Ti flew by, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the cloud-shrouded mountain range suddenly experienced a stirring of wind and clouds. The misty peaks abruptly revealed their true appearance as vast stretches of clouds seed to be drawn by so special force, hastily converging toward a particular direction.
If any cultivator had been present, they would have imdiately recognized that the spiritual energy of the mountain range was being attracted, rapidly gathering toward a specific location. Only two possibilities could cause such a phenonon: either a powerful expert was about to advance, or so extraordinary treasure was about to erge. Either possibility would attract cultivators to investigate, but unfortunately, there was no human presence within a thousand miles, so no one witnessed this spectacle.
At this mont, inside the mountain's belly, in a temporarily excavated cave dwelling, two figures sat nestled together. A confining spirit formation arranged with premium-grade spirit stones flickered with spiritual light, drawing in all the spiritual energy from the entire mountain range.
This place was already naturally blessed with spiritual energy, the concentration three tis greater than elsewhere. Now, with the high-grade spirit-gathering formation concentrating the energy, the spiritual energy within the temporary cave beca extrely dense, approaching liquefaction and gradually forming a thick mist. But it stopped there, because at the center of this spiritual energy convergence, two figures were rapidly absorbing this energy.
As the two inhaled and exhaled almost in unison, the spiritual mist swirling around them quickly poured into their bodies, nearly emptying the spiritual energy around them. By the next mont, when the spiritual mist once again enveloped them fully, the next cycle of absorption began...
This process repeated continuously, with surrounding spiritual energy gathering and then being consud, while the spiritual energy within the two figures at the center of the formation gradually beca more abundant.
Finally, in the quiet environnt, an extrely faint "crack" seed to sound, as if so restraint had finally been broken. The already rapidly consuming spiritual mist now increased its consumption tenfold in an instant. Despite the mountain range's abundant spiritual energy and the surrounding high-grade spirit-gathering formation, the spiritual energy was exhausted within a few breaths.
Crack crack crack...
This ti it wasn't an illusion—the sound of shattering truly echoed within the cave as the premium-grade spirit stones at the formation's focal points were rapidly drained of spiritual energy, causing cracks to appear on their surfaces. As the spiritual energy continued to be extracted, these cracks widened until the stones completely shattered.
The next mont, a delicate hand waved, and dozens of premium-grade spirit stones transford into streaks of light, rapidly flying toward those formation focal points that had lost their support. They replaced the originally shattered spirit stones, but in the next mont, their light dimd as they quickly followed their predecessors' fate.
Jiang Mo had opened her eyes at so point and imdiately noticed the perilous state of the spirit-gathering formation her Senior Sister had laid. After quickly replenishing the spirit stones twice, she finally had ti to bring out all the treasures she had prepared in her storage space...
The pile of high-grade spirit stones, stacked as high as a small mountain, turned to powder within a single breath. Various spiritual treasures and dicines couldn't withstand the strain either—before Jiang Mo could even apply them to her Senior Sister, they were already drained of spiritual energy, becoming a pile of waste. Even dragon bones, drained of their essence, gave their final contribution alongside the spirit stones, completely absorbed dry and reduced to powder.
Finally, Jiang Mo had emptied everything usable, yet the suction force around the Swan Goose hadn't diminished in the slightest. Watching her eagerly absorb spiritual energy, Jiang Mo seed to hear her Senior Sister's voice in her mind: "Not enough, not enough..."
This voice was certainly an illusion, but it accurately reflected the Swan Goose's current predicant—she was about to advance. Divine beasts required enormous amounts of spiritual energy to advance, and this Swan Goose had impure bloodline without the Heavenly Dao's favor, making the process particularly arduous for her.
Jiang Mo instinctively knew that the spiritual energy couldn't be interrupted, otherwise it would be more than just a disruption in advancent for the Swan Goose... This Swan Goose before her was already an existence beyond the Heavenly Dao's expectations. The fact that she had survived the ancestral reversion lightning tribulation last ti was already a result of the Heavenly Dao's rcy. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao would only be harsh toward her, not indulgent. If she missed this opportunity to advance, she might never have another chance to recover!
In the depths of her being, the White Tiger developed this perception, feeling both panic and anxiety, regretting their insufficient preparation. But it was too late for regrets now; all she could do was try her utmost.
Jiang Mo embraced the Swan Goose in her arms, no longer sparing the spiritual energy within her body, which began to surge toward the small figure in her embrace—a divine beast's spiritual energy was far more concentrated and pure than the spiritual energy gathered from the air, instantly compensating for the effects of the previous spiritual energy deficiency.
The Swan Goose's previously tense body gradually relaxed. Then she began to grow larger and larger, from a tiny creature that could be held in one's arms to several dozen zhang in length, with no sign of stopping.
Fortunately, the Swan Goose's original form had already been quite large before she shrank, and considering that her size might increase further with her cultivation growth, the two had excavated this temporary cave dwelling to be extrely spacious when they chose this location for seclusion. Now, watching the Swan Goose grow uncontrollably larger during her cultivation, there was no worry about her not fitting, though it beca impossible for Jiang Mo to hold her in her arms any longer.
Jiang Mo couldn't, but the White Tiger could. With a shake of her body, she transford into her original form, her size even two parts larger than the Swan Goose.
