So the group of people left contentedly on the spirit boat. Although there were some minor accidents during the mermaid trip, fortunately everyone gained a lot in the end.

Not only did Jiang Chaoxu's eyes return to normal, but he also inherited the mermaid tribe's heritage and his cultivation level leapt to the middle Nascent Soul stage. Fortunately, their cultivation level was raised step by step, so they did not have an unstable foundation.

Ye Sui'an stretched out his hand and clenched his fingertips, spiritual power overflowed from his palm, and he raised his eyebrows lightly at Gu Xia.

This breath...

The late Nascent Soul period.

Gu Xia blinked, and facing the boy's bright eyes, he flattered him politely, "As expected of my third senior brother, you are awesome."

No wonder the master and those elders wanted to kick them out every day. As expected, actual combat is the best way to improve one's cultivation. The moment between life and death is the easiest to stimulate one's potential.

Not only the two of them, but even Xu Xingmu and the eldest senior brother showed signs of breaking through.

And Luo Qi just felt that they were indeed not normal people. How could good people break through a realm by fighting? It seemed that if the demons on the opposite side saw this scene, they would be so angry that they would die.

Why do I suddenly feel out of place in this world?!

He glanced around and couldn't help but say to Jiang Chaoxu, "This kind of thing is not worthy of your status at all. You might as well come back to the mermaid tribe with me."

He had a mission this time, and the elder of the Lan'an tribe specifically asked him to find a way to persuade Jiang Chaoxu.

Finally, he got a chance. Before he could continue speaking, Jiang Chaoxu glanced at him calmly and held out his hand, "Pay back the money."

Luo Qi was a little confused, "W-what?!"

"It's the money for the pills." Seeing that he was confused, Jiang Chaoxu kindly reminded him, "You didn't think that all the pills you took before were free, did you?"

Are you kidding me?

The battle with the demons alone almost emptied his mustard seed bag, and all his previous stock of elixirs was gone. He didn't know how long it would take him to refine them again after returning to the sect.

But this guy still keeps making trouble in front of him. In that case, he should just return the money directly.

It has to be said that supporting several brothers and sisters is quite expensive. Jiang Chaoxu couldn't help but sigh.

"..."

Luo Qi's eyelids twitched wildly, and he asked sincerely, "Are you that poor?"

"Of course." Jiang Chaoxu paused and smiled, "I'm so poor that I can't sleep."

Luo Qi: "..."

He angrily threw a bag of spirit stones to him, even forgetting his original mission, and sat aside.

He felt he needed silence.

Xu Xingmu had not yet forgotten the topic they had discussed at the beginning. Seeing that he was acting like the host, she curled her lips, approached Gu Xia and tugged at her sleeve, "Junior sister, why did you agree to let him go back with us?"

He quite disliked this person. He felt that he looked down on them all the time. He was even more annoying than Gu Lanyi. At least they could still get along peacefully now.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. With Luo Qi as a comparison, Xu Xingmu even found Gu Lanyi more pleasing to his eyes.

Gu Xia asked in surprise, "Second Brother, do you think he is unhappy?"

Xu Xingmu was always straightforward, and he would say whatever he thought. He pressed the scabbard eagerly, "When we get back to our territory, if he does this again, I will put him in a sack and beat him up."

"But you haven't told me why you have to bring him along?" He looked up in confusion.

Although the mermaids took the initiative to speak, their Taiyi Sect has always acted on its own accord. If they really didn't want to take someone with them, they would have disappeared without a trace long ago.

That's why Xu Xingmu was puzzled.

Shen Weixun, who was standing nearby, had guessed something. He looked at Luo Qi, who was still suspiciously isolated from the world, with a little sympathy.

Gu Xia waved to Xu Xingmu, pressed his head and explained in a low voice, "He is a hostage."

"Master, didn't you negotiate with the mermaids? When the cultivation world faces a crisis in the future, they will stand on our side."

If the demons are really planning to overthrow the entire world of cultivation, then the two sides will inevitably face another war in the near future. The previous intervention of the monsters has already made their attitude clear. It is obvious that the demons have offered them enough benefits to tempt them.

