Entering Qiugu Sect Again

Zhu Yao was in agony, on the verge of tears. Struck like this, wouldn't she be dead? This rhythm seemed off!
Yu Yan stood beside her, watching her with worry. Unfortunately, he couldn't help her. The path to Nascent Soul Formation was difficult and arduous. Many Immortals suffered even greater pain at this stage. The chance of successful Nascent Soul Formation was less than one in ten thousand. And now, his disciple couldn't form her Nascent Soul. Therefore, the Tribulation Lightning was her best opportunity.
But this Tribulation Lightning struck too decisively.
Before, he was worried that the Tribulation Lightning he guided wouldn't be enough. He had intended to use force to draw the lightning tribulation here. But looking at it now, he probably didn't need to act anymore. Bolt after bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck, as if vying for a delicious meal. At this moment, he wondered if his disciple's extremely high affinity for Lightning Spiritual Energy was a blessing or a curse.
Zhu Yao was in so much pain that she was gradually losing consciousness. Her awareness became increasingly blurred. At this point, she was only mechanically guiding the Lightning Spiritual Energy into her body.
"Chirp~"
Suddenly, a clear sound echoed from within her divine sense.
It was the sound of the Wood Spirit. Damn it! She forgot to take it out? It wasn't struck dead by the Lightning Spiritual Energy, was it?
Zhu Yao felt anxious at the thought. She looked into her divine sense for a moment. She saw a tiny sapling in a corner of her divine sense, looking blankly at the flood of Lightning Spiritual Energy pouring into it.
Zhu Yao wanted to take it out. But she no longer had the strength to do so. Suddenly, Zhu Yao felt a pang of guilt. She wanted to apologize to the little Wood Spirit.
"Chirp... Chirp... Chirp ch...irp..."
The Wood Spirit seemed to hear her thoughts. It shook its tiny branch. Suddenly, a small pot appeared. It extended two tendrils, pulling a wisp of Lightning Spiritual Energy into the pot. Then it flew into her divine sense.
At this moment, it was like a tiny porter, running back and forth, very busy.
Zhu Yao:
"........."
It wasn't afraid of Lightning Spiritual Energy? Had it been in her divine sense for too long, so it had become accustomed to Lightning Spiritual Energy?
With the Wood Spirit joining in, her speed of absorbing Lightning Spiritual Energy increased significantly. But the Heavenly Lightning became denser and denser, continuously accumulating to charge her.
"Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp..."
The Wood Spirit became anxious. Its two tendrils couldn't collect so much. So it created four tendrils.
"........."
Looking at the enthusiastic little porter, Zhu Yao felt touched. She silently praised it.
Finally, she had enough energy to temper her consciousness. In other words, this was the process of cultivating a Nascent Soul. To do so, she had to continuously temper her consciousness with Lightning Spiritual Energy.
Time slowly passed like this. Her consciousness became more and more real. It gradually formed its initial shape. At first, it resembled a child. Its face became clearer and clearer. The pain in her body also slowly dissipated.
At this moment, the Lightning Spiritual Energy could naturally enter her body without her guidance. Only then did she have a little surplus strength. She glanced at the Wood Spirit.
Wow! At this moment, it had become a mature sapling. Where was the tiny sprout from before?
Could it be that its growth was due to its extensive contact with Lightning Spiritual Energy?
"Chirp..."
At this moment, the Wood Spirit seemed extremely tired. It had carried thousands upon thousands of Lightning Spiritual Energy. It chirped once, then softly lay down on the ground. Its tendrils retracted. Then the Wood Spirit flew deep into her divine sense. It leaned against her newly formed Nascent Soul, motionless, and fell asleep.
You worked hard!
Zhu Yao silently said.
She had successfully advanced to Nascent Soul. And the Tribulation Lightning had stopped. She healed her meridian injuries a bit, then opened her eyes.
She looked around. The surroundings could perhaps be described as "completely transformed" without exaggeration. Everywhere was barren, struck by the Tribulation Lightning. If her Master hadn't set up a formation earlier, she would dare to assert that this island would have been submerged by the Tribulation Lightning.
At this moment, Yu Yan was standing five steps away from her.
"Master. I have successfully formed my Nascent Soul."
