"I am not worried about the lightning tribulation itself, but there is something I need to tell you in advance."
Lin Yan said very seriously.
"What is it? No matter what, I will face it with you." Zi Che Shao Hao reached out and held Lin Yan's hand, equally serious.
"Then let's separate from those people outside. I don't want anyone else to see me when I transcend the tribulation." Her golden light of merit was still thick, and the tribulation lightning would not be able to harm her at all.
She could trust Zi Che Shao Hao, but not the people outside. Her situation was too unique. If she were to be coveted by some old monster from the Central Continent, or if someone who felt they couldn't pass their own tribulation were to capture her and make her a lightning rod, even the Zi Che family's power would not be able to stop those who could no longer see their future.
"Then I'll have them separate from us immediately." Zi Che Shao Hao did not ask for Lin Yan's reason, but immediately transmitted a message to the guards outside.
The guards left without hesitation.
After they left, Zi Che Shao Hao looked at the map and then had the spirit beast at the front of the carriage turn in a different direction.
"I'll choose a desolate place to help you transcend the tribulation."
"There's no need to be so vigilant. I'm not afraid of the lightning tribulation, I'm afraid of others seeing me transcend." Lin Yan smiled to appease Zi Che Shao Hao.
However, Zi Che Shao Hao did not relax as Lin Yan had expected. He thought of Lin Yan's previous injuries. Although he was sure Lin Yan had fully recovered, he was still worried.
He didn't know what trump card Lin Yan possessed that made her unafraid of the tribulation ahead. He just didn't want to see Lin Yan get hurt again.
Clearly, he himself didn't feel anything when he transcended his tribulation and didn't take it seriously, but now he was worried sick for Lin Yan about the tribulation she was about to face.
"Don't worry." Lin Yan looked at his furrowed brow and patted his hand with her other hand.
"I'll be fine. No matter how much I tell you, you won't believe me, so let's just wait and see."
After traveling for a whole night, the carriage stopped on a barren mountain. After Zi Che Shao Hao got out of the carriage, he began to take out all the protective gear he had thought of along the way.
Lin Yan got out of the carriage and did not pay attention to him. Instead, she used her divine sense to observe the surroundings. After confirming that there was truly no one, she took out her formation disk.
She was about to set up a confusion formation when Zi Che Shao Hao came over, intending to explain the use of each item to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan shook her head and refused.
"Yan Yan, don't be difficult!" Zi Che Shao Hao's face immediately turned serious. This was probably the sternest he had spoken to Lin Yan since they met. "A lightning tribulation is not a trivial matter. I cannot watch you get hurt."
"Really, you don't need to. Shao Hao, leave here. Your presence will increase the intensity of the tribulation." Lin Yan shook her head again.
Zi Che Shao Hao ignored Lin Yan's refusal and directly placed the storage ring containing the protective magical artifacts into her hand.
"Don't be stingy with your things. Nothing is more important than you."
After that, Zi Che Shao Hao prepared to move away from the area. The thunderclouds above Lin Yan had already begun to condense, and they were forming extremely quickly. If Zi Che Shao Hao did not leave this area, the tribulation would assume there were two people transcending.
Zi Che Shao Hao did not dare to go far. He stayed nearby, ready to rush over immediately if anything happened to Lin Yan, even if the tribulation intensified. He would bear it for her.
However, none of the plans he had devised were used. Lin Yan's tribulation transcended so effortlessly. The seemingly torrential lightning, when it struck Lin Yan, did not even break her protective true qi.
Zi Che Shao Hao finally understood Lin Yan's words: she was not afraid of the tribulation, but rather afraid of others seeing her transcend.
At this moment, he also realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately used his divine sense to scan the surrounding area. After confirming no one was around, he let out a sigh of relief.
After the tribulation, a sweet rain descended. Lin Yan was enveloped by this sweet rain, and she began to collect it using the Dan Collection Art. Of course, she did not collect it all.
A portion of the sweet rain fell onto the barren mountain, which immediately turned green.
Zi Che Shao Hao came to Lin Yan's side. "This is what you were worried about."
"Yes, you were startled too, weren't you?"
"No, as long as you are safe, that's all that matters. Do you need to go into seclusion for a few days to stabilize your cultivation?" With so much sweet rain, Lin Yan's body would surely be fine, but she had just entered the Nascent Soul stage and would likely need some time to stabilize her cultivation.
"Let's go back to the carriage. I can go into seclusion in the carriage as well."
"Alright." Zi Che Shao Hao took out the carriage frame and then summoned the flying spirit beast from the spirit beast bag.
Lin Yan returned the storage ring containing the protective artifacts to Zi Che Shao Hao.
"Keep it. That way, I'll be more at ease." Zi Che Shao Hao did not accept it.
"I am a sword cultivator. Using these would hinder my cultivation." Lin Yan threw the ring back at him and then got into the carriage herself.
Zi Che Shao Hao looked at her completely treating the carriage as her own and felt very pleased. He thought that if he were to ask Lin Yan to make a vow of alliance at this moment, she probably wouldn't refuse.
However, it was not the right time yet. He would choose a better moment to make Lin Yan his Dao companion for this life, no, not just this life, but for all eternity!
Following Lin Yan into the carriage, she went directly to her room upon entering. Zi Che Shao Hao did not mind and instructed the spirit beast at the front of the carriage to depart immediately.
After returning to her room, Lin Yan sat down cross-legged and immediately entered a state of meditation.
Abundant spiritual energy flowed through Lin Yan's meridians. In her dantian, Lin Yan's nascent soul opened its eyes. It then left the dantian and emerged from Lin Yan's body.
Lin Yan also opened her eyes and reached out, letting her nascent soul land on her palm. At this moment, she discovered that her nascent soul was holding two small seals.
The "Yu" character seal seemed to have repaired itself somewhat compared to before.
Lin Yan's nascent soul was very cute. Although the original body's appearance was cold and noble, on this round nascent soul, Lin Yan only saw cuteness.
Just then, Lin Yan's nascent soul flew up, and the two small seals in its embrace fell into Lin Yan's hands. A miniature version of a flying sword appeared beneath the nascent soul, and it left the room.
Lin Yan immediately contacted it, wanting to know where it was flying. Then, Lin Yan's face flushed, and she immediately tried to recall it.
Outside, Zi Che Shao Hao was studying the route ahead when he felt a disturbance from Lin Yan's room. The next moment, he saw a three-headed nascent soul flying towards him on a flying sword.