Chapter 168: Disciple, It’s Time for Medicine

The road of cultivation is long, and for a cultivator, time passes swiftly.

Xiu Qingcheng originally thought Meng Yingxing had already nearly reached the peak of the Tiny Star Realm, so now, with the heavenly spiritual treasures provided by the Tianfeng Sect that suited the remedy to the case, breaking through to the Tiny Star Realm would be a matter of minutes.

Who would have thought that once Meng Yingxing sat down on this Spirit Building Platform, three months would pass.

Meng Yingxing was also a ruthless character; during these three months, apart from replenishing food and water once in a while, he barely moved.

Diligent, too diligent.

Looking at Meng Yingxing cultivating cross-legged on that huge spirit stone, Xiu Qingcheng couldn’t help but sigh.

If Meng Yingxing continued sitting like this, she thought she would soon be eating air-dried human jerky.

Every single one of these Spirit Building Platforms could only be entered by holding a jade token, so it counted as a closed environment. Thus, Xiu Qingcheng very naturally transformed into her human form to guard Meng Yingxing’s side.

The spiritual power here was rich; for a sword spirit like Xiu Qingcheng who relied on spirit to exist, it was no different from being wrapped in a warm bed—very comfortable.

Probably afraid that Xiu Qingcheng would be bored while he cultivated, Meng Yingxing released Miao Miao before entering meditative cultivation, and also let the sword ghost accompany Xiu Qingcheng.

So these days, Xiu Qingcheng was either leaning on Miao Miao’s large and soft body or lying on Miao Miao’s body with the sword ghost.

Although the days were plain, there were some small joys.

“When will Sword Friend Friend…”

Miao Miao curled up into a ring, its fleshy body and fur completely wrapping around half of Xiu Qingcheng’s body.

It opened its mouth wide to yawn, its dog eyes sleepy as it looked sideways to ask Xiu Qingcheng, who was lying on its body.

“Should be soon, right?”

Xiu Qingcheng lifted the book that was blocking the light on her face, revealing a pair of sleepy eyes as she glanced back at Meng Yingxing.

Spiritual power was being smoothly absorbed by him into his spiritual veins, but the storage of spiritual power in his body clearly was no longer increasing; this should be the sign of an impending breakthrough.

Xiu Qingcheng thought for a moment, then jumped up from Miao Miao’s body.

The girl’s figure was graceful, her red robes and long skirt fluttering with her movements.

Xiu Qingcheng tiptoed a few steps on the grass and arrived in front of Meng Yingxing.

She reached out her hand, her slightly cold fingertip lightly tapping on Meng Yingxing’s forehead.

A stream of spiritual power immediately spread out on Meng Yingxing’s forehead with this point as the center. Subsequently, the spiritual power that Meng Yingxing was breathing in around him gathered together and entered entirely into his body.

After a short while, Meng Yingxing opened his eyes.

Before he could see clearly the appearance of the person in front of him, several pills were stuffed into his mouth by a palm that felt like a snowy mooncake.

“Disciple, get up and take your medicine.”

Xiu Qingcheng said with a beaming smile, stuffing the pills used for the final breakthrough and stabilizing spiritual power one by one into Meng Yingxing’s mouth.

This manner was simply as if the pills cost no money.

Oh, affectionately gifted by the Tianfeng Sect; they indeed cost no money.

Meng Yingxing didn’t react for a moment; being stuffed by Xiu Qingcheng made his body sway, unable to control himself.

Only when Meng Yingxing’s mouth was stuffed so full that he couldn’t even speak did he begin to chew the pills in his mouth with difficulty.

Seeing the aggrieved look the young man cast towards her, Xiu Qingcheng chuckled and carefully wiped her palm, stained with a bit of Meng Yingxing’s saliva, clean on Meng Yingxing’s clothes.

After a good while, Meng Yingxing finally swallowed all the pills.

He immediately gasped for breath, like a prisoner released after serving his sentence.

“Master, I know you want me to hurry up and take medicine as I approach the edge of a breakthrough, but can you not be so rough?”

Meng Yingxing wiped the unidentified liquid from the corner of his mouth, the grievance in his eyes becoming even more apparent.

“Oh my, I’m nearsighted; I can’t hear you.”

With a smile on her lips, Xiu Qingcheng turned her head away.

Rough? What happened in that dream was what you call rough!

Even though Xiu Qingcheng had now reconciled with that romantic dream, she sometimes still wanted to give her current disciple a punch.

Might as well hit him since it’s free.

And we still do not know what exactly happened in Xiu Qingcheng’s dream that day.

Meng Yingxing was about to say something more, but the spiritual Qi in his body began to stir restlessly.

Meng Yingxing’s expression changed; he immediately sat upright on the huge spirit stone and began to gather the spiritual power around him using the breathing technique.

Xiu Qingcheng knew this was the precursor to the start of the breakthrough.

She thought for a moment, then left a wisp of sword intent between Meng Yingxing’s eyebrows.

The matter of breakthrough could only depend on Meng Yingxing himself, and she left this wisp of sword intent only to slightly alleviate the pressure of Meng Yingxing encountering the breakthrough lightning tribulation for the first time.

Afterward, Xiu Qingcheng retreated a few steps, floating away from the range around Meng Yingxing.

Meng Yingxing’s breakthrough had begun, and the surrounding spiritual power started to gather towards him continuously.

Accompanied by the gradually thickening spiritual power, the light of spiritual power illuminated Meng Yingxing’s entire person until he was translucent.

His skin became transparent and crystalline, allowing one to see the scene of spiritual power continuously flowing back and forth in his spiritual veins within his body.

