Stellar Transformation-Chapter 65 - 19 Qinglian Mountain Range (Part 2)
"The Qinglian Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of miles and covers a vast area; I’ll just pick a suitable place here to use as the site for crossing tribulation," Qin De said with a laugh looking at the continuous mountains. After such a long journey, everyone finally arrived at the Qinglian Mountain Range safely and without incident.
Feng Yuzi smiled and said, "Mr. Ying, leave the search for the tribulation crossing site to me." Feng Yuzi’s spiritual sense was slightly more extensive than Qin Yu’s, reaching beyond a kilometer. In the unfamiliar Qinglian Mountain Range, using spiritual sense to explore was indeed the best method.
"I’ll leave everything in Brother Feng’s capable hands," Qin De nodded in reply.
Thereafter, Feng Yuzi led the way, and the others followed him into the interior of the Qinglian Mountain Range. After all, the Qinglian Mountain Range was part of the Primordial Wilderness, home to numerous ferocious beasts. The Primordial Wilderness had much denser nature’s spiritual energy than other parts of the Hidden Dragon Continent, which was why the demon beasts there were so formidable.
Qin Yu followed Feng Yuzi, moving forward while observing his surroundings.
In the process of searching for a tribulation crossing site, Qin Yu saw troops of monkeys, a one-horned cheetah that had reached the Innate Realm, and even an Innate Realm Flying White Tiger. However, everyone chose not to provoke these demon beasts, and likewise, these Primordial Wilderness Demonic Beasts, sensing the strength of Qin De, Feng Yuzi, and others, didn’t attack them.
After nearly half a day’s march, as the sky gradually darkened...
"We’ve found it, such a wonderful spot," Feng Yuzi said, his face lighting up with pleasant surprise, "Everyone, follow me." With those words, Feng Yuzi rushed towards a very ordinary-looking cave in the distant mountain range, followed by Qin De, Ge Min, the Blue-clothed Elder, and the others.
The group entered the dark cave, which was pitch black and devoid of any light; fortunately, they all had the ability to see in the dark. As they proceeded deeper, the diameter of the cave continued to narrow, at its smallest allowing only one person to stoop through. They moved in this stooped and winding way for dozens of meters, and then the cave widened again. Finally, it became so large that several people could walk side by side, and light began to appear ahead.
The cave was a passage. Having exited the cave, the group looked at the landscape before them: a vast meadow surrounded by cliff walls, stretching a few miles in every direction. At a glance, this seemed to be just a thicket of weeds, the only entry being the path they had taken. Of course, if one was a cultivator, they could also fly in from the sky.
"Wild grass and scattered flowers don’t make for much of an impressive location," Supervisor Ge Min said with a laugh.
Qin Yu looked around and couldn’t see anything particularly impressive about the place either—the scenery was average, with wild grass and assorted flowers on the ground, and some wild horses in the distance. However, after observing for a moment, he felt a wave of dizziness.
"There’s something strange about this place," Qin Yu immediately discerned. His first thought was of the Qimen Dunjia Array Formation Skill. However, as vast and profound as the skill of formations was, Qin Yu had studied it for too short a time and could at best be considered to have a superficial understanding.
"A natural illusion array that subtly incorporates the Eight Trigrams; indeed, this is a rare find. Let me make some minor adjustments!"
Feng Yuzi laughed heartily, then a fiery red flying sword emerged from his palm, which swiftly enlarged into a ten-meter-long giant sword. The giant flying sword ruthlessly struck the mountain’s cliff walls, slicing through them as if they were tofu, swiftly altering their shape.
In a short while, Feng Yuzi retracted his flying sword, satisfied with the changes he had made to the valley.
"Mr. Ying, with the help of this natural Eight Trigrams Formation and the Reverse Eight Trigrams Formation I will construct around you, the combination of both will attract the natural forces from the surroundings to protect you during your tribulation. With this setup, you will have a much greater chance of success," Feng Yuzi laughed.
Upon hearing this, Qin De’s face brightened with joy and he continuously thanked him, "Everything is thanks to Brother Feng’s effort." Afterward, Feng Yuzi devoted himself to setting up protective enchantments and formations to increase the certainty of Qin De’s success in crossing the tribulation, and everyone was restricted within the range of the formation.
The Wu Xing brothers, Wood and Wu Xing, had arrived at the Qinglian Mountain early. Using their Flying Sword Technique, they had brought two elders each with them. These four elders who came with them were no ordinary individuals; all four were Innate Great Perfection Experts and were the Xiang Family’s hidden super-experts.
On top of a mountain in the Qinglian Mountain Range, the six people, including Wood and Wu Xing, were temporarily staying there.
"Sires, according to intelligence, Qin De should have already arrived at the Qinglian Mountain Range a few days ago. It’s time for us to search for the site they chose for tribulation crossing," said a white-haired elder leading the four elders to Wood and Wu Xing.
