It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists-Chapter 391: The Transcendence Tribulation Descends

“The matters here should be resolved soon. I wonder how Brother Mu is doing…”

Ye Lingxuan looked at the commotion within the Jade Pool, sighing softly with worry.

She wasn’t worried about the internal conflict, as it was part of the plan, but if the Jade Empress’s wedding actually happened…

Imagining her beloved Brother Mu becoming a married man, Ye Lingxuan shook her head gently, dismissing the thought.

It shouldn’t happen… This is all a plan. The Jade Empress’s goal is to ascend and eliminate internal threats. The wedding is just a pretense…

“It seems I’m not needed here anymore.”

A familiar, cold voice came from behind her.

A beautiful woman in a moon-white dress stood behind Ye Lingxuan, her demeanor as cold and aloof as ever.

“How is Senior Sister doing?” Ye Lingxuan asked.

Lan Mulian smiled brightly. “First Elder Yi has already had the sect disciples clean up.”

This woman always seemed so calm and composed, her ample bosom accentuating her elegance as she stood beside Ye Lingxuan.

The Two Polarities Sect shouldn’t have interfered, but if external forces infiltrated the Eastern Continent, it was a different story.

One of the reasons the Two Polarities Sect attended this wedding was to confirm certain things.

It seemed the Eastern Continent still harbored internal threats that the Forbidden Zone hadn’t eradicated. After those people discovered that the Jade Empress had reached the threshold of the Transcendence Realm, the forces behind them panicked and resorted to this desperate measure, hoping to quickly find the weak point in the Jade Pool’s formations and disable them.

Ye Lingxuan’s elegant expression turned worried. “I wonder how Brother Mu is doing…”

Lan Mulian said softly, “With the Jade Empress there, he’ll be fine.”

Ye Lingxuan glanced at her Senior Sister. “It’s precisely because the Jade Empress is there that I’m worried.”

Lan Mulian paused, pursed her lips, and fell silent.

She was right. It was precisely because the Jade Empress was there that they couldn’t be at ease…

Perhaps the Jade Empress had a good image in the eyes of the world, but those who knew her well knew that she was… scheming.

“Don’t worry. The Jade Empress isn’t with him.”

The Reincarnated Empress suddenly spoke.

Both Ye Lingxuan and Lan Mulian were stunned.

Ye Lingxuan frowned. “What do you mean? Isn’t she getting married to Brother Mu right now?”

“The one getting married to Mu Zhian is a wisp of the Jade Empress’s consciousness. Her true body isn’t in the Holy King City,” the Reincarnated Empress said.

“And Mu Zhian’s true body… isn’t at the wedding either.”

Lan Mulian’s eyes flickered, as if realizing something. “Where is the Jade Empress now?”

The Reincarnated Empress didn’t answer, but looked towards the Jade Pool’s ancestral land.

At that moment, both Ye Lingxuan and Lan Mulian had the same answer in their minds.

She’s undergoing her tribulation, attempting to break through to the Transcendence Realm!

“What about Brother Mu?” Ye Lingxuan suddenly asked.

The Reincarnated Empress hesitated, then shook her head. “I don’t know. I can’t sense his aura. He might have left the city.”

“Leave this to me. You go find him.”

A deafening voice, like a clap of thunder, echoed through the Jade Pool Holy Land, each word resonating with the power of lightning.

Ye Lingxuan bowed to the two women and, guided by the Desolate Time Lock, immediately left the Jade Pool Holy Land, followed closely by Lan Mulian.

…

In the Holy King City, the crowd watched the two figures on the high platform, the bride in her fiery red wedding dress.

Countless gazes were fixed on the wedding ceremony, oblivious to the fact that the Mu Zhian on stage was just a mindless puppet.

After obtaining the power of the ‘Imminent’ rune, Yao Meng’s World Cleansing Green Lotus had produced seeds, each capable of transforming into a human form. Moreover, for a Dao Integration expert, creating a temporary, mindless puppet was a simple task.

“Although the one getting married on stage is just a puppet, if the wedding is completed, everyone will still consider Yao Meng and me husband and wife. Either way, I’m screwed…”

Mu Zhian flew on his sword, searching the mountains near the Jade Pool Holy Land, sighing inwardly.

For the sake of a Transcendence Realm expert, Young Master Mu had paid a heavy price… After all, the entire Nine Provinces was watching this wedding. No matter what, he would probably be locked up afterward.

But he had done everything he could. The rest was up to Yao Meng…

Mu Zhian’s gaze fell on a distant mountain range.

He could sense Regina’s faint spiritual energy there. She was fighting someone.

“It seems my guess was right. The Southern Wilderness has always treated Regina as a pawn…”

Once they discovered that Regina was out of their control, they would try to bring her back to the Southern Wilderness to regain control.

