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228: Even if the Emperor Ancestor comes, he may not be able to save your lives”Elder Qin? Which Elder Qin? Don’t try to fool me. I have looked into your Chang Sheng Sword Sect and Star Luo Immortal Sect, and there is no Elder surnamed Qin.”

Zhu Bajie, who was to the side, spoke up. He knew very well exactly how many Elders and True Immortals were in these Immortal Sects.

Back in the day, when he led troops to slaughter various Great Immortal Sects, he had no intention of only wandering around the Central Region; he had made preparations for the other four regions as well.

If it hadn’t been for Immortal Lord Linglong personally going to the Imperial Capital and establishing her reputation as the number one in the world, the Central Region might have been able to expand much further by now.

”You don’t know? Didn’t you feel that terrifying Immortal Tribulation a few days ago? My Sword Sect almost had to relocate its mountain gates,” Hun Jianxian said, looking at him in surprise.

Our Elder Qin had such a massive Immortal Tribulation, and you don’t even know about it?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bajie’s expression changed slightly. ”You mean that Heavenly Tribulation from a while ago was related to your Elder Qin?”

That Heavenly Tribulation from a few days ago could be described as earth-shattering and soul-stirring; just the tiny bit of residual power that rippled over made his liver and gallbladder split with fear.

The power of that Immortal Tribulation was definitely not weaker than several experts at the Saint Lord Level attacking simultaneously! The power was boundless!

He estimated that if he dared to get within ten miles, he would be severely injured by the splashing arcs of tribulation lightning.

It wasn’t just him; even Sun Xingzhe at the side had a drastic change in expression. If Zhu Bajie were hit by that kind of tribulation lightning, he would be severely injured, but if he were hit, he would be on the verge of death; even the heavenly immortal staff wouldn’t be able to protect him.

Unless he was willing to reveal his ”Law, Heaven, Image, Earth”, perhaps he could withstand it.

Tang Sanzang and Sha Wujing didn’t show much reaction. Sha Wujing was like a block of wood, silently eating his roasted meat.

Tang Sanzang, however, was a bit curious, though he truly hadn’t felt any so-called Immortal Tribulation.

The reason was simple: his strength was too weak. He wasn’t even a True God, so he didn’t even have the qualifications to sense the Immortal might.

Seeing their reactions, Hun Jianxian took a gulp of strong liquor. ”Related? It’s more than just related! That Immortal Tribulation was our Elder Qin’s Immortal Ascension Tribulation!”

”Nonsense! We aren’t some ignorant peasants. Besides, it’s not like we haven’t personally undergone the Immortal Ascension Tribulation ourselves; how could it be that terrifying! If it were all like that, who could ever achieve Immortal Ascension?”

Zhu Bajie crossed his arms, clearly disbelieving.

He had originally been an expert in handling intelligence, yet he had never heard of anyone’s Immortal Ascension Tribulation being so perverted. Even the legendary Immortal Kings weren’t this outrageous!

If this were true, how could it be called an Immortal Ascension Tribulation? It was clearly a killing tribulation sent down by the Heavenly Dao! It wasn’t even meant for anyone to survive!

No, that’s not right. Even a killing tribulation wouldn’t be this outrageous!

”Yeah, yeah, Hun Jianxian, stop trying to trick us. Is it that there’s no one left for this third difficulty? We can accompany you in acting out a scene.”

Sun Xingzhe teased, taking a bite of the roasted meat in his hand, juices overflowing.

Upon hearing this, Hun Jianxian’s expression darkened. ”Believe it or not, it’s up to you. I’ve said my piece. Even if I’m mindful of our brotherhood, if you suffer later, don’t say that this brother of yours didn’t show loyalty!”

He stood up directly, threw away the roasted meat in his hand, and made a gesture to leave.

Seeing this, Sun Xingzhe hurriedly held him back. ”Good brother! Good brother! Don’t be in such a rush to leave! It was this younger brother who drank too much and spoke the wrong words. Brother, don’t blame me, don’t blame me.”

Zhu Bajie also stepped forward and tugged at Hun Jianxian’s sleeve. ”That’s right, Sword Immortal. This monkey was born of heaven and earth; no one taught him manners, so it’s inevitable that he speaks unpleasantly. Why bother haggling with a monkey?”

”Benefactor Hun Jianxian, Wukong doesn’t understand human etiquette, so please forgive him,” Tang Sanzang also stood up to persuade him to stay.

Hun Jianxian only then snorted and sat back down. Sun Xingzhe hurriedly handed over a skewer of roasted meat.

”Then I’ll say a few more words. Our Elder Qin’s strength is not weaker than the seven current Immortal Lords, and during that Immortal Tribulation, he once easily killed six Saint Lord Level humanoid lightning bolts with his palms.

You know about humanoid lightning, right? There should be records of them in the Emperor Ancestor Dynasty’s archives.”