Wood, with flowing long hair, smiled faintly, while Wu Xing with white eyebrows said indifferently, "There’s no need to rush. The Qinglian Mountain Range is only a few hundred miles long. With the speed of my brother and I flying swords, supplemented by our spiritual sense, one night is enough to find their location."
Wood said, "Junior brother, tonight, we will search thoroughly to see exactly where Qin De is hiding."
"Good, senior brother’s strength far surpasses that of Feng Yuzi. If senior brother uses his spiritual sense to search, Feng Yuzi won’t even notice," Wu Xing said with a touch of pride, completely unconcerned about the task at hand.
They assumed only Feng Yuzi was of concern, being in the Golden Core Middle Stage, while all the others were simply disregarded by the Wu brothers. Once a cultivator utilized their True Essence Power for protection, even those so-called Immortal Upper Grade weapons would not cause them any harm.
Late at night, with the bright moon hanging in the sky, Qin De and Qin Yu sat side by side, discussing with each other.
"Mr. Liu Xing, I’ve always been curious, why do you endure such arduous cultivation?" Qin De asked with a smile. Having been at Qinglian Mountain for several days, he had found that he got along best with the mysterious Mr. Liu Xing.
Qin Yu smiled and said, "Arduous cultivation?" The first person Qin Yu thought of was his own father, but then he immediately considered his current identity and replied, "I endure arduous cultivation firstly for my family, and secondly to pursue the ultimate in cultivation."
Since Qin De did not know his identity, Qin Yu spoke frankly about what was in his heart.
"Oh? Pursue the ultimate in cultivation?" Qin De became curious.
Qin Yu nodded. "Yes, in fact, I aspire to the world of the Cultivators, where one can control a sword to fly thousands of miles and live freely, or where, in anger, one can unleash a sword to kill an enemy from a thousand miles away! To fight against heaven and earth, to fight against the Demon Beasts." Qin Yu was somewhat excited, but then he shook his head and sighed, "Alas, my strength is still far from enough."
"I believe that you will definitely achieve your goals in the future," Qin De said with a smile.
"Perhaps," Qin Yu responded, looking at his father before him, feeling a gentle warmth in his heart.
Since entering Cloud Mist Villa at the age of six, the longest time he had spent with his father was during this trip. Over the last few days, the two had chatted like good friends.
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An enormous Eight Trigrams Array, naturally formed by the entire valley and supplemented by True Essence Power threaded by Feng Yuzi to lay the Array Base, could only then fully activate the power of this natural Eight Trigrams. This natural Eight Trigrams absorbed nature’s spiritual energy and then funneled it through eight channels towards the center of the valley.
In the center of the valley was a small Reverse Eight Trigrams Formation, and Qin De was seated in a meditative position at its center.
The nature’s spiritual energy absorbed by the giant natural Eight Trigrams passed through the eight channels into the Reverse Eight Trigrams. After three days of accumulation, the Reverse Eight Trigrams was saturated, and at this moment, it was continuously churning with terrifying power. Qin De could activate this power at any time to form a protective shield.
"All thirteen of you listen to me," Feng Yuzi said, staring at Qin Yu and the group.
Ge Min, as well as the five from Dark Arrow, the Blue-clothed Elder, and the five from Heavenly Net, plus Qin Yu, making a total of thirteen people, were all listening to Feng Yuzi’s orders for deployment.
"The giant natural Eight Trigrams has not yet been activated. Once it is, this natural Illusion Realm will also come into being, and you will be affected as well. Therefore, first and foremost, I will arrange a small Eight Trigrams Formation on each of you, so you won’t be affected by this Illusion Realm," Feng Yuzi told everyone.
Whether it was the natural giant Eight Trigrams or the Reverse Eight Trigrams surrounding Qin De, both were penetrated by Feng Yuzi’s True Essence Power and completely under his control. As long as Feng Yuzi used his True Essence Power to set up an Eight Trigrams Formation on everyone, they would not be affected by the giant formation.
"If enemies come, I will immediately activate the giant natural Eight Trigrams to block the enemies. Once they enter the formation, they will be affected by the Illusion Realm, while you will not. Therefore, you must take the opportunity to quickly kill the enemies," Feng Yuzi stated clearly to everyone.
Everyone understood that with the enemies affected by the Illusion Realm and they themselves unaffected, it would be the perfect time to strike.
"Of course, it’s not certain that enemies will appear; it’s just a precaution. But... you must remember one thing, no matter what, do not let anyone get close to Mr. Ying," Feng Yuzi said seriously, and everyone nodded in agreement.
From then on, Qin De continued to sit in the Reverse Eight Trigrams, meditating and striving to be in the best possible state to face the Four-nine Heavenly Tribulations. Of course, his chats with Qin Yu ceased.
"Father," Qin Yu looked at Qin De, who was meditating in the Reverse Eight Trigrams, silently hoping that his father would succeed in his cultivation. The days spent talking with Qin De had been the happiest Qin Yu had known in ten years.
As time passed, day by day, three days after Qin De began his meditation, he finally ceased his cultivation.
"Tonight, the Heavenly Tribulation will come," Qin De said to everyone.
