Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 706 Final preparations

Ningning seems to be a little depressed recently.

Of course, the Foundation Establishment Stage was about to reach perfection, and almost everyone started to get nervous, so it was understandable that she had emotional problems.

After all, after completing one's cultivation, one must overcome tribulations.

Whether it was cultivators from the Land Kingdom or transcendents from abroad, almost all of them had to pass a life-or-death test before they could advance to the next realm. This thing was like a large filter, filtering out most transcendents with insufficient combat power, which showed how terrifying it was.

Different class systems offer different life and death challenges. For example, for a monk, you're struck by lightning; for a witch, you're reborn; for a priest, you're baptized; for an Onmyoji, you're crossing the River Lethe... Regardless of the format or content, the difficulty is undoubtedly incredibly high, the difference being the difference between a near-death experience and a 9.5% chance of survival.

In this regard, the nations of East Asia were extremely vigilant. After all, the government-trained transcendents dominated, and even the death of one of the top cultivators would cause significant pain for a long time. Therefore, they all unanimously chose to temporarily suspend their efforts, avoid conflict, and focus on helping the government-trained cultivators overcome their tribulations.

This atmosphere was passed down to the monks from top to bottom, so that even if the officials said nothing, everyone would inevitably become tense as they saw the staff in the base walking around in an increasingly hurried manner.

The first person to have problems was Xie Ruoxi. Because her breathing and Qi refining efficiency was too fast, her cultivation progress was the best in the whole army. She was about to be the first to reach the state of great perfection in the foundation building realm (maybe even the first to form a pill and pass the tribulation), but suddenly she announced that she was sick and had to suspend her cultivation.

Yan Yu was also puzzled after learning about this, so he went to the door of Xie Ruoxi's room and knocked:
"Ruoxi?"

Immediately a shout came from inside:

"I'm not here!"

"Haha." Yan Yu sneered and asked, "Ruoxi is not here, then who are you? Why are you in her room?"

"Uh..." Xie Ruoxi cursed herself for being too innocent and unable to even lie properly. She could only say in a strangled voice, "I'm a cleaning staff member at the base. I'm cleaning her room! Could you please come find her later?"

"Oh, the cleaning lady." Yan Yu said slowly, "I won't bother you anymore."

Xie Ruoxi in the room breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Yan Yu continue:
"If you see her coming back at work, please tell her that for me."

"You're done. Wait for death."

Yan Yu just turned around to leave when he heard the door behind him snap open. Xie Ruoxi rushed out, hugged his waist tightly, and dragged him into the room.

"Captain, save me!" As soon as the door was closed, she slid down to her knees skillfully, flew to Yan Yu's feet, hugged his thighs, and cried hysterically.

"Don't be impatient," Yan Yu said calmly, "and don't use my pants as a tissue to wipe your tears and nose... I told you to stop! Do you want a beating?"

Xie Ruoxi stopped with a wronged look on her face, sobbing:
"I really can't survive the tribulation. I'm useless. I'll die if I'm struck by lightning!"

"Ruoxi, you're too timid." Yan Yu said lightly, "You're a genius cultivator who can control lightning. Isn't it easy to control a mere thunderbolt?"

"Don't lie to me!" Xie Ruoxi shouted, "Thunder tribulation and thunder magic are not the same kind of lightning at all!"

"Tsk."

"You're still...tsk! I can't hide your thoughts from you!" Xie Ruoxi gritted her teeth, "You're just trying to trick me into committing suicide!"

"How can this be a lie?" Yan Yu said earnestly, "To form a pill, you must go through a tribulation. Sooner or later, you will have to face such a tribulation. You can't avoid it. Instead of waiting for death in fear, it's better to take the initiative to take a risk and try to find a chance of survival, right?"

"No, no, no!" Xie Ruoxi shook her head vigorously. "I don't want to wait for death in fear, nor do I want to take risks to survive. I just want to live a peaceful, comfortable and lazy life!"

"Don't refuse a toast!" Yan Yu immediately frowned and scolded her harshly, "Since you have become a cultivator and enjoy the honor and benefits of being a cultivator, you must bear the burden that a cultivator should bear. Your face of only caring about benefits and not responsibilities is really disgusting to me."

"That's too much!" Xie Ruoxi started to cry again. "When you tried to get me to join you, you didn't even tell me about the responsibilities of a cultivator! If I had known that becoming a cultivator meant being struck by lightning and enduring a near-death experience, I would never have agreed to become a cultivator!"

Yan Yu:………………

It seems, it seems, maybe it's like this? When I first tricked her into joining the Zhenhai Squadron, I really didn't tell her these things. I remember I just said "I'll give you a job"...