The group looked at Zhu Bajie. Zhu Bajie shrank his head back. ”There are records, but this is top-secret information. You must not spread this.”

”Naturally, naturally. Hurry up and tell us!” Sun Xingzhe urged, and even Sha Wujing at the side stopped chewing.

Zhu Bajie put down the roasted meat in his hand. ”This so-called humanoid lightning is actually the Dao marks of some Daoist-level Prodigies from back in the day, imprinted by the Heavenly Dao when they broke through because the Heavenly Tribulation they triggered was too powerful for their same rank.

If it’s at the Initial Stage True Immortal level, the strength of the humanoid lightning might be a few points stronger than the person who underwent the tribulation back then.

Once it reaches the middle stage, there is almost no difference in overall strength.”

After the Saint Lord Level, even the Dao marks imprinted by the Heavenly Dao cannot compare to the original person from back then.

This is because the Saint Lord Level has already mastered a portion of the Law of Time, enough to distort the power of the Heavenly Dao to a certain extent.

As for humanoid lightning at the Immortal Lord level… that I don’t know. That is the most top-secret of secrets; even I don’t have the qualifications to view it.”

I’m afraid that apart from a few Immortal Lords, even some Holy Land masters, only those who have personally experienced it would know something about it.”

”Those who personally experienced it? Do you mean those few so-called Immortal Lord Tribulations?” Hun Jianxian asked.

In the cultivation of the True Immortal realm, apart from the initial Immortal Ascension Tribulation, there are basically no other tribulations.

After all, True Immortals are at least known as existences with boundless longevity. If Immortal Tribulations were always descending, how could there be the flourishing age of the Zhongyuan Continent today?

However, apart from the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, a very small number of Heaven-Defying True Immortals will trigger Heavenly Tribulations due to certain special reasons.

For example, refining some kind of forbidden treasure, or killing some kind of Auspicious Beast protected by the Heavenly Dao.

There are also some Demonic Cultivators who blood-refined a city of a million living beings, triggering a Blood Sea Tribulation that wiped out all living beings who had a Bloodline or Karma connection with that Demonic Cultivator.

And the generally recognized greatest Heavenly Tribulation after becoming a True Immortal, which is also a tribulation that has nothing to do with the vast majority of True Immortals, is the Immortal Lord Tribulation.

If one survives it, they become an Immortal Lord overlooking the Zhongyuan Continent; if one fails, without exception, they die and their Dao dissipates, without even a chance for their true spirit to enter Reincarnation—it is a complete erasure.

Furthermore, because they possess the Law of Time, their deeds will gradually be forgotten by living beings. Only Saint Lord Level experts who also possess the Law of Time, or people who have a Karma connection with them, will remember.

But regarding their deeds, even if there are clear records, if someone who is not at the Saint Lord Level looks them up, it still feels like reading a legend.

”Correct. But let’s not talk about this anymore; those things will gradually be forgotten even after I look at them. Let’s talk about that Elder Qin of yours instead.”

Zhu Bajie said sheepishly. If the Immortal Tribulation that day was triggered by this Elder Qin, and he survived it...

Then he would have to think about what posture he should use when he gets tied up so he looks better.

Hun Jianxian nodded slightly upon hearing this, putting away his wine gourd, the drunkenness on his face fading somewhat.

”There’s nothing else to say. But I will still give you a word of warning: when you see Junior Martial Uncle Qin, do not speak nonsense and annoy that person!

Otherwise, even if the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign came, he might not be able to save your lives!”

After he finished speaking, the master and his three disciples broke out in a cold sweat.

Tang Sanzang repeatedly cupped his hands. ”Sword Immortal, rest assured. We naturally understand. Please, we ask that your sect’s Elder does not make things difficult for us juniors.”

Hun Jianxian waved his hand to stop him. ”Eh~ I can’t speak for him. However, I estimate that Junior Martial Uncle Qin is just playing with you, so you don’t need to worry too much. Just do what you are supposed to do.”

As he spoke, he stuck the finished skewers into the ground. ”Then I will take my leave. Otherwise, if I get any closer, I might be discovered by Junior Martial Uncle Qin.”

”Safe travels, Sword Immortal. Once we pass Black Wind Ridge, come and drink with this monk again!”

Black Wind Ridge, Black Wind Cave.

Qin Jiang waved away the mirror image in front of him; what had just been displayed was the conversation between Hun Jianxian and the four Eastern Journey travelers.

He flipped his palm slightly, and a platinum sword pellet appeared in his palm, releasing a Sword Dao aura no weaker than the Black White Sword Ancestor.

At this moment, the sword pellet appeared somewhat restless, trembling up and down incessantly, like a child.

”Go,” he said. ”Bring that monk back.”

As he finished speaking, the platinum sword pellet transformed into a torrent of sword energy and flew out of Black Wind Cave.