Chapter 436 - 435: It’s Ling Fei

Chapter 436: Chapter 435: It’s Ling Fei

Outside, the Elders from most of the sects were in turmoil because of the sudden Celestial Might.

"Why don’t we activate the North Spirit Ancient Stele and see what’s happening inside?" the Sect Leader of the North Sea Sect asked, looking at the others.

"That’s a feasible idea." Hearing this, the Valley Master of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers nodded.

Forbidden Patterns were carved on this North Spirit Stele. As long as five of them combined their power, they could activate the Array Patterns within and see some of the situation inside the North Spirit Ruins.

However, Beiming Huahai, who was standing to the side, remained silent. It seemed he was completely unwilling to reveal the situation within the North Spirit Ruins.

This left the people from the various sects to worry helplessly.

’It must be Zitao undergoing the tribulation. I’ll ask him first to confirm the situation.’ Although he appeared calm, Beiming Huahai couldn’t help but flip his palm, revealing a Waist Token. With a thought, his Heart Spirit focused a voice message into it. "Zitao, are you the one facing this tribulation?"

Inside the North Spirit Ruins, Xu Zitao was observing Martial Arts in a legacy cave when his Waist Token suddenly flashed, causing his soul to stir.

"A message?" A look of surprise appeared in Xu Zitao’s eyes. He immediately immersed his Heart Spirit into the Waist Token, and Beiming Huahai’s voice instantly echoed in his mind.

"What? A tribulation?" Xu Zitao was stunned. He wasn’t undergoing a tribulation!

He quickly sent a reply, telling Beiming Huahai just that and asking what was going on.

He had assumed that the Restrictions in the legacy cave would isolate him, so he hadn’t sensed the vast Celestial Might that had suddenly gathered within the North Spirit Ruins.

"It’s not you?" Outside, Beiming Huahai, who had been extremely composed, had his expression change drastically upon hearing the news. His heart began to pound wildly.

He felt a trace of unease.

"How can this be? From the outside, I clearly sensed Celestial Might gathering over the ruins. Someone has to be undergoing a Celestial Tribulation inside the North Spirit Ruins!" Beiming Huahai immediately sent a message to Xu Zitao.

"Who could it be then? Lian Shuang?" Xu Zitao’s eyes flickered, but he didn’t pay it too much mind.

After all, it would be perfectly normal for Lian Shuang to undergo a tribulation.

"Lian Shuang?" Beiming Huahai’s gaze hardened. He thought, ’No matter who it is, I’d better confirm it first.’

At this moment, he was clearly a little flustered.

The fact that it wasn’t Xu Zitao undergoing the tribulation had completely subverted his expectations.

Xu Zitao replied coolly, "I am already inside the North Spirit Ruins. I can handle matters in here myself. As long as you can control the situation outside, you can do as you see fit."

He was no longer afraid.

Only those below the Nascent Soul Realm could enter the North Spirit Ruins. As for the Elders from the various sects, they could only fret helplessly.

Therefore, Xu Zitao was no longer afraid of his identity being exposed.

The rest was up to Beiming Huahai.

"You don’t need to worry about the situation outside either," Beiming Huahai said, sounding quite composed. He was confident he could keep things stable out here. His real fear was unexpected complications arising inside the ruins. This matter was far too important to allow for even the slightest mistake; otherwise, the future would be even more troublesome.

After sending the message, Beiming Huahai’s eyes flickered. He composed himself and swept his gaze over the people from the various sects.

The Celestial Might was growing stronger and stronger. The Elders from the various sects were getting anxious and wanted to know what was happening inside, but Beiming Huahai remained unmoved.

Due to their opposing factions, the other sects’ Elders couldn’t bring themselves to swallow their pride and plead with Beiming Huahai.

"Ahem. Since everyone is so concerned about the situation inside, then let us join forces and activate the Spirit Observation Array Patterns on the North Spirit Ancient Stele!"

Beiming Huahai said with a dry cough, addressing the other Sect Leaders.

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, the Sect Leader of the North Sea Sect was stunned for a moment before his face lit up with joy. "Haha, in that case, we’ll have to trouble Beiming Sect Leader."

