Fenghua Mountain, where all spirits return in spring.

Among the green shadows, the beautiful and ethereal sound of the piano suddenly stopped.

Qin Shiyin, who was playing the piano for his senior, paused with his fingers, and with some confusion on his cold and pretty face, he turned to look in the direction of the sound coming from not far away.

"Senior Shui Lian, that is..."

"It's Ling'er who is making the breakthrough."

Looking at the dusty shadows on the horizon, Lan Yurou slowly sat up holding the edge of the rattan bed, a trace of worry flashed across her expression.

She knew that Sha Ling had been in seclusion for a long time.

Ever since the incident with Razina, the little girl had some enlightenment and began a long period of retreat and breakthrough.

However, if everything goes well, she should be able to leave the seclusion smoothly soon after Suzaku successfully overcomes the tribulation...

But now, not only has time been delayed, but the virtual image of the Centipede and the Holy Scorpion in the sky is also flickering, with an obvious feeling of blur——

This is a sign of unstable foundations.

"Senior Xiao Ling, is she... really okay?"

At this moment, Qin Shiyin, who was focusing all his attention on the sky, also saw some clues and couldn't help asking hesitantly.

Although she had not personally experienced the transitional tribulation, she had seen Lu Lingqiu's transitional tribulation up close.

Of course, we know that whether it is a human being or a demon cultivator, if there are shaky visions and shadows during the tribulation, it is definitely not a good sign, and it is very likely that what awaits ahead is a failure.

As expected, Lan Yurou shook her head solemnly:

"For Ling'er to overcome the tribulation, the success rate should be above 80%.

Unfortunately, both she and I have cast the demon clan's 'Innate Holy Law' before, and we need to rest for a long time. If we force a breakthrough at this juncture, the chance of success will probably drop to 30%."

"Ah...? Thirty percent?"

When Qin Shiyin heard this, he was obviously a little surprised:

"Why is it so low? I remember that Senior Suzaku also cast the 'Holy Method' in Xihai not long ago, and he also succeeded in breaking through some time ago..."

She was very puzzled.

At the same time, I don't understand why Senior Xiaoling didn't recuperate first, but instead rushed to make a breakthrough.

As a cultivator, if you blindly try to break through before you are fully prepared, you will be easily counterattacked by the way of heaven. The consequences can range from physical injury to the soul being wiped out. This is not a joke.

Just listen to Lan Yurou explain:

"Suzaku came earlier than Ling'er and I, and her cultivation has already reached the bottleneck of Yun Shen stage.

The two holy methods - 'Heavenly Blood Sacrifice' and 'Nirvana Rebirth' are completely different from the price we have to pay after casting them, and will not affect the talent.

Moreover, the master also used the 'Divided Memory Technique' for her, which can be said to have minimized the sequelae..."

Mentioning this matter, her eyes were full of envy:

"The reason why Ling'er is anxious is because she saw that Suzaku succeeded and felt that she didn't want to fall behind, so she rushed forward so rashly."

"...So that's what it is."

After listening to her words, Qin Shiyin continued to look thoughtfully towards the horizon.

At this time, the condensation of the vision has come to an end.

At this stage, there are usually two situations -

Either thunder and light descend from the sky, and the tribulation officially begins; or the vision dissipates, and the tribulation fails.

It is obvious that Sha Ling's centipede image is still very vague. At the same time, there are no signs of dark clouds gathering on the horizon...

After waiting patiently for more than ten breaths, there was a sound of "crow", and the white sand-like dust, as if it had lost its "power source", shattered into dots of fluorescent light on the horizon and scattered lightly.

"Did it really fail?"

Just when the two girls were extremely worried about Sha Ling's situation, they heard another soft "hula" sound spreading outward from the Wuling Cave!

The next breath, the obvious light fragrance wafting from afar filled the nose, and could be smelled throughout Fenghua Mountain.

"This is……"

"It smells like datura flowers."

"'Mandala'?"

"Well, it's the 'Born Spirit Flower' that Ling'er obtained after practicing the 'Flower God True Art'."

Hearing Sister Shuilian's explanation, Qin Shiyin was slightly startled, and subconsciously sniffed the low-presence fragrance around her again that "seemed to slow down thinking."

"……I see."

The multi-layered fragrance allows her to intuitively experience a clear sense of "alienation" and "distance".

In my impression, the flower language of datura flower is "narcosis"——

It seems to be in line with Xiao Aya-senpai's silent character.

I wonder what her inner world is like?

Will you be hit hard by this failure and unable to recover?

As the youngest among the second-generation spirit envoys with the strongest fighting talent, I am afraid it would be difficult to get out of this situation in a short time...

She had a very good relationship with Sha Ling, but she was worried about her senior's situation from the bottom of her heart... Inadvertently, a slightly worried look appeared on her face.

While he was struggling, he suddenly heard Lan Yu Judo say:

"Actually, Ling'er didn't gain anything this time."

"Huh?"

She came back to her senses and was a little confused.

I saw Lan Yurou looking at the horizon, seeming to be remembering something, and sighed softly:

"Although she failed to overcome the tribulation, she succeeded in breaking through the fourth level of the Flower God's True Technique, the 'zero fall state'. With this layer of protection, when she reaches full spiritual power, the success rate of breaking through again will be as high as 90%.

That’s more than that.”

"Is that so?"

Because Qin Shiyin has been immersed in practicing the heaven-level exclusive ethereal technique Lu Lingqiu created for her - "Crane Moon Autumn Frost", she has not yet begun to officially practice the "Flower God's True Technique". She only has the deepest understanding of the four realms among them.

Basic understanding.

However, listening to Sister Shuilian's tone, she could also feel that the difficulty of breaking through the "Lingluo Realm" would probably be similar to that of "Overcoming the Tribulation", otherwise it would not be compared.

"Well, Shiyin, I'm fine here. You can go check on Ling'er for me."

At this moment, the vision in the sky had completely disappeared. Lan Yurou was thinking about Sha Ling, but she couldn't move, so she had to ask her to visit on her behalf.

"good."

She happily accepted the order, put away her guqin, and after bowing to Sister Shuilian, she left happily.

——

…

The dust has dispersed, the rain and fog have paused, and the rainbow after the rain in Fenghua Mountain quietly emerges.

When Qin Shiyin returned to Wuling Cave Mansion, she happened to see Mu Qing and Xia Lianxing running over just now.

In front of the door of "Tu Ling Cave", I saw Sha Ling standing there with a thin body, her little face full of unwillingness and loss.

Fortunately, it can be seen that there are no scars on her body, and it is obvious that she has not suffered any backlash from heaven.

At this moment, in front of her, a tall woman with an eerie temperament was looking at her quietly.

And precisely because of the woman's presence, the deer and cats on one side did not dare to approach at all, but listened to their conversation from a distance.

——

"Ling, you are sad."

"Hmm? Razina?"

Apparently there was some surprise.

Sha Ling didn't know why she was able to return to the surface from such a strong seal shackles underground.

After all, before he went into seclusion, he went to see her once.

She was in great pain at that time.

"Um."

Under the unblinking gazes of the girls, Razina slowly approached Sha Ling.

There are no unnecessary words and no need for comfort.

He just opened his arms and gently took the little girl into his arms.

"Cry if you want to."
To be continued...