When Lu Qing brought Xiao Yan home, it was already evening.
As night fell, a fiery red bead appeared in his hand.
It was the Fire Spirit Pearl obtained from the treasury of the Cold Water Palace.
Within the Cold Water Palace Secret Realm, the dominant element is cold-based power.
This Fire Spirit Orb is kept deep within the treasure vault, making it difficult to draw upon its power.
Therefore, by the time Lu Qing discovered it, its power had almost completely dissipated.
Therefore, during the period of seclusion in the spiritual veins beneath Changhen Mountain, Lu Qing also placed the Fire Spirit Pearl in the spiritual veins to nurture it.
After six months of nurturing, the Fire Spirit Orb has absorbed enough spiritual energy and regained its former power.
Now it's time to officially refine it.
Holding the Fire Spirit Orb in his hand, Lu Qing's mind stirred, and a wisp of divine soul power immediately entered the Fire Spirit Orb to recognize and refine it as its master.
The refining process went very smoothly, and Lu Qing easily left his divine soul imprint within it.
Immediately, the Fire Spirit Orb transformed into a stream of light and flew towards his brow acupoint.
Upon entering the brow acupoint, the Fire Spirit Orb immediately flew towards the center of the acupoint space.
It originally wanted to compete with the Earth Spirit Orb for the central position, but soon, a ripple emanated from the Earth Spirit Orb.
At the same time, a phantom image of a talisman emerged from the Earth Spirit Orb.
The Fire Spirit Orb trembled and could only obediently shrink a little, orbiting the Earth Spirit Orb in some mysterious trajectory.
Lu Qing simply watched the scene quietly without interfering.
Spiritual objects like the Five Elements Spiritual Pearls inherently possess spirituality.
Although he refined it and made it his master, he would not erase that trace of spirituality.
Such power struggles should be left to resolve themselves.
It seems that the Earth Spirit Orb is still superior.
This is not surprising, though, since the Earth Spirit Orb has been with him the longest and has been nurtured to become the strongest, with a Divine Soul Talisman residing within it.
The power of earth is known for its solidity and stability, and it is tasked with stabilizing the space of the acupoint.
It's only natural that it outperforms the Fire Spirit Orb.
As the Fire Spirit Orb submitted, it circled the Earth Spirit Orb several times in a mysterious trajectory.
A mysterious connection began to emerge between the two spirit orbs.
At the same time, Lu Qing, as the master, also felt a strange sensation in his heart.
He was slightly taken aback, and then began to examine it carefully.
It was then discovered that this sensation was coming from several directions, and from very far away.
The fluctuations emanating from the source were very similar to those of the Earth Spirit Orb and the Fire Spirit Orb.
"I see......"
A sudden realization dawned on Lu Qing's mind.
"These auras are coming from the other spirit beads. If you gather just two of the five elemental spirit beads, you can sense the location of the other spirit beads."
A hint of joy appeared on Lu Qing's face.
He had previously thought that there was no hope of collecting all five spirit orbs.
I never expected that these Five Elements Spirit Pearls would have such abilities.
Once you collect two or more, you will be able to sense the location of the other spirit orbs.
In this way, it would be much easier for him to collect all five spirit orbs.
Overjoyed, Lu Qing immediately continued to sense the fluctuations of the other spirit orbs, trying to identify their exact locations.
After a while, Lu Qing slowly realized something.
"Three spirit pearls, one seems to be in the Central Plains, one in the far west, and the last one is in the east... in the sea?"
With the approximate location of the three spirit orbs determined, Lu Qing was also surprised.
The two in the Central Plains and the far west were fine; he was confident that retrieving them shouldn't be difficult.
However, it might not be so easy on the other side of the ocean to the east.
He recalled the scent of the sea he sensed when he took Xiaoyan and the others to the beach more than half a year ago.
The vast ocean made him feel a sense of vigilance.
It is conceivable that there must be an extraordinary place in the deep sea, a place that humans have never set foot in.
"But there's no rush. We can slowly collect the other three spirit orbs after Master has finished his tribulation and dealt with the matters of the Holy Mountain."
Lu Qing had a premonition that collecting all five spirit orbs would be of great benefit to him.
He was fine before because he didn't know where the other spirit orbs were, but now that he does, he has to collect them all.
Nothing happened on the second day after Lu Qing returned.
The old doctor had been in seclusion, refining those two precious pearls.
On the third day, Lin Zhirui, who had been traveling, rushed back from his trip.
He immediately visited Lu Qing and brought with him the requests of the three Holy Lords, earnestly inviting him to a gathering at the Holy Mountain.
However, Lu Qing did not immediately agree. Instead, he said that his master was about to undergo tribulation and he could not leave. Everything would be discussed after his master underwent tribulation.
Lin Zhirui naturally had no objection to this.