Meng Yingxing absorbed more and more spiritual power; the current Meng Yingxing was like a balloon filled with air that was still being pumped, and his expression gradually began to become painful.

Beads of sweat condensed on his face, constantly smashing onto the ground.

Xiu Qingcheng stood in place, her gray eyes staring unblinkingly at Meng Yingxing, who was gathering spiritual power.

She subconsciously gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, as if the person breaking through was her; she looked even more nervous than Meng Yingxing.

It was just breaking through from the Cluster Star Realm to the Tiny Star Realm; most people could cross it very smoothly. What was there for her to be nervous about?

“Mm, Xiu Qingcheng, you are not nervous at all!”

The spiritual power absorbed by Meng Yingxing seemed to reach a critical point; the spiritual power around him began to turn violent, and thick thunderclouds began to gather in the sky above.

Layer upon layer covered the skylight; clearly just muffled thunder rolling in the clouds, yet its momentum was no less than sky-tearing bright thunder.

A few booms of muffled thunder frightened Miao Miao and the sword ghost into hugging each other behind Xiu Qingcheng.

The wind rose and clouds surged; the heavenly lightning fell.

Finally, the skylight flashed suddenly, and a bolt of heavenly lightning, like a thick pillar, struck down ruthlessly!

The heavenly lightning smashed accurately onto Meng Yingxing’s body; for a moment, the area around him surged like a roaming dragon.

A muffled groan came from Meng Yingxing’s mouth, his brows knitting even tighter.

First bolt… second bolt… third bolt!

The heart Xiu Qingcheng had been holding up lowered slightly. Everything is difficult at the beginning; now that Meng Yingxing had smoothly endured the first few bolts of lightning, wouldn’t the subsequent bolts be just a drizzle?

Originally, it should have been like that.

The fourth bolt of lightning fell, and the lightning light instantly filled the entire Spirit Building Platform.

At the same time, that bit of sword intent Xiu Qingcheng left in Meng Yingxing was instantly activated. Sword shadows flew with the lightning light, forming an illusory barrier, alleviating the suffering of the lightning tribulation Meng Yingxing endured.

This situation… was obviously not right!

The heart Xiu Qingcheng had managed to lower with difficulty suddenly rose again.

The momentum of the lightning tribulation rose higher and higher; even the lightning striking down was tinged with a layer of inexplicably terrifying purple intent!

The fifth bolt of lightning fell, smashing straight onto Meng Yingxing.

The momentum of the fifth bolt was far greater than the previous ones, like a thunder dragon roaring in rage. Vaguely, Xiu Qingcheng seemed to hear the sound of something shattering.

Then, the lightning light paused for an instant.

But that was the calm before the storm.

A strange power appeared amidst this lightning tribulation and spiritual power.

It did not come from anywhere outside Meng Yingxing’s body but burst forth from within him.

“It’s the demon power inside Meng Yingxing!?” Breaking through at this time suppressed it within his body!?

Xiu Qingcheng’s heart was startled; she had actually completely forgotten about the matter that Meng Yingxing might be of mixed demon blood!

A person of mixed human and demon blood possessed two completely different powers: spiritual power and demon power. What would happen when such a person’s breakthrough realm welcomed heavenly lightning?

Xiu Qingcheng didn’t know, but it absolutely couldn’t be a good thing for him!

The current Meng Yingxing was like a broken fire hydrant; exaggerated demon power surged out from his body continuously.

The demon power, wrapped in spiritual power, gathered upon the heavenly lightning, mercilessly tearing Meng Yingxing’s skin. Meng Yingxing, eyes tightly closed, felt sweetness in his throat and suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!

“Disciple!?”

Xiu Qingcheng saw the demon power wandering uncontrollably in the space; its violent spiritual power, carrying the heavenly lightning, wantonly destroyed Meng Yingxing’s body into inch-by-inch fragments!

Now Xiu Qingcheng could no longer stand by and watch. If this continued, what awaited Meng Yingxing was likely only death!

She didn’t want the little disciple she had painstakingly raised to die at this time!

Xiu Qingcheng’s face, covered in cold sweat, turned stern, and the Ting Tian Sword in her hand swept forward—

In an instant, surging sword intent gushed out with the momentum of moving mountains and filling seas, sealing the surrounding space so that not a wisp of demon energy could leak out.

If Meng Yingxing’s identity was leaked, I’m afraid it would cause trouble!

Sealing the demon power was exactly what she thought!

Now Xiu Qingcheng’s goal was very clear: what she had to do was force this demon power back into Meng Yingxing’s body!

As for breaking through, Meng Yingxing obviously couldn’t withstand this chaotic power. If his life was gone, what the heck was there to break through!?

Xiu Qingcheng wielded her sword, guiding the sword intent to gather the scattered dangerous demon energy together, attempting to beat it all back into the seal within Meng Yingxing’s body.

But Meng Yingxing’s demon power was evidently unwilling to return to the cage; it actually attached itself to Meng Yingxing’s body, letting Xiu Qingcheng’s sword intent ravage it.

A complex purple mark appeared on Meng Yingxing’s forehead, and some beast-shaped phantom images also constantly appeared on his body. Surging with the lightning light and demon energy, a blurry purple four-footed beast condensed behind Meng Yingxing, roaring at the sky.

Was this the condensation of Meng Yingxing’s demon power!?

“Get back in there! Don’t kill my disciple!!!”

Xiu Qingcheng gave a loud shout, and the Ting Tian Sword, carrying her subtle spiritual power, slashed violently upwards!

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