, after speaking it out, show a face full of sadness?

The System felt it was quite knowledgeable, but an attitude like the Host's—saying one thing and doing another—it still couldn't quite understand.

Shen Yao raised an eyebrow, 'Turning passivity into initiative; Ren Chengzhou feels indebted, so guilt will naturally arise.'

And she would show a sad face because she was certain Ren Chengzhou's words had hurt her.

Oh, at least that's how it appeared on the surface.

'You're just a System; you don't understand the complexity of human emotions.' Put plainly, this was because Ren Chengzhou worried Shen Yao wasn't the first one to come over; what if the next one wasn't as kind-hearted as Shen Yao?

Cultivators had all sorts of methods; Ren Chengzhou dared not blindly gamble.

So Ren Chengzhou simply struck at the root, taking Shen Yao—who was not of this world—and the three sons Shen Yao had borne, to leave, completely nipping this potential danger in the bud.

Doing this didn't mean Ren Chengzhou didn't love Shen Yao and the three children; it was just that millions of lives in the Mortal World were at stake, and Ren Chengzhou couldn't help but consider the bigger picture.

Ren Chengzhou was a native of this world; this place had birthed and raised him—how could he stand by and do nothing?

For the righteousness of the common people, sacrifice the affection of the small family.

This was unfair to Shen Yao, but the final result was within Shen Yao's expectations.

'Quite good; we don't even need to deal with the Transmission Array issue.'

Ren Chengzhou, to eliminate future trouble, would surely spare no effort to destroy it, and even after they left via the Transmission Array, the Transmission Array itself would be completely erased.

The System was surprised, 'How does he know the number of Transmission Arrays in the entire world?'

Even if they had searched patiently for many years, the discovered Transmission Arrays were but a drop in the bucket.

'World Consciousness,' since the other party could let Ren Chengzhou know Shen Yao's origin, they would surely reveal the location and number of the Transmission Arrays.

Compared to herself, an outsider, Ren Chengzhou, as one of their own, was naturally more trustworthy.

This way, Shen Yao also conveniently threw off more than half of the troubles on her own body.

Aiyo

'System, putting other things aside, this world's consciousness is quite decent.'

If one could do it easily, who would like to work hard and complain? It's not that one is naturally willing to work.

Cheering inwardly, Shen Yao decided to stay honestly in Qingyun Sect from now on, and conveniently harvest some wool.

To be sure, the System Space had plenty of room, most suitable for storing things.

After briefly settling her future plans, Shen Yao turned around and summoned the Sect Steward, distributing all the remaining tasks in her hands.

"If you encounter trouble, feel free to come find me," everything else was up to them to decide.

The Steward heard this and didn't think much of it; after all, such an arrangement had existed before.

He respectfully received the order and left to handle it, not forgetting to reduce Shen Yao's burden within the scope of his duties.

As for Shen Yao? She had even less to deal with daily. Ren Chengzhou was busy with state affairs and had no time; the three children had to go down the mountain to slay demons daily; Shen Yao stayed in the Sect often keeping company with herbs, and the pills and Spirit Grass slowly accumulating in the space were the best proof.

Time moved forward another two years; Ren Yangyao and Ren Yangjue broke through their shackles one after another, catching up to Ren Yangzuo's footsteps, pushing their Cultivation Realm to Golden Core.

Ren Chengzhou, together with other sects and the Jiang Guo Imperial Family, handling the Transmission Array matter, was also nearing its end.

When Ren Chengzhou once again confirmed with the World Consciousness in a dream, he could finally rest assured that the place where he was born and raised was temporarily safe.

"Just temporarily safe? If we destroy all outward Transmission Arrays, we won't be able to return after we leave."

Shen Yao looked at Ren Chengzhou sitting beside her, not knowing whether to say he was overly cautious or liked to be conservative.

The existence of Transmission Arrays indeed did more harm than good for this world, but once development came later, Transmission Arrays would be indispensable.

Otherwise, just relying on a not-so-large Mortal World, how many resources would be enough to consume?

What is cultivation for? Without massive resources piling up, one won't get far.

"Nowadays we can't consider so much; we can only temporarily guarantee the safety of this world."

Ren Chengzhou had also been torn before, but in the end he still firmed his faith.

Without the present, what about the future? Perhaps this decision of his would make him a sinner for all ages, but if he did nothing and let things take their course, this world might not last until the time to judge him.

Shen Yao flipped her hand and poured a cup of Warm Tea, slowly pushing it in front of Ren Chengzhou, "Since it's done, there can be no hesitation; when do we leave?"

Once the Transmission Array matter was handled, this world's greatest difficulty would be solved, and the rest were just some unimportant small matters.

The schedule for leaving should be brought up.

She had people call Ren Yangyao and the three children; this time Shen Yao did not conceal anything.

"The time is set for three years from now; you should recently bring more Qingyun Sect Disciples on missions, striving that after we leave, they have the ability to stand on their own."

Cultivation is a very private matter; how high a cultivator can reach depends entirely on their own capability.

Qingyun Sect had put in much effort in cultivating the Disciples, but the gap in Spiritual Roots still made their progress slow.

Fortunately, there was still External Force to rely on; this time Shen Yao did not hold back.

Various elixirs were refined, and Shen Yao even wrote down her insights from her own refining process, made them into jade slips, and placed them in the Book Pavilion.

Not only Shen Yao, but Ren Chengzhou and the others likewise realized that time waited for no one, and wished they could split one day into two to use.

After the three-year period passed, the Qingyun Sect's final progress still did not meet their expectations.

But pity, there was no time left.

Each spent some effort bidding farewell to acquaintances, and left sufficient backup plans to ensure no unrest would occur; Shen Yao and Ren Chengzhou brought the three children to the mountain foot where she had fainted back then and Ren Minmin had picked her up.

Further away was the well-developed Yunwu Cheng; its common folk lived in peace and prosperity, utterly unaware that a great matter shocking all under heaven was unfolding just dozens of li outside the city.

"After we leave, please have the Abbot activate the jade buckle in his hands; this transmission array cannot be left behind."

Ren Chengzhou handed the switch to the Abbot of the Buddhist temple, renowned for benevolence.

"Amitabha, please rest assured, Patron Ren; this old monk understands."

The white-bearded Abbot was no old fool; he had participated in the entire matter of the transmission array.

Though Patron Ren acted with provocation, one could not deny that this person's starting point was good.

This world could not withstand any disturbance; if a murderous outsider truly appeared, who among them could withstand the assault?