Chapter 43: Where Is My Heavenly Tribulation???

Jiang Xun did not pay her any mind, but upon hearing her speak, he took out the sword that had been in the hands of her corpse earlier.

This sword was entirely black, and its size seemed no different from the Liu Hong Sword.

After drawing the blade, it appeared in red and black colors that seemed to flicker alternately; the entire sword was brimming with murderous intent, suggesting that no small number of people had died under it.

Jiang Xun took out the Liu Hong Sword again, drew it from its scabbard, and compared the two swords.

Only then did he discover that the size, length, width, and even the curvature of the blood groove on the hilt were exactly the same.

It was just that the Liu Hong Sword was clearly half-red and half-black, rather than alternating.

Jun Tianling looked at the strange Jiang Xun with some confusion and curiosity; when Jiang Xun took out the Liu Hong Sword, Jun Tianling had intended to try and see if she could get out.

As a result, she also discovered that the two swords looked almost exactly the same, and she was somewhat stunned.

"Where did you get this sword?"

Before Jun Tianling could even open her mouth, Jiang Xun asked first.

"Where did you get this sword?"

Jun Tianling retorted.

"You answer me first."

Jiang Xun said immediately; judging from that dream just now, the woman in the dream was undoubtedly holding his Liu Hong Sword.

"... You lecherous old man, have you forgotten that I told you my memories are incomplete?"

Jun Tianling was somewhat speechless.

"I have long since forgotten the name and origin of this sword; I only know it is a Sacred Artifact. It's your lucky day, kid."

"Does this sword of yours have an Artifact Spirit?" Jiang Xun asked upon hearing this; since it was a Saint Grade item, it should have an Artifact Spirit.

"It has... one?" Jun Tianling was not very certain either.

"Can you feel your divine sense on this sword?"

Jiang Xun continued to ask.

Jun Tianling tried it after hearing this.

She then shook her head: "It's gone. It probably thinks I'm already dead and needs to be claimed by a new master."

Jiang Xun put away the Liu Hong Sword upon hearing this, then used Jun Tianling's sword to cut himself, and his blood flowed along the blood-letting groove across the entire blade.

Subsequently, the blade emitted a red and black glow.

Jiang Xun wondered, could that woman be the Artifact Spirit of this sword?

As the red and black glow dissipated, the sword returned to its original appearance.

But Jiang Xun could feel through his own divine sense that this sword had already acknowledged him as its master.

"What exactly are you doing?"

Jun Tianling still couldn't help but ask.

Although it acknowledged him as master, it was only that; there was no movement after the acknowledgement, and he could not feel the presence of an Artifact Spirit.

"Strange."

Jiang Xun sighed and put away Jun Tianling's sword.

"How dare you ignore this Venerable One?"

Jun Tianling was taken aback, then shouted with anger.

Having experienced Jun Tianling's trash-talk attacks, Jiang Xun had by now mastered the ability to filter out her words, and he simply turned a deaf ear.

Afterward, Jiang Xun shook his head, flew away from the small hut on his sword, and arrived at an isolated peak in the distance.

"What do you want to do now? Why are you such a troublemaker?"

Jun Tianling asked upon seeing this.

"I'm feeling frustrated, so I'm going to undergo a tribulation to break through."

As he spoke, Jiang Xun took out a Top-grade Nascent Soul Pill and swallowed it, then brought out five Sacred Artifacts to guard his surroundings, put on the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe, and waited for the Heavenly Tribulation to descend.

"This is truly the first time I've seen such a method for relieving one's mood."

Jun Tianling said, speechless.

Jiang Xun ignored her and held his breath, concentrating as he waited for the Heavenly Tribulation to arrive...

One cup of tea...

One stick of incense...

One hour...

"Where is my Heavenly Tribulation?"

Jiang Xun waited for a long time without seeing any reaction from the sky; the day had even broken!

He couldn't help but shout at the sky.

Boom!

Just as he finished shouting, there was a thunderous boom in the sky.

Dark clouds began to gather, and the entire sky turned gloomy.

