Upon hearing that Lu Qing had woken up, his attending physician rushed over.
After a thorough examination, he exclaimed in disbelief, calling it a miracle.
It is said that the blood clots in Lu Qing's brain have somehow completely disappeared.
So he just needs to rest for a while longer, and once his head injury has healed a bit more, he can be discharged from the hospital.
After spending another three days in the hospital, Lu Qing was discharged and went home with her parents.
During these three days, his mother came to take care of Lu Qing every day, making him feel that long-lost warmth.
"I never thought I'd be able to go home one day."
Standing in front of his own yard, Lu Qing felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).
Everything in the courtyard felt both strange and familiar to him.
"Aqing, what's wrong?"
Seeing that Lu Qing seemed a little dazed, Lu's mother asked with some concern.
"It's okay, Mom, you go ahead and do your work. I'll just take a walk by myself."
Lu Qing smiled slightly and comforted his mother.
After his parents went inside to tidy up, Lu Qing began to stroll around the yard. He touched the things in the yard, feeling a deep sense of familiarity, and his mind gradually relaxed.
Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he smiled.
In the following period, Lu Qing rested at home and recuperated.
Two weeks later, his head injury had completely healed.
After a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor told Lu Qing that he had fully recovered without any aftereffects, which was a miracle in the medical field.
Whether it was a miracle or not, Lu Qing didn't care.
After fully recovering, he returned to work at the company.
Time passed day by day.
Lu Qing spends her days either at work or at home with her parents, leading a peaceful life that revolves around these two points.
At first, Mr. and Mrs. Lu thought this was a good life. Their son had escaped death and walked through the gates of hell. Now, not only had he recovered, but he had also become more filial. What could be better than this?
However, after a few years, the two elders saw that Lu Qing still stayed at home every day except for going to work, and had almost no social life, let alone dating.
Finally, one weekend, Lu's parents found Lu Qing curled up on the sofa reading a book.
"Ah Qing, we have something to tell you." Aunt Lu's expression was somewhat serious.
"What is it, Mom?" Lu Qing closed the book.
"Well, you're not getting any younger. It's not good to just stay home all the time during holidays. Have you ever thought about finding a girlfriend?" Lu's mother asked tentatively.
"Looking for a girlfriend?" Lu Qing was taken aback.
"Yes, you're almost thirty, it's time to find a girlfriend. Your mother and I want to have a grandson," said Mr. Lu with a serious expression.
"So it's because you two want a grandson." Lu Qing suddenly realized, but he shook his head. "Let's talk about this in a few days."
Seeing this, Lu's mother tried to persuade him for a while, but Lu Qing just shook his head.
The two elders had no choice but to leave.
However, they did not give up. In the days that followed, Lu Qing noticed that young and beautiful girls would appear at his home from time to time.
After inquiring, he learned that his parents had asked a matchmaker to introduce him to a girl.
Lu Qing shook his head, speechless, and could only deal with it slowly.
Although he was very polite and courteous to those girls, his deliberate rejections ultimately prevented him from getting anything done, leaving Lu's parents both angry and helpless.
Time passed year after year as Lu Qing delayed.
Before he knew it, he had turned forty.
Over the years, Lu Qing still hasn't taken the initiative to get to know any girls, let alone get married and have children.
Lu Qing's parents had already come to terms with reality when he was thirty-five and stopped urging him to get married and have children.
They also realized that their son had survived a great ordeal and was already blessed by God; they couldn't ask for more.
With her parents stopping their meddling and no longer pressuring her to get married and have children, Lu Qing's life became much easier.
Soon, another year passed, and Lu's parents' hair began to turn gray, and the wrinkles on their faces gradually increased.
Ultimately, under Lu Qing's care, they slowly approached the end of their lives.
"Dad, Mom, is there anything you haven't fulfilled yet?"
In the hospital, looking at her parents who were barely breathing, Lu Qing asked softly.
“There’s nothing to regret,” Lu’s mother said with a gentle smile. “If there is, it’s that your father and I didn’t get to see you get married and have a grandson.”
"Yes, I don't know why you're so stubborn. There were so many good girls back then, did you really not like any of them?" Mr. Lu asked, puzzled.
“It’s not that they are bad, but that my son shouldn’t get too involved in karma, otherwise he might really be trapped in this world and never be able to get out.”
