Chapter 929: Chapter 1: Everyone is Waiting for Yan Yu_2

“Let him compete then,” Yan Yu seriously said, “Compared to some ‘first to form a Core’ kind of empty reputation, isn’t ensuring a safe Crossing Tribulation more important?”

“You’re right,” Li Weiguo expressed his agreement.

In fact, the Zhenhai Team had more cultivators reaching the Great Perfection Realm, but in the end, it was Liu Longtao from the Dingbei Army who stole the spotlight. Many high-ranking members of the Zhendong Army had quite a few complaints about this.

Nevertheless, as the Commander, Li Weiguo unconditionally stood on Yan Yu’s side. Since he believed that “safety is more important than reputation,” Li Weiguo would naturally help him suppress any internal dissent.

Even though Old Li didn’t exert much pressure, after finishing the call, Yan Yu couldn’t help but start thinking again.

The Golden Core Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm are two completely different Great Realms. Should a foreign country have Transcendents equivalent to the Golden Core Realm while Lu Country temporarily has none, the gap in time would be extremely dangerous for Lu Country–it would be equivalent to a power vacuum at the highest level.

After pondering for a moment, Yan Yu called Liu Longtao again, and miraculously, the call went through.

“Holy shit, Old Liu, you’re still carrying your phone?”

“We’re not in prison,” Lord Master’s voice clearly conveyed some speechlessness, “Why can’t I carry a phone?”

“Isn’t the location for Crossing Tribulation supposed to be a secret?” Yan Yu said, “If it’s meant to be kept secret, then surely there has to be a cut-off for mobile signal transmission, right?”

“I’m not ready to cross the tribulation yet,” Lord Master said.

“Why not?”

“No reason. It’s my first time Crossing Tribulation, and I have no confidence,” Liu Longtao heaved a sigh and admitted frankly, “I told the higher-ups that I want to gather the Acquired Five Elements Elite; only after improving my combat power will I cross the tribulation.”

“Come on!” Yan Yu immediately said, “Gather all of the Acquired Five Elements Elite? Why don’t you wait until you grow three livers before crossing the tribulation?”

“It’s no big deal,” Liu Longtao replied nonchalantly, “Don’t you have Xie Ruoxi in your team, right? Don’t tell me she hasn’t reached the Perfection of Foundation Establishment Realm. Hey! What a coincidence, she uses Thunder Method, right? She should handle the heavenly tribulation easily. Once she’s the first to cross, the Privy Council gets the intel and adjusts my plan; I can prepare and then cross the tribulation without it being too late.”

“We’re all waiting for you to cross the tribulation!” Yan Yu exclaimed.

Liu Longtao: ……

So, I’m waiting on you guys, and you are all waiting on me, right?

“This won’t do, Old Liu!” Yan Yu continued, “You wait for me, I wait for you; this is never-ending. By then, if hundreds of Golden Core Realm Transcendents come from abroad, neither you nor I will have to wait–only to wait for death!”

“Don’t scare me,” Liu Longtao hastily said, “Then hurry up and let Xie Ruoxi cross the tribulation! What are you waiting for?”

“She’s no good!” Yan Yu said, “She doesn’t dare to be the first to cross.”

“Neither do I!” Liu Longtao blurted out, “How can being the first to eat the crab be good? Our Lu Country’s first manned flight to space had engine and rocket body resonance for half a minute on the return trip; people nearly died, all because of lack of experience! The first one to cross the tribulation lacks experience, and all the preparations given are the least sufficient; it definitely won’t end well!”

“There has to be a first one,” Yan Yu said, “But being greedy for life and fearing death won’t do!”

“Old Yan, here’s the heart-to-heart truth,” Liu Longtao sighed, “I’m not afraid of going into battle, even if it means sacrificing my life for the country. But being killed by a heavenly tribulation, that’s textbook material for cultivators; and then the book will write, ‘Liu Longtao was struck dead by lightning on his first Crossing Tribulation due to insufficient preparations in this and that aspect, please take this as a warning.’ That makes me look like a fool who’s seeking his own death… I’m not up for that!”

“Old Liu, you coward! You’re not worthy of being a man of Pingjing!”

“Old Yan, people with subpar cultivation talent sure talk tough,” Liu Longtao snorted, “Why don’t you push harder, catch up with your cultivation? We’re all waiting to see you brave the lightning! If you’re the first to cross, I’ll call you ‘big brother’ from now on!”

Yan Yu cursed and hung up the phone, starting to feel a headache coming on.

The girls are all waiting on me, and Jing Coward is being lazy; once the upper echelon sees “Ah, everyone has reached their level but no one is crossing the tribulation,” no wonder Old Li is calling to ask me!

