Ming Xuan's tribulation lightning lasted all the way until the next afternoon before it finally ended. The others had waited so long they almost fell asleep.
Such a massive commotion naturally alarmed the people from the other four sects as well.
“Ming Xuan actually reached the Golden Core Realm?”
“As expected, that child's talent is out of the ordinary.”
“He is a direct descendant of the Ming family, after all. This year, with the exception of Ye Qiao, every single member of the Changming Sect is in the Golden Core Realm.”
“Now that the Changming Sect has two dual-cultivation geniuses, the third secret realm tournament might actually be quite a spectacle.”
...
Luo Qingyu and Ye Qiao were so exhausted they collapsed straight onto the ground, completely motionless.
Ye Qiao felt completely limp all over, as if a female ghost had sucked away her essence. She said weakly, “Fourth Senior Brother, I'm exhausted to death.”
Beside her, Luo Qingyu was too tired to even utter another word, only replying with two: “Same.”
She felt that if she drew any more, she would throw up. Her entire mind was filled with nothing but Vajra Talismans, Vajra Talismans.
Just then, Ye Qiao suddenly noticed a warm current flowing through her spiritual root, as if it were slowly growing.
She carefully scanned her body with her spiritual sense. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she gave Luo Qingyu a startled nudge. “Fourth Senior Brother, look quick! My spiritual root actually grew!”
Xue Yu, who had been dozing off nearby, suddenly snapped his eyes wide open upon hearing this and asked in a hurry, “Huh? Really?”
Could spiritual roots actually grow?
Luo Qingyu immediately swept her spiritual sense over and nodded earnestly. “It's true. Junior Sister's spiritual root has indeed grown a little.”
“What?”
Xie Chuxue bolted upright like a dying man suddenly jolting awake, staring at Ye Qiao in utter shock.
“When did you feel your spiritual root growing?”
Ye Qiao scratched her head and answered in a daze, “I think it was just now.”
Xie Chuxue turned it over in his mind and suddenly realized. Just now, while Ming Xuan was undergoing his tribulation, Ye Qiao had seemingly flipped the heavenly lightning off, getting struck by it as a result. That must have been the catalyst.
He stared blankly at Ye Qiao, muttering to himself repeatedly, “A Lightning Spiritual Root... can actually grow?”
Looking at Xie Chuxue, Luo Qingyu couldn't help but complain inwardly.
It wasn't like all Lightning Spiritual Roots were this heaven-defying. Junior Sister possessed a rare Heaven-grade Lightning Spiritual Root; she had just been held back in the past.
Luo Qingyu only kept these thoughts to herself, with no intention of speaking them aloud. If she did, she would miss out on a good show.
“Can Lightning Spiritual Roots absorb heavenly lightning?” Xie Chuxue struck upon a brilliant idea and clapped his hands. “How about this: whenever any of you undergo a tribulation in the future, Ye Qiao can just stand nearby and try to leech some of the lightning?”
His mind was currently consumed by the fact that his junior martial niece's spiritual root had grown. A spiritual root growing was truly bizarre. He really wanted to study it.
With that in mind, Xie Chuxue suddenly turned to Luo Qingyu and said with a beaming smile, “Xiaoyu, why don't you undergo a tribulation too, and let your Junior Sister get struck by a bit of it?”
Hearing this, even Xue Yu couldn't help but complain, “Uh, Little Martial Uncle, can you be a bit more normal? It's not like you can just undergo a lightning tribulation whenever you feel like it.”
Luo Qingyu considered Xie Chuxue's words. Truthfully, she also quite wanted to see Ye Qiao get struck by lightning, so the suggestion was rather tempting. However, reality quickly doused her enthusiasm.
“Little Martial Uncle, you can forget about it. I'm only in the mid stage Golden Core Realm right now. I'm still a long way off from a tribulation.”
“If you want Junior Sister to get struck by lightning, you should go look for Senior Brother instead. He's already at the peak Golden Core Realm. Who knows, he might break through very soon.”
