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

Chapter 711: The Eve of the Tribulation
If you fail to survive the tribulation, you will be reduced to ashes. Needless to say, the price you pay is heavy.

Therefore, even though the Lu Kingdom desperately needed Jindan Zhenren, it didn't put any pressure on any cultivator who had already reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm. What if someone wasn't ready and was forced to do something, and the tribulation process collapsed as a result... No one could bear the consequences.

In contrast, in the Western world, extraordinary people are generally employed by major corporate conglomerates, and they have a mercenary mentality of risking their lives on the edge of a knife, and generally have no worries or scruples.

Up to now, three Western transcendents have rashly advanced without sufficient preparation, and all failed and died tragically, causing an uproar in the international transcendent community.

All major media outlets within the country of Lu carried out extensive publicity on this matter, so that the vast majority of civilian cultivators knew that "going through the tribulation without preparation is tantamount to committing suicide." For a time, everyone was eagerly waiting for the first cultivator from the country of Lu who dared to go through the tribulation to make a grand appearance and wade through the muddy water ahead for everyone.

Yan Yu didn't know that he was being anticipated by everyone, and he just made the final preparations to overcome the tribulation step by step.

"Your Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword Formation is truly a powerful weapon for restraining the heavenly tribulation," Mei Yingxue praised. "When the sword formation is deployed, even if it's just suspended above your head, it can filter out many of the tribulation's lightning. Furthermore, the sword energy has spatial properties, so you don't have to worry about being crushed by the thunder tribulation."

"It's just that the consumption of true energy is a bit high." Yan Yu said.

"The Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword Formation doesn't seem to consume much energy, does it?" Mei Yingxue had just said this when she immediately realized what was happening and quickly tried to explain. "Ah, sorry, I'm not saying you're not talented enough. It's just that in the examples I've seen, the lowest level of cultivation used to perform the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword Formation was a Jindan True Person. I've never heard of it consuming a lot of energy."

Yan Yu was silent for a while and said:
"With my current Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, I'm truly unable to unleash the full power of the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword Formation. However, I agree with you that this sword formation is very suitable for dealing with tribulation lightning. Teacher Mei, when you're going through the tribulation, would you like me to lend you the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Sword?"

"Me?" Mei Yingxue was startled when she heard that, then smiled and said, "Of course, but I don't plan to use the secret realm to speed up my cultivation. I'll just follow the steps until I reach Great Consummation, so I may have to wait a long time."

"If you can practice faster, why not?" Yan Yu asked in surprise.

"No need." Mei Yingxue shook her head. "My value to the country lies in scientific research. There's no need to spend too much time every day practicing. Besides, don't we have you guys?"

Yan Yu was instantly filled with awe. Teacher Mei, for the sake of her country, had even abandoned her own path of cultivation! This was a female cultivator who had transcended vulgarity and remained with only a lofty consciousness!

"Oh right." Mei Yingxue suddenly said, "The auxiliary formation for overcoming the tribulation has been prepared. It's with Ye Jun. You can go and ask him."

"Okay." Yan Yu went to the next room to find Ye Jun and saw her squatting on the ground designing a formation.

Today, Ye Jun was dressed rather simply and casually, wearing a T-shirt and jeans. She was squatting on the ground with her back to him, and from behind, she could see her extremely graceful curves. Although not as large as the demon gate demon girl, her silhouette was unique and each had its own merits.

Her hair had grown a lot longer and was tied into a simple ponytail at the back of her head. Although she still looked fresh and capable, Yan Yu still preferred her original cute short hair look.

"Oh, you've come just in time." Ye Jun finished the last stroke, stood up and said, "I just finished the prototype formation, would you like to come and try it?"

"Okay, what exactly do we need to do?" Yan Yu asked.

"You have that Taiqing Yuanqi Yanlan, right?" Ye Jun said, "Lend it to me."

"Here you go." Yan Yu handed the magic weapon to her.

Ye Jun placed it in the center of the formation, then pinched a few Dao formulas and said:
"Attack."

Without saying anything, Yan Yu controlled the Huangting Sword to fly high up and slashed at the formation from top to bottom.

The Taiqing mist in the center of the formation suddenly exploded and turned into a large amount of thick cloud that seemed to have substance, instantly filling the entire coverage area of the formation.

The flying sword slashed into it with force, just like paddling in mud and sand. Even though it was extremely sharp, it could only exert 50% of its full power.

"What kind of formation is this?" Yan Yu immediately became interested. "Magic weapon amplifier? No, I'm not activating my true essence, so who is powering the formation?"

"This." Ye Jun patted the device on the wall. "They are called power tanks. They are a new type of technology that has just been developed. They can continuously provide energy to the formation."

