Junior Uncle is too cunning.

As the saying goes, "A single seed of immortality grants one's own lifespan, not that of Heaven."

With the path to immortality right before him, even Li Shundao, with his steady personality, felt a mix of trepidation, unease, and excitement.

The Wuyi Mountains were peaceful and serene today, but suddenly, the weather changed drastically. The sky, which was just a clear blue, was now covered with dark clouds, and a sudden storm was brewing. Everything happened so fast. The dark clouds gathered thicker and thicker, and soon turned blackish-purple. A crack slowly appeared in the middle, growing larger and larger, like the eye of a giant.

Such a commotion must have attracted the attention of cultivators near Wuyi Mountain.

Bingyu emerged from the cave and, looking at the dark, oppressive clouds, immediately recognized that someone was undergoing the Golden Immortal Tribulation, as a Xuanxian (a type of immortal).

A hint of envy flashed in her eyes. "I wonder which fellow Daoist... no, it should be a senior undergoing tribulation," Bingyu shook her head.

There aren't many people near Wuyi Mountain who have the strength to undergo tribulation, and there was one of them nearby. Her gaze involuntarily turned to the mountain peak in the middle of the Wuyi Mountains. "Is it him?"

After thinking for a moment, he slowly stepped out the door and soon arrived at the place where Li Shundao was undergoing his tribulation. There were already many people standing there.

When everyone saw Bingyu arrive, they all greeted him respectfully. After all, they were all cultivators from Wuyi Mountain, and they were all acquaintances who saw each other all the time.

Furthermore, Bingyu was a rare female cultivator of the Xuanxian realm, which drew even more warm greetings from everyone.

In Wuyi Town, Hua Wujin looked at the distant Wuyi Mountains and frowned. "Could it be someone else?"

He also thought of that late-stage Xuanxian cultivator from Wuyi Mountain, and looked at him with some doubt, "That shouldn't be the case? It hasn't been that long, why the rush?"

Hua Wujin shook his head, no longer thinking about it. In any case, regardless of whether it was him or not, the appearance of a Golden Immortal meant that Wuyi Town was going to be lively.

He turned back into the house and stopped paying attention.

The cultivators in Wuyi Town also sensed it, and those who didn't know better thought they had stumbled upon a rare and precious treasure, so they hurriedly rushed out of the town.

Some who understood the Golden Immortal Tribulation secretly left the city, wanting to observe it firsthand.

Inside the cave, Li Shundao stood up. Seeing that the Eye of Heaven was no longer there, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. The test of Heaven had passed. As long as he could overcome the Golden Immortal Tribulation Lightning, he could call himself a Golden Immortal.

Bingyu watched as the dark clouds pressed lower and lower, the oppressive force emanating from them making it hard for her to breathe. A hint of worry flashed in her eyes, not for Li Shundao, but for her own future.

At this time, the immortals below the Xuanxian level had already retreated tens of thousands of miles away, and even the Xuanxian immortals had retreated quite a bit.

Suddenly, a figure appeared beside the group, and one of the immortals at the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm shouted, "Who is it?"

The crowd became wary.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Sheng? It's you?"

Upon hearing the name Xiao Sheng, Bingyu relaxed her guard and looked at the newcomer. It was none other than Xiao Sheng, whom she had met once a hundred years ago.

Now that Xiao Sheng is standing here, who is undergoing tribulation inside?

At this moment, the immortals from Wuyi Town also arrived. They were surprised to see Xiao Sheng and greeted him respectfully.

Xiao Sheng looked like a middle-aged Taoist priest, somewhat thin, but his late-stage Xuanxian realm made him appear even more ethereal.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Xiao Sheng could easily guess their surprise. He smiled gently and said, "What? Did you all think it was an old Taoist priest undergoing tribulation?"

"Not at all..." The other immortals also realized what was happening, and they all smiled, and the scene immediately returned to a harmonious and joyful one.

"Big brother, it wasn't you who underwent the tribulation?"

The others frowned, thinking to themselves, "Who's this hothead? We just turned the situation around..." They secretly glanced at this "expert."

Xiao Sheng showed no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, he turned to look behind him with a hint of surprise on his face. "Second brother, you've emerged from seclusion?"

A figure finally stood before the crowd, and upon seeing the newcomer, the immortals revealed a hint of understanding.

