Chapter 375
In recent years, Li Su had once again expanded the capabilities of several witches. Especially Susu, a witch with an extraordinary constitution, could pleasure Li Su immensely. If not for the desire for her to bear a child, the optimal choice would be to continue enjoying her daily.
The witch was secretly cultivating emotions in Li Su. Susu mistakenly believed her emotions had taken root. However, each time a cultivator with over a hundred years of experience arrived, these emotions were completely eradicated. This was an additional effect when the system rewarded cultivation.
In addition, Li Su enhanced his Hexagram Mirror and upgraded Yun Die Sword, a gift for Sect Master Dieyun, to the level of a Dao Artifact. The attacks of Yun Die Sword remained exceptionally sharp, and due to its versatile nature, it could also be used for defense, though not as comprehensively as Li Su’s Hexagram Mirror.
For Sect Master Dieyun, it was the most suitable. She followed the agile path, able to utilize instantaneous movement to evade powerful attacks. As for immortal weapon fragments, Li Su continued his research, gaining more understanding over time.
However, achieving significant results in a short period was unlikely, considering the involvement of the “immortal” realm. Li Su was not in a hurry. His other women were also cultivating, and the sect master had been secluded for almost a hundred years. He didn’t know the extent of her growth.
One day, Li Su returned to the Returning Origin Sect after more than four years of the Sect Master’s seclusion. “Husband~” Sect Master Dieyun greeted him, and the two silently appeared in the cave dwelling. In the middle, the Sect Master of Returning Origin stood with a powerful aura. “Sect Master, have you succeeded?” Sect Master Dieyun asked with excitement.
Sect Master of Returning Origin nodded, “The first calamity has been withstood, and there is one more heavenly tribulation. Once I pass through it, it will be completely over.”
“Heavenly tribulation! Sect Master, go through the tribulation, and Dieyun and I will protect you,” Li Su said.
“Okay!” Sect Master of Returning Origin had regained her former aura, no longer as soft and weak as a few years ago.
She exuded a spirited and lively aura, soaring into the sky. The sky for miles around stirred, and dark clouds densely gathered. The protective array of the Returning Origin Sect was activated to shield the Sect Master of Returning Origin from the heavenly tribulation.
Li Su and Sect Master Dieyun guarded her on either side. Li Su also unfurled a formation flag, preparing to gather the tribulation thunder to create divine thunder. “Boom, boom, boom~”
What she used alone would be sufficient for dozens of cultivators in the Refinement Void stage. If she were to exchange those items in a sacred place, the cost would undoubtedly be substantial, and there was no guarantee that the sacred place would provide them. Although Sect Master of Returning Origin might have seemed soft and weak before, silently enduring when under Li Su’s influence, she likely had a resilient and strong character beneath her external gentleness.
Otherwise, with her strength and talent, joining a sacred place would have been completely feasible. However, she chose not to, and the Returning Origin Sect did not affiliate with any sacred place. As a woman, achieving what she had was already quite remarkable.
As soon as it ended, the Returning Origin Sect Master took out many elixirs and spirit stones to replenish her strength. “Sect Master, these are for you.” Li Su handed her a considerable amount of high-grade spirit stones. The heavenly tribulation was not a one-time occurrence but a continuous series. As expected, another wave of heavenly tribulation arrived a few days later, and it was even stronger than the previous one.
“Husband, the first decay should have nine waves of heavenly tribulation. If it’s the second decay, there will be eighteen waves, each more formidable than the last,” Sect Master Dieyun said.
Nine waves of heavenly tribulation!
That was quite formidable. If the pattern of this heavenly tribulation also doubled, it would be much more terrifying than the Great Heavenly Tribulation faced by cultivators in the fusion cultivation stage.
Fortunately, Sect Master Dieyun had already withstood the first decay and undergone a qualitative transformation in her strength. However, she still needed to pass through this final heavenly tribulation, essentially undergoing a test to end the first decay formally. While the power of each wave in the nine waves of heavenly tribulation increased, it didn’t necessarily double each time. Nevertheless, it was incredibly formidable.
The nine waves of heavenly tribulation lasted for several months before finally ending. After it was over, although Sect Master of Returning Origin’s aura weakened again, her presence was still remarkable. Her aura weakened due to the tremendous expenditure of energy in withstanding the heavenly tribulation. The astonishing presence, however, was because she had successfully passed through the first decay of the Five Decays of the Celestial Beings.
Now, she could officially be considered a formidable cultivator who had withstood the first decay of the Five Decays of the Celestial Beings!
Next, she would enter a period of calm. During this peaceful interval, she could take the time to recuperate, replenish her strength, and patiently await the arrival of the second decay. Of course, she could choose to provoke the second decay ahead of time, but there was no necessity.
Seeing the Returning Origin Sect Master succeed, Sect Master Dieyun couldn’t help but feel happy for her. “Congratulations, Sect Master,” Li Su also extended his congratulations to Returning Origin Sect Master. Having just passed through the tribulation, her hair appeared somewhat disheveled, giving her a charmingly messy look. This reminded Li Su of certain moments in the past.
As soon as she felt Li Su’s gaze, the Returning Origin Sect Master seemed to know what he was thinking, and her pretty face blushed. “I’ll go consolidate my cultivation first,” she said, then disappeared on the spot. Her cheekiness seemed to rival that of the sect master. However, at the moment, she indeed needed to consolidate her cultivation.