Since they had made a guess, they naturally had to prepare early and find some allies for themselves, otherwise the situation of being attacked by the two tribes again would only become more serious.

Xu Xingmu seemed to understand, "So he..."

Gu Xia blinked slightly, "So he followed us to the Five Sects. If something really happens, do you think the mermaids will ignore it?"

Ultimately, interests are the most important thing among all races. If the situation really gets to a very serious level, there is no guarantee that the mermaids will not break their promise. Although this method is a bit shameless, it at least adds an extra layer of guarantee.

If the demons really want to challenge the authority of heaven, then not only the world of cultivation, but everyone in this world will be doomed.

Gu Xia thought that she was not that selfless. Before saving others, she had to ensure the safety of her own sect and her senior brothers, and then she would help to the best of her ability.

So of course she was very welcome to Luo Qi who came to her on his own initiative.

Xu Xingmu suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

He got it.

Jiang Chaoxu put the spirit stone into the mustard seed bag and said after thinking for two seconds, "In this case, the time left for us is very tight. Unless we become gods, there will be some battles that we will not be able to intervene in."

Even though at their age, those in the Nascent Soul stage are already invincible at the same level, they are still not strong enough to face those in the Spirit Transformation stage or even above.

"Speaking of the transformation into a god..."

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Just when they were about to expand on this topic, a large mass of dark clouds suddenly gathered in the distant sky, and the darkness looked particularly oppressive.

Gu Xia narrowed his eyes, "Thunder tribulation?"

It was a thunder tribulation during the Spirit Transformation Period.

"Who broke through?"

A group of people looked at each other, confusion written all over their faces.

Ye Sui'an tapped his chin and guessed, "A casual cultivator? Or a direct disciple?"

You must know that apart from the elders of the five sects and those old guys from the outside world who have already become gods for hundreds of years, the ones who have the greatest hope of making a breakthrough among the younger generation are the direct disciples.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that there are some independent cultivators hiding in secret, but this possibility is not very high.

Gu Xia was very familiar with this aura, and almost immediately thought of a possibility, "Xie Baiyi? Is it him?"

Among all the direct disciples of the five sects, he and his eldest senior brother are only one step away from the Spirit Transformation Stage. The other chiefs are probably in the late Nascent Soul stage to the peak Nascent Soul stage, and the others are around the middle Nascent Soul stage.

Moreover, if it weren't for the backlash caused by the previous breakage of his natal sword, it wouldn't be surprising that he could become a god now given his abilities.

Ye Sui'an sighed and waved his hand lazily, "If it's him, then it's nothing, let's go."

A teenager in the Spirit Transformation Stage can truly be called a young genius. If this gets out, Xie Baiyi's reputation in the world of cultivation will surely rise to a higher level.

Fortunately, the junior sister broke through a little earlier than him. So it seems that their Taiyi Sect is still the best.

The scene brought about by the thunder tribulation in the Spirit Transformation Stage was enough to attract attention. I'm afraid the entire cultivation world is talking about it at this moment. They have just returned from the mermaid tribe not long ago, and even if the spirit boat is fast, it will still take at least half a month to travel. Even if the thunder tribulation lasts longer, it will probably be over by the time they get back.

Therefore, the few of them just felt a little regretful for a few seconds and quickly put the matter behind them.

It's just a mere transformation into a god. It's not like they haven't seen it before.

There's nothing strange about it.

Luo Qi was alone, and he didn't care about immersing himself in his own world. He looked at the dark thunderclouds in the sky, and then glanced at the few people who had remained calm throughout the whole process. He raised his voice and said, "The aura of the Spiritual Transformation Stage, whose thunder tribulation is this?"

In just a few days, Jiang Chaoxu's Nascent Soul stage thunder tribulation had just ended, and now he had just left the mermaid tribe and encountered another God Transformation stage thunder tribulation.

Breaking through one realm or another is as easy as eating and drinking water.

What? In the world of cultivation, you have to find a partner to help you overcome a thunder tribulation, right?

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