Hahahaha, after all, if I tell her the truth, she will definitely disagree. This pretty loser just loves to back down, such a loser. I'm doing this for her own good!

Thinking of this, Yan Yu also put away his serious expression and asked gently:
"Ruoxi, is there anything you want to eat recently?"

"It's no use bribing me with delicious food!" Xie Ruoxi said in a panic, "This is a life-threatening matter, a life-threatening matter!"

"I know." Yan Yu touched his chin and asked thoughtfully, "Or do you have any unfulfilled wishes that you need me to help you realize?"

"My biggest wish is not to die!" Xie Ruoxi complained excitedly, "Speaking of which, why are you suddenly acting like 'let's have some fun one last time before I die'? You've already accepted that I'm going to die during this tribulation, right?"

"I just want you to be able to go through the tribulation without any worries," Yan Yu explained quickly. "Of course, going through the tribulation isn't a sure thing. For normal cultivators, going through the tribulation is a life-or-death struggle, but since you specialize in thunder magic and have abundant true energy, I estimate the probability of death is less than 70%."

"Seventy percent is a lot!" Xie Ruoxi frantically said, "But if I hadn't gone through the tribulation, I wouldn't have died!"

"No, you will die." Yan Yu said with a smile, "Because you will be court-martialed and sentenced as a 'deserter'."

"There is no military law that stipulates that monks must undergo tribulation!" Xie Ruoxi shouted in panic.

"Indeed." Yan Yu nodded and said, "Then let the Privy Council quickly enact a law."

"Then I'll retire early!" Xie Ruoxi simply threw in the towel, "I won't be a monk anymore! Military law won't apply to me now!"

"Are you sure?" Yan Yu asked in surprise, "If you retire, all your current benefits will be confiscated, right?"

"I'm sure." Xie Ruoxi said firmly, her eyes firm, "Even if I have to go back to Baoqing to grow vegetables, I don't want to die under the heavenly tribulation!"

"You can't grow vegetables." Yan Yu broke her resolve with just one sentence, "In times of crisis, the military can recruit civilians to cooperate with the work, and then they will press your head to survive the disaster."

Xie Ruoxi was devastated and collapsed onto the bed, revealing a look of despair as if she had lost all hope in life.

"You don't have to worry too much." Yan Yu lay down beside her, looking at the ceiling. "I will go through the tribulation before you and test the waters for you. How about that?"

Xie Ruoxi was stunned for a long time, then suddenly reached out and hugged him.

She buried her face in Yan Yu's neck, hesitated for a long time, and whispered:
"I don't want you to die either."

"No one wants to die." Yan Yu said calmly, "But for cultivators like you and me, the most important thing is to master power. If others have transcended the tribulation and you don't, your cultivation level will be crushed by others. Then they will want to kill you and take your man. What will you do?"

Xie Ruoxi was stunned. Suddenly, all kinds of voices appeared in her mind, mocking, sarcastic, contemptuous, and cold. It could be called a collection of mean quotes from a mistress:
"Hahaha, Xie Ruoxi, you're a loser! You clearly possess unparalleled talent for cultivation, but you're stuck in the Foundation Establishment Stage because you're afraid to overcome the tribulation. I wonder how you can resist a Golden Core True Person like me!"

"Right, why not enjoy Yan Yu right in front of her? Let her know that a Foundation Establishment trash is not worthy of having a captain!" "Okay! Go tie her to the pillar and use transparent tape to keep her eyelids open. I'll hold Yan Yu's body down. I want her to watch her beloved man being severely humiliated!"

"Gua! Ruoxi, save me, save me!"

Thinking of this, Xie Ruoxi shuddered suddenly, her eyes were dull and the luster faded, as if she had suffered a great humiliation, and she bit her lip unconsciously.

There was a taste of rust in my mouth, but my heart was in unbearable pain, as if it was being pierced by thousands of knives.

If that day ever comes... I'd rather die! Enduring that kind of humiliation is a thousand times more painful than death!

"I want to overcome the tribulation." She said in a trance.

"You should have transcended the tribulation." Yan Yu said, "You have such a great talent. If you don't transcend the tribulation and strive for the Golden Core Realm, wouldn't it be a complete waste..."

Before he could finish his words, Xie Ruoxi suddenly yelled in anger, almost bursting his eardrums:

"I will never give up the position of captain even if I die!"

"What the hell are you screaming about!" Yan Yu slapped her on the forehead, but Xie Ruoxi held on to his body tightly, as if she was afraid that he would be taken away by someone in the next second.

