Chapter 596 - 595: Struck by Lightning

Chapter 596: Chapter 595: Struck by Lightning

Not far from the Holy Land, a young man stood beneath the tribulation clouds.

His face was ashen, and he looked completely helpless.

’I don’t want to be Crossing the Tribulation! I haven’t made any preparations at all. Who knew I’d accidentally lose control?’

’I just barely managed to crawl out from underground, only to face my tribulation immediately. This could kill a person.’

This Celestial Tribulation was just a normal one for advancing from the second to the third tier, so its power was naturally not enough to affect the Holy Land.

That was why Jian Shisan and the others wouldn’t pay any mind to what was happening over here.

However, after the tribulation clouds finished gathering, the young man had expected the first bolt of lightning to strike.

He had already braced himself to endure it head-on.

But to the young man’s surprise, while the first bolt of lightning did appear, it didn’t strike toward him. It seemed to have struck in the wrong direction.

The young man was dumbfounded. ’Did the Celestial Tribulation not get enough sleep, or is it drunk?’

BOOM!

Then, the young man saw a distant mountain peak get struck by lightning.

"..."

’This has nothing to do with me, right?’

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Meanwhile, back at the Holy Land, Jian Shisan and the others were also completely bewildered.

’Did a Celestial Tribulation just strike us?’

’What’s going on?’

Since the Celestial Tribulation had originated from outside, its power wasn’t that great, but the situation was just bizarre.

This frightened Silver Armor so much that he immediately had people guard the Saintess Pool from all sides.

He was terrified that some incredible Celestial Tribulation was on its way.

Jian Shisan said, "I’ll go see what’s happening."

Qing Yue was also startled. She went inside to check on the Saintess.

As soon as she entered, she heard the Saintess saying, "I think this is what happened. The Misfortune Coin saw the Celestial Tribulation and yelled, ’Big Bro, there’s someone over here who won’t pay up and is holding me captive.’"

"Then the Celestial Tribulation replied, ’Got it.’"

"And that’s why we got struck."

Su Qi: "..."

Qing Yue: "..."

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「The next morning」

Jiang Zuo woke up. He rubbed his arm with a strange expression.

’I don’t think I slept very well yesterday. I kept feeling inexplicably cold. Has my body gotten weaker?’

’But... it doesn’t feel that way.’

Afterward, Jiang Zuo stopped overthinking it. ’Time to get ready and head to the Holy Land.’

This time, Jiang Zuo just planned to take a normal flight to the Holy Land. If he left now, he would probably arrive after dark.

Taking Sweet Potato and Duan Qiao with him, Jiang Zuo went to the airport.

He had confirmed that the powerful aura was gone, so going to the airport wouldn’t be a problem.

He had to admit, though, that Duan Qiao was living a pretty good life. It was using the Enlightenment Stone as a stool and would now sit on it while fishing.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know if it had any effect.

The Enlightenment Stone didn’t do much sitting on the balcony. Its only use was probably helping those guys sleep more comfortably.

At the airport, Jiang Zuo bought his ticket and went straight to the security checkpoint.

Once again, Jiang Zuo was told, "Sir, we don’t recommend you bring pets on the plane."

Jiang Zuo had encountered this kind of security check once before, so he said directly to Sweet Potato and Duan Qiao, "Time for a demonstration. Show them you’re Spirit Beasts."

The security officer was taken aback. ’This person seems very familiar with our security procedures.’

Meanwhile, a female security officer to the side also looked at Jiang Zuo in surprise. ’This person looks so familiar.’

’Especially that duck.’

’It’s exceptionally familiar.’

She quickly remembered who he was, but before she could speak, she saw the duck open its beak.

"QUACK?"

Right, Sweet Potato didn’t understand what Jiang Zuo was saying.

The female security officer had been about to let him pass, but then she suddenly saw the small doll on the duck’s back speak.

"Stop quacking and breathe fire," Duan Qiao said.

This time, Sweet Potato understood and spat out a small ball of fire.

