Chapter 37 If I'm Eating Soft Rice, It'll Only Be From Young, Beautiful Women!
As Sect Master Yin Jian pondered the situation, a deafening clap of thunder shattered the silence.
Rumble!
The sound reverberated through the chamber, and the elders immediately recognized the distinct energy emanating from it.
Most of those present were in the Dao Seeking Realm, and given their proximity to the epicenter, they could clearly sense the heavenly laws intertwined with the thunder.
"This... This is a heavenly tribulation!" Elder Jiang exclaimed, his voice heavy with astonishment. "Someone must be attempting a breakthrough to the Transcending Tribulation realm."
He paused, his gaze shifting toward Elder Duan Ping, the sect's foremost Array Formation Master. Elder Duan was responsible for the sect's critical arrays, including the protective barrier designed to detect and repel any intruders.
"Elder Duan, did the barrier detect any intruders?"
Elder Duan shook his head. "The barrier is intact. It's impossible for a Return to Void cultivator to infiltrate without triggering an alert or outright destroying the array."
Elder Jiang frowned, the perplexity of the situation weighing on him. "This is strange indeed. Why would someone risk entering our sect grounds to attempt such a breakthrough? It doesn't make any sense."
The Sect Master spoke firmly. "Let's find out the cause of this. No matter what happens, we must wait until the breakthrough is complete and the individual has recovered. Offending a Transcending Tribulation cultivator is out of the question. If he's from the Qian Empire, he'll instantly become its strongest existence."
The elders nodded in agreement and began to leave the chamber. They remained on the main peak, observing the phenomenon from a safe distance.
To their astonishment, the thunder that fell from the heavens did not hit a person but instead, struck a black, unidentified object.
This mysterious object soared through the skies, absorbing the lightning strikes effortlessly and tearing apart the heavens!
"Oh my god!" Elder Jiang exclaimed, his voice trembling with shock. "What kind of artifact could this possibly be? To absorb heavenly lightning tribulation so easily... not even an immortal-tier artifact should be capable of such a feat!"
Artifacts, in the Red Pole planet, including weapons, were typically classified into five tiers based on their power: Mortal, Profound, Spiritual, Heavenly, and Immortal.
"This must be something beyond the immortal tier," the Sect Master said, his expression grave. "But what that means exactly... even I cannot say."
They waited for a few minutes, then decided it was time to investigate and see who this supposed expert was, the one who dared to make a breakthrough in their sect's territory.
To their astonishment, there was no sign of any such expert nearby. At first, they assumed he must have already left.
Instead, they found three disciples. One of them lay dead, his head smashed beyond recognition.
Elder Jiang's eyes widened in shock as he recognized two of the remaining disciples. "Huang Xue? Feng Fan? What are you two doing here? And why are you so badly injured?"
Yao Meixiu, Huang Xue's master, was the first to act.
The moment she saw Huang Xue injured, she appeared by her side and gripped her pulse.
She used her consciousness to carefully inspect her body's condition. She let out a sigh of relief upon confirming that Huang Xue's life wasn't in danger.
'It would be a tragedy to lose such a promising disciple,' she thought.
Channeling her spiritual qi, she began to heal Huang Xue. Within seconds, Huang Xue's wounds disappeared entirely, as if she had never been injured at all.
Yao Meixiu's gaze then shifted to Feng Fan, who was sitting nearby with visible injuries. Deciding to extend her help, she moved toward him. However, just as she was about to touch him, Feng Fan opened his eyes and stopped her.
"Lady, please! Have some decency," he protested, his tone both serious and exaggerated. "Only married couples should touch each other like that. If you touch me, how am I going to find a wife?"
Feng Fan was well aware that his injuries weren't a serious issue. Thanks to his cultivation technique, which greatly enhanced his natural healing, he would recover completely within half a day.@@novelbin@@
However, he didn't want to risk Yao Meixiu discovering his unique physique. If she examined him closely, she would undoubtedly notice his abnormally large dantian and the presence of 144 meridians—something far beyond ordinary.
Yao Meixiu's face flushed in a rare moment of embarrassment.
She was a highly sought-after beauty, admired by many for her exceptional healing skills and graceful demeanor. In the eyes of countless admirers, she was the perfect wife.
Since when had anyone dared to treat her with such disrespect?
Still, she reminded herself 'He's just a child, calm down…'
Suppressing her irritation, she calmly explained, "Disciple, I only wish to heal you. Rest assured, it won't affect your chances of marriage in the slightest."
Feng Fan, however, shook his head firmly. "No need, I'm fine," he said, his tone resolute. "I don't want people saying an old hag touched me! Imagine the rumors—that I, Feng Fan, depend on an old woman for help. If I'm eating soft rice, it'll only be from young, beautiful women!"
Yao Meixiu's anger flared. For a moment, she wanted to lash out and kill this insolent disciple.
'Old woman? Old woman?! I'm only a few hundred years old!' she fumed internally.
Yao Meixiu could be considered a young Dao Seeking cultivator, she was less than two thousand years old.
The other elders observing the scene were equally stunned.
'How does this kid's logic even work?' they thought, utterly baffled.
Elder Jiang, meanwhile, watched with exasperation. 'Why are all the people from Earth so strange?' he mused.
Realizing the situation was getting out of hand, Elder Jiang decided to intervene before things escalated.
While Yao Meixiu was known for her gentle temperament, Feng Fan was testing her patience in the worst way.
"All right, since he insists he doesn't need healing, why don't we let it go?" Elder Jiang stepped forward, his tone calm, hoping to diffuse the tension.
Yao Meixiu glared at Feng Fan for a moment before deciding that stooping to his level would be beneath her.
With a sharp "Hmph," she turned away, carrying the unconscious Huang Xue in her arms.
Watching her leave, Feng Fan let out a long sigh of relief.
"Feng Fan," Elder Jiang said, his tone stern. "Can you explain exactly what happened here? Why is there a dead disciple, and why are you and Huang Xue so severely injured? And most importantly, who was the mysterious expert that we sensed earlier?"
'Elder Jiang is really ruthless… The mysterious expert information is more important than the dead disciple,' thought Feng Fan.
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