Miao Qi Miao

Chapter 1340 I Am Your Tribulation

As Luan Jingfan's palm slowly tilted, I suddenly reached out and grabbed the candlestick, shook off the candle, and turned to stab Luan Jingfan.

Luan Jingfan didn't try to stop me; she wanted me to kill her.

Just as a smile appeared on Luan Jingfan's face, she saw my left hand suddenly stretch out straight, palm facing outwards, and push towards her chest.

In the next instant, my palm was pressed against her body, and the candlestick in my right hand pierced into the back of my own hand without hesitation.

The several-inch-long iron spike passed through the bone gap in my palm and then pierced into her body.

Grasping the candlestick, I pushed Luan Jingfan forward with all my strength, pushing her against the wall.

Only then did I see clearly that Luan Jingfan only had half her body left.

Her left leg had turned into blood under the water tribulation, leaving only a small stump dripping blood.

Her right leg, however, had been shaved down to just a bone under the metal tribulation. Finally, even that section of leg bone shattered and scattered on the ground upon impact.

Luan Jingfan cultivated as a ghost immortal; the physical body meant nothing to her. Even if it turned to ashes, as long as her soul remained, it wouldn't hinder her ascension to immortality.

I held Luan Jingfan tightly, saying, "You always knew I was wary of you. How could you not have anticipated that I would retaliate?"

"I used my hand to block the candlestick; at this distance, the lamp holder won't pierce your heart. You won't die."

"You can only turn to ashes under the tribulation."

Luan Jingfan's face was like a shattered clay doll, crumbling piece by piece, but the resentment in her eyes was exceptionally clear: "You beast!"

I sneered: "While you were plotting against me, I was also plotting against you! I was waiting for this opportunity."

"You were too selfish. If you had followed your original plan, you and Ning Kang could have both ascended to immortality at the same time. But in that case, your immortal fate would have been divided, and neither of you could have fully ascended."

"You wanted to become the pinnacle ghost immortal, so you had to kill Ning Kang first. Once she died, you could enjoy the immortal fate alone."

"However, you forgot that what a ghost immortal fears most isn't the heavenly tribulation, but the human tribulation."

"I am your tribulation!"

When Ye Yang let me in, he said I was Luan Jingfan's immortal fate, which I found strange.

Why did Ye Yang say I was a guide? His reason was too far-fetched.

Later, when I was painting in the studio, Ye Yang transmitted his voice to me: "You may be Luan Jingfan's human tribulation."

Before a person ascends to immortality, only two types of people are most likely to approach them: one is their benefactor, and the other is their tribulation. In the words of a destiny master, this is fate; you cannot escape the people you are destined to meet.

Ye Yang told me at the time: "You have the Heavenly Wolf fate. After you break through the Earthly Fiend Realm, your natal fate will be strengthened, and the Asura will be further suppressed. Now, your Heavenly Wolf fate must have gained the upper hand."

"The Heavenly Wolf is an ominous star, and those ascending to immortality are most afraid of being tainted by ominousness. Your going there can just restrain her."

"However, you must be bold and careful and find the best time to strike."

"You only have one chance. If you can't kill her, you will surely die, and Luan Jingfan will have escaped her tribulation."

I asked Ye Yang at the time: "Is the human tribulation really effective? I've only heard that demons undergo the human tribulation?"

Ye Yang told me that there are many types of tribulations for cultivators. "Wind, fire, thunder, lightning, and ice (weapons)" are tribulations, the "Five Elements Tribulation" can also be a tribulation, and there are three major tribulations of "heaven, earth, and man."

Among them, the "human tribulation" is the most terrifying, as it can not only kill people but also destroy their Dao heart (cultivation mindset).

Ye Yang also suspected that the Five Elements Tribulation was Luan Jingfan's trap.

Ye Yang said to me at the time: "If you find that the Five Elements Tribulation is appearing on Luan Jingfan, then our deduction is correct."

"You strike to kill her, but you can't actually kill her."

"Once Luan Jingfan's physical body dies, she can become a ghost immortal. At that time, even if we join forces, we won't be her match."

"Find a way to keep her on the verge of life and death so that she has to die under the Five Elements Tribulation."

"You must remember!"

When I pinned Luan Jingfan down, I sneered grimly: "You shouldn't have undergone the tribulation in front of me. You've lost your hands and feet, leaving only a mouth. Can you still kill me?"

"Sometimes, people can't be too confident. When you treat everyone as a fool, you are actually the biggest fool."

As I spoke, Luan Jingfan's arms fell to the ground at the same time. One hand was instantly burned to ashes, and the other turned into a withered branch.

Luan Jingfan's only remaining torso was also crumbling like a shattered clay figure.

Tears finally flowed from Luan Jingfan's eyes: "Li Po, why won't you let me become an immortal? I haven't… I haven't done anything to wrong you!"

"Because I dare not gamble!" I said in a deep voice: "Just like you said yourself, a person who has been locked up for too long, even a normal person will turn into a madman. When you spoke to me, you unintentionally revealed your murderous intent several times."

"Every time, you beat around the bush; you were actually trying to hide your killing intent."

"Tell me, dare I bet my life on your promise?"

As I was speaking, ghostly wails suddenly rose outside the main hall.

The third possibility I had calculated still happened.