I say “safety first,” and probably Old Li is going to argue with the higher-ups, urging them to arrange for Lord Master to cross the tribulation… but all this dragging, you don’t want to actually drag out a real problem!

Damn it, maybe I should be the first to cross the tribulation, and push harder on my cultivation!

Yan Yu made up his mind and turned to find Chen Lingyun, saying:

“Ling Yun, how about you not participate in the joint cultivation tomorrow, is that okay?”

“Sure.” Chen Lingyun was grinding coffee beans and casually said, “Then I wish you the first one to cross the tribulation smoothly.”

“How did you know I was going to be the first to cross the tribulation?” Yan Yu asked in confusion.

“Because they are all waiting for you, scaring the unaware Lord Master.” Chen Lingyun said slowly, “Lord Master is afraid to be the first to cross the tribulation, and Lu Country needs to produce a Golden Core cultivator as soon as possible, so your subconscious reaction must be to go up yourself, right? If I don’t participate in the joint cultivation, it would mean that only you would be receiving their Circulating the Heavens assistance, which would surely be much more efficient.”

Yan Yu: …….

Shrewd woman indeed, but this “I have already planned it” kind of arrogant face really kind of pisses people off. The female little devil only really shows her charm when whining and begging for mercy.

“Moreover, I originally estimated that you should have come to find me last week.” Chen Lingyun continued with a smile, “Your information is really not up-to-date, huh.”

“That’s enough.” Yan Yu said irritably, “I feel like you’ve been distracted from cultivation lately, always asking for leave to go out during non-cultivation times, what exactly are you doing?”

“Secret.” Chen Lingyun raised a finger to her lips and revealed a mischievous smile.

“I can’t be bothered with you.” Yan Yu turned and left, “I’m off!”

On the following day during the joint cultivation in the mysterious realm, Ningning used Sword Control to attract the prohibition’s attacks, while Yan Yu sat in a circle with Xie Ruoxi, Zhao Yuanzhen, and Su Yunjin, using their palms together to transfer Circulating the Heavens energy.

Without the burden of Chen Lingyun, it felt great!

Xie Ruoxi’s engine was still robust, her True Yuan flowing in and out like a vast river, unceasing; Zhao Yuanzhen, the enchantress from a foreign land, had amazing talent, and her Circulating the Heavens transfer was like a torrential downpour, surging and pounding; Su Yunjin’s True Yuan was relatively gentle, like a wide lake and deep pool, barely noticeable at first, but with a shocking aftereffect later on.

More importantly, they had all reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment Realm, the hard-earned True Yuan being transferred was all mine!

The thing about cultivation talent, it not only determines the absorption and exhalation volume of the external Spiritual Energy but also the absorption and usage rate of the self. Most of the time, both are interconnected, and now Yan Yu was being topped up by three people, his absorption and exhalation volume far exceeding the absorption efficiency, immediately feeling a foie gras-like discomfort, the meridians almost swollen with congestion.

But what kind of person was Yan Yu? In his previous life, he was a true man who could infuse external True Yuan into his mortal body to kill enemies, his meridian strength was definitely top-tier, so he just gritted his teeth and endured the infusion of True Yuan, not uttering a single word.

It’s okay, being forcefully filled up… consider it prepaying a debt!

After one round, everyone rested for a while, only to hear Su Yunjin ask with concern:

“Captain, are you alright? Is your body okay?”

“It’s fine, it’s fine.” Zhao Yuanzhen quickly replied, “If he couldn’t bear it, wouldn’t he have said so? Ruoxi, let’s continue!”

Xie Ruoxi was also a bit worried, afraid that the captain was pretending to be tough and would really have a problem if he was infused too much, so she hesitated and said:

“Maybe we should rest a bit longer.”

“It’s okay, no need to rest.” Yan Yu circulated his True Yuan throughout his body, feeling that the discomfort in his meridians was slightly relieved, and immediately said, “My body can take it.”

“If you can’t take it, say it at any time.” Although Su Yunjin said this, she was still unconsciously worried and decided to reduce the volume of the transferred True Yuan if she noticed any increase in resistance when the captain’s True Yuan was returned, to prevent him from actually damaging his body.

Zhao Yuanzhen, however, was getting excited, thinking that if you insist on showing off, then don’t blame me for not being polite! If you can’t take it later, I’ll pass you more True Yuan and see if you call a stop!

Xie Ruoxi didn’t have the complex thoughts of the other two, just thinking that since the captain said it’s okay, then it should be alright, right?

The increase and decrease by the enchantress Yun Jin, ultimately didn’t change much, still managing to make Yan Yu feel uncomfortable but not exceeding the limit, relentlessly pouring in.

Continue to strive for the Perfection of Foundation Establishment Realm!