It gave Jiang Xun a fright, and he hurriedly began to circulate his energy.

As it turned out...

It started to rain in the sky.

The sound of thunder and lightning was incessant, the rain fell harder and harder, but the Heavenly Tribulation... not a single bolt.

The barrier formed by the five Sacred Artifacts and the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe became Jiang Xun's umbrella.

Not a single drop of rain touched his body.

Jiang Xun also felt that he was already at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

The Nascent Soul broke out of the core and formed an infant-like body within Jiang Xun.

This Nascent Soul was actually very quiet; it went to sleep as soon as it came out, looking quite listless.

However, Jiang Xun could feel that this Nascent Soul was much, much stronger than his previous one.

Not only was Jiang Xun full of question marks, but Jun Tianling was also extremely puzzled.

She had been waiting for the Heavenly Tribulation to strike Jiang Xun dead so she could escape.

"You don't need to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation, kid?"

After a moment, Jun Tianling asked faintly.

"... I was the one who was struck by the Heavenly Tribulation to reach Foundation Establishment."

Thinking about how he hadn't undergone a Heavenly Tribulation for his Golden Core either, Jiang Xun was also a bit confused.

"I understand now; it's likely because this body of yours had already undergone the Golden Core Stage Heavenly Tribulation and the Nascent Soul Stage Heavenly Tribulation, so now that you are breaking through, the Heavenly Tribulation that belongs to you is already gone, and naturally, it won't be triggered."

Jun Tianling thought for a moment, then said.

"What does that mean?"

Jiang Xun was silent for a moment, then asked.

"... Everyone has their own Heavenly Tribulation, it's just... you ate a meal yesterday, you can't eat yesterday's meal today; do you understand now?"

Jun Tianling knew this kid had poor comprehension, so she organized her words and explained.

"Then, if I throw it up, can't I eat it again?"

Jiang Xun said upon hearing this; although it was a bit disgusting, the logic held up.

"You are really disgusting!"

Jun Tianling also got goosebumps all over after hearing this.

"Didn't you lose your memory? How can you still speak so logically?"

Jiang Xun understood after hearing this, but then he had this doubt.

"After the Soul Casting Pill took effect, my soul has been gradually returning and recovering; I've recalled some unimportant things now, and I didn't expect you to be able to use them."

Jun Tianling said speechlessly.

It seemed as if these memories had awakened just to match Jiang Xun's doubts.

"I can't even get struck by a heavenly thunderbolt to clear my head; sigh, the Heavenly Dao is unfair."

Jiang Xun nodded upon hearing this and sighed.

After putting away that pile of weapons, he directly used Wind Control to travel.

There was no need to use a sword for flight anymore.

Jiang Xun had long been familiar with Wind Control.

A moment later, Jiang Xun returned to the small house and saw Lin Qingwan standing at the door holding an umbrella.

Seeing Jiang Xun land, she was first surprised, then hurriedly ran over with the umbrella: "Grandmaster, where did you go in such heavy rain? Hurry and change your clothes, don't get soaked."

She didn't care about shielding herself, holding the umbrella entirely over Jiang Xun's head.

"Silly girl, would a Nascent Soul cultivator be afraid of getting rained on?"

Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this, pulled Lin Qingwan into his arms, and the two of them walked under the eaves together under the umbrella.

"Grandmaster, have you really returned to the Nascent Soul Stage?"

Lin Qingwan then looked at Jiang Xun in surprise.

She had sensed it when Jiang Xun flew down just now, but thought it was an illusion; she didn't expect it to be real!

"Yes." Jiang Xun nodded.

Feeling his Nascent Soul, which was even stronger than before, he couldn't help but think: 'Perhaps starting over from Foundation Establishment is quite good...'

This way, he could make up for all his previous shortcomings; he hadn't used a Top-grade Nascent Soul Pill when he first broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Then, this rain, is it you undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation, Grandmaster?"

Lin Qingwan then looked at the thunderstorm and asked.

"Yes." Jiang Xun couldn't be bothered to explain further and simply nodded.