"Are you kidding me?"
Venerable Fei Yun cried out in disbelief.
He hadn't recovered from the shock of Bai Shengyi's ascension when he heard Qin Si's words, finding Qin Si utterly presumptuous.
"Little friend Qin, you are young and do not know how difficult ascension is. Do not speak such words carelessly in the future, or else..."
His words were left unfinished, but their meaning was clear: Qin Si's boastful pronouncements were utterly embarrassing.
Venerable Fei Yun even became more animated, "I'm not trying to be old and preach to you, but considering your relationship with our Shengyi, you should be more mindful of your words and actions, shouldn't you?"
Daojun Hong Yi never expected that in just a moment of inattention, Venerable Fei Yun would provoke Qin Si.
He was truly at a loss.
Daojun Hong Yi felt incredibly weary. Moreover, Qin Si's identity was extremely sensitive. Although he was a junior of Shengyi's generation and even Shengyi's lover, he was also the Mountain Master of Shenqi Mountain, the undisputed number one among the young Great Ascension Daojuns!
It could be said that among everyone present, except for Daojun Qing Lan and his master, no one else was qualified to comment on Qin Si's actions.
With this thought, Daojun Hong Yi helplessly called out to Yue Bufan, "Master."
Yue Bufan frowned tightly and looked at Venerable Fei Yun, "What business is Qin Si's with you? Fei Yun, if you have nothing better to do, focus on comprehending your own Dao intent and strive to advance to Great Ascension as soon as possible!"
He showed no regard for Venerable Fei Yun's dignity and continued after a pause, "Shengyi, who is so much younger than you, has already ascended, yet you are still stuck in the Nascent Soul stage. You may have no shame, but I still have my pride!"
This was essentially using Venerable Fei Yun's earlier sarcastic remarks about Qin Si to retort against him.
In truth, Yue Bufan was usually very protective of his two disciples, as the tradition of Yue Qing Mountain was to be fiercely loyal to its own. However, Venerable Fei Yun had been increasingly out of line lately, whether it was interfering in matters between Daojun Hong Yi, Miaomiao, and Shengyi, or his covetous gaze towards Miaomiao. This had made Yue Bufan extremely displeased.
Therefore, Yue Bufan's harsh words also carried the intention of warning Venerable Fei Yun.
But clearly, Venerable Fei Yun did not understand.
A flash of anger crossed his face, and he stubbornly said, "Since Master says so, he must believe that little friend Qin can ascend. But currently, there is no Heavenly Tribulation gathering, so how can he ascend?"
In fact, it wasn't just Venerable Fei Yun who thought this way; most of the Great Ascension cultivators present shared the same sentiment.
After Bai Shengyi ascended to the upper realm, the Great Ascension cultivators who had been hidden around and observing also stopped concealing themselves, appearing in the vicinity, wanting to experience the ascension Heavenly Tribulation up close and see if they could gain any insights.
Therefore, they had all heard Qin Si's words.
That was ascension! A realm that most of them could not break through in their entire lives, a step they could not take despite using all their means. How could a young man possibly cross that chasm?
Moreover, ascension concerned an entire realm.
Any ascension cultivator was someone who required a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to nurture them, someone endowed with the great destiny of heaven and earth. With this realm already having Bai Shengyi, it was incredible. Even if Qin Si were truly a peerless genius, where would there be enough destiny and spiritual energy to nurture another Qin Si?
Facing so many doubts, Qin Si's expression remained unchanged. He simply strode towards the place where Bai Shengyi had previously undergone his tribulation.
There was originally a mountain range there. Bai Shengyi's Heavenly Mystery Sword had flattened one peak, and the Heavenly Tribulation had leveled the surrounding peaks. Now, the entire mountain range had almost been filled into a plain.
With the spot where Bai Shengyi sat as the center of a circle, the closer one got to the center, the heavier the Heavenly Dao's pressure became. Many Great Ascension cultivators who had wanted to go to the very center to comprehend could only get within three meters of it. Yet now, under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Si walked all the way to the very center.
