Chapter 934: Chapter 4 The Eve of Crossing Tribulation

Crossing Tribulation, once failed, means complete annihilation, and the heavy cost goes without saying.

Therefore, even though Lu Country urgently needs a Golden Core True Man, it does not rush or pressure any cultivator who has reached Great Perfection in the Foundation Establishment Realm. If someone’s mindset isn’t ready and they are forced into action prematurely, resulting in their tribulation collapsing… no one can bear such a sin.

In contrast, in the Western World, Transcendents are generally employed by major corporate conglomerates, carrying a mercenary mentality of living on the edge; they generally harbor no concerns or reservations.

As of today, already three Western Transcendents who rashly ascended without adequate preparation, ended up failing tragically, leading to an uproar in the international supernatural community.

All major media within Lu Country have extensively publicized this, so most cultivators know that “attempting to cross tribulation without preparation equals death,” and are eagerly waiting for someone from Lu Country to bravely step forward and be the first to cross the tribulation, testing the waters for everyone.

Yan Yu, however, was unaware that he was being eagerly anticipated by the masses; he simply went through his final preparations for the tribulation.

“Your Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation is truly a weapon for restraining the heavenly tribulation,” Mei Yingxue praised, “Once performed, even if it just hangs above your head without moving, it can filter out many Tribulation Thunders for you. Moreover, with its spatial properties, the Sword Qi isn’t afraid of being shattered by the heavenly tribulation.”

“It just consumes a lot of True Yuan,” Yan Yu said.

“The consumption of the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation isn’t that great, is it?” Mei Yingxue had just said a sentence and suddenly realized, hastening to explain, “Ah, my apologies, I don’t mean your talent isn’t good, it’s just that in my memory, the cases I’ve seen using the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation are at least initiated by Golden Core True Men, I haven’t heard that it consumes a lot.”

Yan Yu remained silent for a while, then said:

“With my current cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Realm, indeed, I can’t fully bring out the power of the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation. However, I agree with your point, this sword formation is very suitable for dealing with Tribulation Thunder, Mr. Mei, would you like me to lend you the Yin-Yang Dust Sword when you are crossing the tribulation?”

Me? Mei Yingxue was taken aback, then smiled and said, “Sure, but I don’t plan to use Mysterious Realms to speed up my cultivation; I will just follow the steps to reach Great Perfection, so it might still take a long time.”

“Why not go faster in your cultivation?” Yan Yu asked, puzzled.

“No need.” Mei Yingxue shook her head, “My value to the country lies in scientific research, there’s no need to spend too much time on cultivation every day. Besides, aren’t you guys here?”

Yan Yu instantly gained immense respect for her. Mr. Mei, for the country, doesn’t care about her own cultivation path! This is a female cultivator who has transcended low-level interests and only has noble consciousness left!

“By the way.” Mei Yingxue suddenly said, “The auxiliary formation for the tribulation has been completed; it’s with Ye Jun, you can ask her.”

“Alright.” Yan Yu then went to the adjacent room to find Ye Jun, seeing her squatting on the ground designing a formation.

Today, Ye Jun was dressed quite simply and casually, wearing a T-shirt and jeans; currently, she was squatting on the ground with her back to him, from behind one could see her extremely graceful curves. Though not as voluminous as the Demonic Sect Enchantress, her contours had a unique flavor of their own.

Her hair had grown a lot longer and was tied into a simple ponytail at the back of her head; though still neat and efficient, Yan Yu still preferred her original charming short hair look.

“Oh, you come at just the right time.” Ye Jun, finishing the last stroke, stood up and said, “I just finished the prototype formation, want to try it out?”

“Sure, what specifically do I need to do?” Yan Yu asked.

“You have that Taiqing Yuan Qi Smoke, right?” Ye Jun said.

“Here you go.” Yan Yu handed over the magic treasure.

Ye Jun placed it in the center of the formation, then pinched a few Taoist incantations, and said:

“Come and attack.”

Without a word, Yan Yu immediately commanded the Huang Tingjian to fly high, slashing forcefully from above towards the formation.

The Taiqing Yuan Qi Smoke in the center of the formation suddenly burst open, turning into thick, tangible clouds covering the entire range of the formation in an instant.

The Flying Sword slashed into it as if paddling through mud and sand; even if extremely sharp, it could only exert about fifty percent of its power.

“What kind of formation is this?” Yan Yu immediately became interested, “A magic treasure amplifier? No, I didn’t channel any True Yuan, so who is powering the formation?”

“This.” Ye Jun patted the device by the wall, “They call it a power tank, a newly developed technology that can continuously provide energy to the formation.”

Yan Yu laughed upon seeing this; isn’t this just the energy storage device used by mortal warriors?

But looking closely, it was slightly different. First of all, it was about one-third larger than what mortal warriors used, definitely affecting mobility if carried on the back; secondly, it was embedded with a control panel rather than a knob, definitely not suitable for use in combat, it must be specifically for monks crossing tribulations, a technical substitute developed for the needs of a step-wise formation.

Of course, being able to develop such a device indicates that the technology of mortal warriors has also matured significantly.

At this point in my previous life, Li Minghu had already died in battle, Li Zhaojiang was about to go mad, and his ensuing rebellion caused the upper echelons’ trust in the community of cultivators to completely collapse, objectively greatly accelerating the incubation of the mortal warrior project; now in this life, the overall situation in Lu Country is much better, and the relationships between officially trained cultivators, civilian cultivators, and mortals are more harmonious, decreasing the urgency to cultivate mortal warriors… but under my guidance, Lu Country has avoided many detours, and overall, it is still significantly faster!