After the joyful dinner, everyone sat together to chat. In this martial arts world, where the winds and clouds are gradually gathering, a grand era of cultivation is about to arrive, which also means a dangerous storm on the horizon. Desolate Stone Village is a rare tranquility and harmony where everyone seems satisfied, enjoying the hard-earned peaceful life, seeking nothing more.

"Ah, it's time, I have some matters to attend to, I'll be busy for a while!" Tian Boguang looked at the sky and laughed, saying.

Before Ye Tianchen and the others could speak, Tian Boguang had already disappeared, leaving Ye Tianchen and the others somewhat puzzled. What was Tian Boguang up to? Only Hu Gao was there with a mischievous smile, naturally becoming the target of everyone's questions.

"What's Brother Tian doing? He seemed in a hurry!" Tianshuang looked at Hu Gao and spoke.

"What's there to be puzzled about? Can't a guy go to the toilet? Seriously, you worry about everything, controlling heaven and earth, and now even when people poop and pee?" Hu Gao purposely made a serious expression as he said.

"No way, there's definitely something going on. Brother Tian's expression looked strange. Don't fool us; tell us what's going on," Zhang Ruotong thought and spoke.

"Really nothing, he's a carefree, idle old man, who cares about him? You see, I don't even bother to ask about his matters," Hu Gao said with a scornful glance at the group.

Hu Gao's words and expressions made Ye Tianchen and the others genuinely curious and frustrated. You must know, in the past, Hu Gao and Tian Boguang were the most unreliable and gossipy. Any little thing, they wanted to know. Today was unusual; obviously, Tian Boguang had some issues, definitely something happening, but Hu Gao was neither gossiping nor curious. On the contrary, he seemed to be covering for Tian Boguang, which made things quite strange...

"If you don't speak the truth, I'll put you into Holy Heaven Prison for cultivation. You won't be allowed out for a month!" Ye Tianchen said with a very serious face, looking at Hu Gao.

"What? Boss, isn't this wrong of you? Even though you're the boss, you can't disregard my human rights like this!" Hu Gao was startled, and immediately felt on the verge of collapse as he said loudly.

"I'm serious. In these four years, you have wasted a lot of cultivation time. Now everything in the martial arts world has become unfathomable, and you never know when something incredible might happen. You really need to cultivate properly; you can't slack off. You know I'm your boss, and I can decide these matters for you!" Ye Tianchen solemnly spoke.

"This... Boss, I'm a person who loves freedom, and there's nothing more important than that. If you lock me in Holy Heaven Prison, I'll die!" Hu Gao knew Ye Tianchen doesn't usually joke, and seeing Ye Tianchen's serious expression, he immediately put on a mournful face.

"Then I'll see if you really would die…"

As Ye Tianchen spoke, "Holy Heaven Prison" floated above his head, seeing Hu Gao greatly frightened, thinking that being locked up for a month would be worse than death, trembling all over. Zhang Ruotong, Tianshuang, and Dongfang Meng were also taken aback, wondering what Ye Tianchen was doing, moving so quickly without warning, frightening Hu Gao to the point of almost crying!

"This... Boss, Brother Tian went to his pursued woman's place..." Hu Gao wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said.

"What? He went to that girl's place, could it be..." Zhang Ruotong said shyly.

"No way, could he have succeeded? Without telling us?" Tianshuang said in surprise.

"Brother Tian finally pursued that girl successfully, after nearly three years of persistent pursuit, it's finally cloud-clearing to see the moon," Dongfang Meng smiled and said.

"Is this development a bit too fast?" Ye Tianchen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked.

"Ah, Boss, I need to use the restroom, very busy and urgent, goodbye..."

Swoosh!

Hu Gao, fearing Ye Tianchen would really put him in "Holy Heaven Prison" for cultivation, vanished in an instant, while Ye Tianchen smiled and stored "Holy Heaven Prison" within his body, causing Dongfang Meng and the three girls to glare at Ye Tianchen, realizing he was just scaring Hu Gao, and didn't really intend to force him into "Holy Heaven Prison" for cultivation.

"So you were just frightening Hu Gao!" Zhang Ruotong laughed and said.

