On the day of the Tribulation Crossing, before the Thunder Tribulation had even descended, the sky of the Nine Provinces was already filled with rolling black clouds.
Whether it was Fanren or Immortal Families, or even the true Magician from a distant continent, everyone felt a sense of unease at this very moment.
It was as if the pressure of heaven and earth had become intense; the more powerful a person was, the more direct their perception of it.
Every step they took became heavier, the air seemingly turning into blocks of lead, solidifying them in steel.
“Oh my goodness.” Cluru opened her small mouth, looking at the scene on the street in shock.
It appeared as if time had slowed down.
Any Xiushi with even a bit of Cultivation walking on the street moved as sluggishly as an elderly person.
Those with even higher Cultivation simply couldn’t walk at all.
They were sweating profusely from the exertion, yet they could only move a few centimeters.
Let alone flying on a sword.
From the Four Symbols to the Eight Trigrams Realm, all Xiushi were basically frozen in a static state.
Only those above the Eight Trigrams Realm could slightly regain some mobility.
But not much.
“Does the whole World turn like this every time someone undergoes a Tribulation Crossing?” Cluru asked curiously.
“Obviously not,” Dahlia was very surprised, “When Qiao Xiaoxian underwent her Tribulation Crossing, the Dao of Heaven wasn’t in such a rush… What happened this time? Did you cuckold the Dao of Heaven in your past life, perform a vasectomy on it while you were at it, and then go in and out of its wife seven times right in front of its face?!”
“…Obviously, I wasn’t that bored.” I curled my lip.
“Then what’s going on? Why does it hate you so much?”
“It’s quite obvious; the Dao of Heaven is currently controlled by Xiao Yuwen, so of course he doesn’t want my Tribulation Crossing to be easy. Additionally, I do indeed have a bit of a grudge with the Dao of Heaven, just a little bit…”
“A ‘billion’ bits?”
“Emmm… it’s a long story. After all, I was the one who pioneered it, being the first to communicate with the Dao of Heaven to change the cultivation Rule. If later generations used the path I opened to do strange things to the Dao of Heaven… then the Dao of Heaven would blame me for it. So, it’s only natural that this guy has some resentment. Previously, after I completed my Earthly Ascension, it couldn’t do anything to me. Now that I’m about to achieve Earthly Ascension for the second time, this fellow has finally caught an opportunity. Of course it wants to get its revenge.”
“It’s no big deal. If the Thunder Tribulation is a bit fiercer, it’s just the right time to take a big bath and scrub off some dead skin.”
Dahlia looked around at the eerie state, as if time and space had frozen.
Obviously, this Master of skin-scrubbing was not going to stop at just scrubbing off dead skin.
In all the long history of the Cultivation World, no one had ever had such ridiculous signs before a Tribulation Crossing.
“Boom–!!” A sudden thunderclap struck the courtyard where we were staying.
“? Where did that thunder come from? Hasn’t the Tribulation Crossing not even started yet?”
“It’s getting anxious, it’s getting anxious.” I raised a middle finger toward the sky.
Another bolt of lightning struck down, landing not far from me.
It clearly wanted to hit me, but since the time hadn’t arrived yet, hitting me now wouldn’t follow the Rule.
So it could only strike nearby to vent its anger.
It was a perfect display of impotent rage.
“Average,” I commented.
“By the way, where are the protectors you found for me?”
“They should be arriving soon,” Dahlia said.
“The people you found, they won’t be frozen on the road, will they?”
“No, they are all quite powerful… Ah, here they come.” Two small spots of light flew from the horizon.
Although their speed wasn’t fast, they could at least move normally under such heavenly pressure.
That was already very impressive.
“Eh? That Great Mud Spirit who was locked up yesterday?” I exclaimed, pointing at Xunfang.
“So it’s you who is undergoing the Tribulation Crossing… You can actually insta-kill a Jiexian even before your Tribulation Crossing? One-click lockpicking?! Ridiculous…” Xunfang marveled as she landed.
