The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 117 Beast Tide 19

Of course, Qin Che and Huo Yan each have their own characteristics. Although Huo Yan has a low profile, his performance at the Yunxiao Sect Tournament was quite outstanding. Even though the name doesn't match the person, just mentioning Huo Yan will remind people of his strength in the sect competition.

Everyone was aware of his strength. On the contrary, Qin Che's ranking in the sect competition was average, but he also demonstrated his strength this time.

While his comrades were engaged in fierce fighting on the battlefield, Cheng Jiu was in a similarly intense situation.

For things like cannons and Gatling guns, without knowing their structure, it's almost as difficult as creating them out of thin air. Cheng Jiu's previous forging was all based on knowing their structure, but creating them is still too difficult. Cheng Jiu didn't have any basic training, mainly because he didn't have the talent.

Nobody's perfect, and professional tasks should be handled by professionals.

The senior brothers from Qifeng were all excited when they heard Cheng Jiu's idea. They had only come here because of the cannon that Cheng Jiu had forged, which was a spiritual weapon and they could create an appearance for it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered to come here based on what they had seen.

Although the rank was high, the value was average. But after hearing Junior Sister Cheng Jiu's idea, they all felt that they had made the right choice in coming.

Cheng Jiu only understood the general structure and how it should be designed, but the senior brothers of Qifeng were different. They had been refining weapons since childhood, and they could find ways to complete the ideas provided by Cheng Jiu.

This reduces the material requirements for cannons, and more importantly, it reduces the complexity of runes and formations.

Through continuous adjustments and designs, and with the close cooperation of the disciples of the Three Peaks, the first modified version of the cannon was finally created.

Well, it's good, but it still has many shortcomings. Although the price has been reduced, its defensive capabilities are only average.

Cheng Jiu thought the power was alright, but the other senior brothers and sisters were not satisfied.

If you're not satisfied, then keep making changes!

Not only is the alchemist wealthy, but the other three are equally so. In particular, this one has the support of the alchemist Yan Xuan, and the other senior brothers and sisters are also not short of money at all, and they are not stingy with the consumption of materials.

After more than ten revisions and various criticisms, Cheng Jiu was almost numb. He went from being excited and eager to try to becoming silent.

I thought this was good, that was good, and after all the criticism from my senior classmates, I finally made the most satisfactory version. The price was relatively low, but the power was not diminished.

Only now cannons can be called cannons; before, they could only be called tubes that could fire.

The cannon was put into use on the battlefield as soon as it was made. Compared with the one made by Cheng Jiu, it also had a mimicry expansion added to it, so it could hold more bombs. Moreover, it did not rely entirely on the runes to absorb external spiritual energy to start up. Instead, it used top-grade spirit stones as backup energy to ensure that the cannon could keep firing until all the spirit stones were used up.

Cheng Jiu realized he couldn't underestimate his senior brothers and sisters, especially when it came to mimicry expansion. Cheng Jiu had no idea how they managed it; he had tried but failed.

The senior brothers and sisters also helped modify the other magical artifact that Cheng Jiu created, engraving the mimicry expansion in the small Gatling gun magazine.

The Gatling gun can be used for even longer. The fire breath that Cheng Jiu set up earlier was actually a bit of a waste, because spirit beasts have a certain level of defense, and the fire might not be able to break through their defenses.

However, these senior brothers and sisters clearly understood demonic beasts better than Cheng Jiu. Under their design, fire runes were superimposed with lightning runes. Lightning is the most domineering spiritual energy in the world, and almost no demonic beast can withstand it.

With the addition of more aggressive fire runes, this Gatling gun was practically spewing blue-green will-o'-the-wisps, with lightning and fire intertwining, and the aroma of meat could be faintly smelled during its attack.

In addition to cannons and Gatling guns, inspired by Cheng Jiu's Gatling guns and cannons, one of his senior colleagues also developed a large repeating crossbow with arrows made of meteorite iron.

Its power is quite impressive, capable of taking down a monster with a single arrow. Unlike cannons, it is relatively more agile and comes with its own aiming ability.

It seems that this repeating crossbow has activated an incredible mechanism.

First, there's the city wall. With the protection of runes and formations, the senior brothers and sisters of Fufeng and Zhenfeng have reinforced the entire formation on the original basis, making its defense even stronger and adding absorption and reflection functions.

That's why they say creation changes lives.

With the support of these weapons and the modifications made by several senior brothers and sisters, the defensive pressure on Youlan City was greatly reduced, and the defense became much easier.

Cheng Jiu was eager to demonstrate her swordsmanship, so after the cannons were loaded, she went down and gave them a good slashing. Under her sword, one demon beast after another fell to the ground.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless. Compared to her cannon, her strength was almost completely overshadowed.