"Yeah, I just scared him. In the past three years, Hu Gao's cultivation realm has reached the peak realm of Late Martial Venerate, just a bit away from breaking through to Early-stage Martial Saint Realm. This cultivation speed is not slow. In martial arts cultivation, not everyone has a fast cultivation speed; that's not always the best thing. It depends on the person!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

Actually, returning to Desolate Stone Village, Ye Tianchen had already noticed that, apart from Zhang Ruotong's cultivation realm being at Mid Martial Venerate, Hu Gao, Tian Boguang, Tianshuang, and Dongfang Meng's cultivation realms had all reached the peak realm of Late Martial Venerate, ready to break through at any time. However, according to the common sense of martial artists' cultivation levels, once a martial artist wants to breakthrough from Martial Venerate realm to Martial Saint cultivation realm, they will undergo Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, their first crossing tribulation without experience, not knowing the strength of Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation. Many martial artists, once heavenly geniuses, have died during their first tribulation. After crossing Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation and reaching the Martial Saint Realm, every subsequent breakthrough will involve tribulation because the strength of the Martial Saint Realm possesses some heaven-defying divine skills and capital, which the magic law of this martial arts world does not allow, attempting to suppress as much as possible.

"It's time, we should also break through to the Martial Saint cultivation realm!" Tianshuang thought and said.

"Hmm, when you cross the tribulation, I'll protect your Taoism!" Ye Tianchen spoke.

"Meng'er, when do you plan to cross the tribulation? Meng'er…" Tianshuang glanced at Dongfang Meng, noticing she seemed absorbed in her thoughts, slightly raised her voice to call.

"Oh, what, what is it?" Dongfang Meng snapped back and asked.

"Um? I was asking when you plan to cross the tribulation to reach the Martial Saint cultivation realm?" Tianshuang was slightly puzzled for a moment and asked.

"Oh, I haven't thought about it. I want to consolidate more; after all, breaking through to the Martial Saint realm requires crossing the martial artist's first Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, which is not simple for us. Thick accumulation and thin release are important!" Dongfang Meng snapped back and said seriously.

"I think so too, but not too long either. The martial arts world is already in the dark flow, and no one knows what will happen next. Any kind of situation could occur, so I want you to start crossing tribulation in half a year, crossing to Martial Saint realm together, and I'll fully protect your Taoism then!" Ye Tianchen glanced at Tianshuang and Dongfang Meng seriously and said.

"Half a year later…" Dongfang Meng suddenly muttered to herself.

"What's wrong?" Ye Tianchen glanced at Dongfang Meng and asked.

"Oh, nothing, then start crossing tribulation in half a year!" Dongfang Meng smiled and said.

When martial artists cross tribulation in many cultivation major sects and cultivation families, some disciples will have big figures within the sect personally watching over, especially for some excellent disciples crossing tribulation, particularly their first Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation. Many heavenly geniuses, although very powerful, lack experience in crossing tribulation, and facing the first ferocious Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, threatening to obliterate them body and soul, is somewhat scary mentally. This is when powerful martial artists nearby assist, and this assistance depends on how strong the helpers are. In general, major martial arts heritages will not allow excellent disciples to perish like that. Although the martial arts world is full of martial arts cultivators, producing a highly gifted martial artist is still difficult. Gaining young martial artists with extremely high talent, potentially carrying bloodline power, becomes the target for major heritage forces, sometimes even sparking battles.

Of course, not everyone has the protection of heritage forces; some loose cultivators rely entirely on themselves. Even Ye Tianchen, without a sect, without a faction, must rely on himself. The path of cultivation is fraught with dangers, without guidance, without shared experience, all requiring self-exploration. The further along one goes, the greater the risk of a misstep leading to destruction. However, Ye Tianchen does not fear or shrink away from this. He sees it as his trial, believing in the strength of things earned by oneself, which are the most solid, unshakeable, and will make him stronger than ordinary martial artists.

Ye Tianchen nodded and then looked at Dongfang Meng, saying, "Meng'er, have you gained any insights from studying the ancient transmission array fragments?"

"Oh, not yet, it's quite profound, I've just begun to comprehend!" Dongfang Meng startled and shook her head, saying.

"Tianchen, are you preparing to use the ancient transmission array fragments?" Tianshuang asked tentatively.

"Hmm, Earth has not been suitable for cultivation for many years, losing contact with the outside world. Now, even Earth has entered a grand era of cultivation, with various heritage forces appearing, a situation of emerging geniuses. Who knows what the true martial arts world has become like? I need to quickly gather three fragments of the ancient transmission array, reassemble the ancient transmission array, and enter this martial arts world!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said seriously. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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