"It was artificial, the person was Xue Qi's former master..."
Ye Cangtian recounted how Han Chengze had cultivated Xue Qi as a cauldron and absorbed her life force.
Before he could finish, Han Xiang couldn't help but exclaim, "How could there be such a beast in the world!"
She then looked at Ye Cangtian and continued, "Kid, if you can kill this person, I will reward you handsomely!"
There was no other way, she couldn't leave the secret realm, or she would quickly perish, so she could only entrust this matter to Ye Cangtian.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled helplessly, "Han Xiang, you need to let me finish! The person who harmed Xue Qi has already been executed on the spot!"
"Good! Very good!"
Hearing this, Han Xiang immediately applauded and said, "Kid, you've done well, such people deserve to die!"
Saying that, Han Xiang took out a Qiankun bag and threw it directly to Ye Cangtian, but Ye Cangtian did not keep it and returned it.
In his opinion, acting for Xue Qi and eradicating a scoundrel was his duty, so no reward was needed.
...
Time flies in the mountains.
This saying also applies to the secret realm, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.
In half a month, Han Xiang taught the Tianshuang Sword Technique wholeheartedly.
Xue Qi's talent was evident in her comprehension of the sword technique, and she had basically mastered it within a few days.
Bing Yao's progress was relatively slower, only comprehending seventy to eighty percent of the sword technique.
However, Han Xiang was still very satisfied with this, and coupled with Ye Zheng hao's sparring with the two girls, their strength had improved significantly.
On the other hand, during the past ten days, Yao Bao'er had found a secluded place within the secret realm and devoted herself to refining pills.
The most idle person in the entire secret realm was Ye Cangtian.
However, he was not idle either. In addition to cultivating, he flipped through the Bagua Spiritual Art whenever he had time.
The Bagua Spiritual Art was obtained from Hun Ba and was the basic method for cultivating mental power in Feiyun Pavilion.
Ye Cangtian also wanted to see what was so magical about the Bagua Spiritual Art and familiarize himself with it, after all, knowing oneself and the enemy leads to victory in every battle.
After a few days, Ye Cangtian had a preliminary understanding of the Bagua Spiritual Art.
The Bagua Spiritual Art was a good method for cultivating mental power, and its cultivation speed was comparable to the mental power combat techniques he practiced.
However, it was still inferior to the Spirit Control techniques, but its capabilities were different from the Spirit Control techniques.
The Spirit Control technique's ability lay in powerful attacks.
The Bagua Spiritual Art's abilities were more inclined towards control, for example, the Soul Seizing technique, which sealed the opponent's soul and thus temporarily controlled the opponent's body.
Besides these controls, there were also some simple attacks.
Although these attacks were not very powerful, very few people in the ruins could withstand them, as most people in the ruins did not cultivate their spiritual power.
Therefore, a little soul attack was unbearable for many.
After thoroughly studying the Bagua Spiritual Art, Ye Cangtian incorporated some of its attack methods into his mental power combat techniques.
However, these were only some simple attack methods, and he did not incorporate control techniques like Soul Seizing.
The reason was very simple: he felt that the Soul Seizing technique was too evil, so he did not want the people around him to practice such a cultivation method.
Besides, in his opinion, it was enough for the people around him to be able to resist the soul attacks of Feiyun Pavilion and have some self-protection ability.
"Boom..."
Just as Ye Cangtian was studying the cultivation method, a thunderous sound came.
Ye Cangtian was startled. This was inside the secret realm, where did the thunder come from?
He quickly walked out of the room.
The next moment, he saw a corner of the secret realm, where dark clouds had already gathered in the sky, with lightning flashing constantly and rumbling.
"This is..."
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian was stunned. Let alone what was happening, even with the overcast sky, it shouldn't be just such a small patch!
"Pill Tribulation!"
At this moment, Han Xiang appeared beside him. Ye Cangtian turned his head and saw that Han Xiang's expression was already extremely solemn.
"What is a pill tribulation?" Ye Cangtian quickly asked.
Han Xiang glanced at him upon hearing this and then explained.
Simply put, refining pills was like human cultivation, both going against the heavens, so when pills reached a certain quality, a heavenly tribulation would descend upon their formation.
This pill tribulation was not only directed at the pills but also at the alchemist.
If the pill tribulation failed, not only would the entire furnace of pills turn into dregs, but the alchemist would also be affected.
