RNP Chapter 375 About to Undergo Tribulation
Chapter 375 About to Undergo Tribulation
The study at the Lam House in Deep Water Bay.
Lin Yan closed his eyes and concentrated. A divine thought came to him; it was Xie Qingci:
"Young Master, the entire Wanyan Sect has done its utmost, and everything is ready. The foundation of the 'Nine Nether Profound Sky Array' has been completed, capable of drawing upon the earth's spiritual energy to form the first barrier; the 'Primordial Chaos Array' is layered within it, specifically designed to resolve karmic impacts; the innermost layer is a simplified version of the 'Zhou Tian Star Guardian Array,' sufficient to withstand most physical lightning. As for elixirs, twenty bottles of 'Purple Mansion Rejuvenation Pills' and twenty bottles of 'Ice Heart Guardian Pills' have been prepared to ensure clear consciousness. A total of one hundred and eight high-level talismans for avoiding, mitigating, and replacing calamities have been pre-placed at the array's core according to the five elements."
Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes. "Thank you for your hard work, everyone in the sect. I will be there shortly."
He got up, went to the next room, and briefly told Lin Er, who was working on documents, "I need to leave Hong Kong for a while to take care of some 'personal matters.' You can decide on any matters, big or small."
Lin Er immediately stood up, without asking a single question, and simply bowed deeply: "Young Master, rest assured."
The next moment, Lin Yan's figure disappeared from the room. A streak of light, barely perceptible to the naked eye, silently swept across the night sky of the South China Sea until he followed a mysterious feeling and landed in a sea area he remembered.
Under the moonlight, the outline of the desolate island where the baby killer whale once stayed was still faintly visible.
Lin Yan's divine sense spread like mercury, instantly covering every inch of sand, rock crevices, and bushes on the entire island—only some bewildered insects and seabirds inhabited the area, with no sentient beings or creatures that might cause disturbance. This place was remote and its energy relatively pure, making it an ideal place to undergo tribulation.
A thought suddenly occurred to him.
Dozens of figures appeared silently on the sea and reefs surrounding the island, all dressed in black array robes, their auras deep and composed. They simply bowed silently in the direction of Lin Yan, and then immediately dispersed like precise machinery, each performing their duties.
Xie Qingci appeared before Lin Yan and bowed again: "Young Master, the feng shui and energy of this place have been preliminarily surveyed and are in line with expectations. Setting up and adjusting the formation will take several more hours. A storm is about to break out here, and the spiritual energy will be violently disturbed. Please return to your quiet room in your space to recuperate and reach your peak condition. Once everything is ready, I will send you a message immediately."
Lin Yan glanced at the sect disciples who had already begun their work and nodded.
"Alright. I'll leave it to you." He said succinctly, and his figure faded away again.
On the small island, the sea breeze grew stronger. Led by Xie Qingci, the array masters began to cast spells, and the array plates and flags buried in various places lit up one after another. Layers of invisible barriers were quietly being woven in the sky above this isolated island in the corner of the South China Sea.
Lin Yan sat cross-legged inside the space, his palms facing upwards. He needed to adjust his energy and spirit to their peak state.
On a remote island in the South China Sea, the night was deep.
Xie Qingci's voice transmission echoed in his mind, "Young Master, all formations are in place, the time has come."
Inside the space, Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes. He picked up Xiao Qi, who was quietly waiting at his feet, and in a flash, he reappeared in the center of the deserted island.
The scene on the island had changed. Dozens of cultivators stood solemnly in their mystical positions, their hand seals subtly appearing and disappearing, echoing the earth beneath their feet and the starry sky above. Three layers of intricate and enormous array patterns flowed faintly across the ground, the air, and even beneath the sea, the air heavy and oppressive, suppressing some kind of imminent power of heaven and earth.
Lin Yan gently touched the two small horns on Xiao Qi's head.
"Little Seven, your brother is about to undergo his tribulation. Will you stay here with Elder Xie and the others and keep watch for me?"
Xiao Qi looked up at him with her golden amber eyes fixed on him, her expression solemn.
It nodded solemnly. Then, it gently pulled away from Lin Yan's hand and took two steps back.
The instant its four legs touched the ground—
hum!
