Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 1821: Chapter 1824: Crossing Tribulation

Lu Xiaobu looked at Yang Feng, who was no longer speaking, and probably understood in his heart.

That’s probably all there is to it.

As Yang Feng had said in shame and anger, she was merely a Nascent Soul; knowing this much was already quite remarkable.

It’s likely that knowing this was inseparable from her being able to leave the original island to come to Gourd Island.

Lu Xiaobu wasn’t worried that Yang Feng would hide anything, after all, Yang Feng was already quite drunk.

”Since that’s the case, then I’ll just have to figure some things out on my own!”

Lu Xiaobu stood up, stretched lazily, and spoke out.

He still managed to gather quite a bit of intelligence today.

The tribulation isn’t a heavenly tribulation, but an earthly one!

And the reason is that once reaching the Mahayana stage, one can control the core in reverse!

Which means, unexpectedly, as long as one reaches Mahayana, some things can be understood!

”It really is troublesome! Only one month and five days left!” Lu Xiaobu looked up at the sky: ”That bastard Lin Feng won’t allow any delays! One year, just one year!”

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaobu scratched his head: ”Seems like I have to work hard on cultivation! Even though I’m usually the kind to slack off!”

...

Time passed.

Gourd Island was undergoing rapid reform and development, and the successfully implemented policies in Southwest Huludao began spreading at an incredibly fast pace.

In this place where everyone is used to accepting things as they are, whoever is stronger gets to speak, the speed was still as shockingly fast as it was in Southwest Huludao!

Meanwhile, Lu Xiaobu also entered the core, beginning the first earnest cultivation of his life!

Divine Separation Low Stage, Divine Separation Middle Stage, Divine Separation High Stage, Fusion Low Stage, Fusion Middle Stage, Fusion High Stage.

For ordinary cultivators, these are realms that require hundreds of years, maybe even a lifetime to cross, but Lu Xiaobu was growing at a speed faster than Gourd Island’s development.

Though exaggerated, it wasn’t entirely unbelievable.

After all, before the exile plan was implemented, this hypothesis had already been made!

When true unification was achieved and all of Gourd Island believed in Lu Xiaobu and firmly supported him...

Lu Xiaobu effectively received an elevator to the top of the mountain, even if he was unwilling, he would constantly boost his cultivation swiftly.

This was the hope from the core, or more accurately, the hope from this island!

They hope that the person they respect becomes the strongest on this island, to protect them!

This is not hard to understand.

As said before, this island is an inseparable whole, humans occupy an absolute advantage within this whole.

When this group wholeheartedly desires someone to become powerful, their thoughts will influence the operation of spiritual energy.

One person is one point, ten thousand people are ten thousand points, a million people are a million points.

This energy continuously injects into the person they hope to strengthen.

This is what it means to say Lu Xiaobu is being pushed to cultivate!

However, as Yang Feng said, this process has its limits.

Crossing Tribulation!

Crossing Tribulation is the limit!

So, on November 15th of Bu Yu Year, twenty days after the exile plan’s success, Lu Xiaobu reached his limit—he was about to cross tribulation!

”The feeling is so obvious!”

Lu Xiaobu walked out of the core with his hands in his pockets.

Yes, the feeling was very obvious; after cultivating to this checkpoint, he clearly felt the core, which once felt very familiar, now beginning to repel him!

Causing him to feel as if he was being pricked by needles all over, and he seemed to receive an ominous warning—continuing further would lead to death!

”No wonder the gatekeeper doesn’t cultivate inside the core but guards the door.”

Lu Xiaobu sighed as he exited the core: ”Cultivating inside during tribulation would be ghostly; I feel as if this core is ready to swallow me at any moment!”

Thinking about it, as someone who achieved unification feeling such repulsion inside the core, what feeling must ordinary tribulation-crossers experience inside?

Probably wouldn’t need to wait for the tribulation; just this torment would be enough for the heart demon to emerge on its own!

”Still, I don’t know what the specifics of crossing tribulation are! It’s truly a headache that there’s not a single tribulation-crosser on the island now! If there was one now, I’d be able to ask!”

Lu Xiaobu patted his forehead and said: ”I didn’t expect that after sending off those bastards for over half a month, I’d actually start missing them!”

Talking to himself, Lu Xiaobu continued walking outside.

Though lacking direct guidance from tribulation-crossers, due to the unification, the Ten Thousand Iron Cavalry managed to glean some experiences from various clues.

Several points of emphasis emerged.

Firstly, while crossing tribulation time is uncertain, it isn’t unavoidable; certain special places and arrays can delay crossing tribulation.

The foremost naturally being the core; staying near the core, the crossing tribulation event can be indefinitely postponed.

Additionally, certain arrays can also delay this time, which is why most tribes don’t venture out — they have these arrays at home.

Secondly, even if lacking these places or means of delay, as long as maximum power isn’t used, crossing tribulation won’t occur immediately.

Take, for example, the time when the Blood Sea Buddha Grass was snatched, those five tribulation-crossers were mostly trying to contain themselves, avoiding triggering tribulation!

This is why despite having five tribulation-crossers in the Chaotic Land, no catastrophe was invoked.

Particularly applicable to cultivators who have just stepped into the tribulation-crossing realm.

It can even be said that as long as one doesn’t exert full power, their crossing tribulation date can be indefinitely postponed.

After all, this essentially means bowing to the core—I’m not increasing my cultivation, so we’ll get along just fine!

However, what Lu Xiaobu wants now isn’t harmony for everyone, so he plans to do the opposite!

Leave the core, use maximum power, trigger catastrophe!

”Hmm, let’s visit the Ten Thousand Mountains; these little fellows have been restless lately!”

Lu Xiaobu left the core area and looked toward the northwest.

The unification threat theory previously mentioned by Lu Xiaobu to the Ten Thousand Mountains had, following the collapse of the God Slaying Alliance, seemingly become a karmic retaliation enacted upon Lu Xiaobu.

At this moment, the Ten Thousand Mountains were fully armed and ready for battle, with intentions of staging another beast tide.

And those beast tide strategies were taught by Lu Xiaobu.

Yes, self-inflicted consequences not to be lived, speaks of none other than Lu Xiaobu himself!

However, he obviously isn’t prepared to peacefully face this retribution: ”Dumbass, come on, let me show you the real Demon Tribe!”

Lu Xiaobu beckoned to the lazy dumbass beside him.