“I can sense Ruoxi and the others are coming.”

Mu Zhian murmured, then turned to the shadows behind him. “Mengrou, let’s hurry. It won’t be good if things go wrong.”

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Regina was the perfect ally right now.

Wei Mengrou, her expression calm, emerged from the shadows and hummed softly, following Mu Zhian towards the distant mountain range.

…

Boom!

A deafening roar echoed through the gloomy sky. A vast tribulation silently enveloped the ancestral land of the Jade Pool.

A faint white light flickered in the sky.

The will of the Heavenly Dao!

Yao Meng stood barefoot in mid-air, her hair fluttering in the wind. She looked down at the world below with cold, green eyes, then glanced towards the Holy King City, a faint smile playing on her lips.

The wedding ceremony should be starting now.

Witnessed by countless people.

However, whether the wedding was completed or not didn’t matter. After all, even if they were married, he still had several other women he loved.

…In fact, it was precisely because he had several Dao Companions that things became more interesting.

Gong Lianyue, Ye Lingxuan, and the Primordial Witch… No matter who it was, after ascending to the Transcendence Realm today, wouldn’t it be easy to bring him back to the Jade Pool?

Yao Meng drew in the terrifying spiritual energy between heaven and earth, subtly influencing even the rules of the world. The spiritual energy around the Jade Pool’s ancestral land became incredibly turbulent.

If any cultivator approached the ancestral land now, they would be reduced to ashes before even setting foot inside.

However, from the outside, there were no signs of any changes within the ancestral land.

This was the formation she had prepared half a month ago. Although it wouldn’t last until the end, it could at least conceal her Transcendence Tribulation for a short time.

“Wait for me… My little room is also waiting for you.”

Yao Meng took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

The World Cleansing Green Lotus behind her bloomed like a peacock’s tail, and a golden light enveloped her, illuminating her beautiful face. Her hair, bathed in golden light, fluttered in the wind, the tips reaching her hips.

Boom!

The white light in the sky descended upon the Jade Pool’s ancestral land.

For a moment, time seemed to freeze throughout the Nine Provinces. The two figures getting married on stage, the countless cultivators below, and even the cultivators all over the Nine Provinces turned gray in an instant.

The rules of heaven and earth crumbled, and the Heavenly Dao’s attack descended!

Almost instantly, deep within the Southern Wilderness, a strange creature with hundreds of eyes abruptly opened its eyes.

“The will of the Heavenly Dao?!”

“No… How is this possible?”

“Isn’t she getting married in the Holy King City? Why is the will of the Heavenly Dao descending now?”

The Sky God’s mind raced, and he realized something. He said coldly, “She deceived everyone. The one in the Holy King City isn’t her true body… The Jade Empress’s true body is undergoing her tribulation in the Jade Pool’s ancestral land! She wants to ascend to the Transcendence Realm!”

Several Southern Wilderness elders below immediately stood up and bowed. The Grand Elder said respectfully, “My lord, what should we do…?”

The Sky God’s face darkened, enveloped in a thick black mist. He said coldly, “Have someone bring Regina back immediately.”

“As for the Jade Empress…”

The Sky God looked towards the Jade Pool’s ancestral land, a cold glint in his eyes.

“We’re not the only ones who don’t want her to ascend.”

…

Regina fled through the mountains.

She was nearing the Nascent Soul realm and was considered the strongest among the younger generation in the Southern Wilderness.

But being the strongest of the younger generation meant nothing to the old monsters.

She had been the Holy Maiden of the Southern Wilderness, second only to the Sky God, but now, after politely expressing her desire to cultivate in the Eastern Continent for two years, she was being hunted by two Southern Wilderness evil gods.

Boom!

Before Regina, a seemingly young cultivator extended a withered hand, and a dark, gloomy light materialized, forming a massive Dharma Idol that blocked her path.

The Dharma Idol was immense, radiating a terrifying aura, as if containing the Dao Rhyme of heaven and earth.

Nearly a hundred cultivators surrounded Regina, a formation enveloping the space.

“Holy Maiden, take another step forward, and don’t blame me for being merciless.”

“This Dharma Idol… Are you Herbert?”

Regina turned around, her usually pale face even whiter now, as she gasped for breath, staring at the young cultivator approaching from behind.

Herbert, one of the thirteen divisions under the Sky God of the Southern Wilderness, the leader of the Clear Heart Division.

Beside Herbert stood another female evil god, also from one of the thirteen divisions, Bahar.

“Holy Maiden, if you come back with us, you’ll still be the Holy Maiden of the Southern Wilderness,” Bahar said with a seductive smile, her arms crossed.

Regina’s lips were pale, her eyes filled with coldness. “Return with you and wait to become Xueyi’s vessel?”

“So you know,” Bahar giggled. “It’s our honor to merge with Lady Xueyi. Perhaps she’ll even spare your life and let your consciousness coexist with hers.”