Xie Chuxue nodded upon hearing this. “True.”
Not far away, Ming Xuan, who had just finished his lightning tribulation, felt like crying but had no tears left upon hearing their conversation. He couldn't help but yell out, “Hey, hey, hey! Is nobody going to care whether I live or die?”
He had been struck by lightning for so long, yet not a single person had come over to check on him.
He really couldn't live like this anymore.
“...”
Today, only Ming Xuan's world of suffering was complete.
...
Luo Qingyu had been very leisurely lately since there were no classes.
Because of Junior Sister's growing spiritual root, Little Martial Uncle had specifically gone to the Library Pavilion to look up information. Ming Xuan was busy consolidating his cultivation, Mu Zhongxi and Ye Qiao had gone down the mountain to play, and Xue Yu was off researching who-knows-what pill. In the vast sect, she was the only one left resting in the courtyard.
She suddenly felt like she had already retired. She sipped her tea while admiring the pond in the courtyard.
Just then, 007, whom she hadn't seen in a while, popped out of the system space. 【Host, Host! I see you've been quite free lately.】
Hearing this familiar, nagging voice, Luo Qingyu helplessly wiped her mouth and said, “What is it? There haven't been any quests lately. Can't I just sit down and rest for a bit?”
007 sat down opposite Luo Qingyu without any reservation, poured itself a cup of tea, took a sip, and spoke.
【That may be true, but this is the first time I've ever seen a host as lazy as you. Although there are no main quests right now, and the side quest progress has gone up a bit, you can still take on ordinary quests.】
Luo Qingyu leisurely swirled the teacup in her hand and said, “Well, now you have.”
She didn't want to work herself to the bone. Why would she run all over the sect for a few ordinary quests, wasting her precious, peaceful days? Was she out of her mind?
007 still refused to give up. 【But, Host...】
Luo Qingyu immediately raised her hand to cut it off. “Stop right there! Don't think I don't know that while I was being hunted down those few days, you were playing games with the neighboring system.”
Hearing this, 007's body stiffened. It awkwardly scratched its hand and giggled sheepishly.
【Uh, Host, if you don't want to do them, you don't have to. Rest well, and I'll notify you when there's a quest.】
【It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer.】
With that, it was about to flee back into the system space when Luo Qingyu grabbed it.
“Wait, I have something else to ask you.”
Seeing that it couldn't escape, 007 gave up struggling. “Alright, Host, but put me down first.”
Luo Qingyu tossed it back to its seat and asked, “Tell me, why don't I have any of the original owner's memories?”
After hearing this, 007 feigned ignorance. 【I'm not sure about that either. You only activated me back then because of the Pure Lotus Jade Pendant in your arms.】
Luo Qingyu lowered her head in thought, deeply puzzled. Why didn't she have even a shred of the original owner's memories? She could clearly feel that the familial bonds belonging to the original owner were incredibly real.
She had to get an answer from 007. She refused to believe her transmigration was that haphazard; there had to be some hidden secret behind it.
Having figured this out, Luo Qingyu stared intently at 007, her tone resolute. “I don't believe it. The original owner definitely wouldn't have died so inexplicably.”
Looking at the serious expression on Luo Qingyu's face, 007 couldn't help but feel a chill in its heart.
It absolutely could not tell the host about this. The main system had previously instructed that before the host uncovered those secrets, nothing must be leaked ahead of time. Otherwise, it would be obliterated along with the host by “Him”.
It silently lowered its head, clenching its fists, and whispered, 【I'm sorry, Host, I really don't know about this.】
This was the first time Luo Qingyu had seen 007 look so serious and nervous. Realizing the gravity of the matter, she smoothed things over with a smile. “Alright, alright, I won't ask. You wouldn't harm me anyway. After all, we rise and fall together.”
Hearing her laugh, 007 slowly lifted its head, forcing a weak smile onto its face. “Yes, Host, I understand.”
I'm sorry, Host. This is all to save you.
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