Chapter 1034: Heaven and Earth Phenomenon

She opened her palm and looked.

Her beautiful eyes instantly widened in disbelief!

A shimmering golden miniature pair of scissors and a small crystal-encased flame simultaneously came into view.

The leading elder glanced sideways.

His face revealed shock: "The Golden Dragon Scissors, one of our sect's three divine artifacts? Weren't they left behind by Qiyin in the Divine Transformation Ruins? Jiang Fan actually helped us find them? Wait, what's that?"

The elder then looked at the small flame.

After a brief thought, he was once again astonished: "The Source Flame of the Fire Worship Sect! A fortuitous opportunity that can summon a Heavenly Tribulation! He actually gave you something so valuable?"

The elder's face was filled with disbelief. This single Source Flame alone was a fortuitous opportunity that even ten Holy Fire Tokens couldn't buy for Yu Peiyuan. Given her cultivation level, the mid-to-low-grade Holy Fires she received were only enough to please Reverend Qiyin. Whether she could obtain the next Tribulation opportunity would depend on luck.

Now, Jiang Fan had directly given her a Tribulation opportunity!

Ma Qingyan's eyes widened. A Tribulation opportunity, just given away like that? Even close siblings might not be so generous.

When he looked at the Golden Dragon Scissors, he became even more unsettled, stating with a complex expression: "Junior Sister Yu has performed a great service by recovering the Golden Dragon Scissors, and with this merit, she can use the Desolate Smoke Reverse-Scale Armor once. It can effectively resist tribulation lightning, increasing the chance of successful tribulation by a full fifty percent. This, too, must be Senior Jiang's intention in giving you the Golden Dragon Scissors. He wants to ensure that you can break through to the Nascent Soul stage before the great tribulation arrives, giving you an extra chance of survival."

As soon as these words were spoken, the disciples at the ninth-level peak of the Core Formation stage felt particularly bitter. Because, when Jiang Fan didn't have Holy Fire Tokens, they had also considered giving him their own Holy Fire Tokens in exchange for a favor. But they ultimately chose to trust their luck and use them to intercept Holy Fire.

Only Yu Peiyuan had, without hesitation, given her Holy Fire Token to Jiang Fan. What she received in return was Jiang Fan's hundredfold repayment. Deep regret surged in everyone's heart.

Ma Qingyan also forcefully wiped his face, thinking, if only he had been more generous, Jiang Fan surely wouldn't have treated him poorly, right? He had even blamed Yu Peiyuan, convinced she would regret it. As it turned out, he was the one regretting it.

The leading elder showed a hint of envy, gently patting Yu Peiyuan's shoulder, and said: "If only I had a friend like this back in my day."

Yu Peiyuan held the two magic treasures, feeling Jiang Fan's meticulous care, and tears silently streamed down her face. She softly murmured, "Thank you, Junior Brother Jiang."

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan searched in the city for a while but couldn't find Hua Wuying.

"Does she really think she can escape?" Jiang Fan smiled. The monk may run, but can the temple run with him? Coincidentally, before the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets and others arrived, he would make a trip to the Myriad Tribulations Sacred Hall to demand payment on the spot!

So, he cast Cloud-in-Shadow and rushed towards the Myriad Tribulations Sacred Hall.

Just as he was about to leave the territory of the Fire Worship Sect, the deep sky suddenly turned crimson, as if a sky-covering flame was burning above the firmament. The sky for ten thousand miles around was entirely red. Everything on the ground was cast in a fiery red glow. At the same time, an intense high temperature rapidly pressed down. His clothes and hair instantly melted away. His skin also cracked and fissured from the scorching heat.

He was startled: "What is this?"

Even his Three-Aperture Nascent Soul body was scorched to the point of cracking! What kind of high temperature was this?

"What's happening? How can there be such a vast celestial phenomenon? Has an ancient giant descended?"

As Jiang Fan's heart pounded, an impossibly huge fireball burned through the firmament, hurtling towards the ground at an incredible speed. Its momentum was enough to destroy heaven and earth!

"A stellar impact?" Jiang Fan's scalp tingled.

However, what shocked him even more was that this fireball was coming straight for him! How could he just stand there foolishly? He decisively cast Cloud-in-Shadow, instantly teleporting out of sight. But what he couldn't believe was that the fireball actually changed direction and came after him! Jiang Fan cast Cloud-in-Shadow again, but the fireball still changed direction. It seemed to have him locked on from afar!

"What's going on? Ancient Saint? Are you playing tricks, you old hag?"

The answer came in the form of a bolt of lightning that struck beside him. Meaning, if it were me, I would have struck you already! Not the Ancient Saint? Was it something from outside the heavens? Why was it coming straight for him?

With no time to think, Jiang Fan continuously cast Cloud-in-Shadow, fleeing at top speed. But the enormous fireball behind him came closer and closer. Finally, unable to evade it any longer, Jiang Fan swallowed a handful of Rejuvenation Pills. Then, amidst his curses, he was violently struck.

At that moment, at the border of the Fire Worship Sect.

"Wuying, are you really going to slip away like this?" Yun Che said, looking at Hua Wuying, who was stealthily hiding among their group of disciples.

Hua Wuying, wearing a straw hat, wrinkled her delicate nose: "What else can I do if I don't leave? Wait to be sold off by him? You have no idea how devious this guy is!"

Yun Che, squinting her eyes and glancing at Hua Wuying's Nascent Soul stage aura, said sourly: "You're acting innocent after getting all the benefits. If you don't want to be collateral, I'll take your place."

Hua Wuying, exasperated, rolled her eyes at her: "You only see the benefits I gained, right?" Where could she possibly complain about the title "Debt Collateral Fairy" she had earned because of this? This was a lifelong stain.

Just then, the sky suddenly turned crimson, the firmament for thousands of miles seemingly ablaze. Along with it came terrifying high temperatures. Fortunately, they were at the edge, so the high temperature was limited. Hua Wuying, quick-witted and agile, decisively used her Nascent Soul power to shield herself and Yun Che. This saved them from the embarrassing fate of having their clothes and hair burned off.

Yun Che gasped repeatedly: "What is that? What a huge fireball!" In her line of sight, a colossal fireball plunged towards the distant ground at an astonishing speed. Immediately after, it slammed violently into the earth. A ten-thousand-foot-high colossal flame erupted from the ground, shooting straight into the clouds. Closely following was a violent earthquake and massive waves of scorching heat that rolled towards them. Aside from those at the Nascent Soul stage and the protected disciples, everyone else present was swept away without exception.

When the massive waves subsided, what met everyone's eyes was an endless sea of fire, and from the impact site, thick plumes of smoke billowed upwards.

Yun Che stared in a daze: "Wuying, what's going on?"

Hua Wuying was also repeatedly shaken: "It's like something fell from the sky."

Yun Che's eyes lit up, and she said, "Should we go and take a look?"

Hua Wuying immediately shook her head: "No, I'm not going! What if there's something bad in there? I just managed to get rid of my creditor; I don't want to fall into another pit of trouble." She said cautiously.

Yun Che pondered, "What if it's a fortuitous opportunity? As everyone knows, things that fall from the sky are always good."

A fortuitous opportunity? Hua Wuying was somewhat tempted; after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Okay, then we'll just take a look from afar. If things look bad, we run!"

Yun Che nodded repeatedly, linked arms with her, and headed towards the impact site.