The White Tiger's body was already abundant with spiritual energy. During these months, the Swan Goose had consud many spiritual items to increase her cultivation, and although the tiger hadn't eaten alongside her, she had also absorbed and accumulated much refined spiritual energy. At this mont, she felt grateful and unhesitatingly gave all this spiritual energy to the Swan Goose.
Initially, the situation was indeed favorable, as the White Tiger's spiritual energy was much more effective than other treasures. But gradually, even Jiang Mo began to struggle. After consuming eighty percent of her internal spiritual energy, she finally began to understand why the Heavenly Dao strictly controlled the number of divine beasts—simply put, a divine beast's growth required too much spiritual energy. She herself had the Heavenly Dao's acknowledgnt and favor without feeling it, but this ti she truly experienced it profoundly!
Then Jiang Mo began to panic, worried that continuing to supply spiritual energy would drain her dry like the dragon bones, yet also concerned that without her spiritual energy, her Senior Sister would fail to advance and never have a chance to connect with the Great Dao in this lifeti.
Just as she faced this dilemma, the system's stuttering voice suddenly sounded in her ear: "Host, the, the mall..."
Jiang Mo imdiately understood and urged: "Quick, quick, system, help
find sothing affordable, useful, and without shipping fees!"
The emphasis was on the last point—no shipping fees. After the Spirit Nourishing Pill incident, she had deeply experienced how exorbitant the system mall's shipping fees could be. Items like the Ice Soul Condensation Pearl and Formation-Breaking Bead that she had purchased before, if shipping fees were removed, would probably be seventy to eighty percent cheaper, or even more. Now, she didn't know exactly how much more spiritual energy her Senior Sister needed, but her points were limited and couldn't afford such waste.
The system wasn't a born profiteer; hearing the host's request, it naturally searched for products according to her requirents. Jiang Mo hastily glanced at the product page, saw the prices weren't too outrageous, and without hesitation placed orders again and again.
In a brief mont, a series of orders were generated, and countless treasures appeared in Jiang Mo's hands, only to be used on Yun Qingyue.
The system swore that in the eighty-so years it had followed its host, this was truly the most generous the stingy tiger had ever been!
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As ti passed, Jiang Mo consud countless points, and the Swan Goose before her finally grew to a size that the cave could barely contain.
At last, amid the surging spiritual energy, the tightly shut Phoenix eyes opened, and with a clear Phoenix cry, the white Phoenix spread its wings and departed. She had fully matured; as she flew out of the cave, her feathers were splendid and suffused with spiritual energy. Nine long tail feathers trailed behind her, and though lacking the brilliance of a scarlet Phoenix, she was absolutely magnificent, so much so that the White Tiger, who had rushed out of the cave alongside her, was montarily dazed.
But this daze lasted only a mont, as the White Tiger quickly ca to her senses under a powerful pressure. She looked up at the sky and, as expected, saw dense tribulation clouds gathering, with flashing lightning that seed about to strike at any mont!
The White Tiger, who had only been struck once in her cultivation journey, frowned with concern, fearing her Senior Sister might again be targeted by the Heavenly Dao. However, having never undergone tribulation herself, she still knew that others couldn't interfere with lightning tribulation. So, full of worry, she was about to leave when she found the pressure overhead suddenly disappear—not because the lightning tribulation had spared them, but because the Swan Goose had flown farther and farther away, and after the tribulation clouds pursued her, the tiger was now outside the tribulation's range.
Jiang Mo grew anxious, wanting to follow but not daring to, and could only stamp her feet in place, calling out: "Ah Yue, enough, enough, don't go too far. The spiritual energy is abundant here, which will benefit your tribulation."
The distant Swan Goose, either moved by her words or having planned this all along, finally stopped after flying a certain distance.
She raised her head to the heavy dark clouds in the sky, and once again uttered a Phoenix cry toward the heavens, the tallic call perated with a vigorous, unyielding spirit. The entire Phoenix's aura continued to rise, displaying a keen ambition to contend with heaven... She didn't seem at all affected by the previous ancestral reversion lightning tribulation. anwhile, Jiang Mo, who had also witnessed the previous tribulation, harbored deep shadows in her heart.
The White Tiger, watching the familiar scene in the distant sky, anxiously paced back and forth on the platform outside the cave. Occasionally, unable to control her strength, she would crush a few stone slabs beneath her feet. The lightning tribulation hadn't even begun, and the stone platform was already ruined.
So as the White Tiger walked, she suddenly stepped into empty space and nearly fell off the cliff. Though falling wouldn't have caused her serious harm, she was still startled.
This shock actually cald Jiang Mo's frantic heart, and she suddenly thought of an issue, hastily addressing the system: "System, quick, quick, help
see if there are any treasures that can resist lightning tribulation. Before the tribulation begins, I need to send them to Senior Sister quickly, to prevent her from facing the lightning tribulation empty-handed. She's not a body cultivator; it would be too disadvantageous."
Glancing at the host's diminished points, the system didn't remind her and directly began the search.
The system's speed was fast, and Jiang Mo's ordering speed was also quick, but unfortunately, they weren't faster than the lightning tribulation. Just as Jiang Mo extracted the products into her hands, the space under the tribulation clouds was sealed, and the long-brewing tribulation clouds finally released the first bolt of lightning.
Majestic and powerful, earth-shattering—the magnificent thunder and lightning made one's heart tremble...
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