The newcomer appeared to be burly. Upon seeing Xiao Sheng, he happily called out "Big Brother," nodded at him, and revealed a hint of pride on his face. "I just broke through to the Golden Immortal realm, and when I saw this Golden Immortal Tribulation, I thought it was Big Brother. I figured Big Brother wouldn't have anyone to protect him, so I rushed over here."

Bingyu naturally recognized the man who claimed to be Xiao Sheng's second brother. This man was Cao Bao, the owner of the mountain opposite her, and Xiao Sheng's sworn brother.

Bingyu wasn't surprised that Cao Bao would come over, but she was surprised by what Cao Bao said. She gently scanned Cao Bao with her divine sense.

"He has indeed broken through," Bingyu said, looking at the occasional glimmer of spiritual light emanating from Cao Bao's body. This was a phenomenon that occurred when someone who had just broken through couldn't control their cultivation level for the time being, and their spiritual energy would suddenly appear.

Cao Bao was already at the mid-stage of the Profound Immortal realm. Now that he has broken through, he is now at the late-stage of the Profound Immortal realm, just like Xiao Sheng. More importantly, a future Golden Immortal seed has emerged.

Even if it wasn't Xiao Sheng who broke through this time, with Cao Bao's breakthrough, having two late-stage Xuanxian cultivators in one sect, while they might not be able to dominate the vicinity of Wuyi Town, certainly wouldn't attract many people to provoke them.

Even a powerful organization like the Flower Chamber of Commerce would try to avoid conflict if possible, since Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao were both rogue cultivators, alone, and both were at the late stage of the Profound Immortal realm.

As the saying goes, "Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose." If you provoke someone like that, they'll give you a good beating and then run away. Who can stand that?

Unless you have a golden immortal guarding the place the whole time and doing nothing, such a thing is probably very rare.

Even if you encounter a Golden Immortal with a bad temper, it's not impossible that they might just throw the person who made the mistake out to apologize. After all, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao are both just one step away from becoming Golden Immortals.

What Bingyu could think of, the other immortals could surely see as well, and they all offered their congratulations to the two with great enthusiasm.

Xiao Sheng looked at Cao Bao and listened to the compliments from the crowd, a smile appearing on his face, and the discomfort he had felt earlier vanished.

Inside the cave, Li Shundao stared intently at the tribulation lightning in the sky, already feeling that familiar sense of being locked on.

What he didn't know was that two extras he knew very well were already watching him from a short distance away.

With a loud "boom," a laser beam shot straight from the dark clouds to the ground. Li Shundao was wearing the high-grade spiritual robe that Da Bao had bitten on, two mid-grade spiritual robes in the middle, and his God of Wealth official robe on the innermost layer.

Without any preparation, Li Shundao prepared to take the first lightning tribulation head-on, to test the waters... ugh, the hardness and softness.

With a "bang," Li Shundao, along with the nameless cauldron, was smashed tens of thousands of feet down.

The sudden lightning tribulation also interrupted the "liaison office" of the onlookers.

Looking at the second lightning tribulation that had already condensed, Xiao Sheng's expression became somewhat solemn. He shouted to the crowd, "Retreat immediately!"

His body had already retreated backward. Cao Bao seemed to trust Xiao Sheng completely, and upon hearing his words, he followed closely behind without hesitation.

The other immortals hesitated after hearing Xiao Sheng's words. Bing Yu glanced at the two who were retreating, looked up at the lightning tribulation, and also retreated.

Some of the smart ones followed suit and left, and the others, seeing that they were all leaving together, also left.

The group retreated tens of thousands of kilometers before finally stopping.

At this moment, the second lightning bolt that had been condensed drifted down and crashed to the ground with a loud "boom".

Those who had hesitated just now felt a sense of relief, as if they had escaped a calamity. With the power of this lightning tribulation, if they had remained standing, they would have definitely been affected, and even if they hadn't died, they would have been seriously injured. Everyone thanked Xiao Sheng for his help.

Anyway, thanking you doesn't cost money!

Li Shundao slowly stood up in the pit, his hair standing straight up, his face a mix of black and white, and his spirit clothes were patched up, making him look somewhat disheveled.

He spat out a mouthful of black phlegm, wiped it casually with his hand, looked up at the lightning tribulation in the sky, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

He hadn't expected that the second lightning tribulation would be as powerful as the one he had when he first switched cultivation to undergo tribulation.