Chapter 397: Finally Sending Off Xue Dada

Monk Cheng Xin rolled his eyes, not knowing why Wei Yuning was laughing. He surveyed Wei Yuning from head to toe, then suddenly wore a shocked expression.

"Wei… City Lord, you… have passed the tribulation successfully?"

Wei Yuning was startled, gave himself a quick sweep, and his expression instantly became animated.

He gently shook his head at Cheng Xin and said, "Wait a moment!"

After half an incense stick burned, although he tried hard to restrain the aura within his body, it was of little use; the surging immortal power inside was too intense to be fully suppressed.

Even a trace of lingering aura would be taken as evidence of an immortal.

Facing Monk Cheng Xin's curious gaze, Wei Yuning didn't know how to explain, but after a moment said, "The Great Luo Golden Immortal's giant tree gave me a green wood crown, you remember? I absorbed the immortal aura inside it!"

The wonder of the withered tree had already exceeded his imagination; an innocent man bearing a jewel is still guilty. Now, to avoid exposure, he couldn't even tell his old friend Cheng Xin.

Monk Cheng Xin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's true; how could I become an immortal? Passing the tribulation should at least involve a thunder tribulation, right?" Wei Yuning said.

Monk Cheng Xin smacked his mouth, hummed, and said, "Your Life Space Ring also counts as a small realm; perhaps because the realm is weak, and you… are its master, so there was simply no thunder tribulation! Never mind, your power surge is a good thing, and I, the monk, won't be jealous!"

In a huge trade market, Wei Yuning encountered a new enemy of the living world: a metal puppet.

The metal puppet was placed inside a transparent crystal dome. No wonder Monk Cheng Xin and the others didn't treat it as a genuine metal puppet; it resembled a roly‑poly toy, with a head, arms, and torso, but no legs.

A huge opening was cut in the puppet's abdomen, revealing a dense tangle of pipelines; at first glance they seemed chaotic, but upon closer inspection the arrangement was orderly, with consistent patterns of color and thickness.

Small holes dotted various directions of the puppet's body. Wei Yuning leaned in and found the shapes of the holes strikingly similar to aircraft engine nozzles.

Wei Yuning's eyes showed horror; even if this were a technological civilization, it surpassed what Earth civilization could achieve. Incorporating so many power systems into a human‑sized machine, this puppet's agility could never match that of a living being.

He initially considered buying the device, but then decided against it.

Now he has embraced the perspective of the sentient beings of the cultivation world: external objects remain external, no matter how powerful the technology, while strengthening oneself is fundamental.

This robot is an example; even if its combat power rivals that of cultivators, so what! If its creator were not a cultivator, it would have long turned to dung; even leaving behind a robot comparable to a human, what then?

After witnessing the puppet, Wei Yuning returned to the small room and entered the Life Space Ring.

Xian Shu wore a delighted expression, stepped forward and laughed, "Ha ha, Wei City Lord, I wasn't wrong, right? I'm just half a step away from achieving the Nascent Soul. Look, I've truly become an Earth Immortal now!"

Having advanced to the Nascent Soul, Xian Shu's appearance shifted from a middle‑aged man to a youth, looking only three to five years older than Wei Yuning.

"Congratulations, congratulations! Earlier outside, Monk Cheng Xin insisted I had passed the tribulation; I said no, but he wouldn't believe! Fellow cultivator Xian Shu, why don't you take a look—what level am I at now?" Wei Yuning said with a grin.

"What? Seeing ghosts? How can you be surrounded by immortal spirit aura? How is that possible?" Xian Shu, before advancing to the Nascent Soul, couldn't comprehend Wei Yuning's aura, but now, upon comparison, realized his peculiarity, and his earlier pride vanished instantly.

"Lord Shen Gui, are you still there?" Wei Yuning asked.

"Here, here, he's waiting for you; Xue Dada is causing a ruckus!" Xian Shu finally recalled the matter.

"What's going on, why doesn't Xue Duoduo look after her brother?" Wei Yuning muttered while contacting Shen Gui.

Shen Gui resides on this side of the Life Space Ring's living realm, but the Bi Yi Island he controls also belongs to a similar small space, usually invisible to outsiders.

According to the containment rules of spaces, a higher‑level space can contain a lower‑level one; the Life Space Ring is a higher‑level space than the Bi Yi Island.

Shen Gui replied quickly, "Got it, I'll let him out immediately!"

"Wait, have fellow cultivator Xue bring some meat out!" Wei Yuning said.

"Well… okay, I'll try!" Shen Gui responded.

Half an hour later, a figure whooshed into the air. His skin was as white as jade, his white robes outshone the snow, with bright eyebrows and star‑like eyes, and a towering aura.

"I'm furious, Wei Zhuang, you almost ruined my tribulation!" Xue Dada, body like a flood dragon, swung a single palm at Wei Yuning.

A master of the tribulation stage struck, truly extraordinary; Wei Yuning tried to move, but a sluggish force clung to him.

Helpless, he activated a concealment technique and slipped into a folded space.

After a breath, he reappeared.

Xue Dada was about to strike again, but froze; the next instant his face turned pale, and he asked in terror, "Wei… Wei City Lord, are you at the Great Ascension?"

After passing the tribulation comes the Great Ascension; at this moment a cultivator is indistinguishable from an immortal, yet can remain in the lower world for two or three hundred years, similar to a wandering immortal, constituting top‑tier power in a medium‑sized world.

Wei Yuning's body paused briefly, and he hummed, "You can call my cultivation whatever you like; if you want to strike, go ahead!"

Xue Dada wore a solemn expression, carefully took a few steps toward Wei Yuning, then suddenly trembled, bowed slightly and said, "So the Wei City Lord truly passed the tribulation; I was rude earlier, please forgive me!"

Wei Yuning snorted, "What about the thing Lord Shen Gui asked you to bring?"

Xue Dada's face turned sallow, his earlier swagger gone, and he whispered, "I didn't bring it!"

"Then never mind! Let's go, we'll talk outside!" Wei Yuning vanished first; after a moment, Xue Dada was also sent out.

When the two disappeared, Xian Shu's expression turned odd, yet filled with inexplicable joy. After a long while, he chuckled to himself, "I always sensed Wei City Lord was unlike ordinary cultivators, but I still underestimated him. Could this fellow be a reincarnated immortal? It's possible, ha ha. Either way, today is a good day, ha ha ha!"

When a cultivator attains the Nascent Soul, they enter another realm, and the success rate of passing the tribulation is low; therefore, today is almost the most glorious moment in Xian Shu's cultivation career.

In front of the small teleportation array, after hearing Wei Yuning's explanation, Xue Dada's expression shifted countless times. He never imagined that the renowned White Realm had also fallen into the hands of the Dark Tribe.