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Xie Ruoxi finally managed it, but this incident also reminded Yan Yu:

Not everyone has the courage to face the Golden Core Tribulation, so we still have to pay attention to the girls' mental state.

He found Lin Ning on the training ground and asked:
"Ningning, have you been worried about something lately? I always feel like you seem a little absent-minded."

"Nothing." Lin Ning forced a smile.

Although she was impressed by the captain's talent in kendo, she would never admit it, otherwise she would not be able to hold her head up in front of the captain in the future.

"It's probably because of the tribulation." Yan Yu said calmly, "As sword immortals, tribulation is indeed our weakness."

"But don't worry, I'll lend you the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword when the time comes. Using the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword Formation to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation is actually quite simple. As long as your accuracy, reflexes, and true energy can keep up, you'll be fine."

Lin Ning was silent for a moment and asked:
"Captain, if one day my strength can no longer keep up with your speed of growth, will you throw me away?"

What is this little girl thinking about?

Yan Yu subconsciously wanted to say, "No, you will always be my Ning Ning", but then he thought of Xie Ruoxi just now, and secretly wondered if Lin Ning was also starting to back down?

Now is the critical moment for her to reach the great perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Don't say anything that will make her feel lazy.

So he sighed and said:

"Personally, no. But as monks, we must ultimately speak with strength. If the difference in strength between you and me is too great, then even if I want to fight alongside you, I'm afraid there won't be any missions for us to collaborate on, right?"

Sure enough, it’s just as the fairy in the mirror said.

Lin Ning looked at her toes again, and felt that something weak in her heart suddenly broke.

I still can't believe the Fairy in the Mirror, but instead of being on guard against her, it's more important to become stronger!

"I understand." She showed a resolute expression, "I will practice hard, Captain."

"Yeah." Yan Yu was quite satisfied with her performance. Sure enough, compared to that pretty loser who needed a whip to move, Ning Ning, the test-taker who could curl up on her own, was much less of a worry for me!

"Tell me." After Yan Yu left, Lin Ning immediately asked the Immortal in the Mirror, "Besides practicing those sword moves, are there any faster ways to become stronger?"

"Yes." The Immortal in the Mirror said calmly, "As a Sword Immortal, if you want to quickly improve your strength, you either need to practice swordsmanship diligently or get a good sword."

"Look at your captain. He holds the Huangting Kunwu Sword in his left hand and the Liangyi Weichen Sword in his right hand. Both are extremely high-grade immortal swords. In comparison, your Qingzhu Sword and Danyan Sword, although also of upper-middle grade, are still quite a distance behind your captain."

"You're already inferior in swordsmanship, and now you're also inferior in flying sword rank. How can you possibly catch up to your captain?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Lin Ning said coldly, "Just tell me where there is a powerful flying sword."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll give you a place that actually contains a trap and will take over your body?" The Fairy in the Mirror asked teasingly.

"Don't be afraid." Lin Ning had figured it out long ago. "In terms of cultivation aptitude, I'm not the best among all the cultivators. In terms of swordsmanship, there are many who are better than me. Even if your real purpose is to possess someone else's body, you have no reason to insist on me."

"Besides, I'm not powerless. If you really set a trap for me, I won't just sit there and wait for death."

"Hmph." The Mirror Immortal said somewhat awkwardly, "I've already told you that you're not worthy enough for me to even think about possessing your body, right? As for the flying sword, let's not talk about it for now. Your most important task right now is to form your elixir and reach the great perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm as quickly as possible."

"After the pill is formed, I will tell you a location."

"Okay." Lin Ning said, "It's a deal."

On the other side, Yan Yu found Chen Lingyun outside the field and asked:
"How come I can hardly find you lately except during training time?"

"I also have things to do." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not secretly meeting another man without telling you."

"Don't talk nonsense." Yan Yu said seriously, "I'm asking you something serious. How long do you estimate it will take to reach the perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

"About two weeks." Chen Lingyun asked in a low voice, "How come Ruoxi has already reached the Great Perfection?"

"It's probably only a few days away." Yan Yu said, "Otherwise she wouldn't have asked for leave... She's afraid that she'll be the first to go through the Golden Core Tribulation, so she's deliberately suppressing her strength here."

"That's not necessary." Chen Lingyun said slowly, "Shouldn't we wait until you and Sister Zhao have completed dual cultivation before helping her reach the Golden Core stage?"

"Her cultivation aptitude doesn't actually require my help," Yan Yu said.

"But you can't ignore her emotional needs," said Chen Lingyun.

(End of this chapter)