After it was done, Sweet Potato quacked again, as if asking, ’Like that?’

Sweet Potato originally couldn’t breathe fire. It was only after Jiang Zuo drew fire Runes on those things on the balcony, and with Duan Qiao’s intervention, that they all underwent a strange mutation and learned how to do it.

At first, Jiang Zuo had thought that Sweet Potato had activated its fire-breathing Talent because it was a Vermilion Bird Descendant.

Later, he discovered he was wrong, because Shi Qi and Shiba could also breathe fire.

Even more impressive was Dandan, which could heat its body to an extremely high temperature.

Jiang Zuo even suspected it might be cooked through.

After Sweet Potato finished breathing fire, Jiang Zuo asked, "Can I take them on board now?"

The male security officer couldn’t help but ask, "Are you a Cultivator?"

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "If I’m not a Cultivator, I can’t bring a Spirit Beast?"

The male security officer immediately shook his head. "No, no, please don’t misunderstand. Right, what about that little girl?"

Duan Qiao said, "I’m this small and I can talk. Isn’t that enough to prove I’m a Spirit Beast?"

’Then again,’ it thought, ’I’m not actually a Spirit Beast. I’m an Artifact Spirit.’

The male security officer said, "That’s not what I mean. I’m asking if she also counts as a person."

Jiang Zuo was confused. "Do I have to buy a ticket for someone less than a meter tall?"

The security officer: "...No, that’s not it. I was trying to tell you that she can be counted as an infant, which would allow you to change to a larger seat."

"Of course, if you don’t need that, we can just count her as a Spirit Beast."

Jiang Zuo shook his head. He didn’t need it.

After another round of confirmations, they finally let Jiang Zuo pass.

After waiting a little longer, Jiang Zuo successfully boarded the plane.

Jiang Zuo ended up sleeping through the whole flight.

’Maintaining a good sleep schedule is very important. Before I see Su Qi, I should make up for the sleep I lost from staying up late. Maybe things will go a lot better that way.’

After nightfall, Jiang Zuo appeared in Chuanhe Town.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too late, and he could still catch a ride.

Just after getting off the plane, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but look toward the Holy Land. He could see the fluctuations of the Array high in the sky.

He was the one who had drawn it.

Judging by the state of the Array, Jiang Zuo figured that Su Qi still had another four or five days before she would come out of seclusion.

’Four or five days is quite long. If it comes to it, I don’t mind just absorbing all the Immortal Spiritual Qi directly.’

Standing there for a moment, Jiang Zuo suddenly smiled.

He remembered the matter of the notebook. ’Su Qi can’t possibly come out now, can she?’

Jiang Zuo wasn’t in a hurry about this. He would find a place to stay first.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t stay in Su Qi’s room, but it was inconvenient. He still preferred living in Chuanhe Town.

Jiang Zuo didn’t even know where to find food at Su Qi’s place.

This time, Jiang Zuo once again went to the Rainy Day Cottage.

As soon as he arrived, Jiang Zuo saw Boss He and his wife walking back while holding Xiaoye’s hand.

Jiang Zuo glanced at Xiaoye and saw that she was indeed much better. There were basically no problems left.

Moreover, she looked like she was on the verge of stepping through the threshold of Cultivation.

’She’s someone with good fortune.’

"Dad, my Senior Sister told me that the lightning yesterday was from a Celestial Tribulation."

"And it fell for no reason at all. But Senior Sister said not to worry, because there are a lot of seniors protecting us," Xiaoye said, holding her parents’ hands.

Boss He said, "Is that so? It’s good that everything’s fine."

Seeing a bolt of lightning suddenly fall and explode over the Holy Land yesterday had really scared him and his wife.

They were so afraid that something dangerous might happen.

Xiaoye was so small and weak; she couldn’t possibly withstand a lightning strike.

But on second thought, the Holy Land wasn’t that dangerous a place. There were real Immortal Level figures there. (To them, Tier Four and Tier Five cultivators were Immortal Level figures.)

The problem definitely wasn’t as serious as they had imagined.