Lu Qing said somewhat seriously.
"Cause and effect? Ah Qing, what are you talking about?" Aunt Lu asked, puzzled.
"It's nothing. You two must be tired too, so please get some rest."
Lu Qing's voice was incredibly gentle.
"Yes, Mom is a little tired and wants to sleep for a while. Honey, what about you?"
"I'm tired too, let me sleep with you for a while."
The two elders slowly closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Qing, whose hair was also somewhat gray and whose face was wrinkled, looked at them with gentle eyes.
Even as the two elders' breaths grew weaker and weaker until they finally stopped breathing and their life force completely dissipated, Lu Qing continued to watch them.
It seemed as if he wanted to completely etch the peaceful sleeping faces of the two elderly people into his mind.
After a long while, Lu Qing took one last look at the two elders, then slowly turned around, walked out of the house, and came to the courtyard.
He looked at every blade of grass and every tree around him, as if trying to remember everything.
Finally, his gaze slowly moved upwards, finally settling on the somewhat dazzling sunset in the sky.
He kept watching, and finally smiled softly.
"Whether you are a manifestation of the Great Dao or the will of some mysterious creature, I still want to thank you for helping me make up for a regret in my heart."
Unfortunately, a lie is still a lie, and everything comes to an end.
As Lu Qing finished speaking, nothing around them changed.
It seems that it was just his rambling.
However, Lu Qing didn't care; he continued to gaze at the setting sun.
As he watched, the setting sun, which had been slowly sinking, stopped moving at some point.
Then, at some point, the crimson sunset suddenly flipped upwards.
It was as if some creature had suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a very strange pupil.
The eerie eye hanging in the sky, expressionless, stared intently at Lu Qing.
The whole world began to turn dark red, as if blood was flowing.
"It's no use, this illusion can't trap me."
Faced with the sudden change, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged, as if all of this was within his expectations.
He shook his head slightly, his mind jolting slightly.
The entire world suddenly began to shake, distort, and gradually shatter.
The eye in the sky, faced with these changes, also remained motionless, simply keeping its eyes fixed on Lu Qing.
The eyes slowly disappeared only after the entire world shattered.
Lu Qing watched quietly as the eerie eyes disappeared, while his body absorbed the fragments of the world around him.
"What's wrong with Master? Why has there been no movement for so long?"
Just as Lu Qing was absorbing the aura of the last tribulation lightning bolt.
Outside, Yan, inside the Fire Cauldron, looked at Lu Qing with some anxiety.
A full quarter of an hour has passed since the ninth lightning bolt struck.
Lu Qing remained standing there, without making any move.
It should be noted that during the previous eight tribulation lightning strikes, Lu Qing was only distracted for a dozen or so breaths before quickly regaining his senses.
But this time, even after so much time has passed, Lu Qing is still not awake.
This made Yan worry.
However worried it may be, all it can do for now is fret.
After all, this was Lu Qing's tribulation, and it didn't even know what this third tribulation cloud was testing, so it couldn't do anything about it.
For now, all it can do is secretly activate the Fire Cauldron, preparing to deal with any possible situation at any time.
Amidst Yan's worry, several dozen breaths passed before it saw Lu Qing let out a long sigh and finally open its eyes.
"Master, you're awake!"
"Yan" couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Yes, I'm fine. How long did it take me to withstand this last tribulation lightning?"
With a hint of weariness in his eyes, Lu Qing asked.
"It wasn't long, just over fifteen minutes."
"Yan" answered immediately.
"It's only been a quarter of an hour..." Lu Qing said softly.
In the illusion, he truly lived through more than fifty years.
Of course, he spent those fifty-odd years willingly.
Otherwise, he would have broken free of the illusion long ago.
Numerous memories of the more than fifty years he had lived in the illusion flashed through his mind. Lu Qing's memories finally settled on the image of the two elders sleeping peacefully.
He smiled, the weariness in his eyes vanished, replaced by complete clarity.
At the same time, the blood and qi in his body surged, and his magical power vibrated. Suddenly, the little figure of his primordial spirit in his dantian and sea of qi moved.
Holding the Yin-Yang Five Elements gourd, it shot straight up and appeared in Lu Qing's brow acupoint.
