Chapter 1408: Crazy Hu Qing

When the body is injured beyond recovery, the normal course of action would be to seek out spirit stones or elixirs that restore vitality.

Why would Elder Liao be told to attempt a breakthrough to the Dimension Sundering Realm?

It's completely irrelevant!

Furthermore, a breakthrough to the Dimension Sundering Realm necessitates a lightning tribulation. Elder Liao, having suffered from fire poison for such a long time, is already physically depleted. If he were to attempt this now, he would likely be struck dead on the spot, with no chance of escape.

He wouldn't save someone only to then try to kill them, would he?

Elder Liao was equally bewildered.

"If you want to recover quickly, then attempt the Dimension Sundering Realm," Zhang Xuan said weakly, waving his hand. "The reason you were able to break through so quickly is because you've accumulated centuries of power. If my guess is correct, you should already possess the strength to attempt the Dimension Sundering Realm!"

The other party's rapid breakthrough wasn't due to innate talent or the effectiveness of his treatment. Instead, after being suppressed by fire poison and unable to advance, he had diligently cultivated for centuries. Once the underlying issue was resolved, his accumulated power surged forth, leading to an instantaneous and successful breakthrough.

Under normal circumstances, with so many years of accumulated power, he should have been able to reach a realm far beyond Half-Step Dimension Sundering. He had merely been suppressing his power out of fear of the lightning tribulation.

"But..." Elder Liao hesitated.

"I believe you can succeed..." Zhang Xuan said, clenching his fist to his chest, his gaze resolute.

"Alright!"

Seeing Zhang Xuan's intense desire, Elder Liao gritted his teeth and stopped suppressing the power within him.

*Boom!*

As soon as his power was unleashed, the surrounding air immediately grew thick. Moments later, everyone in the great hall used their divine consciousness to perceive dark clouds slowly gathering overhead.

"Go outside, don't undergo the tribulation here. Otherwise, with the formations present, the power of the lightning tribulation will become uncontrollable..." Zhang Xuan hesitated, waving his hand, but as he spoke, his eyes suddenly widened, and he stopped mid-sentence.

Not only the arena but also the entire hall was equipped with various formations capable of isolating aura and power. Under normal circumstances, undergoing a tribulation here would make it difficult for the lightning tribulation to find its target, causing significant problems, much like when he underwent his Soul Departure tribulation.

For others, this would be detrimental, but for him, it was ideal!

In other words... there was room to manipulate it and make it even larger!

For him, the bigger, the better...

The thought of it being even grander than Luo Xuanqing's tribulation made him tremble with excitement, and Zhang Xuan's eyes gleamed.

"Alright, I'll go out..." Elder Liao nodded, about to leave the hall, when he saw the young man before him sway again, appearing even weaker. "Don't go out! Stay here!"

Elder Liao blinked.

He had just said to go outside to avoid destroying the hall, but in the blink of an eye, he wanted them to stay?

"Azure Dragon Beast, go outside first and attack the lightning tribulation..." Zhang Xuan then turned.

"Attack... the lightning tribulation?" The Azure Dragon Beast recoiled, nearly falling from the air.

It had barely survived its own Dimension Sundering lightning tribulation, losing half its life in the process, and was already utterly terrified of it. To attack...

Isn't that seeking death?

"Master, can... can I not go?" It shook its head, its lantern-like eyes blinking several times, looking utterly pitiful. "If you feel I didn't hit this Physician Sage Bai Yu hard enough earlier, I can continue hitting him until you're satisfied. Please don't... make me attack the lightning tribulation!"

"..." Physician Sage Bai Yu's mouth twitched.

"What nonsense are you spouting? If I tell you to attack, then attack!" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"Yes..."

Pouting its lips, the Infernal Azure Dragon Beast, with a look of resigned determination, shot its massive body outwards.

*Rumble!*

A moment later, the dark clouds grew even larger. Previously, they had only covered the area of the great hall, but now they spanned hundreds of *mu* in size.

"Physician Sage Bai Yu, I might have to trouble you to attack it as well..." Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction, a look of excitement on his face, as he turned to Physician Sage Bai Yu nearby.

"Me?"

Bai Yu's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"It's a bother, but don't worry, nothing will happen..." Knowing his concerns, Zhang Xuan's eyes conveyed sincerity. "I know what I'm doing!"

"Know what you're doing?" Bai Yu's body trembled.

Is this what you call knowing what you're doing? What kind of "measure" is this?!

Are you not going to stop until Elder Liao is dead?

"If I have a way to save him from imminent death, then I have a way to help him pass the lightning tribulation..." Zhang Xuan continued, seeing his hesitation.

"So be it!"

After agonizing for a long time, seeing how certain Zhang Xuan sounded and recalling the recent miraculous events, Physician Sage Bai Yu gritted his teeth, his body swayed, and he too rushed out.

Seeing that not only was Elder Liao undergoing the tribulation, but the Azure Dragon Beast and Bai Yu had also been sent out, Master Fei, Feng Ziyi, and the others were all dumbfounded.

They had seen people courting death before, but never in such a bizarre manner...

What was going on?

In a room within the Hall of Rites, several elders were seated.

The foremost among them, clad in a green robe with a lean face, was Elder Hu Qing, the head of the Hall of Rites.

"As for recent matters, proceed like this..." He instructed. After giving an instruction, his eyebrows suddenly twitched, and Hu Qing abruptly stood up.

"What happened?"

"Who is undergoing tribulation?"

"How can someone undergo tribulation here? This is disastrous... The entire Hall of Rites could be destroyed..."

With dark clouds covering the sky and thunder rolling, the other elders also noticed that something was terribly wrong.

If such massive lightning were to truly descend, the entire Hall of Rites would likely be reduced to ruins.

"Where are the elders? Protect the Hall of Rites!" Hu Qing shouted loudly as he soared into the sky.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

In the blink of an eye, over a dozen more enforcement elders flew out, hovering in mid-air, their faces grim as they stared at the lightning in the sky.

As elders, they absolutely could not allow the lightning to destroy this place!

"Elder Zhao, go see who is undergoing tribulation..." Hu Qing gritted his teeth and barked, seeing that everyone had arrived.

If one wants to undergo a tribulation, couldn't they do it anywhere else? The Hall of Faith has a dedicated place for tribulations, where one can even mitigate the influence of inner demons. To insist on doing it here—isn't that simply courting death?

"Yes..." an elder nodded. He was just about to go out when he saw an Infernal Azure Dragon Beast let out a roar, releasing golden light from its hooves and claws, and charging straight towards the dark clouds.

*Crack! Crack!*

After its attack, the dark clouds immediately expanded in size.

"What is that creature doing? Is it seeking death...?" All the elders were aghast.

It's not your lightning tribulation, so why are you showing off? Attacking it so frantically—how is the person undergoing the tribulation supposed to survive?

"Quickly stop that creature..." the infuriated elder in command roared. However, before his words finished, he saw the universally respected Physician Sage Bai Yu also fly out.

With a flip of his hand, potent energy condensed in his palm. He swung it fiercely, also striking at the dark clouds in the sky.

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

The dark clouds expanded to cover well over a thousand *mu*... The entire Hall of Rites was now completely enveloped.

"Bai Yu, what are you doing?!" Hu Qing completely lost his composure.