He knew the old doctor's position in Lu Qing's heart; for such a major event as the tribulation, Lu Qing would definitely be present to protect him.
On the fourth day, at dawn, Lu Qing was cultivating when suddenly a voice rang in his mind.
"Ah Qing, I need to prepare for my tribulation."
Lu Qing was startled and immediately stopped practicing, then went to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
"Master, you said we're about to undergo a tribulation?"
"Yes, I've been refining those two precious pearls you gave me these past two days. They truly deserve to be called treasure-level magic weapons."
I have just refined it and made it my master, and now I have complete control over it.
The water and fire elements within the magical artifact cleansed my soul and body.
This made it more stable and refined, and the circulation of water and fire energy within it benefited me greatly.
After I have digested all those insights and integrated them into my own way of water and fire.
Naturally, I sensed the real opportunity for a breakthrough.
At this moment, the old doctor had a rosy complexion, and an aura of completeness and harmony emanated from him.
Lu Qing could sense that his master had truly reached the perfect state of Foundation Establishment.
And its foundation is incredibly deep.
Judging from the strength of his aura alone, he was not even weaker than Li Changbo, the Golden Core Realm cultivator he had encountered before.
He could even sense a faint wisp of tribulation energy above his master's head.
That was truly the edge of tribulation, a point where a single thought could trigger a heavenly tribulation.
"Master, when do you plan to undergo your tribulation?" Lu Qing asked.
"Let's do it now."
"Now is fine, better sooner rather than later. Master, please take this."
In Lu Qing's hand appeared a crystal-clear jade stone, with a misty aura flowing within it.
"Aqing, this is..."
The old doctor took the jade and sensed the immense spiritual energy within it, his expression trembling.
"This is a mid-grade spirit stone, containing extremely pure spiritual energy, which can be directly absorbed and refined."
"When you undergo your tribulation later, I can help you recover your spiritual power as quickly as possible, Master."
Normally, a low-grade spirit stone can support a Golden Core cultivator for a considerable period of time.
Even if the old doctor has a deep foundation, at most he would only need low-grade spirit stones, which should be enough for him to overcome his tribulation.
However, there were too many variables in the Heavenly Tribulation, so Lu Qing was still worried and directly gave out a mid-grade spirit stone to ensure everything went smoothly.
"Spirit stones..."
The old doctor sensed the spiritual energy within the spirit stone and realized that it must be some extraordinary spiritual object.
He did not refuse and put away the mid-grade spirit stone, feeling even more confident about his tribulation.
Half an hour later, deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
In front of the mountain peak that Lu Qing once underwent tribulation on, which was split in half by lightning.
"Master, are you sure you want to undergo your tribulation here?"
Lu Qing asked again.
He was speechless when he first heard about the location his master had chosen for his tribulation.
"Master, there are so many mountains in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, is it really necessary to choose such a damaged mountain peak to undergo tribulation?"
"This place is fine. The Heavenly Tribulation is very destructive, so there's no need to choose another mountain to cause trouble."
"And Ah Qing, you successfully overcame your tribulation right here, so I'll take this opportunity to share in your good fortune."
The old doctor chuckled.
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Well, that does seem to be Master's idea. In order not to destroy a new mountain, it doesn't matter if one undergoes tribulation on a damaged mountain.
"Grandpa Chen, you will definitely succeed in overcoming this tribulation!"
Xiao Yan, standing to the side, clenched her little fist to encourage the old doctor.
"Aww~"
Even Xiao Li, unusually, called out to the old doctor.
Although the little guy can transmit his thoughts through his soul, he has never shown this ability to anyone other than Lu Qing and Xiao Yan.
Seeing that Xiao Li had rarely spoken, Wu Xing paused for a moment, then stretched out his head and rubbed it against the old doctor's hand.
"Okay, Grandpa Chen will definitely succeed in overcoming his tribulation!"
Seeing the three little ones encouraging him, the old doctor laughed heartily, and a rare sense of pride welled up within him.
Then a cloud of mist appeared beneath his feet, carrying him slowly towards the mountain peak where Lu Qing had once undergone his tribulation.
Lu Qing, along with Xiao Yan and the other children, retreated a little distance to another mountain peak, preparing to protect their master.
Just as they landed, a thunderous boom was heard, and an overwhelming pressure appeared out of nowhere.
Above the sky, the weather suddenly changed, and a huge vortex of calamity clouds slowly appeared.
"Senior Chen is about to undergo his tribulation."
Several miles away from where the old doctor was undergoing his tribulation, Wei Shanhai, Wei Xinghe, Lin Zhirui, Wei Zian, Ma Gu, and others were also standing on a mountain peak, gazing at the vortex of tribulation clouds that had appeared in front of them.
The heavenly tribulation was no small matter, and since they didn't have Lu Qing's abilities, they naturally dared not get too close.