Rather than focusing on her formidable swordsmanship, people talked more about the newly invented weapons, such as cannons and repeating crossbows, that were constantly being added to the city gates.

They displayed their might on the city wall, especially their cool appearance, attracting a constant stream of people to come and watch, some even spending the whole day looking at them and still wanting more.

The power of these cannons and crossbows was so outstanding that someone naturally reported it to the sect.

Cheng Jiu also witnessed the formidable strength of the Guiyuan Sect. In just three days, a large number of weapons had been added to the cannons and crossbows that were already scattered around the city gates, completely filling the four city walls.

Under the scorching firepower of the cannons, the beast tide was pushed back step by step. The people of Youlan City were all smiles as they watched the situation continue to improve. This was the best gift for them.

Not only in Youlan City, but also in other cities of the Guiyuan Sect, cannons and crossbows were successively installed.

Moreover, the time intervals were quite short, only a few days, which is enough to show how terrifying the Guiyuan Sect's strength could be mobilized.

Only a few days after Cheng Jiu and his group arrived, the situation on the battlefield of the beast tide in Youlan City underwent a tremendous reversal.

Yan Xuan and Zhao Wenqi have been treating them to good food and drinks these past few days, and they've even taken them to the hard-to-book boat every few days.

Make sure they have good food and drink so they will willingly choose to stay in Youlan City.

Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes; Venerable Qingxu and Venerable Qingyang are about to break through.

Huge thunderclouds swirled above Canglan Peak and Yanqian Peak. The two Venerable Lords broke through at almost the same time. High-level cultivators undergoing tribulation should not miss this opportunity, especially since they were the masters of Cheng Jiu, Gong Cheng, and Gong Yu.

The sect leader discovered that the six people had gone to Youlan City and has already sent a notice ordering them to return to the sect immediately.

Zhao Wenqi and Yan Xuan also wanted to see it, since it was the tribulation of two prodigies, Venerable Qingxu and Venerable Qingyang!

They will also break through to the Mahayana stage in the future, which is a rare opportunity to learn from them.

Unfortunately, the two men bear the heavy responsibility of defending the city! Even though the situation is currently very favorable and the pressure to defend is relatively low, their sense of responsibility still compels them to continue defending the city and remain vigilant for any changes in the beast tide.

However, Yan Xuan also packaged Wen Sishu together with Cheng Jiu and his group of six. These people in charge couldn't go, but Yan Xuan still didn't want Wen Sishu to miss such a great opportunity.

Anyway, the pressure of treatment in the city is less, so it doesn't matter if we're missing a Wensi Book.

Having reached an agreement, they intended to return to their sect via the teleportation array, but a faint, melodious dragon's roar echoed from the sky.

Amidst the excited and thrilled gazes of Youlan City, a dragon and a lion appeared in the sky. Xuanze had received news that Qingxu Venerable was about to break through, so he specially rushed back from the front-line battlefield.

Originally, I planned to travel directly to Guiyuan Sect, but then I heard from the sect leader that Cheng Jiu was in Youlan City. Although Cheng Jiu could return to the sect by teleportation array.

But the two of them happened to be passing by and came to pick up the child.

The dragon and the lion, though they had been on the move for days, looked refreshed and were in excellent spirits.

Compared to Xuanze, who had ridden the Jin Yuan, he always chose the Jin Yuan after that.

Xuanze was quite happy, as it didn't want anyone else to be carrying it, except for Cheng Jiu.

It was even happier to see that Cheng Jiu had also chosen Jin Yuan, and watched as the seven people prepared themselves on Jin Yuan's body: "Let's go!"

Jin Yuan, with his thick body, tore through space and located Yan Qianfeng.

The distance between Canglan Peak and Yanqian Peak is still quite far. Heavy lightning tribulations are floating on the peaks, and all kinds of spiritual energy in the air become quite turbulent under the influence of these lightning tribulations.

Including the usually calm and collected ice spirit energy.

Jin Yuan placed the seven branches on Xuan Ze, who then acquiesced.

Unlike Xuanze, who had already broken through to the Mahayana stage, Xuanze was naturally talented and had previously been hailed as a future Ice Dragon Elder, and might even become the Ice Dragon Clan Chief.

Over the years, he has been well taken care of by Venerable Qingxu, and has long since successfully broken through to the Mahayana stage on his own.

Compared to Xuanze, Jin Yuan's talent was only average. He only reached the Tribulation Transcending stage by relying on Qingyang Venerable and his own talent resources.

However, it has reached a critical point, and it may take thousands of years to break through on its own!

However, now that Qingyang Venerable Lord has broken through, it will also bring along its cultivation level. But it doesn't know when it will break through, or whether it can break through in one fell swoop after Qingyang Venerable Lord breaks through.

