I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2411 - 1081: Gold-Red Immortal Flower (Part 3)
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"Madam, please step back a little further. It could cause issues if you stay to guard the mountain."
Chen Mobai gave a nod while addressing Qing Nu from a short distance. As a Rank-5 Heavenly Tribulation could strike this round, he'd already drawn in the Spirit Vein Qi from the Eastern Wilderness to this location using the Earth Network Great Formation. For extra caution, merely he and Zhuo Ming stayed behind on the peak.
Zhuo Ming possessed the deepest knowledge about this Five-Cornered Ancient Maple, so her help remained essential during its breakthrough.
Qing Nu gave a nod, then led the little Yellow Dragon Girl—who had shifted into her human shape—down to the mountain base.
This spot served as the practice ground for the Five Elements Sect's Alchemists, officially overseen by Qing Nu as the chief Alchemist.
Ye Bopei, the one managing it, felt immense shock upon spotting Qing Nu's arrival.
Before long, the training base's grand formation glowed brightly, and every Alchemist in session received orders to halt, using a minor teleportation array set up there to head to the closest Fang Market.
With his Divine Sense, Chen Mobai observed that the disciples had all departed from the mountain's base. He signaled to Zhuo Ming with a nod, then stretched out the fingers on his right hand. The Rank-5 Sprouting Light burst forth from his fingertips, wrapping the entire Five-Cornered Ancient Maple.
Boom!
In the Red Leaf Market close to Mount Tianpeng, the freshly teleported Alchemists from the Five Elements Sect abruptly caught the sound of rumbling thunderclaps echoing loudly.
All of them gazed skyward in the thunder's direction. Right then, brilliant green lightning flashed down from above, resembling jade lances tearing apart the sky and ground.
Those who saw this spectacle couldn't hold back their astonishment.
The Alchemists qualified to join the Five Elements Sect ranked among the finest talents, no less than the best pupils from prominent Scholarly Mansions. Each one recognized this as a Heavenly Tribulation.
Thinking back to Ye Bopei's hasty summons to evacuate Mount Tianpeng, they realized deep down that the tribulation's heart lay at the summit.
Yet even from a hundred miles off in the Red Leaf Market, the green lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation remained vividly clear, hinting at the sheer dread of the central tribulation thunder.
"Is this Elder Zhuo’s Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation?"
A lovely female Alchemist voiced her guess without restraint.
Though none had witnessed a Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation before, they figured with this level of might, it had to be.
Plus, everyone knew Zhuo Ming oversaw the mountaintop. Ye Bopei frequently called her down for teaching sessions, given her status as the top Spirit Plant Master in the Five Elements Sect, and elixirs naturally tied closely to Spirit Plants.
"Quit guessing around, come with me to the sect’s cave dwelling first. I’ll set up places for you to stay."
Ye Bopei, having teleported there too, cut off the students' chatter.
Being a Heterodox Golden Core Cultivator, he sensed far more from this Heavenly Tribulation, deeming it even scarier than a Nascent Soul one.
[Word has it the Sect Leader has lingered at Nascent Soul Complete for ages, and Mount Tianpeng counts as one of the Eastern Wilderness's potent Fire Spiritual Veins—might it be...]
Ye Bopei pondered inwardly that Chen Mobai could be tapping Mount Tianpeng’s Spirit Vein for a Divinity Transformation bid, explaining Qing Nu's role as guardian.
Still, he wouldn't breathe a hint of it.
After all, Divinity Transformation hung in the balance!
The idea of the Five Elements Sect rising to Holy Land status stirred Ye Bopei's blood to a frenzy, especially as an old Back to Sky Valley follower.
Back in his younger days, he viewed himself as exceptional, convinced the desolate, lagging Eastern Wilderness held back his gifts. Had he hailed from the East Land, he believed his alchemy prowess might have landed him in a Holy Land.
Yet with age and advancing cultivation, Ye Bopei grasped that the Eastern Wilderness alone let him shine as an alchemy prodigy.
In the East Land, he might not even snag a menial task in a Holy Land.
But these days, Ye Bopei faced a genuine shot at Holy Land elder rank.
"Diao Hai, guide the students to the cave dwelling area. I’ll link up with the town guard."
Just then, a Foundation Establishment spiritual glow flared from Red Leaf Market's heart, speeding this way. Upon noticing, Ye Bopei directed Diao Hai at his side, then moved forward to meet it.
Quickly, word of the green thunder Heavenly Tribulation over Mount Tianpeng's Spirit Vein rippled across the whole Five Elements Sect.
Even though Chen Mobai had warned Zhou Shengqing and the rest about his imminent seclusion for Divinity Transformation, folks assumed he'd try it in the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion.
So, this revelation drew numerous Nascent Souls from the Five Elements Sect to check things out.
Qing Nu gave no details, simply noting that Chen Mobai secluded himself in Mount Tianpeng. Truth be told, once he returned to the Holy Land, the Eastern Wilderness required a marker of his presence.
Mount Tianpeng, with its Fire Spirit Vein, suited the purpose perfectly.
The Heavenly Tribulation tied to the Five-Cornered Ancient Maple's leap to Rank-5 spiritual plant status also worked to throw off prying eyes.
Upon Zhou Shengqing and company arriving to find Qing Nu there, they didn't hang around, just offering hopes for Chen Mobai's successful seclusion.
Before long, Five Elements Sect disciples swelled in number within a thousand-mile circle around Mount Tianpeng, under Yu Lian's direct command from the Penalty Evil Hall to block any disruptions to Chen Mobai's seclusion.
The green thunder of the Heavenly Tribulation over Mount Tianpeng raged on for an entire month.
Its fearsome presence shook Yu Lian, a Golden Core Cultivator, to her core, since any single green bolt could obliterate her outright.
Over that month, the relentless strikes from the Heavenly Tribulation green thunder plunged half the Eastern Wilderness into a sharp chill, even sending snowflakes swirling from the heavens to blanket the wide expanse.
This stemmed from the green thunder's yin cold nature, bent on fully shattering the Five-Cornered Ancient Maple and snuffing out every last spark.