"I didn't expect Senior Chen to be about to undergo the Golden Core Tribulation so soon. His cultivation speed is truly astounding."
Wei Xinghe sighed.
He first learned about the old doctor when his youngest son, Wei Zian, went into the mountains to cause trouble and search for a birthday gift for him.
As a result, he accidentally fell off a cliff and was seriously injured. He was sent to an old doctor for treatment.
At that time, he heard Ah Hai say that the old doctor was a master of the Inner Vessel Realm, and his disciple was also a martial artist.
That's why I remembered that such a person existed.
However, he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and he never expected that his family would have any further interaction with this master and apprentice pair.
Unexpectedly, the Tiancang Sect attacked later, and the Wei family faced the risk of annihilation.
In their most desperate moment, they were saved by this master and apprentice.
From then on, they forged a deep friendship.
Under Lu Qing's protection, the Wei family was largely unaffected by external conflicts.
Now, in just a few short years, Lu Qing has become a powerful Golden Core cultivator who commands respect throughout the world.
Even the old doctor is about to undergo tribulation to achieve the Golden Core.
"Yes, this cultivation speed is really too fast."
Wei Shanhai also showed a sigh on his face.
He still remembered that when he first met the old doctor, the doctor was only at the initial stage of the Innate Realm, and his cultivation level was slightly lower than his.
Unexpectedly, only a few years have passed, and the other party is already about to undergo tribulation and achieve the Golden Core stage.
He had only barely reached the peak of the Innate Realm, and was still far from the Foundation Establishment Stage. He had not yet felt any opportunity for a breakthrough.
This is because he has been living in Jiuli Village for the past two years, cultivating there by relying on the rich spiritual energy.
Otherwise, he would probably only be at the peak of the Innate Realm, which is even less than Xiao Yan's level.
Thinking about it this way, Wei Shanhai felt the gap even more acutely.
Lin Zhirui, who was standing to the side, remained silent.
However, the fluctuations in his mind were no less than those of Wei Shanhai and the others.
Compared to the Wei family, he was the one who understood the old doctor and his colleagues the most.
But even now, I am still amazed by the old doctor's speed of cultivation.
Not to mention Lu Qing, he was the first person to undergo tribulation after the changes in heaven and earth and the revival of spiritual energy, and he was able to trigger a heavenly tribulation as soon as he stepped into the Innate Realm.
Such an unparalleled genius is destined to shine brightly.
So although it's unbelievable that he reached the Golden Core Realm so quickly, it's still understandable.
But what about the senior doctor?
Before the world was restored, he was just a wandering healer with some cultivation. Not to mention the world, even in Cangzhou, he was unknown.
Even after the world was restored, he remained uncompetitive and never sought anything, always maintaining that peaceful and kind demeanor.
He only showed some of his brilliance when he was in Zhongzhou.
After returning from Zhongzhou, he once again concealed all his sharpness.
He quietly cultivates in Jiuli Village, and when he goes out occasionally, it is to provide medical consultations and treatments for the villagers in the surrounding area.
They have almost never demonstrated their methods of cultivating immortality.
Unexpectedly, he had already reached the realm of triggering a heavenly tribulation and was about to achieve the Golden Core stage without anyone noticing.
Moreover, look at the enormous vortex of tribulation clouds ahead, and the overwhelming heavenly might that makes one feel oppressed and suffocated.
Lin Zhirui knew that the old doctor's tribulation was probably extraordinary, not just an ordinary Golden Core tribulation.
"I wonder what color the tribulation clouds Master has unleashed are?"
Looking at the swirling clouds of tribulation in the sky, Lu Qing was also speculating.
The master's foundation is very deep.
The way of cultivating water and fire is also extremely extraordinary.
The resulting tribulation clouds will certainly not be the most ordinary gray tribulation clouds.
I just don't know if the final calamity clouds will be red or golden.
The calamity clouds were still brewing, slowly gathering as time went by.
Meanwhile, the old doctor, who was under the vortex of calamity, was constantly adjusting his mind and body to keep them in the best possible condition.
"Is this the power of the Heavenly Tribulation?"
The old doctor felt the immense divine power emanating from the sky and thought to himself.
He had witnessed Lu Qing undergoing his tribulation in Zhongzhou.
I already sensed the terror of the heavenly tribulation at that time.
However, now that I have gone through my own tribulation and truly faced the might of Heaven, I finally understand.
The divine might felt by those observing from the sidelines is far less than one-tenth of what those undergoing tribulation experience.
"Aqing said that the tribulation of the Golden Core is also divided into several levels. I wonder what my tribulation will look like."
The old doctor quietly watched the swirling clouds in the sky, his gaze calm.
Finally, he saw that as the clouds gathered and brewed, the tribulation clouds officially took shape and began to flash with lightning.
The color of the calamity clouds was a faint golden hue!