Minor injuries, or direct death!
"Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Upon hearing that Yao Bao'er was in mortal danger, Ye Cangtian's face instantly turned grim.
Han Xiang glanced at Ye Cangtian and said, "How would I know what kind of pills she was refining! Ordinary pills cannot trigger heavenly tribulations."
With that, Ye Cangtian had no words.
After a moment's hesitation, he looked at her again and asked, "Is there any way to resist the pill tribulation?"
Han Xiang shook her head and said, "Basically no!"
"What do you mean 'basically no'? Speak whatever you know!" Ye Cangtian said anxiously.
Alas!
Han Xiang glanced at Ye Cangtian and said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to say, but even if I said it, with our cultivation, we couldn't do it!"
Saying that, Han Xiang recounted some fragmented memories in her mind.
According to legends, in ancient times, some people could withstand heavenly tribulations for others.
But those who could do so were all ancient great gods.
The reason was simple: both heavenly tribulations and pill tribulations had a certain range.
Within this range, if others appeared, the power of the heavenly tribulation and pill tribulation would increase geometrically.
Therefore, to resist a heavenly tribulation, one must have considerable cultivation, otherwise, it would be equivalent to seeking death!
Boom!
Just as Han Xiang finished her explanation, a rumbling sound came from the other side.
Following that, within their line of sight, a silver-white lightning bolt descended from the sky.
Seeing this, Han Xiang's expression instantly turned ugly and she said, "Not good, the first heavenly lightning is so thin, this is to allow the subsequent heavenly lightning to gather more energy..."
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian could no longer sit still. He flashed and rushed towards the direction where Yao Bao'er was refining pills.
"Pfft!"
At the same time, in another corner of Tianmen Fortress, Yao Bao'er spat out a mouthful of blood onto the pill furnace, and her entire body instantly weakened.
Her alchemy skills were beyond doubt, but her cultivation was too low.
Even with the assistance of a large number of pills, she had only reached the middle stage of the Earth level.
Moreover, in terms of combat experience, Yao Bao'er was basically the weakest in the middle stage of the Earth level.
Therefore, even facing lightning as fine as hair, her body still couldn't withstand it and she was directly severely injured.
"This... this is the legendary pill tribulation? Its power is truly great, I didn't expect that I couldn't even withstand the first heavenly lightning!"
Looking at the rumbling tribulation clouds in the sky, Yao Bao'er showed a bitter smile.
In the past, she had only read descriptions of pill tribulations in ancient books, and this was the first time she had seen one.
And in her past alchemy endeavors, she had always looked forward to the appearance of pill tribulations.
The reason was very simple: in her opinion, only with the appearance of a pill tribulation could the pills refined be truly divine pills.
However, after experiencing the power of the pill tribulation, although Yao Bao'er was somewhat delighted, her heart was still filled with unwillingness.
Although she had successfully refined the pills, if she couldn't pass the pill tribulation, the pills would also be a pair of dregs.
And she was about to die under the pill tribulation, forever unable to pursue the peak of the alchemy path.
"Bao'er!"
At this moment, a voice called out, and Yao Bao'er suddenly looked back.
She saw Ye Cangtian appearing in the distance, and she quickly reached out to stop him, saying, "Boss, don't come over, this is a pill tribulation! You can't help me!"
Yao Bao'er also knew from ancient books that the more people around, the greater the power of the pill tribulation, and it would also affect everyone within the range.
She absolutely did not want Ye Cangtian to be in any danger.
Boom!
At this moment, the second pill tribulation descended again, another bolt of lightning.
Seeing this, Yao Bao'er drew her weapon without hesitation, leaped up, and met the lightning.
Pfft!
In the next instant, Yao Bao'er was directly struck down by the tribulation lightning, spat out another mouthful of blood, and her entire body had completely weakened, unable to even get up.
"Bao'er..."
Ye Cangtian's eyes turned red. Yao Bao'er had followed him all this way. Although her combat power was a little lower, she had made great contributions.
Most importantly, he had long regarded her as family.
Now that his loved one was in danger, he could do nothing, and his heart was both anxious and indignant!
If he had known this, he wouldn't have let Yao Bao'er refine such pills, but now it was too late.
"Boss, don't come over!"
Yao Bao'er, using all her strength, reached out her hand in a gesture of stopping him.