As for the other protector reinforcement, I hadn’t seen her before.
“Silian,” the woman said, and as she spoke, an eerie blush actually appeared on her face, “When I received the news, I had just reunited with this bastard… so I brought her along. As for Ke’er and Xiao Xian, they went to the Parent meeting first and will be here soon.”
Although the two women tried their best to hide the relationship between them, I still caught a glimpse of Silian holding Xunfang’s Tail.
Oh ho, the relationship between these two Imperial Goddesses is quite unusual~
“I haven’t had the chance to thank you for saving me yet.” Xunfang walked up to me, “I don’t like owing favors; feel free to make any request you want.”
“Teach me the Long Tail Technique!” I said without hesitation, “Teach me the Long Tail Technique! Teach me the Long Tail Technique! Teach me the Long Tail Technique!”
“Hmm?” Xunfang frowned.
As a lucky Fox-Eared Girl born with pure blood, she didn’t understand the distress of a half-baked convert like me at all.
She walked to my Tail, which numbered exactly 1.5, and examined it closely.
“How strange, how can someone grow half a tail…” She held that pitifully short, strange Tail and lifted it to her eyes.
“This kind of stunted development is rare,” she brought her nose closer and sniffed my Tail, “The scent is also wrong… Are you a mixed-blood?”
“No, I’m an artificial human.” I spread my hands.
I had to describe the source of this body’s bloodline—it was essentially something Cluru had fabricated out of thin air based on her own personal preferences; there was actually no bloodline at all.
It had the form but not the substance.
So, it was only natural that it wouldn’t grow.
“No, you clearly have half a bloodline.” Xunfang kept shaking her head, “My sense of smell won’t be wrong.”
“Hmm?” Could it be that Cluru really could change bloodlines out of thin air?
“Is it her? Cough…” When Xunfang saw Cluru, her face turned red for a moment.
It wasn’t that she had any improper thoughts about Cluru, but rather those Tentacles… For a Great Mud Spirit who had been cooped up in a Seal for many years and could only use the collection of adult Books in her Storage Space plus her imagination to relieve her loneliness… they were truly a bit difficult to look at directly.
“Phew, thank goodness they’re Octopus Tentacles with suckers; not erotic. The ones in the Books are all without suckers…” Xunfang muttered to herself.
As if she had heard Xunfang’s muttering, Cluru tilted her chin up and defiantly retracted the suckers.
Those eight Tentacles instantly turned into smooth, slimy purple cords! In terms of being erotic, the Little Evil God never disappoints me.
“You’re really lucky.” Xunfang gave me a thumbs up.
“?” This woman seems a bit off.
Other Mud Spirits are shy and timid one after another, either easy targets or tragic fluffies, but why does this one seem like a lecherous hooligan?!
“By the way, the power you used just now to modify the form of the Tentacles…” Xunfang was secretly alarmed, “Could it be the Creation Code?”
“What’s that…” Cluru’s Tentacles bent into a question mark.
“You don’t know? Then it seems to be an innate talent… Holy crap, that’s too incredible!” Xunfang swore directly, “How can someone be born having drawn such a talent?”
“Is it strong?”
“Incredibly strong! Being able to create something from nothing, it’s practically like being a creator god.”
“WOW,” Cluru cooperatively made a surprised “I’m so strong” expression.
“Since you have this Ability of Qiongqi, it shouldn’t be hard to help her get a few Tails, right?” Xunfang frowned.
Cluru leaned into Xunfang’s ear and whispered, “I can, but if I give them to her, it won’t be convenient to wrap around her.”
“Understood, understood.” Xunfang gave a knowing smile and nodded repeatedly.
“Hey! You don’t think I can’t hear you, do you?!” I reached the end of my patience, “Stop asking that girl for help! Didn’t you say you wanted to repay the favor? Can’t I grow them without her help?”
“It’s not completely hopeless.”
“How do I save it?”
“You guys should have a go at it.”