Yan Yu was immediately amused when he saw it. Isn’t this an external energy storage device for ordinary warriors?
However, a closer look revealed something more or less plausible. Firstly, this device was almost a third larger than those used by ordinary warriors, and carrying it on one's back would certainly severely hamper mobility. Secondly, it featured a control panel rather than knobs, making it unsuitable for combat use. It was likely a technological alternative to the tier-avoidance formations specifically designed to meet the needs of cultivators surviving tribulations.

Of course, being able to make this thing shows that the technical development of ordinary warriors has reached maturity.

At this point in the previous life, Li Minghu had already died in battle, and Li Zhaojiang was about to go insane. The rebellion they triggered led to the complete collapse of the trust of the upper echelons of the Lu State in the group of cultivators, which objectively greatly accelerated the incubation of the mortal warrior project. Now the overall situation of the Lu State is much better than in the previous life, and the relationship between official cultivators, folk cultivators and mortals is more harmonious, and the urgency of cultivating mortal warriors is not as strong... But under my guidance, the Lu State has avoided many detours, and overall it has still greatly accelerated!

Thinking of this, Yan Yu couldn't help but feel excited and yearning.

The era of monks' dominance is over! Mortals are about to gain their own power!

Although I have become a cultivator in this life, this does not prevent me from being a spiritual mortal warrior and personally pushing the group of mortal warriors onto the stage of history!

"Is there something wrong with this power tank?" Ye Jun asked curiously when he saw him staring at the external energy storage device in a daze.

"Don't you think it's beautiful?" Yan Yu praised excitedly, "This perfect metallic luster..."

"A big tin can." Ye Jun said.

"And the elegant contours..." Yan Yu praised it generously.

"It's round." Ye Jun said.

"It contains enormous power that is enough to destroy the world!" Yan Yu said in a singing tone.

"Even if it explodes, it's not as lethal as an electric car." Ye Jun said.

"Hmph." Yan Yu said angrily, "No matter how much you flatter me, it won't change the fact that you have no idea of the true value of this thing."

"I didn't say it's worthless," Ye Jun quickly defended. "I just... well, it's just a large battery, after all."

"Forget it, forget it." Yan Yu couldn't explain to her the ordinary warriors, so he could only wave his hand and said, "Tell me about this formation."

"Oh." Ye Jun returned to the main topic. "We initially studied the Xuanguang Lingtai formation, with the goal of defending against all external attacks. Later, we concluded that the power of the heavenly tribulation was simply too great. If we only considered defense, the formation would not be able to withstand it, so we switched to delaying and prolonging it."

"That's the right idea." Yan Yu nodded and said, "It's unlikely that you can prevent the heavenly tribulation. Otherwise, once the formation is activated, you can just sit inside and not worry about anything, lying down to survive the tribulation. That would be too unbelievable."

"This Taiqing Mist Formation uses your Taiqing Yuanqi Mist as its formation tool, extending the mist to the entire formation area. It cannot directly protect you from the tribulation lightning, and of course, it will not directly withstand the damage of the tribulation lightning. All foreign matter and energy that enters the formation will be delayed, weakened, and lost."

"Is the energy supplied from outside?" Yan Yu asked.

"Yes." Ye Jun replied, "To maintain the smoke and mist covering the entire formation, no cultivator can currently provide so much true essence, so when the time comes, we will get tens of thousands of jars to power the formation."

Yan Yu:………………

Tens of thousands of jars are not bad. Those who know that you are helping to overcome the tribulation, those who don’t know would think you are trying to build a star destroyer!
"To be precise," Ye Jun continued, "the initial plan is to bury 54,000 jars beneath the formation." "The heavenly tribulation will blow the site to pieces." Yan Yu shook his head, "Just burying them underground is not safe."

"It's okay, the jars are all connected in parallel." Ye Jun said, "If one part is damaged, it will not affect the effectiveness of the other parts."

Yan Yu thought about it carefully.

If that were the case, it meant the formation didn't require any effort on its part; it would simply be laid out and run automatically. Twenty thousand jars would probably only last a few hours. In the world of cultivation, where would one find twenty thousand cultivators to help maintain the formation?

Okay, okay, I feel relieved with this formation!
"When do you plan to overcome the tribulation?" Ye Jun asked.

"Tomorrow," Yan Yu replied, "It's not good to keep putting it off like this."

"So urgent?" Ye Jun asked in surprise, then took out the Xuanguang Ruler and said, "Here you go. You need your Taiqing Yuanqi Yanlan as a formation weapon, but you're short of a defensive magic weapon. Use this one of mine."

"Thank you." Yan Yu was not polite. He only wanted to borrow it for one day. "I'll return it to you tomorrow after I get through the disaster."

"Yeah." Ye Jun was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Will he return safely?"