Upon entering the space between the eyebrows, the primordial spirit immediately occupied the central position.
The soul talisman, guarded by the five spiritual pearls, flew out from the earth spirit pearl and landed in the hand of the primordial spirit figure.
As for the five spiritual pearls, they transformed into a ring, hovering behind the primordial spirit figure's head.
And so, Lu Qing's primordial spirit sat cross-legged in the center of his brow acupoint, with the Yin-Yang Five Elements gourd in his left hand, the Divine Soul Talisman in his right, and five primordial spirit pearls floating behind his head, looking extremely mystical.
And it was at the very moment that the primordial spirit entered the acupoint between the eyebrows.
A streak of light descended from the sky and landed on Lu Qing.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Qing felt his body and qi merge, qi and spirit merge, the three became one, and began to merge, truly entering a mysterious and unpredictable realm.
He began a new round of transformation, and his physical body, magical power, and primordial spirit power all began to increase dramatically!
A power powerful enough to shake space itself began to emanate from him.
Lu Qing knew that this was the change he had undergone after passing through three tribulations and finally stepping into the true primordial spirit realm.
He looked up at the vortex of heavenly tribulation in the sky, only to see that the eye of heavenly tribulation had already dissipated.
Even the Heavenly Tribulation vortex, after the falling light, began to slowly disappear.
This scene naturally attracted the attention of all the powerful figures outside who were watching the calamity closely.
"Look! The vortex of heavenly tribulation is about to dissipate and disappear!"
"It's finally dissipating. Does that mean that eye-shaped tribulation cloud was the last one?"
"A heavenly tribulation with three types of tribulation clouds and twenty-seven tribulation lightning bolts—this has never been recorded in the entire history of cultivation. What kind of heavenly tribulation is this?"
"Regardless of what kind of heavenly tribulation it is, it is clear that the being undergoing the tribulation is still alive. Everyone must be careful later. The being that can trigger such a strange heavenly tribulation must not be an ordinary being!"
"Don't worry, I sent a message to the Holy Alliance in advance, and some elders are already on their way here."
"Alright, before the elders arrive, try not to clash with the beings undergoing tribulation!"
On the human cultivators' side, the powerful Nascent Soul cultivators communicated with each other, planning how to deal with the upcoming situation.
On the other side, the powerful beings of the demon race were also discussing the matter.
"The vortex of heavenly tribulation is about to dissipate; be prepared to cross it at any time."
"First, we need to figure out exactly what kind of tribulation it is. If it is a powerful being of our demon race, that's fine. But if it is a human or demon race, we'll see how things go before making any plans."
"This heavenly tribulation is strange, and those who are undergoing it must be extraordinary as well. Everyone must be careful."
"I just received a message that the True Martial Demon King is on his way here."
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"The heavenly tribulation is about to end; Aqing has successfully overcome it!"
In the mountains and forests, Xiao Li was equally delighted.
"But Xiao Li, what should we do now? If we go over there, the powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage will definitely find us," the white dragon asked.
“We don’t need to go over there. Once Aqing has stabilized his cultivation level, he will come over. We can stay here for now.”
As Xiao Li and Bai Jiao communicated, the last trace of the Heavenly Tribulation vortex in the sky slowly faded away.
Upon seeing this, the two powerful beings of the Primordial Spirit realm were all invigorated.
However, just as they were preparing to set off for the location where the lightning had struck,
But then they heard a loud boom, and the heavens and earth trembled, as if the great Dao itself was shaking, causing them to stop in their tracks.
"What happened now?"
The group of powerful Nascent Soul cultivators were filled with doubt and surprise, but the next moment, all of them couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Ahead, in the sky, countless colorful flowers appeared out of thin air and fell in a certain direction.
Meanwhile, in the central area previously shrouded by the heavenly tribulation, countless golden lotuses suddenly bloomed on the ground within a radius of ten miles.
At the same time, just as the tremor of heaven and earth had subsided, another sound of the Great Dao rang out, shaking the minds of all living beings.
One strange phenomenon after another seemed to be a manifestation of some newly born being.
These strange phenomena left the powerful beings of both races dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and the sounds of the Great Dao resounded continuously."
"What kind of being is undergoing tribulation ahead of us that can make the Great Dao resound and the heavens and earth celebrate!"
