"Bang!"
"Dong!"
Sparks flew, illuminating the entire Wuhui Mountain.
"Phoenix."
Someone shouted.
Chu Lingwei looked towards Feng Ming and saw her phoenix phantom becoming clearer and clearer, its noble figure soaring above Wuhui Mountain.
"Is the thunder tribulation over?" Chu Lingwei turned to look at her senior brother. Feng Ming's thunder tribulation seemed a bit too easy.
"Not yet."
Before Feng Ming could rejoice, the dark clouds in the sky began to change. Through the dense black clouds, streaks of golden light pierced through.
Nangong Luo swallowed nervously, cursing his luck. A golden thunder tribulation, something that hadn't occurred in eight years, had happened to him.
"Second Senior Brother, be careful." Su Yan took out his natal magic artifact, the Hunyuan Five Dragon Wheel. A golden thunder tribulation, one slip-up, and they could all perish.
"Come, let's fight it."
Nangong Luo wielded his warm jade Haotian fan, his eyes filled with a killing intent.
Feng Ming's expression grew solemn. This thunder tribulation made her heart tighten. She flew to Nangong Luo's side, ready to face it with them.
"Feng Ming, you can use your magic artifact." Chu Lingwei sensed that this thunder tribulation was different and quickly reminded her.
With so many magic artifacts in her spatial dimension, they were enough to withstand any powerful thunder tribulation.
"Weiwei, I want to face this thunder tribulation on my own."
Feng Ming's voice was more resolute than ever. Phoenix rebirth was a path they had to take.
Only by walking this path could she become a true phoenix.
"Be careful."
Chu Lingwei's heart stirred. She looked at Feng Ming with a sense of relief. Feng Ming had grown.
The air pressure on Wuhui Mountain dropped further. Cultivators with low cultivation bases found it hard to stand. Those watching the thunder tribulation from afar couldn't help but retreat.
Chu Lingwei held her phantom cat in her arms, waiting for Feng Ming to be reborn in fire.
Suddenly, Wuhui Mountain lit up, and a golden thunder tribulation began to gather in the sky.
It was indeed a golden thunder tribulation!
The observing cultivators were shaken. Wuhui Mountain was truly extraordinary; this breakthrough had actually summoned a golden thunder tribulation.
"It's coming."
Chu Lingwei stared intently at the thunder tribulation. A golden lightning bolt, thicker than before, struck towards Feng Ming and the others.
Everyone held their breath.
As the thunder tribulation descended, Bei Chenfeng soared forward, conjuring his magic artifact to resist the thunder's might alongside them.
The entire world changed color. Chu Lingwei averted her eyes from the dazzling gold. When she looked back, Wuhui Mountain was plunged into silence.
"Senior Brother, how are they?"
Chu Lingwei's heart was filled with anxiety. The previous thunder tribulation was too blinding to look at directly.
"They are fine. Master has already taken them back." The senior brother led Chu Lingwei to their master's cave dwelling.
"It's over just like that?"
Chu Lingwei was surprised. It was only a prelude, with no grand finale.
Leng Xingzhi was amused by his junior sister's innocent surprise. "What else do you expect to happen, junior sister? Another thunder tribulation?"
Chu Lingwei secretly glared at her senior brother, who still had the mood to joke at a time like this.
"Come in."
Before Chu Lingwei and the others entered, Bei Chenfeng's voice came from inside the cave dwelling.
"Master, are Second Senior Brother and the others alright?" Chu Lingwei quickly walked in, not seeing the two of them.
"Weiwei."
Bei Chenfeng didn't answer. A soft, doll-like voice called out.
Chu Lingwei followed the sound and saw a little girl of three or four years old emerge from the inner chambers. She had bright eyes beneath crescent-shaped eyebrows and a pout on her cherry-like lips. Her fair skin was tinged with red as she blinked and walked out slowly.
"Feng Ming?"
Chu Lingwei's eyes were filled with joy. Feng Ming looked incredibly cute in her current form.
"Weiwei, do I look pretty?" Feng Ming ran to Chu Lingwei, twirling in front of her. When she smiled, two shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks, making her even more adorable.
"Very pretty." Chu Lingwei squatted down to be at Feng Ming's eye level and gently touched her soft, smooth cheek. "Feng Ming, you are truly beautiful."
"Compared to the cat, who is prettier?" Feng Ming pounced into Chu Lingwei's arms, acting spoiled. She was determined to be prettier than the phantom cat.
Chu Lingwei poked Feng Ming's nose. As a girl, she spent her days comparing herself to cats.
The phantom cat jumped in front of Feng Ming, circling her twice and letting out a soft purr, "How can you possibly be prettier than me in that state?"
Feng Ming's face instantly changed. Swiftly and accurately, she grabbed the phantom cat by the neck. "Say that again."
"Master, are Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother alright?"
Chu Lingwei stood up. Now that Feng Ming had successfully transformed, she felt relieved.
"They are recuperating. You will be able to see them in three days." Bei Chenfeng looked at Feng Ming, who was playfully wrestling with the phantom cat. "Feng Ming, now that you've transformed, you must be careful when you go out from now on."
"Yes, disciple understands." Chu Lingwei replied.
Leaving their master's cave dwelling, Chu Lingwei looked at the ruined cave dwelling and finally remembered that their own dwellings had been destroyed by the thunder tribulation.
Chu Lingwei took out a spiritual house from her storage bag. "We'll make do here for tonight. We'll rebuild the cave dwellings tomorrow."
Three days later.
Chu Lingwei's cave dwelling had just been completed when Nangong Luo arrived on his sword.
"Junior Sister, your new cave dwelling is quite nice."
"Congratulations, Second Senior Brother, on entering the Huatian realm." Chu Lingwei bowed to Nangong Luo.
"I have you to thank for that." Nangong Luo was in high spirits. Not only had he entered the Huatian realm, but he had also reached the mid-stage of the Huatian realm, with entry into the Tongtian realm within reach.
"Second Senior Brother, I actually have something I wanted to ask you."
Chu Lingwei invited Nangong Luo into the cave dwelling and they sat down.
"Junior Sister, feel free to ask anything." Nangong Luo glanced at a little girl peeking out and at him, and couldn't help but smile. "I didn't expect Feng Ming to be so cute after transforming."
Feng Ming blinked her eyes and ran out. "Second Senior Brother, how did you recognize me?"
"No matter what you look like, you're still Feng Ming." Nangong Luo laughed heartily. He had witnessed her transformation firsthand, so how could he not recognize her?
A hint of disappointment flickered in Feng Ming's eyes. So everyone recognized her. How boring.
"Second Senior Brother, I wanted to ask if you know Liu Yao of Zhaoyang Mountain?" Chu Lingwei asked as Feng Ming walked away.
"Zhaoyang Mountain, Liu Yao?" Nangong Luo nodded. "Liu Yao is the senior disciple of Zhaoyang Mountain and will be the next Sect Master."
"There really is such a person," Chu Lingwei murmured.
"Junior Sister, do you know Liu Yao?" Surprise flashed in Nangong Luo's eyes. His junior sister actually knew Liu Yao. "I heard that Liu Yao is devoted to cultivation, dislikes descending the mountain, and even more so dislikes making friends."
"At Bingji Cliff, Daoist friend Liu helped me twice." The Liu Yao she met at Bingji Cliff was very different from the one described by her Second Senior Brother.
Nangong Luo raised an eyebrow. "Liu Yao actually went to Bingji Cliff."