Zhu Yao waved her limbs and threw a punch. She felt as if one punch could shatter a mountain!
"Mm!"
He looked her up and down, checking her. Then he nodded contentedly. His brows relaxed.
Yu Yan looked up towards the Qiugu Sect. The Tribulation Clouds were now beginning to disperse. Such a large commotion just now. And so many lightning tribulations striking here. He was sure that everyone in the sect had noticed the anomaly. When the Tribulation Clouds scattered, someone would surely come to investigate. Perhaps he should think of a countermeasure.
"Master! I'm back. Do you want to play with a cute beast like me?"
"Sesame" suddenly appeared from nowhere. It flew straight towards Zhu Yao. But before it could reach Zhu Yao, Yu Yan slapped it with a "Smack!" sending it flying backward.
It fell to the ground with a "Thud!" "Sesame" was covered in mud. "Sesame" indignantly scrambled to its feet, baring its fangs and claws, roaring at Yu Yan. Then it made a pitiful face and looked at Zhu Yao:
"Master! He's bullying me. You must get justice for me."
Zhu Yao gave it a side-eye. She remembered the Wood Spirit desperately helping her form her Nascent Soul. Then she thought of this "Sesame." This beast was completely one that only knew how to hide behind others.
"Ah! Master has formed her Nascent Soul!"
Only now did "Sesame" notice the change in Zhu Yao. It happily wagged its tail and ran towards her, no different from a puppy.
"Excellent! I knew my Master was amazing!"
Zhu Yao grabbed its face, pulling it from side to side, and asked:
"Why are you back?"
"Ow! Oh, ow! So painful!"
"Sesame" struggled free from her grasp. Then it ran out, swaggering. It used its claws to smooth down a few strands of fur on its head and said,
"Wasn't I worried about Master's safety? So after I recovered a bit of Lightning Spiritual Energy, I rushed back. Master! How can you be so heartless towards me!"
"I won't argue with you!"
Zhu Yao rapped it on the head. Then she enthusiastically ruffled its head.
"Ooh ooh ooh, ow! So painful..."
"Sesame" had nowhere to hide and could only endure her torment. It tilted its head to look at Yu Yan beside them.
"Hey, hey, hey, control your disciple for me!"
Yu Yan directly ignored "Sesame"'s words. His disciple was getting some exercise. He had no objections whatsoever.
"I wonder which fellow Daoist is performing a spell here. I am Zi Dan of the Qiugu Sect. May I know the esteemed name of this friend? Could you reveal yourself?"
Sect Master Zi Dan of the Qiugu Sect had been feeling a bit troubled recently. The Shiyun Kai Secret Realm, which opened only once every 500 years, had experienced an anomaly. Their Qiugu Sect had sent over 50 disciples into the secret realm, but only half returned. This was the greatest loss since the sect's establishment. But what worried him wasn't just this. When he checked the returning numbers, he discovered one person was missing from the group. It was a girl named "Bun."
He didn't know until he checked. But once he checked, he was scared out of his wits. Because this girl named "Bun" was the child that Grand Martial Uncle had brought back 10 years ago. In other words, she was the second disciple of Yulin Peak.
At this moment, he felt a huge headache. This 10-year-old girl had plenty of places to play. Why did she insist on rushing into a place of death? Just thinking about Grand Martial Uncle's anger made his body and mind ache.
Alas! Speaking of Grand Martial Uncle! Grand Martial Uncle was too unlucky. He waited ten thousand years, finally managed to accept a disciple. But his disciples kept dying one by one. He truly suspected that Grand Martial Uncle had chosen a disciple who was... Achoo!
He worried day and night, not knowing how to report to Grand Martial Uncle.
But troubles kept finding him, one after another.
Venerable Fang Yi's disciple suddenly formed her Nascent Soul after returning. This should have been a great joyous event. But during the wait for the Tribulation Lightning to strike, an anomaly suddenly appeared. The Tribulation Lightning struck for a long time, yet not a single bolt hit the Nascent Soul cultivator waiting below. Instead, it flew towards the east of the Qiugu Sect, striking down bolt after bolt, very satisfyingly.