Although Sect Leader Wan, Sect Leader Yuan, and the others disliked Beiming Huahai’s attitude, they also wanted to know what was happening in the North Spirit Ruins. They nodded and took out their respective Waist Tokens. Thus, the five Sect Leaders acted once again, using their Ancient North Spirit Tokens to project Inscription Patterns into the North Spirit Stele.

This time, however, they activated the Spirit Observation Array within.

HUMMM!

Light Patterns flickered across the North Spirit Stele, and ripples immediately spread out. The ripples pulsed as if they were about to form a new world.

"It’s creating a view of the space inside the North Spirit Ruins!"

"Who on earth is undergoing the tribulation?" Seeing this, all the Cultivators on the North Spirit Platform held their breath in excitement, staring intently ahead.

HUMMM!

The Light Patterns flickered, and a scene materialized.

It was the inside of the North Spirit Ruins.

"Switch to the area where the Celestial Tribulation is taking place." The five Sect Leaders used their Heart Spirits in unison to control the Array Patterns on the North Spirit Ancient Stele, shifting the view’s location.

The projected scene began to pan, moving toward the area of the tribulation.

"That’s the Medicine Vein’s region!" Soon, the image on the North Spirit Ancient Stele gradually locked onto the area of the Medicine Vein.

"It’s actually the Medicine Vein’s region!"

"Does that mean it’s not a Demon Beast undergoing the tribulation?" Instantly, the Cultivators from the various sects breathed a sigh of relief.

If a Demon Beast successfully passed its tribulation, it would be a threat to all of their sects!

What they didn’t know, however, was that Ling Fei had already slain several Nascent Soul Realm Great Demons.

At that moment, on the peak of Medicine Mountain.

A tribulation cloud gathered above Ling Fei’s head. The Celestial Might grew ever stronger, and profound, mysterious cloud patterns condensed, blanketing the mountaintop.

The image projected by the North Spirit Stele outside flickered and locked onto this peak, locking onto the man sitting cross-legged upon it.

"Th-That’s Ling Fei!" Upon seeing the man, every Cultivator on the North Spirit Platform was stunned.

It seemed no one had expected this outcome.

"How is this possible? Didn’t Ling the Pill Master just break through from Celestial Pill Perfection to the Half-step Nascent Soul Realm? Why is he undergoing his tribulation now?" An uproar immediately erupted. The scene before them was too incredible to believe. Even Sect Leader Wan, Master Xuan Ji, and Sect Leader Yuan were taken aback.

"It’s Ling the Pill Master! Haha, our Ling the Pill Master is undergoing his tribulation!" The disciples of the Lingyun Sect were ecstatic when they saw that the person facing the tribulation was Ling Fei.

"It’s actually Ling Fei!" Even Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun’s heart was pounding wildly. His old face flushed red, and he felt an inexplicable surge of excitement.

Just moments ago, he had been worried about Ling Fei!

He had feared that Xu Zitao was the one undergoing the tribulation, which would have put Ling Fei in a very precarious situation.

But who would have thought that it was actually Ling Fei?

"Ling Fei! What an astonishing genius!" Master Yuan Lang took a deep breath, so happy he was at a loss for words.

At that moment, the entire area was in an uproar.

Those who had been worried about Ling Fei all breathed a sigh of relief.

"How could it be him?" Beiming Huahai’s gaze immediately turned grim. He never would have imagined that Ling Fei would be the one undergoing the tribulation.

’I hope he doesn’t ruin my plans.’ Beiming Huahai’s gaze darkened as he stared at the scene projected on the North Spirit Platform, his face sullen.

From the very beginning, Ling Fei had been like a variable, making Beiming Huahai feel increasingly uneasy.

Atop the mountain, the tribulation cloud swirled. Its patterns flashed, transforming into a gust of sinister wind that swept toward Ling Fei.

This sinister wind was soul-stealing as it approached. Everywhere it passed, it seemed capable of annihilating all living things; even some plants had visibly withered.

The sinister wind actually had the effect of extinguishing life force.

"The Celestial Tribulation is beginning to descend."

"Can he withstand the Celestial Tribulation’s might?"

"I’ve heard that many Cultivators have fallen under the Celestial Tribulation!"

"Ling Fei’s foundation is unstable. I bet he’ll most likely fail the tribulation. What a pity. For someone so brilliantly talented, why is he attempting it so early?"

The people on the North Spirit Platform were abuzz with discussion, all of them puzzled as to why Ling Fei was undergoing his tribulation now.