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Chapter 980: 30 Enchantress Core Formation

Chapter 980: Chapter 30 Enchantress Core Formation

Zhao Yuanzhen was still preparing to deal with the last wave of Tribulation Thunder, unaware that the cultivators outside were in an uproar, and no one was paying attention to her Tribulation anymore.

The large-scale disappearances of people inevitably caused panic. The explanation given by the Yin Yang Bureau is that there were non-registered civilian Onmyoji illegally conducting “Divine Concealment”, which led to a large number of nearby residents being affected.

Divine Concealment, a unique “Core Formation Heavenly Tribulation” to the Chongying Onmyoji. Once the Crossing Tribulation begins, the Onmyoji will vanish from this world and enter an unknown domain to face unknown challenges.

As to what these challenges are, Lu Country has no way of knowing. For now, they only know that if the Onmyoji fails, they will completely disappear, never to return to this world.

When a Cultivator is Crossing Tribulation, if someone intrudes into the range of the tribulation clouds, they will be affected by the heavenly tribulation. It’s not clear whether Divine Concealment could involve innocent people nearby, as the Yin Yang Bureau has always been secretive, and very little information leaks out—so if the large-scale disappearances in the four-country region were caused by a Divine Concealment, it’s certainly a possibility that can’t be ruled out.

But a greater possibility is that the Yin Yang Bureau is using the flesh and blood of mortals as a sacrifice to cultivate the Orochi.

Lu Country launched a diplomatic protest at the first opportunity, accusing the Yin Yang Bureau of engaging in “genocidal” behavior against the entire human race, and demanded that the Western World join in the pressure.

With the precedent of the Southern Border, not even the most shameless politicians could claim that “Orochi is harmless to humans”. It was as if the whole world was an enemy to the Chongying Onmyoji all at once.

Of course, it was all futile.

The Privy Council was in an emergency meeting, deciding whether to send Golden Core Cultivators deep into Chongying to investigate.

The proponents argued that the Orochi’s poison was endless, and even after the Head-falling Ba at the Southern Border was killed, it still caused widespread contamination of the surrounding land. If the Orochi dumped poison into the ocean, polluting the entire West Pacific, then the coastal cities of Lu Country would inevitably be harmed, so they must take precautions ahead of time.

The opponents claimed that the reason why the Yin Yang Bureau chose to act at this time was to interrupt the mass Core Formation process of Lu Country’s cultivators. Therefore, doing the opposite and prioritizing stability was critical; otherwise, if Yan Yu were to go and got temporarily trapped by the Yin Yang Bureau’s Shenyuan Simie with some unprecedented sealing technique, would Liu Longtao have to go to the rescue? If he does, the nation’s sitting forces would be depleted; if not… it’s impossible not to go, he would definitely have to go.

“So, what are your thoughts?” Yan Yu asked directly on the phone.

“Of course we should go,” Chen Tianming said with a smile, “but not now.”

Yan Yu was silent for a moment, internally cursing “Old fox”.

Chen Tianming’s meaning was simply to hold off on going, dragging it out until more cultivators had formed their Cores. How long to drag it out? Probably until after his daughter Chen Lingyun had formed her Core.

As Chen Tianming’s capable and loyal son-in-law, Yan Yu naturally had to align with Old Taishan. Not to mention anything else, Hongyu and others still needed help from Dual Cultivation, and Yun Jin and others needed someone to stand by while they Crossing Tribulation. There was no time to go searching for the Chongying Orochi. Who knows how long it would take to find it after going abroad.

Even if they found it, without the Sun True Dullness Sword in hand, if both sides were evenly matched, then it’s unknown how long it would take to return from the fight.

Seeing Yan Yu speechless, Chen Tianming said indifferently:

“You don’t have to worry. Even if there’s a problem, we, the old folks, will carry the responsibility.”

“Just take good care of them,” he added.

All of a sudden, Yan Yu felt slightly ashamed, he wasn’t sure if Chen Tianming was referring to “them” or “her”. If the former, would this be considered establishing a harem for the nation?

Sigh, I’m actually a warrior of pure love, wishing only for a lifetime with a single person. Regrettably, when faced with the nation’s greater good, how could I refuse? I can only suffer deep remorse and betray my principles!

Returning to the meeting room, he saw Zhao Yuanzhen on the screen, throwing out all the remaining Ten Thousand Bamboo Swords and the small Xuan Guang Ruler at once.

Then, she controlled a massive amount of White Bone Demon Fire, spurting it out towards the sky with full force!

Even a fool could see that Zhao Yuanzhen must be nearly drained of her True Yuan at this moment, and with the Tribulation Thunder approaching within 1000 meters in altitude, she had no time to rest and refine the potency of medicinal herbs, hence, her decision to push all her chips into the pot and make a desperate gambit!

Above her head, the last and only wave of Tribulation Thunder, plummeting straight down from above, was about to crash down.

Life or death, the outcome would soon be clear!

The people present no longer cared about the affair with Chongying and stared at the screen with varied expressions.

Chen Lingyun was expressionless, Lin Ning and Su Yunjin were a mix of tension and worry, Xie Ruoxi had a tearful look on her face, and her hands tightly grasped the hem of her clothing as if she could faint at any moment.

Such a beautiful but timid creature was unhelpful. Next, she would have to face her own Tribulation, and being scared here is of no benefit and only detriment.

Yan Yu came to her side and calmly said:

“Zhao Yuanzhen has stabilized her Core Formation. Hmph, such heavenly tribulation is nothing!”

“Really?” Xie Ruoxi hurriedly asked, “Has Sister Zhao overcome the crisis?”

Above the screen, the light from the White Bone Demon Fire and the explosive brilliance of the Tribulation Thunder merged into one, and no one could see whether Zhao Yuanzhen was dead or alive, wounded or unscathed.

But Yan Yu needed to rebuild Ruoxi’s confidence, of course, he couldn’t say it as it was, so he spoke confidently:

“Crossing this Core Formation Heavenly Tribulation requires cultivation, resources, awareness, and luck, but ultimately it still comes down to cultivation. With abundant True Yuan, any tribulation is a breeze; look at your Sister Zhao, wasting resources recklessly and her battlefield awareness is a complete mess, but relying on her sufficiently robust True Yuan, she has managed to hang in there, even taking medicinal herbs sporadically without being meticulous!”