Chapter 243: Chapter 242: Group Tribulation Crossing?
The more Jian Shisan looked at Jiang Zuo, the more he approved. The man was truly exceptional.
In a way, the current Saintess and the Candidacy Saintess were his juniors.
For one of them to marry a man like him was a good thing.
A very good thing.
As their senior, he was quite pleased.
At this point, Jian Shisan asked, "But this won’t work. The Celestial Tribulation gets stronger each time. With your current Cultivation, it’ll be difficult to endure nine rounds of it.
Besides, we don’t even know if surviving all nine rounds counts as successfully Crossing the Tribulation.
If it doesn’t, the consequences will be severe."
It was indeed severe. Nine Celestial Tribulations was about the standard for Crossing the Tribulation.
It would be an accomplishment just to endure it. If another nine rounds came, most of the people here would die.
’So, is there a way to break this cycle?’
Typically, one faced Crossing the Tribulation head-on. There was no clever way to get around it.
Even Jiang Zuo had never heard of such a rule.
Theoretically, even when Crossing the Tribulation as a group, you just had to brute-force your way through. No matter what kind of tribulation it was, you could power through it, and powering through meant successfully Crossing the Tribulation.
’As expected, I still want to try the brute-force method.’
’Besides, this isn’t group Tribulation Crossing; it’s *competitive* Tribulation Crossing. It’s absolutely terrible.’
In the past, he would have been thrilled, but when the competitor was his own wife, the experience was worse than anything he had ever known.
And just then, the fifth question appeared: "Fifth question: Form a group to Cross the Tribulation? The rules are as follows..."
The moment they saw this, Jiang Zuo froze. The others were stunned as well.
Then, the rules were made known to Jiang Zuo and the others.
The rules were simple. If they formed a group to Cross the Tribulation, they would succeed together or perish together.
They would either pass together or be struck by lightning together. Moreover, they had to answer nine questions correctly in a row; otherwise, the process would continue until every last one of them was annihilated.
If they didn’t agree, they would continue in the current mode until they answered nine questions correctly, at which point they could leave.
The decision rested with the party that had answered the most questions correctly.
In other words, it was in Jingyue’s hands.
At this, everyone turned to look at Jingyue.
Jingyue was also completely flabbergasted. She then looked at Su Qi. Their ability to answer the questions depended entirely on Su Qi, so now she could only ask for Su Qi’s opinion.
Su Qi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Honestly, I don’t have a problem with questions like the ones we just had. I’m just afraid there might be an accident and we get one wrong in the middle of it."
Jingyue was caught in a dilemma. Truthfully, if she refused, she and Su Qi would be in a very secure position.
But if she refused...
Just then, Zi Feng spoke up. "Holy Maiden Fairy, don’t trouble yourself. Just refuse. We aren’t that foolish. There’s no need to hesitate over a decision like this.
Don’t worry about whether we live or die.
On the path of Cultivation, you shouldn’t have such compassion, especially when Crossing the Tribulation."
The Island Lord sighed. "Young Saintess, please refuse. I have lived a long time, and this Celestial Tribulation isn’t as terrifying as it seems. The chances of us passing are high."
Chi Xue Child started munching on two popsicles.
Liu Yiyi said, "Having a couple more before you die?"
Chi Xue Child replied, "What, should I save them to burn as incense for you?"
Liu Yiyi: "...Holy Light."
Chi Xue Child: "..."
Blade Master Hai Bian sighed. "We should still try to struggle. Who knows, we might just struggle our way to a sliver of hope."
At this moment, Jiang Zuo said to Jian Shisan, "Can you help me conceal myself?"
Jian Shisan nodded. He then pointed a finger, and Jiang Zuo’s entire aura changed. His original cold indifference vanished, replaced by an incomparably domineering presence.
Jiang Zuo nodded. ’This way, not even that Tier Six Peak cultivator will be able to see through me.’
’Now, I just have to speak less and not make Su Qi suspicious.’
Then, Jiang Zuo said to Jian Shisan, "Reveal your identity. Get them to agree to the merger. I’m confident."
’If Jian Shisan’s reputation isn’t enough, I’ll have to reveal my own. That will definitely work.’
Jian Shisan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. "If you can’t pull this off, I’ll be too ashamed to face my junior sister."
Jian Shisan no longer called her Saintess Yue Xi, but "junior sister" instead.
Because she was no longer a Saintess.
Afterward, Jian Shisan said to Jingyue, "Agree to it. Just leave all the questions to us."
Jingyue, who had already made up her mind to refuse, was stunned.
She needed to be selfish because she had to ensure Su Qi returned safely.
She *was* being selfish.
But this person was actually telling her to agree.
Jingyue was about to refuse, but the man’s next words left her stunned. "I am Jian Shisan, a Yue Lian Holy Land Disciple. In terms of seniority, I would be considered your senior uncle.
Agree. If you refuse, the chances of something happening to us are low, but the other fellow cultivators will very likely be unable to leave.
You saw it just now. We have the ability to answer the questions; we just chose not to.
Moreover, you can’t guarantee the upcoming questions won’t change. If they do, and become related to Cultivation, then with your Cultivation, you’ll be fundamentally unable to continue answering.
Agreeing to group up is the safest option. We can handle the Cultivation questions, and we can handle questions about the modern world as well."
After speaking, Jian Shisan fell silent, waiting for Jingyue to give her answer.
Jiang Zuo stared blankly at Jian Shisan. ’I have to say, I really didn’t know Jian Shisan could analyze things so thoroughly.’
’What he said was completely true. He even managed to use my recent action as a perfect example.’
’Looks like Jian Shisan isn’t that stupid after all. Then why can’t he win over my wife’s aunt?’
’Why did he wait until he was Tier Seven to even dare to talk to her?’
Jingyue looked at Su Qi. "He’s our senior uncle? The one who might be Tier Seven? Is that for real?"
Su Qi nodded, then said, "Whether he’s telling the truth or not, he’s right about one thing. If the questions change, will we be able to answer them?"
Jingyue asked, "Can you?"
Su Qi shook her head.
Jingyue said, "I can’t either. So, we agree?"
Su Qi replied, "Let’s agree, then. It’s probably the safer bet."
Jingyue nodded. After transforming, she gave her answer: she agreed to form a group.
The transformation was necessary. The aura of a Saintess was unique; it both revealed her status and concealed her normal self.
It would have been fine if everyone present were her elders, but with peers around, it could easily affect her future life.
The next moment, all the platforms began to move. Then, the four platforms came together on the same plane and connected.
But once the platforms merged, the protection of the Celestial Tribulation vanished. The barriers between them fell—everyone could now hear each other’s voices and see each other’s faces.
Jiang Zuo, however, breathed a sigh of relief. ’Good thing I prepared in advance.’
’Now all I need to do is speak less and change any habits that might expose me.’
’Of course, I don’t need to change the habits from my past life. Su Qi doesn’t know about those.’
When Chi Xue Child and the others saw Jian Shisan, they were certain that the mysterious person with a low presence had to be Po Xiao.
Then the three of them exchanged a look.
It was as if they were saying: ’We’re saved! We were so close to kicking the bucket.’
They felt their previous thoughts were correct: wherever Po Xiao was, unexpected changes were bound to happen.
Now, they might just be able to pass the Celestial Tribulation safely as well.
Of course, they wouldn’t say this out loud.
Although they didn’t know why Po Xiao was hiding, they could roughly guess it had something to do with either the Saintess or his wife from the Holy Land.
