Chapter 41: Ascension Tribulation

【Host, there is something I must remind you of.】

【What is it?】

【It is that your period has arrived.】

【Period? What is that... Ah!】 Su Xi's expression froze, and then a sharp pain surged from her abdomen.

"What is wrong with you?" Rong Shou caught a glimpse of her pale face and abnormal expression.

Su Xi shoved the half-eaten spirit fruit to Rong Shou, "Master, I must step away for a moment."

Saying this, she used Teleportation and vanished.

【After I reached the state of fasting from grains, shouldn't this thing have ceased as well? Why has it popped up again?】 Su Xi did not welcome this relative's visit in the slightest.

Er Miao replied: 【This is quite normal. Only by having a period can a human female bear children. In *Yuan Jun Zhuan*, Xue Fuyi gave birth to six children.】

【Six!?】 Su Xi was shocked, 【You wouldn't, you wouldn't be wanting me to bear children too, would you? I am warning you! Don't even think about it!】

Su Xi spent 5 points to buy a pile of sanitary napkins from the System Mall.

After cleaning herself up, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

【It won't come every month, will it? If so, will I still be able to go into seclusion?】

【When the host was in great pain during the fasting period, Master gave the host a Hundred-Peace Pill, and it stopped afterward. Why doesn't the host try it again?】

【I will go find Master.】

Hearing that Su Xi wanted a Hundred-Peace Pill, Rong Shou gave it to her, "I told you not to eat random things. Are you having abdominal pain?"

"Mm-hmm! Abdominal pain." Su Xi immediately took one pill.

The Tribulation Cloud in the sky had turned into the black clouds that precede a rainstorm; just looking at it felt oppressive, making one's heart feel stifled.

"What kind of heavenly tribulation is this?" Su Xi asked Rong Shou.

"It is the Ascension Tribulation of the Great Perfection of the Dasheng stage, and it is the final hurdle an Immortal Cultivator faces in their entire life. If one passes, they ascend and join the ranks of the immortals. If one fails, not even their Origin Spirit will remain." Rong Shou's expression was exceptionally grave, "You must watch carefully, disciple."

"Will Master also undergo such a heavenly tribulation?" Su Xi asked.

Rong Shou fell silent; his would likely not be so simple.

The Tribulation Cloud of the Ascension Tribulation expanded over a vast area, covering the entire South Dao Sect.

Every cultivator who saw it knew that a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Dasheng stage in the South Dao Sect was about to undergo the Ascension Tribulation. Some cultivators might not even see such an opportunity once in their entire lives, let alone experience it.

Various sound-transmission talismans began to fly from the direction of the South Dao Sect in all directions.

Hua Qing also received many sound transmissions from fellow Daoists wishing to observe the ceremony. However, he had no time to reply to them one by one right now and left it to his disciples and grand-disciples to arrange.

The spirit beasts in the Ling Shou Yuan were all trembling as they lay on the ground, motionless.

Da Miao lay in its cat bed, a pair of large, bright cat eyes watching the sky, "Brother Jin, do you think he can succeed?"

"He can," Da Jin replied.

"How do you know?"

"Well, I can't exactly say he can't."

"Get lost."

Su Xi felt completely comfortable after taking the Hundred-Peace Pill.

【It seems it is not because of the Hundred-Peace Pill; the host's body is still in its special period.】

【If it is, then so be it, as long as it is not uncomfortable.】

【After the heavenly tribulation ends, let us quietly go to the Heaven Sword Sect and find Xue Fuyi to get some Luck Points.】

【Very well, host.】 Hearing that she could earn points again, Er Miao was also happy.

Suddenly, a gray figure flew straight into the sky from the back mountain, finally hovering beneath the heavenly tribulation, and began to quickly form seals with both hands to set up an array.

And the defensive array of the South Dao Sect also shifted from defense to combat mode.

Su Xi felt the Thunder Origin Power within her Origin Spirit Mansion stirring restlessly.

Thinking of her constitution that could 'eat' Tribulation Lightning, and the fact that her current position was exactly beneath the Tribulation Cloud.

