Chapter 34 | I, Liu Xian, Am Not a Divine Dragon

Erlang listened to the Patriarch's words with a wry smile.

He felt utterly helpless.

The Patriarch wasn't just making a point; he had to rub salt in the wound.

But he couldn't afford to get angry...

Setting aside the question of whether he could win in a fight, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his superiors.

Helpless, Erlang sighed softly and replied, "Serving as a general in the Heavenly Court, guarding the Heavenly Gate, how could I be at ease?"

The Patriarch just shook his head upon hearing this and said no more.

Seeing this, Erlang also fell silent.

He just silently pondered what kind of divine weapon he should offer to make the Patriarch let him go.

As a divine general of the Heavenly Court, he naturally had many treasures.

But as for those suitable for a woman's use, they were few...

The Patriarch was not in a hurry, simply sitting there.

Holding his horsetail whisk, he was exceptionally calm.

In Su Qing's courtyard, the wind had stopped.

The ginkgo tree in the courtyard was also unlucky; with Su Qing undergoing her tribulation here, it had suffered along with her.

It had now been blown completely bare, without a single leaf remaining.

But the one who suffered the most was, naturally, Su Qing.

The scales all over her body had been scraped up, and wounds deep enough to reveal bone were everywhere.

Just having one scale pulled off would hurt for several nights, and now all the scales on her body had been ravaged...

The pain was imaginable...

In fact, the wounds deep enough to see bone were less painful than the agony of her scales.

However, Su Qing had managed to endure it.

This was thanks to Su Qing's long period of cultivation and the formidable life force of her original body.

Otherwise, with such injuries, she would have long since perished here.

The wind stopped.

A few wisps of purple qi drifted down from the sky, slowly seeping into Su Qing's body.

The terrifying injuries actually began to recover rapidly, as if in reverse.

But Su Qing's feeling at this moment was not comfort, but unbearable pain.

Even more painful than when she was injured.

It felt as if a fire was burning inside her body, burning her flesh and blood, burning her bone marrow...

The pain was so intense that Su Qing rolled all over the courtyard.

Su Qing knew this was the recovery of her injuries, and also the fire tribulation.

This fire tribulation did not burn her from the outside, but burned her from within, burning her spirit, burning her bone marrow.

Su Qing was in great pain, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.

The Core Formation tribulation had no path of retreat.

She had to endure it...

Only by passing this tribulation would she not let down everyone's expectations.

Time slowly passed.

The people waiting for Su Qing to pass her tribulation were also extremely anxious.

Luo Yingjun sighed faintly, "Is the fire as terrifying as the wind?"

She knew how much endurance her junior sister had. The previous great wind that scraped her bones hadn't even made her scream repeatedly.

But now, this fire tribulation had succeeded.

Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do to help now. Despite her anxiety, she could only wait outside.

Hearing those screams, she couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in her heart, as if her own daughter were being beaten outside for no reason.

Before long, the screams stopped.

Only more purple qi drifted down...

Seeing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"As expected of Junior Sister Yingqing. This Core Formation tribulation was several times stronger than mine back then, yet she managed to pass it."

Luo Yingjun's heart filled with joy...

She was happy for Su Qing from the bottom of her heart.

Passing the three tribulations and condensing a pseudo-core makes one a divine immortal.

The sparrows on her shoulder were also extremely excited, wishing they could rush into the courtyard immediately.

The little ones did indeed want to do so, but they were stopped by Luo Yingjun.

Now was not the time to disturb her...

After a long while, Su Qing opened her eyes again.

She looked inward and saw an orb, seemingly both illusory and real, floating in her abdomen.

"This is the pseudo-core? It's nothing special. I thought it would be more radiant... I didn't expect it to be so dim. It's so purple it's almost black... so ugly."

After seeing her pseudo-core, Su Qing wasn't surprised, but instead started to complain.

If others had heard this, they would probably be angry enough to vomit blood.

An ordinary person might cultivate for hundreds of years and still not be able to obtain this core... yet you're here complaining about it?

And complaining that its color is ugly?

Truly, you don't appreciate the blessings you have!

After complaining about her pseudo-core, Su Qing slowly got up and changed into a new set of clothes.

The previous set had been torn when she transformed into her original body...

"Ah, I've ruined Senior Sister Yingjun's clothes. I'm probably going to get scolded, right?" Su Qing thought to herself.

However, given Yingjun's personality, she probably wouldn't say anything to her.

Su Qing changed into a light pink chest-high ruqun and casually tied up her hair.

Because she really couldn't be bothered to put too much effort into her hair.

"Poor ginkgo tree, it seems I've implicated you again?"

Looking at the bare ginkgo tree in the courtyard, Su Qing couldn't help but feel a little apologetic.

She had undergone tribulations in the courtyard twice, and both times the ginkgo tree was affected.

However, this ginkgo tree had not yet developed sentience, so it couldn't hear her apology.

Su Qing shook her head slightly, thinking she would fertilize the ginkgo tree more in the future, then turned and pushed open the door to leave the courtyard.

As soon as she pushed open the door, Su Qing saw a group of people standing at the entrance.

"Senior brothers, senior sisters... why are you all here?" Su Qing was stunned and asked.

"With such a huge commotion from your tribulation, how could we not know?" Luo Yingjun said with a smile. "But, congratulations, Junior Sister, for passing the three tribulations and successfully forming your core."

Su Qing blinked and said with a smile, "It was just a fluke... By the way, about the clothes from before."

Luo Yingjun naturally didn't care about the clothes.

Such worldly possessions were just things; if they were ruined, they were ruined.

Besides, she had plenty more!

Even if they were all ruined, she could still make a few more for Su Qing.

She hadn't completely forgotten the skills of a worldly tailor!

After Su Qing's tribulation, her senior brothers and sisters all came to congratulate her.

Although she was a bit tired, she thanked them one by one.

Seeing her senior brothers and sisters so worried about her during her tribulation, her heart couldn't help but feel a little warm.

Although she was a demon in this life, she had not been ostracized.

She still had so many lovely senior brothers and sisters.

This was a fortunate thing...

After her senior brothers and sisters left, the little sparrows landed on Su Qing, crying about how worried they had been for her.

Su Qing knew these little ones had simple minds. They must have been worried sick while she was undergoing her tribulation.

So she offered a few words of comfort and said that today they could go to the dining hall and eat their fill.

As soon as these words were spoken, the little ones, who had been on the verge of tears just a moment ago, immediately became excited and cheerful.

They chirped and clamored to go to the dining hall quickly.

Seeing this, the corner of Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly. She reached out and gave each little sparrow a flick on the head.

Although it wasn't very forceful, it still left the little ones dazed for a moment.

"I still have to go see the Patriarch. You guys go to the dining hall on your own first!" Su Qing said with a helpless smile. "Anyway, with how much those in the dining hall dote on you, you won't be short on food."