Chu Lingwei lowered her eyelids. She had always known that across the entire Xuantian Continent, whether human cultivators, demon races, devils, or ghosts, none could break through the final great tribulation.
This meant that even if they cultivated to the highest spiritual realm, their lifespan would still dwindle, and they would await their old age and death.
Having witnessed the long lives of spiritual cultivators, who would willingly see themselves disappear from the cultivation world?
Those who sought to obtain the Phoenix Clan's Sacred Tree must be powerful beings who had cultivated to the Dominator realm.
Finding these people would be both simple and difficult.
Seeing his junior sister remain silent, Leng Xingzhi sighed, "If you wish to seek revenge against the Leng family, I can help you."
Chu Lingwei's head snapped up, and she looked at her senior brother. He was now the young master of the Leng family; did he intend to personally sever his own arm?
Chu Lingwei shook her head, "No need, I can exact my revenge myself."
Leng Xingzhi was amused by his junior sister's words, "Junior sister, do you intend to storm into the Leng family yourself?"
He was currently the young master of the Leng family, and his junior sister intended to oppose him.
"When my cultivation is sufficient, that's not impossible." One day, Chu Lingwei vowed to raze all cultivators who had harmed the Phoenix Clan.
"Alright, when that day comes, senior brother will personally open the gates of the Leng family to welcome junior sister." Leng Xingzhi's eyes were filled with doting affection; he would support his junior sister's desire for revenge.
Chu Lingwei hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. If her senior brother truly handed the Leng family over to their Phoenix Clan, his identity might be exposed, putting him in danger.
"Senior brother, you don't have to do this." Chu Lingwei felt a surge of gratitude, knowing her senior brother would quietly bear all burdens.
"Weiwei, are you looking down on senior brother?" Leng Xingzhi reached out and ruffled Chu Lingwei's hair, smiling at her. "The Leng family, along with many other cultivators, launched a surprise attack on the Phoenix Clan back then, committing great slaughter. This is what they owe."
"But what about you?" As the young master of the Leng family, how could Leng Xingzhi remain uninvolved?
"Me?" A handsome arc formed on Leng Xingzhi's lips. "What does the Leng family have to do with me?"
Chu Lingwei was speechless.
"Thank you, senior brother."
"Between us, why the need for thanks?" Leng Xingzhi took Chu Lingwei's hand and brought it to his chest. "From now on, between us, there's no need for such words of gratitude."
Chu Lingwei's cheeks inexplicably flushed. She wanted to pull her hand away but couldn't.
"Senior brother, please let go quickly. This is Wuhui Mountain." Although this was her cave dwelling, the entire Wuhui Mountain was under their master's watchful eye.
"Weiwei, why don't we go see Master together?" Leng Xingzhi's grip tightened slightly. The enmity between the Leng family and the Phoenix Clan would inevitably affect him and Weiwei; it would be better to announce their relationship to the world sooner rather than later.
Chu Lingwei's heart gave a jolt, her pulse beginning to race. Thinking of her mother in the spatial realm and the deep-seated hatred of their Phoenix Clan, Chu Lingwei's emotions gradually calmed.
"Senior brother, it's not the time yet." If their relationship were to be revealed, those who wished to see their Phoenix Clan annihilated would surely turn all their attention and animosity towards the Leng family.
Chu Lingwei did not want to complicate matters.
"Weiwei..." Leng Xingzhi sighed softly.
"Senior brother..." Chu Lingwei opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but ultimately suppressed all her reasons. The matter of the Phoenix Clan was something she had to resolve herself first. She changed the subject, "Senior brother, second brother mentioned you were about to advance?"
Leng Xingzhi knew Weiwei was changing the subject, so he followed her line of questioning, "Yes, it is time to step into the Tongtian realm."
"Last time... did that not affect you?"
The last time the Sacred Tree was revived, it was her senior brother who provided most of the spiritual power for her.
"Didn't I tell you, the spiritual energy of the Xuantian Continent is of no use to me anymore?" Leng Xingzhi looked at Chu Lingwei with doting affection and explained earnestly.
"Then, when you advance, do you need spiritual energy?" Chu Lingwei had a more precise guess about her senior brother's identity.
"I do."
Chu Lingwei muttered to herself, "Still need spiritual energy then?"
Ten days later.
The spiritual energy of the entire cultivation academy converged upon Wuhui Mountain.
Chu Lingwei opened her eyes from her cultivation. She stood up and noticed that all the spiritual energy was flowing towards her senior brother's cave dwelling.
"Weiwei, senior brother is advancing," Huan Mao immediately said upon seeing Chu Lingwei wake up.
Chu Lingwei immediately exited her cave dwelling, summoned her Ice Jade Frost Sword, and flew towards her senior brother's cave dwelling.
"Junior sister."
Mid-flight, her second senior brother blocked her path. "Junior sister, senior brother is breaking through to the Tongtian realm. It's possible he might harm innocent individuals. Master has ordered us to stay far away."
"Alright." Chu Lingwei stood with Nangong Luo on a distant mountain peak, a short distance from senior brother's cave dwelling. She saw that dark clouds had gathered above senior brother's cave dwelling, through which golden light shone; the lightning tribulation had formed.
"Junior sister, don't worry. Master once said that among everyone in the cultivation academy, senior brother has the greatest hope of entering the Dominator realm. This minor Tongtian realm lightning tribulation will be nothing for senior brother," Nangong Luo said, fanning himself and smiling as he watched his junior sister's gaze fixated on the lightning tribulation above senior brother's cave dwelling, offering comfort.
"I'm not worried," Chu Lingwei said. In truth, she wasn't worried about senior brother's safety, but rather if this lightning tribulation would be noticed by a Dominator realm powerhouse, and if something unusual would occur.
As cultivators of the Huatian realm advanced, disciples of the cultivation academy flocked to the vicinity of Wuhui Mountain to witness the event.
"Bang."
At that moment, the first bolt of lightning descended, striking the sky above senior brother's cave dwelling. Before the lightning could hit the ground, a tall, slender white figure flew out, a long sword in hand, splitting the lightning in two.
This move was simply spectacular.
Seeing senior brother's incredibly dashing action, Chu Lingwei's eyes sparkled with brilliance.
"See? Senior brother will definitely be fine," Nangong Luo exclaimed, his eyes filled with admiration. "Senior brother is indeed the foremost person on the Xuantian Continent. Others endure the lightning tribulation; senior brother cleaves it."
The two were naturally incomparable.
Chu Lingwei looked around. Their master had not appeared, nor had any of the Supreme realm powerhouses.
"What are you looking at?" Nangong Luo lightly tapped junior sister's head. Senior brother was undergoing tribulation, and she wasn't paying full attention.
"Second senior brother, I'm looking for Master." When she underwent her lightning tribulation, Master had been present the entire time. Now that senior brother was breaking through to the Tongtian realm, Master was absent.
"Master is naturally here, you just can't see him."
Senior brother was Master's most favored disciple; for such a significant event, Master would undoubtedly be present.
Gasps of amazement came from around Chu Lingwei. Leng Xingzhi, the senior disciple of the cultivation academy, had cleaved eight bolts of lightning with just his sword; this was unheard of across the entire Xuantian Continent.
"Isn't senior brother being a bit too conspicuous?" Chu Lingwei was no longer worried about senior brother's safety at all.