"Of course." Yan Yu smiled, "Who do you think I am?"

"I know." Ye Jun sighed deeply and whispered, "I'm just... a little worried about you."

"Then come here and give me a hug." Yan Yu opened his arms and said, "I'll give you a hug to comfort you."

He was just joking, but Ye Jun immediately came forward and hugged Yan Yu tightly.

"You must be safe." She kissed Yan Yu on the left cheek and said playfully, "I'll kiss you on the right cheek when you come back."

Yan Yu sniffed the faint fragrance on her body and felt a little tempted, but he still suppressed his desire and said with a smile, "Kissing your face after you come back is not enough."

"Kiss anywhere." Ye Jun rolled his eyes at him. "You have the final say when the time comes."

Yan Yu took the Xuanguang Ruler and reluctantly said goodbye to Ye Jun, then turned back to look for Zhao Yuanzhen. When he entered the team meeting room, he saw only Xie Ruoxi sitting on the sofa in a daze, with no one else present.

"Where is your sister Zhao?" Yan Yu asked.

"Sister Lingyun took everyone out to play." Xie Ruoxi replied, "She said that if you fail to transcend the tribulation, your soul will be scattered, so she took her out to eat delicious food tonight."

"Eating a meal before execution, huh?" Yan Yu couldn't help but laugh. "She's going to pass the tribulation tomorrow, and she's still feasting tonight... Never mind, let her indulge herself if she wants, as long as her mental state is stable."

He turned and left the meeting room, returning to the door of his room. Xie Ruoxi followed silently behind him and suddenly asked:
"What about you, captain?"

"Me?" Yan Yu was opening the door when he heard this and replied, "My mental state is very stable. I don't need to do anything to adjust it."

"Oh." Xie Ruoxi asked in a low voice, "Then how confident are you that you can successfully overcome the tribulation?"

"One hundred percent." Yan Yu replied.

Xie Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, then said in astonishment:

"That's too absolute."

"In that case, let's just go with 99%." Yan Yu said helplessly, "Leave 1% for unexpected possibilities."

He pushed the door open and was about to go in when Xie Ruoxi hugged him from behind.

"Captain." Xie Ruoxi choked up and said, "Even if there's a one percent risk, I don't want to lose you..."

"Don't worry." Yan Yu patted her palm and said calmly, "I will be fine. Wait for me to return safely tomorrow."

"I don't want to wait until tomorrow." Xie Ruoxi finally mustered up the courage and said, "Tonight I want to...be intimate with the captain like Sister Zhao did."

Yan Yu turned around in surprise and saw that the little fool was blushing but still stubbornly grabbing the corner of his clothes, as if saying, "I won't leave until you agree to me."

"You don't have a fever, do you?" Yan Yu asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly bring this up?"

"Because..." Xie Ruoxi lowered her head and said, "Didn't you say there's a one percent chance of an accident? So, at least let me...even if I encounter an accident, I don't want to spend the rest of my life in regret."

Yan Yu looked at her silently, thinking that no matter how much affection there was in my dual cultivation with others, there would always be some utilitarian elements mixed in. Only Ruoxi didn't need my help at all, and wanted to sleep with me simply because she liked me...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but soften his heart, so he let Xie Ruoxi hold his hand and pull him into her room.

"This..." Xie Ruoxi first locked the door, then opened the wardrobe and took out a cosplay costume. She said, "Captain, do you want to see me wearing this?"

"Bunny girl?" Yan Yu asked in confusion, "Why would you want to wear this?"

"No." Xie Ruoxi said shyly, "When I wore this before, I felt like you particularly liked it..."

Nonsense, because this one reveals the most and can make you show the most delicious shy expression, which makes me want to tease you hard!

Yan Yu agreed and nodded.
"Then let's take this one."

Xie Ruoxi nodded, blushing, and began to change clothes silently.

Before, she had to use the cabinet door to cover it up, but now that she has made up her mind, she has completely let go of her reserve and took off the coat that concealed her figure in front of Yan Yu, revealing her beauty.

Yan Yu's attention was instantly drawn to her. Although this little Ruoxi looked like a little rabbit, she was actually not small at all. She was second only to Zhao Yuanzhen and Anna, and visually appeared to be healthier than Ye Jun... Unfortunately, she usually wore loose clothes, so it was difficult to see clearly.

Xie Ruoxi put on her bunny girl clothes and was about to put on her pantyhose when she heard Yan Yu say:
"No need to wear it. You'll have to take it off later. It's troublesome."

"Captain?" Xie Ruoxi blinked and saw Yan Yu approaching her, showing a smile like a big bad wolf and grabbing her shoulders with both hands.

"Wait, wait a minute...at least let me put on my bunny ears... um..."

(End of this chapter)