【Host, your cultivation realm is still low; can you really absorb the Ascension Tribulation Lightning?】 Er Miao was somewhat worried.

Su Xi looked at the solemn-faced Rong Shou, 【After Xue Fuyi snatched my Dao Body, can she swallow Tribulation Lightning?】

【She cannot; it is just that she does not suffer from the Tribulation Lightning when she undergoes her own tribulation,】 Er Miao replied.

Su Xi lowered her eyes slightly, but raised her head again in an instant, 【My Dao Body is special and requires Tribulation Lightning to cultivate; Master is also doing this for my own good.】

Er Miao fell silent.

The Tribulation Cloud stopped churning and began to have lightning and thunder rolling within the cloud layers, looking extremely terrifying.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

At this moment, no one cared who this person undergoing the tribulation was or what sect they belonged to; they were merely a human cultivator fighting against the heavens.

If he succeeded, it would be a victory for the human race!

After Yuan Yu finished preparing for the tribulation, he relaxed slightly and looked at the dense crowd of people all around; they were all Daoist cultivators there to observe the ceremony.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted and landed on a small hill not far away, where two people were standing.

One was Rong Shou, whom he had watched grow up.

The other was a little girl with childish eyes, looking clever and mischievous.

She was surrounded by Rong Shou's magical power defense, and Thunder Origin Power was faintly visible between her brows. Yuan Yu was somewhat surprised; a Thunder Spirit Root was indeed rare.

He sent a divine sense transmission to Rong Shou, "Yuan Xun, is she your disciple?"

Rong Shou replied: "She is, her name is Huayuan. Senior Brother, please focus entirely on preparing for the tribulation."

"Whether I succeed or not, this will be our last meeting in this world, so don't be so serious. Give your Senior Brother a smile!"

"..."

"Your disciple has excellent aptitude; do not let it go to waste, teach her well."

"I know."

A streak of spiritual light flew toward Su Xi.

Su Xi instinctively wanted to dodge, but for some reason, her body could not move at all. By the time she could move, that streak of spiritual light had already landed in her arms; it was a Storage Bag.

It was crafted very exquisitely and was bulging.

A very gentle voice, one that made people want to indulge in it, sounded within her spiritual sense, "Is it begging for alms? I am Yuan Yu. These are some heavenly treasures I collected during my cultivation period that I will no longer need; I give them to you."

Su Xi looked at the Storage Bag with some astonishment, then looked at Rong Shou.

Rong Shou lowered his eyes, saying nothing.

Spiritual sense transmission is a technique that can only be used by those at the Soul Formation stage or above; Su Xi bowed toward Yuan Yu and said respectfully, "Thank you for the gift, Senior Martial Uncle."

"What a good child." Yuan Yu's smiling voice rang out.

Thunder rumbled, and a bolt of Tribulation Lightning as thick as a pillar descended from the sky!

The Great Array of the South Dao Sect blocked it for a few breaths before vanishing like a bubble, but it also consumed nearly half of the tribulation's power.

Yuan Yu easily neutralized this bolt of Tribulation Lightning.

Rong Shou said to Su Xi, "I am going to guard the tribulation; you stay here... and wait."

Su Xi held the Storage Bag in one hand and clenched her fist with the other, "Rest assured, Master, I will definitely guard Senior Martial Uncle well."

Rong Shou rubbed her head, "Thank you for your hard work; after it ends, Master will give you a reward."

"Okay!" Su Xi's delicate and pretty little face beamed with a big, cute smile.

"..." Rong Shou used Teleportation and left.

Su Xi composed her expression, sat cross-legged, applied an invisibility talisman to her body, and then began to absorb the Thunder Origin Power scattered in the air with all her might.

Yuan Yu's entire focus was on undergoing the tribulation. Although she could see it just by looking down, she could not afford even a sliver of distraction at this moment.

The trial of the Heavenly Tribulation had officially begun; any slight mistake would result in her soul being scattered and her body destroyed.