He had lived for so many years. Yet he had never seen such a magnificent lightning tribulation. Moreover, an abnormal spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from the east. Zi Dan immediately felt restless. He called a few disciples to give some instructions. Then he personally flew to this place to investigate.
That's right! He came here not because he wanted to avoid Grand Martial Uncle! Everyone, don't misunderstand!
As a result, after the Tribulation Lightning gradually dispersed, he discovered that a formation had been set up on this island. According to protocol, he should greet the person first, then fight later. So he roared loudly. Unexpectedly, the person inside actually opened the formation.
Zi Dan flew inside to take a look. When he clearly saw who was standing inside, his legs instantly turned to jelly. He almost fell from his flying sword to the ground.
"Grand... Grand... Grand, Grand, Grand... Grand Martial Uncle!"
Why was Grand Martial Uncle here? He truly had no defenses whatsoever.
Wait a minute!
Who was this handsome young man with phoenix eyes standing beside Grand Martial Uncle? Grand Martial Uncle seemed to be unintentionally protecting this young man. Could it be that he wasn't greatly affected by the death of his disciple? And then... accidentally did something improper~~
In an instant, Zi Dan's brain went into overdrive. He was moved to tears that Grand Martial Uncle had let bygones be bygones for him.
No, no, no! He must be thinking wrong! How could Grand Martial Uncle be infatuated with this kind of person? Hahaha~~~
Zi Dan silently looked in the direction of the young man. But he was surprised to discover that this young man was a Nascent Soul True Immortal. Grand Martial Uncle's vision was truly profound!
When he asked the young man, the other party replied that he was a Rogue Cultivator. He intended to join the Qiugu Sect. But when passing by this island, he discovered a Level 9 Demonic Beast. He couldn't defeat the demonic beast. Fortunately, Grand Martial Uncle passed by at that time and conveniently drew the Tribulation Lightning here to help him subdue this demonic beast.
Grand Martial Uncle, who hadn't left his door for ten thousand years, actually took the initiative to save someone else? Who was this young man? Was his family background that significant? Indeed, the relationship between these two was definitely not ordinary?
Zi Dan looked behind the two of them and saw a demonic beast. It was like a small mountain standing there. He examined it for a while and discovered that this demonic beast was a Level 9 Demonic Beast. No wonder Grand Martial Uncle had to draw the Tribulation Lightning here to subdue it. But why did Grand Martial Uncle help an outsider subdue that demonic beast? And even generously give it to the young man? This was a Level 9 Demonic Beast! In other words, it was equivalent to an Early Deity Transformation stage cultivator! Level 9! Heavens! Why would he give away his own sect's treasure to an outsider?
Even if the other party was someone who "didn't spare future generations." This was still too "didn't spare future generations"!
Zi Dan sighed deeply. He intended to express some dissatisfaction to Grand Martial Uncle. But Grand Martial Uncle just turned his head to glance at the young man. Then, without saying a word, he flew away.
Zi Dan: "........."
Alas!
Who told him he was the one who always had to clean up these messes? But then he thought, the other party said he wanted to join his Qiugu Sect. So in the future, he would be family. Therefore, this Level 9 Demonic Beast would naturally belong to their sect.
After thinking this through, Zi Dan's face brightened, looking as youthful as when he was young.
The age of cultivators from the Foundation Establishment stage upwards could not be judged by their appearance. Although that person had a youthful face. But for Zi Dan, who had seen and known much, he dared not call himself an elder to this young man. Moreover, this young man was Grand Martial Uncle's "didn't spare future generations" person.
"May I know True Immortal's Daoist Title?"
When he heard Zi Dan ask this, Zhu Yao was startled. At this moment, she finally understood why Master wanted "Sesame" to return to her side. So he had conveniently gone with the flow to let her Rogue Cultivator identity be fully utilized.
Clearly, Master was very displeased with her. That's why he left in such a huff. Yes! Exactly in a huff! Although she only stood by and watched the two of them talk.
"Uh... I don't have a Daoist Title yet."
Zhu Yao chuckled and said:
"My surname is Xiang... my given name is You."
"So it's Fellow Daoist Xiang."
Zi Dan smiled politely. Only after he heard the other party's identity did he feel at ease.
Zhu Yao had just casually made up a name. And of course, there were many better names than Xiang You!