Sensing that Yue Hantian's divine soul had turned to dust, Xu Yi couldn't help but curl her lips.
But the next moment, Xu Yi's features contorted into a frown.
That damned Yue Hantian's parting soul attack had held nothing back. Although she had the Soul Fixing Needle protecting her, she was still inevitably injured.
Her sea of consciousness felt like it was being pricked by countless silver needles, causing her such pain that she wished she could find Yue Hantian's soul again and beat him soundly.
Xu Yi thought, "If only I had a pill to heal the soul right now."
Wait, healing the soul…
Xu Yi's eyes snapped open, and she pushed herself up, looking at the Chong Hun Grass on the stone wall.
"Haha, hiss! Hiss!"
Xu Yi's laughter was cut short as she gasped in pain, but a smile still lingered on her face.
She gathered her strength, managing to stand, and walked towards the Chong Hun Grass.
The Chong Hun Grass had three long, slender leaves, each as black as ink.
Recalling the descriptions of the Chong Hun Grass from the jade slip, Xu Yi plucked a leaf and popped it into her mouth.
The leaf dissolved upon contact, transforming into a gentle spiritual energy that slowly flowed into Xu Yi's sea of consciousness.
The needle-like pain rapidly diminished, and her turbulent sea of consciousness gradually calmed.
Her soul power was also slowly growing, bit by bit.
After two days, Xu Yi felt reborn, her spirit invigorated.
She had a faint premonition that she was about to break through.
She had already stabilized her cultivation at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, and only needed a catalyst to break through, which had now arrived.
Xu Yi carefully stored the remaining Chong Hun Grass in a special jade box, packed Yue Hantian's corpse into her storage ring, and then bolted out of the ravine.
The stone walls of the ravine were dotted with crevices and protrusions, allowing Xu Yi to climb upwards.
In less than fifteen minutes, Xu Yi shot out of the ravine. The moment the sunlight touched her, dark clouds rapidly gathered, the winds and clouds shifted, and purple lightning flickered in the sky.
Xu Yi gripped her Admonishment Ruler and stood without flinching beneath the dark clouds, her heart filled with exhilaration.
"Come!"
Rumble!
Xu Yi's body was engulfed by lightning.
...
Meanwhile.
Dense thunderclouds also gathered above the Medical Hall of Kunlun Academy.
Nalan Jiade, Nalan Henzhu, and others looked up at the sky with solemn expressions. They all knew that the most critical moment had arrived.
Rebuilding the Nine Revolutions Golden Body was akin to defying fate, and it also required enduring the trial of the heavenly tribulation.
If Nalan Yan successfully passed this trial, she would soar freely in the vast seas and skies.
But if she failed…
"Yan'er, you are the pride of my Nalan family. You can definitely overcome this tribulation," Nalan Jiade silently prayed.
Boom!
Lightning power, like divine pillars, descended, piercing the roof of the Medical Hall and striking directly towards Nalan Yan, who was enveloped in golden light.
Teacher Jing seized the opportunity to move out of the room and stood beside Liu Yin Xiao.
"Teacher Jing, what should we do now?" Yu Chun Dao asked, looking at the Medical Hall enveloped in lightning, his voice laced with worry.
Teacher Jing shook his head, his face betraying his uncontrollable excitement.
"Nalan Yan has completely absorbed the Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus. Now it depends on her fortune. We cannot help her."
The Nine Revolutions Golden Lotus was truly a legendary sacred artifact. As long as Nalan Yan could fully refine the divine spiritual power contained within it, she would undoubtedly be able to overcome this tribulation.
Liu Yin Xiao remained silent, his brow furrowed as he gazed towards the Medical Hall.
For some reason, he felt that something had been overlooked, casting a lingering shadow of unease over his heart.
But what exactly was it?
He concentrated in thought for a long time but couldn't find an answer, so he could only watch ahead silently.
The lightning seemed endless. After two hours, there was still no sign of it disappearing.
The inability to see the situation within made everyone's emotions turbulent.
After an unknown period, Liu Yin Xiao saw a figure slowly emerge from the lightning.
His heart tightened. Had Nalan Yan already passed the tribulation?
Nalan Henzhu and Nalan Jiade also saw the figure, their palms instinctively clenching, their eyes filled with excitement.
Only Yu Chun Dao, with his more delicate sensibilities, sensed something was amiss, and his brow furrowed slightly.
As the figure fully emerged from the lightning, everyone's pupils constricted, their expressions shifting wildly.
It was an extremely graceful figure, with a slender waist and curved hips, shapely and alluring, unclothed.
But what surprised them wasn't her nakedness, but her appearance.
It wasn't Nalan Yan, but… Wan Yan Xue.
Liu Yin Xiao finally understood the source of his earlier unease.
They had completely forgotten about Wan Yan Xue, who was recuperating beside Nalan Yan.
The lightning power had enveloped the entire Medical Hall, naturally including Wan Yan Xue's room.
Wan Yan Xue, whose body was already as fragile as glass due to her overuse of the Samsara power, how could she withstand the ferocious lightning?
Yet, not only did she endure it, but she also walked out of the ruins of the Medical Hall completely unharmed.
Liu Yin Xiao scrutinized Wan Yan Xue with suspicion, trying to discern what changes had occurred in her body, only to find that he could no longer perceive her cultivation.
What had Wan Yan Xue gone through?
Nalan Henzhu's gaze was sharp. She had wanted to settle scores with Wan Yan Xue for a long time but hadn't had the time due to Nalan Yan's matters.
Seeing Wan Yan Xue appear before her unharmed, her inner ferocity surged, and she couldn't resist reaching for the hilt of the great sword on her back.
However, before her hand could reach the hilt, Yu Chun Dao stopped her.
Yu Chun Dao placed a hand on hers, shook her head, and then looked at Wan Yan Xue, saying gently, "Wan Yan Xue, how are you feeling now?"
After speaking, she released Nalan Henzhu's hand, found a cloak from her storage bag, and walked towards Wan Yan Xue.
"Don't come any closer."
Wan Yan Xue's voice was hoarse, her eyes indifferent.
"Wan Yan Xue, you..." Liu Yin Xiao's footsteps halted, his words trailing off.
"Shut up!"
Wan Yan Xue suddenly interrupted him fiercely, her expression contorted.
During this period, her consciousness had been damaged, leaving her dazed and unable to think calmly.
It wasn't until the lightning tribulation descended, and her body was instantly destroyed by the lightning, that the invisible constraints were broken, and her mind immediately cleared.
She had been abandoned.
The first thing she realized was this cruel fact.
Before she was injured, the person she saw most often was Teacher Jing, followed by Yu Chun Dao.
No one else had visited her.
However, next door, Nalan Yan's room was constantly frequented by people.
Even Teacher Jing eventually stopped paying attention to her, instead confining her to her room and preventing her from going out.
Her consciousness was unclear back then, so she could only huddle in the corner, listening to the sounds from the room next door as she fell asleep.
Even so, she had never thought of disobeying Teacher Jing's words, but obediently stayed in her room, hoping for a day when she could leave.
It wasn't until she regained consciousness that she realized how naive and foolish her thoughts were.
She was the murderer who had harmed Nalan Yan, her sins were heavy, so she deserved to be confined to the room and experience the suffering of the lightning tribulation along with Nalan Yan.
This was their thinking.