After all, its cultivation level was broken through with the help of Qingyang Venerable, not on its own, so the time of its breakthrough is uncertain. If Cheng Jiu and the others stay on its back, and it happens to be the one breaking through on its back, they will be judged by the lightning tribulation.

The tribulation of the Mahayana stage is over!

Xuanze was aware of this situation, and although he didn't like carrying people, he acquiesced.

As for why not find an open space to watch the lightning tribulation?

That's because almost all the good viewing spots are already taken, and you can't go to Yanqian Peak or Canglan Peak either. In comparison, Xuanze's back is definitely the best choice for viewing.

The simultaneous breakthrough of two Venerable Lords is a rare sight even within the Guiyuan Sect.

Apart from the disciples stationed in the wilderness, almost all the inner disciples came to observe.

The tribulation of lightning during the Mahayana stage is divided into seventy-two stages, and the quality of the tribulation will be upgraded according to the individual's talent.

It seemed that Venerable Qingxu had been waiting for Cheng Jiu to arrive. Not long after she arrived, the tribulation lightning on Canglan Peak took shape, with the purple-gold thunderclouds shining brightly, their noble aura making it impossible to look directly at them.

"It's actually a purple-gold thundercloud!" an elder exclaimed in surprise.

"What are you surprised about?" his friend next to him teased. "That's Qingxu's thundercloud."

"This is purple-gold! What's wrong with me exclaiming! I've seen purple-gold thunderclouds once in my lifetime."

The elder next to him rolled his eyes. What's wrong? He was just marveling at the highest purple-gold thundercloud. But Qingxu was really a monster.

“Qingyang is Qingxu’s good friend, so his tribulation should be just as fierce!” As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the thunderclouds still gathering above Yanqian Peak. “Truly worthy of being the two prodigies of my Guiyuan Sect.”

"Which Dao Seed did Qingxu ultimately choose?" the elder beside him asked curiously.

"I have heard rumors that he cultivates two Dao Seeds together," the elder replied, having heard of it before.

"Repair it together, oh, repair it together. Ah, repair it together!" The elder's eyes widened upon hearing this: "As expected of Qingxu!"

As if to confirm the elder's words, the entire Canglan Peak was filled with layers of Dao essence.

The laws of ice and time intertwined in the air, and the thunderclouds in the sky deepened in purplish-gold as they appeared, continuously brewing.

Cheng Jiu looked at the strange and complex laws of time. She never imagined that her master was actually more skilled in the laws of time, the most strange, complex and unpredictable laws.

It even condensed into a seed of Dao. I originally wanted to observe it up close, but now I'm far away.

The law of time is hailed as the most profound law, beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Most who lack talent in this area easily get lost in the river of time. Therefore, not all encounters with the Dao are beneficial opportunities.

If one lacks the natural talent to handle the burden, it will be a misfortune, not a blessing.

As a lightning bolt the size of a tree trunk cleaved down from the sky, faint sounds of air being torn apart and flashes of golden light could be heard.

The first nine trials are tests of a cultivator's strength to enter a new realm. One must withstand these nine trials. If one uses a magical artifact to block all nine trials, the Heavenly Dao will deem one unqualified. These nine trials are relatively easy and can be considered a kind of opportunity. Body cultivators can use these nine trials to refine their bodies, and sword cultivators can use them to test their swords.

So don't be fooled by the nine ferocious and powerful lines in front; they are nothing to Lord Qingxu.

The nine lightning bolts struck Qingxu Venerable Lord as if he were in an empty field, without him even flinching or his clothes being disheveled, as if he had not been attacked by the lightning at all.

After the first nine lightning tribulations comes the main course; the next nine lightning tribulations will be many times more powerful than the previous nine.

These nine lightning tribulations are also a test of a cultivator's strength. At this time, one can use formations and other methods to resist the lightning tribulations. These nine lightning tribulations are not opportunities, but pure destruction.

This is a test imposed by Heaven upon cultivators!

Qingxu Zunjun still passed by easily.

The power of the next nine tribulations will continue to rise! They will also be purely destructive lightning tribulations, where cultivators will struggle against the heavens, the earth, and other people.

How easy is it to overcome tribulation?

The power of the lightning tribulation was constantly increasing, and with each strike of lightning, its power would rapidly rise.

Xuanze looked at the lightning tribulation that was still rising in the sky, and a rare look of worry appeared in his eyes: "Everyone told this guy not to be so abnormal, but even the Heavenly Dao can't tolerate him!"

It's only the third nine Heavenly Tribulation, yet its power is almost stronger than the sixth nine. Is Qingxu alright? If he really dies, he won't mourn for him. He'll abandon his disciple and return to his Dragon Valley to become a carefree elder.

So Qingxu, you absolutely must get through this!

Cheng Jiu was unaware of Qingxu Zunjun's thoughts, and secretly worried about him: "Master is so strong, he'll definitely be alright!"