A strange sound, clear and melodious like a phoenix's cry and deep and resonant like a dragon's roar, burst forth from Xiao Qi's body! Its body was suddenly enveloped in an extremely rich golden spiritual light, which carried an indescribable sense of nobility, auspiciousness, and ancient aura.
In this golden light, Xiao Qi's body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, instantly growing to more than twice its original size. Although still small, it already possessed the awe-inspiring majesty of a nascent divine beast!
What is most striking is the pair of small bumps on its forehead, which are now surrounded by a swirling and converging seven-colored halo.
Xiao Qi raised his head slightly, and the seven-colored halo between his forehead suddenly solidified, turning into a rainbow light that struck Lin Yan's brow!
Lin Yan was startled!
The moment the seven-colored rainbow light entered his body, he felt an indescribable warm current spreading from his spiritual center and ancestral aperture, instantly circulating through his limbs, internal organs, and even the depths of his soul.
Wherever the warm current passes, not only does fatigue disappear and one's state reach an unprecedented level of perfection, but it also seems to create an unprecedented affinity and resonance with the surrounding world.
At this moment, he was no longer a challenger to the rules of heaven and earth, but had temporarily received the favor and protection of some primordial will of this world.
This is a blessing of good fortune! It is a supreme blessing originating from auspicious mythical beasts, capable of averting the greatest misfortune and even turning the tide of death!
After unleashing its innate divine power, Xiao Qi's dazzling golden light and imposing aura quickly faded, and its swollen body shrank back to its original size. Its golden fur and scales appeared somewhat dull, and its spirit was considerably weakened, clearly indicating a great expenditure of energy. However, it still mustered its strength and spoke clearly in human language:
"Brother, this is the innate divine power I told you about... It can help you avoid the worst 'death calamity.' It can only be used once, and I don't know how long the effect will last... Brother, good luck!"
Having said that, it didn't linger. It transformed into a white shadow and ran to Xie Qingci's feet at the edge of the array in the distance. It quietly lay down, closed its eyes, and began to recover silently, but its ears remained alertly perked up.
Lin Yan felt the surging auspicious warmth and the affinity between heaven and earth within his body, and then looked at the small figure in the distance. A warm feeling welled up in his heart. He took a deep breath, suppressed all his emotions, and his eyes regained their calm and sharpness.
He took a few steps forward and walked to the tribulation platform set up at the very center of the island, the core of the formation.
"Elder Xie, activate all formations." Lin Yan's calm voice echoed throughout the island. "All disciples, take your positions. No matter what happens, do not move without my order, and do not step into the calamity zone."
"We will obey the decree!" Led by Xie Qingci, all the cultivators responded in unison.
Xie Qingci made a hand seal and suddenly pressed down on the array's core beneath his feet!
"boom--!"
The entire island seemed to come alive! The three-layered array simultaneously hummed and activated, its light shooting into the sky, yet cleverly confined within a certain range. The outermost "Nine Nether Profound Sky Array" formed a semi-transparent, massive spiritual energy shield flowing with runes; the middle "Primordial Qi Array" emitted a hazy halo, continuously dispelling and transforming intangible karma; and the innermost "Zhou Tian Star Guardian Array" unfolded a dazzling, slowly rotating starlight scroll above Lin Yan's head, casting down beams of clear light that enveloped him.
Just as the great formation was fully activated—
"Snap—!!!"
Without warning, the night sky directly above the island, which had been sparsely lit by stars, was suddenly covered by a thick, pitch-black cloud of calamity! Within the cloud, terrifying bolts of lightning, intertwined with crimson, deep purple, and chaotic gray-white, surged and coalesced wildly! A terrifying divine might descended with a deafening roar!
This is no ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation!
Before the tribulation clouds even descended, the heavy pressure had already turned the faces of many Golden Core disciples maintaining the formation in the distance pale, and the Nascent Soul cultivators also looked extremely solemn.
The dark red rolling in the clouds seemed to be stained with the karma of blood and fire; the deep purple represented the ultimate destruction of thunder; and the chaotic gray-white exuded an eerie aura that eroded cause and effect and annihilated souls!
Lin Yan looked up at the sky, and the terrifying calamity cloud phenomenon was reflected deep in his pupils.
His expression remained unchanged.
"bring it on."