Could she just watch as Shangguan Huanling died under the Heavenly Tribulation?
Evidently, she couldn't!
If she couldn't, and she wanted to help Shangguan Huanling, then there was only one way: just like Lu Ye, she would directly take the Heavenly Tribulation for Shangguan Huanling.
But if she interfered with the Heavenly Tribulation, it would no longer be a Heavenly Tribulation.
It would be a Heavenly Punishment!
Who could withstand this Heavenly Punishment?
Sun Ruowei definitely couldn't, so Sun Ruowei wouldn't say anything at all.
Heavenly Tribulation was truly a private matter; if Sun Ruowei dared to interfere, it would be death.
There was even less need to mention Yue Hongling; she didn't even have the qualifications to undergo Crossing Tribulation yet.
So on the scene, if anyone wanted to save Shangguan Huanling, only Vermillion Bird could act, taking it for Shangguan Huanling just like Lu Ye.
"Boom!"
The first tribulation lightning struck.
Shangguan Huanling's face was pale.
She unleashed the only defensive divine ability she knew.
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There was no mercy to speak of.
With the second tribulation lightning, not only was the shield shattered, but Shangguan Huanling was almost shattered herself, her entire body scorched black, constantly spitting up large mouthfuls of blood.
Shangguan Huanling's eyes held terror.
It seemed like she was going to die.
But she didn't want to die!
She still wanted to follow in Lu Ye's footsteps, she still wanted Lu Ye to forgive her.
"Lu Ye Gege, save me..."
Following this trend, it could be 100% certain that Shangguan Huanling absolutely couldn't withstand the third tribulation lightning.
But it was evident that even if Shangguan Huanling screamed to the heavens, Lu Ye couldn't appear.
Vermillion Bird sighed.
Now, only she had the ability to save Shangguan Huanling.
Whether she truly had the ability was uncertain, but she had to try nonetheless.
Vermillion Bird instantly revealed her true form and charged towards the tribulation lightning.
The moment she stepped into the area covered by the tribulation clouds, earth-shattering thunder rang out, and the tribulation clouds began to surge wildly like they had gone mad.
Boom!
A lightning bolt directly ten times stronger than the previous tribulation lightning instantly fell. Just one tribulation lightning strike almost annihilated the Vermilion Bird True Flame.
Heavenly might permeated the air, and the wind howled in fury.
The second tribulation lightning struck towards Vermillion Bird with almost no pause.
"Ah!"
Vermillion Bird's body was directly covered in a scorched black color.
The tribulation lightning, its power greatly increased, began to crazily strike towards Vermillion Bird.
In the blink of an eye, Vermillion Bird had already suffered a terrifying calamity.
She couldn't stop screaming, her body was shattered by the lightning, and after being shattered, she was reborn through the method of bathing in fire.
It could be seen that Vermillion Bird was struggling painfully within the lightning.
Shangguan Huanling watched this scene, her face covered in tears.
"Vermillion Bird, quickly leave, don't block for me!"
"Vermillion Bird, quickly go!"
But this was Heavenly Tribulation, not like going to someone's house for dinner where you could just leave whenever you wanted. The tribulation power had already locked onto Vermillion Bird. It would be best if she could get through it; if not, she would be annihilated along with Shangguan Huanling.
One tribulation lightning bolt after another kept falling.
Vermillion Bird was struck so terribly that it was unbearable to watch. She was completely caught in a cycle of destruction and rebirth, and her Vermillion Bird essence blood was almost struck dry!
Last time, when she was blocking the Reincarnation Obsession, she couldn't endure the pain and chose to give up.
This time, she would absolutely not give up again!
One tribulation lightning bolt after another fell frantically.
Vermillion Bird's massive body was constantly annihilated and then reborn.
Until the last tribulation lightning fell.
Her enormous, mountain-like broken body heavily fell to the ground, emitting a strong smell of roasted meat.
Almost completely shattered charcoal scattered everywhere.
Vermillion Bird was weak and listless, she didn't even have the strength to bathe in fire again.
This time, Vermillion Bird was definitely severely injured.
But she persevered.
Radiant light emerged, pouring into Shangguan Huanling's perfectly intact body, not a single bit was given to Vermillion Bird.
Because Vermillion Bird was an existence that completely violated the Heavenly Dao laws.
"Vermillion Bird, Vermillion Bird, are you okay?"
Immediately, several people gathered around, Shangguan Huanling was already in tears.
To be honest, even in the previous life when Lu Ye took the Heavenly Tribulation for Shangguan Huanling and was struck into a non-human shape, Shangguan Huanling didn't shed a single tear.
Because wasn't this what Lu Ye should have done?
It was all because of Lu Ye that her Path of Sentience disappeared; otherwise, she could have also passed the Heavenly Tribulation herself.
Sun Ruowei immediately healed Vermillion Bird's injuries.
Shangguan Huanling's eyes were full of heartache.
Vermillion Bird had already fallen unconscious. This injury would likely take some time to recover.
Under the effects of Sun Ruowei's healing and Vermillion Bird's own physique, Vermillion Bird's life aura became stable.
The Fifth Heaven had already begun to urge people to leave.
"Let's ascend first!" Sun Ruowei said.
Shangguan Huanling held the miniaturized Vermillion Bird, her eyes still filled with tears.
This time, Vermillion Bird helped her block the Heavenly Tribulation, but what about next time?
The tribulation lightning for ascending from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven next time would definitely be much stronger than the previous tribulation lightning.
Among so many Void Realm cultivators in the Sixth Heaven, probably less than one percent would be able to successfully cross the tribulation.
The Heavenly Tribulation in the Sixth Heaven was a true dividing point.
If she couldn't catch up to Lu Ye in the Sixth Heaven, then her Great Dao path would likely be cut off.
Shangguan Huanling held Vermillion Bird and, along with Sun Ruowei, floated upwards towards ascension, supported by a force.
Yue Hongling stood on the ground, staring blankly at this scene. Unknowingly, in the Fifth Heaven, only she was left.
In the Fifth Heaven, she truly didn't have a single familiar person anymore.
For a moment, a strong sense of loneliness enveloped Yue Hongling.
There wasn't a single person she knew.
Everyone had left her.
This was definitely an experience Yue Hongling had never had before. In the previous life, she had been in the Great Dao Sect since she was very young, always with Senior Brother and Master. After that, Senior Brother always led them to ascend, and she often stayed close to Master.
It could be said that she spent more time with Master.
All the way until the end, in this life, she was also never alone.
After Master's demise, she waited for Shangguan Huanling.
Now, everyone, those who ascended have ascended, and those who died have died.
In the entire Fifth Heaven, she didn't have any relatives or friends, only she was left.
Yue Hongling knelt on the ground somewhat helplessly.
When would she be able to ascend?
By the time she ascended, would Senior Brother have already gone to the Seventh Heaven?
"Senior Brother, I miss you so much..."