“I’ve never heard of two consciousnesses coexisting after a possession,” Regina scoffed, despair rising in her heart.

She hadn’t believed that the Southern Wilderness would treat her as a vessel, even after Mu Zhian had mentioned it. She had remained skeptical.

Until she rejected their letter, and these two evil gods took advantage of the Jade Empress’s wedding to try and forcibly bring her back.

Mu Zhian was right. He hadn’t lied to her… From the moment she was born, everything she had done was for someone else.

Herbert looked into her eyes, sighing regretfully. “Since you refuse to cooperate, Holy Maiden, we have no choice but to use force.”

“Hey, remember not to damage the Holy Maiden’s body. Her Soul Reading Constitution is very valuable. Just break her limbs and bring her back,” Bahar chuckled.

A cold glint flashed in Regina’s eyes as she tried to circulate her spiritual energy, but found it completely sealed by the mysterious domain created by Herbert’s Dharma Idol.

She bit her lip, watching helplessly as Bahar reached out towards her.

Suddenly, a scream echoed from beyond the mountains.

“Who’s there?!”

Herbert’s expression changed, and he looked around sharply.

The next moment, a Southern Wilderness cultivator was thrown from the distance, crashing into the formation, lifeless.

“Miss Regina, do you believe me now?”

Herbert followed the voice and saw a figure in white robes in the distance. Bahar also narrowed her eyes, looking at the figure.

“…Mu Zhian?”

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Mu Zhian walked out from the depths of the mountains, standing in the cold wind, looking at the Southern Wilderness cultivators and some from the Eastern Continent, and chuckled softly.

“What are you laughing at?” one of the Eastern Continent cultivators, who recognized Mu Zhian, asked with a frown.

“Betraying your own people for profit, even helping the Southern Wilderness… Isn’t that funny?” Mu Zhian chuckled.

Herbert’s frown gradually relaxed. “Core Formation Rank 6?”

A playful look appeared on his face. “A Core Formation Rank 6 cultivator and a half-step Nascent Soul maid, coming to play the hero?”

Bahar raised an eyebrow, giggling. “Young Master Mu, today is your wedding day. You’re not attending your wedding with the Jade Empress, but coming here to play the hero? How heartbroken she must be.”

“Oh… wait.”

A mocking smile appeared in her eyes. “The Jade Empress is currently undergoing her tribulation, trying to break free from the shackles of heaven and earth. She probably doesn’t have time for your wedding.”

Wei Mengrou frowned slightly. She said coldly, “Besides those high and mighty gods of the Southern Wilderness, who would begrudge others’ happiness?”

Herbert chuckled. “Although the Jade Empress hasn’t made many enemies in the past, no one wants to see her ascend to the Transcendence Realm, not just the Southern Wilderness, but other regions as well.”

“She suppressed the First Demon Emperor and made an enemy of the Demon Realm. Do you think they’ll miss this opportunity? What about the Western Regions? Will they let go of this chance to suppress her?”

“Her beauty is just a facade. Do you really think the First Holy Maiden of the Jade Pool is some celestial maiden descended from the heavens to save the world? The dirty deeds she’s done in secret might be far beyond your imagination.”

“You’re not wrong. She’s not a celestial maiden.”

Mu Zhian smiled.

The Heaven-Measuring Ruler, emitting a brilliant light, silently appeared behind him.

The mountains trembled, and the spiritual energy surged!

“Ancestral artifact?!” Bahar’s face paled as she sensed a power that didn’t belong to Mu Zhian clinging to him.

Mu Zhian raised the Heaven-Measuring Ruler and swung it gently.

Boom!

A tsunami of spiritual energy erupted, shaking the mountains. Almost all the cultivators present trembled, their souls shaking.

As the light faded, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler’s attack landed, and Herbert’s Dharma Idol crumbled like shattered stone. He coughed up blood, and Bahar also spat out a mouthful of blood, her body beginning to disintegrate.

The Heaven-Measuring Ruler’s attack, infused with countless runes and connected to the Heavenly Court, descended like divine punishment!

Pfft!

Both Herbert and Bahar spat out blood, their Dharma Idols collapsing simultaneously.

Herbert’s face was filled with shock. He was at Nascent Soul Rank 4, far stronger than Mu Zhian, and he had even used his strongest Dharma Idol, yet it was shattered by a single attack from the ancestral artifact.

“So, what does Yao Meng have to do with you?”

Mu Zhian withdrew the Heaven-Measuring Ruler, and the figure of a woman in black robes faintly appeared behind him.

“Who do you think you are?”

His expression was indifferent as he stepped on Herbert’s face, his luxurious white robes stained with blood.

“The only one who can suppress them is me.”

“Who do you think you are?”

He repeated softly.