Cultivation System: Stronger with Age-Chapter 636 - 288: Lin Xuankong’s Immortal Tribulation
As the Five Elements Wanderer sighed with emotion, a figure floated over from the distance and landed beside him. It was none other than Feng Lingling, the foremost genius disciple of the Five Elements Immortal Sect.
At this moment, however, Feng Lingling’s delicate face no longer held the high-spiritedness and anticipation it once did. Her eyes were full of loss, tinged with a sense of unwillingness.
The Five Elements Wanderer glanced at Feng Lingling, shook his head, and sighed, "Ling, you need not be too disheartened. Since ancient times, among cultivators attempting their tribulation, not even one in ten survives. Otherwise, why would this critical juncture faced by Transcendent Realm Cultivators be called the Celestial Tribulation? Most importantly, with our Five Elements Immortal Sect’s Five Elements Great Escape, you’ve preserved your life. This means you’ll have the opportunity to continue improving your strength and attempt to cross the tribulation again in the future."
Feng Lingling’s expression flickered for a moment, then she unwillingly nodded. "Grand Elder’s teachings, Ling’er will surely remember in her heart. But... but this time, my failure to cross the Celestial Tribulation means my body didn’t metamorphose into an Immortal Body. Worse, after the failed Metamorphosis and the dissipation of my Immortal Yuan, my foundation has been injured, all my meridians are damaged, and my cultivation realm has even fallen back to the Early Ninth Layer! This failed tribulation attempt means it will take a long time to repair my foundation. To recover to Tenth-Layer Perfection and attempt the Celestial Tribulation again, it will likely take at least several hundred years! But Transcendent Realm Cultivators, even after taking life-extending Treasure Medicines, have a lifespan of at most a thousand years. That means Ling’er has only one more chance in this lifetime. And Ling’er possesses the Profound Qilin Bloodline; next time I cross the tribulation, I will surely encounter this same twelve-fold Great Celestial Immortal Tribulation... Sigh, I never imagined that my rise and fall would both stem from my Profound Qilin Bloodline!"
Seeing Feng Lingling so downcast, many of the Earth Immortals and disciples of the Five Elements Immortal Sect also felt troubled and remained silent. Even Xiao Yan, a genius disciple usually quite close to Feng Lingling, remained silent, not daring to speak for fear of provoking her while she was in such a state.
For a moment, the entrance of the Sect Leader’s Hall on the Second Spirit Peak of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect was very quiet, with no one speaking. Even the many Earth Immortals of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect secretly shook their heads, not uttering a word. They too were cultivators who had once advanced from the Transcendence Realm to the Earth Immortal Realm. They naturally understood the agony a cultivator feels when failing to cross a tribulation!
After all, for ninety-nine point nine percent of cultivators, Transcendent Realm Cultivators have limited lifespans. The chances to successfully challenge the Celestial Tribulation are few. One failure often means nearly half their chances of achieving immortality are lost! More critically, many Transcendent Realm Cultivators are even devoured by the Celestial Tribulation during a failed attempt, losing their lives directly!
During the silence, Feng Lingling, the foremost genius disciple of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, shifted her gaze to Lin Xuankong and Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. She sighed, took a step forward, and cupped her hands towards Lin Xuankong, saying, "Although I failed to cross the tribulation this time, the gift of a First-Grade Immortal Sword from Tributor Mu and the Earth Immortal seniors of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect provided me immense help. Otherwise, under the attack of this Great Celestial Immortal Tribulation, I would have been utterly defeated, unable to hold on for even a single breath!"
This formerly proud foremost genius of the Five Elements Immortal Sect had become noticeably more sensible and humble after the blow of this failed tribulation. Previously, she would not have easily thanked anyone, much less done so when in a bad mood!
This failed tribulation attempt made Feng Lingling realize that so-called talent was indeed a double-edged sword. She possessed talent far surpassing other cultivators, and this talent also brought her an extremely formidable Celestial Tribulation! This Great Celestial Immortal Tribulation... without enough powerful Immortal Artifacts, what chance would she have to pass it? Viewed this way, her talent seemed inferior to that of an ordinary gifted cultivator... At the very least, if an ordinary talented cultivator managed to reach Ninth-Layer Perfection and attempt the Celestial Tribulation, they would most likely face an ordinary Celestial Tribulation, like Little Bodhisattva Yikong did. In that situation, with a Sixth Celestial Vein Spiritual Object, passing the Celestial Tribulation would be easy. If they also had one or two Immortal Artifacts, they could practically pass it without lifting a finger...
Having come to this realization, Feng Lingling, the foremost genius disciple of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, experienced a sudden shift in her mindset and began to feel a considerable amount of self-pity.
Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, seeing Feng Lingling being so polite, couldn’t help but smile and encourage her, "Fellow Daoist Feng, your talent far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators. This failure to cross the Celestial Tribulation was merely due to inadequate preparation. If you are better prepared next time, crossing the tribulation shouldn’t be too difficult!"
Hearing this, Feng Lingling couldn’t help but shake her head slightly and sigh, "Judging by the terrifying power of this Great Celestial Immortal Tribulation, I would probably need at least a dozen First-Grade Immortal Artifacts just to withstand that last round of Celestial Thunder attacks. Moreover, this may not even be the final test of the Celestial Tribulation. Who knows if that thunder spirit will launch even more ferocious and denser Celestial Thunder attacks next? By then, I might need even more Immortal Artifacts! Our entire Central Divine Dynasty Western Region can only gather so many First-Grade Immortal Artifacts... Even if I want more, they have to be available in the first place!"