But this was not the most astonishing part.
What was most astonishing, even terrifying, was that as Qin Si moved, the sky gradually darkened.
The Heavenly Lightning of Ascension had begun to condense!
The numerous Great Ascension cultivators who had been observing at Bai Shengyi's ascension site immediately retreated, watching from afar.
"Absurd! Too absurd! Am I going mad, or is the Heavenly Dao going mad? Two cultivators ascending in one day?"
Daojun Qiu Han, the Supreme Elder of the Xuan Nu Sect, couldn't help but shake his head, on the verge of insanity.
"My ancestor has been in seclusion for a long time and doesn't know much about Mountain Master Qin," Xuan You explained indifferently from the side. "Mountain Master Qin's aptitude is not inferior to that of Immortal Lord Rong Ku. Moreover, Shenqi has not had a cultivator ascend for many years. What's so strange about two cultivators ascending in one day?"
Furthermore, the appearance of the Universal Secret Realm clearly indicated a crisis for the Small World of Shenqi. How could the Heavenly Dao of the Shenqi world not try to save itself?
"Rumble!"
Qin Si's Heavenly Tribulation came swiftly and fiercely, striking down soon after.
The crackling sparks of lightning soon covered this mountain range and even spread out, enveloping the entire Extreme West.
The Great Ascension cultivators present were stunned by this spectacle!
Everyone retreated to the territory of the Buddhist Sect before feeling safe and stopping. Daojun Qiu Han couldn't help but exclaim, "This child... is terrifying to this extent!"
"Looking at little friend Qin's spirit and energy, success in crossing the tribulation should not be a problem," Master Ku Lian said with a smile, turning his prayer beads.
Daojun Qing Lan and Yue Bufan stood on either side, protecting Qin Si.
At this moment, everyone saw several beams of spiritual light shoot out from Qin Si. One was a giant Profound Eye Tiger, another a red Boundary Flower, a third the Boundless Cold Frost Sword, and a fourth item, tightly wrapped in spiritual light, was so obscured that even Daojun Qing Lan could not discern its identity.
"Hiss—the sword in Qin Si's hand is also a divine artifact?"
As the Heavenly Tribulation struck, the Boundless Cold Frost Sword froze the lightning into frost with a single strike, showing no inferiority. It was then that everyone realized the brilliance emanating from the sword possessed a formidable divine power!
The sword Qin Si commonly used, which often appeared in everyone's eyes, was actually a divine artifact?
It wasn't that they were so surprised. Apart from the Heavenly Mystery Sword, they had never heard of any other sword being a divine artifact. Only a few Daojuns couldn't help but recall the exclamation of Mountain Master Hua Ling when she recognized the sword in Qin Si's hand. It seemed that Mountain Master Hua Ling had recognized the sword as a divine artifact at that time.
Divine artifacts, the Boundary Flower... such destiny even made Qing Lan slightly surprised.
Qin Si's Heavenly Tribulation lasted for a full ten days and ten nights. As it was nearing its end, some greedy Great Ascension cultivators moved closer, but Daojun Qing Lan let out a clear shout.
"Scram!"
His voice was calm but contained an attack that showed no mercy, directly sending the Great Ascension cultivator flying.
Seeing this, the others suppressed their restless thoughts.
"If anyone takes another step forward, don't blame me for not being polite," Yue Bufan warned immediately.
"Mountain Master Yue, we just wanted to get closer to feel the Heavenly Tribulation," one cultivator said shamelessly.
Yue Bufan grinned menacingly, "Then why don't you go inside and share the Heavenly Tribulation with my little nephew?"
He reached out to grab the cultivator, who immediately fled upon seeing this.
While the two were speaking, Qin Si's Heart Scrutiny Tribulation struck. The earth-shattering sound startled the demons in the Extreme West so much that they no longer cared about the many Daojuns running out.