Half a month passed.
Di Xiao and Di Ying had almost toured the entire secret realm of Wushuang Sect.
At first, Di Xiao still carried a scrutinizing gaze. But after seeing three of the great structures, he remained silent for a long time. In the end, he and Di Ying simply waited outside the Trial Tower.
Di Xiao sat cross-legged cultivating, occasionally raising his head to glance at the colossal structure. Every time he looked at the Trial Tower, he felt a trace of palpitations.
The complete form of the Celestial Divine Palace was already terrifying enough, yet upon this Trial Tower, there was a majesty that seemed eternal and unchanging. With such a divine treasure here, could the disciples of Wushuang Sect not grow at an astonishing pace?
And Yun Jin, who owned this divine treasure, just what kind of origin did she have?
Previously, when the disciples of Wushuang Sect claimed their Sect Master was the reincarnation of a deity, Di Xiao only laughed.
But now, he felt that this was very likely the truth.
Di Xiao glanced at Di Ying.
Di Ying had no idea what Di Xiao was thinking. She was still curiously darting about the mountains.
Di Xiao lowered his gaze, a thought faintly forming. His younger sister had lost the Xuan Yin Crystal. In cultivation, her progress was always slow. If Yun Jin truly had such powerful background, then his sister's future growth would inevitably have to rely upon Yun Jin.
Di Xiao closed his eyes.
When Yun Jin faced heavenly tribulation, he must give his utmost effort. Only then could he ensure Yun Jin would devote herself more fully to his sister's growth.
Since Yun Jin wanted to kill Lin Xiao, then he absolutely could not allow Lin Xiao to leave alive.
Speaking of heavenly tribulation, Di Xiao narrowed his eyes. By calculation, the time for it was nearly here. In a few days, Yun Jin should emerge. Otherwise, there would not be enough time to arrange matters within the Celestial Divine Palace.
Just as Di Xiao thought this, a flash of light appeared and a figure stepped out from the Trial Tower.
"Do you have to be in such a rush? Who knows when we will meet again next time. I only wanted to have a little chat with you," Yun Jin muttered at the Trial Tower. "Always throwing me out like this, utterly impolite!"
Di Xiao ignored her grumbling. His pupils shrank sharply. The aura on Yun Jin had changed once more. Her head had originally been full of white hair, yet in this half a month, faint strands of black had begun to grow back amidst the white.
Di Xiao had a feeling that her strength had climbed yet another level.
Yun Jin turned and saw Di Xiao, then spoke. "Senior Di, the heavenly tribulation is in three days. Shall we return to the Celestial Divine Palace first?"
Di Xiao answered with a complicated heart. The group departed from the Wushuang Sect secret realm, and Zhu Zhu skillfully created a vortex passage. In an instant, they were transported back into the Celestial Divine Palace.
"Master." Yuan Yuan was already waiting respectfully.
"Yuan Yuan, in three days the heavenly tribulation comes," Yun Jin said. "They say no matter how peerless the genius, when facing heavenly tribulation, it is always nine deaths and one life. Look through what our predecessors left behind. If anything can help with heavenly tribulation, prepare it all in advance."
Yuan Yuan nodded. "I have already prepared everything."
Before Yun Jin, a heap of treasures floated into view.
"These are all lightning-attribute artifacts. The records say such artifacts can resist heavenly thunder to some degree. They are the first choice for heavenly tribulation."
Seventeen or eighteen artifacts floated in an orderly line.
Even Yun Jin had no certainty regarding the heavenly tribulation. To be safe, she carefully collected all of them, ensuring that in a moment of crisis she could bring them out instantly.
"Is the heavenly tribulation site prepared?" Yun Jin asked.
On her last visit she had already told Yuan Yuan that she would undergo heavenly tribulation, and that she intended to use it to kill a powerful enemy.
"It is prepared."
Yuan Yuan glided ahead on his skateboard, leading the way.
Soon, he brought Yun Jin and Di Xiao to a vast and empty place. He pressed a button on a remote control.
The ceiling overhead opened to either side.
Yun Jin looked up and could see the endless blue sky.
Yuan Yuan pressed another button.
Beneath Yun Jin's feet, a grand formation lit up.
Yuan Yuan explained, "Master, this formation is the strongest defensive array the Celestial Divine Palace can activate in this small world. Against ordinary heavenly thunder, the formation alone could withstand it with ease."
However, everyone knew that Yun Jin's heavenly tribulation would never descend with mere ordinary heavenly thunder.
Knowing she was about to undergo heavenly tribulation, Yuan Yuan was extremely tense. He carefully studied the ancient texts he had gathered while traversing small worlds.
The descriptions of heavenly tribulation varied, but they all shared one point. Whether mediocre in aptitude or peerlessly gifted, anyone encountering heavenly tribulation faced nine deaths and one life. This calamity seemed to scale itself to the cultivator.
With his Master's current situation, how terrifying would the heavenly tribulation become? Yuan Yuan hardly dared imagine.
"Here are some pills that quickly restore spiritual power." Yuan Yuan presented a bottle.
Yun Jin put it away.
"And here are defensive talismans." He took out stacks of talismans.
Yun Jin accepted them, sticking layers upon layers over herself.
Di Xiao raised a brow. "Sect Master Yun, I did not take you for such a cautious person."
Yun Jin replied righteously, "What do you know? This is called not fighting unprepared battles. Strategically despise the enemy, tactically value the enemy. Do you understand?"
Her words carried a strange kind of logic. Di Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Oh, Yuan Yuan, ready all combat automatons at the Divine Transformation stage and above. Be prepared to engage at any moment.
The killing formations in the Celestial Divine Palace must also be primed. The instant I give the command, activate them.
And another thing, did you not craft many strange laser weapons? Bring them all out during the fight. The instant Lin Xiao appears, seal the space. Unleash every means. Do not let him escape alive."
Di Xiao was stunned.
At this level of preparation, not to mention one Lin Xiao, even ten Lin Xiao would be annihilated.
"Better safe than sorry, better safe than sorry," Yun Jin muttered, a little embarrassed by Di Xiao's look.
Di Xiao nodded.
This truly fulfilled the promise he had made before regarding Lin Xiao.
To ensure death.
Only, the one doomed to die was Lin Xiao.
In the past, Lin Xiao had tried countless times to kill Yun Jin. He always believed himself thoroughly prepared, yet was always lacking just a little.
This time, Yun Jin's counterattack was a lesson taken from Lin Xiao's failures. If she did not act, fine. But if she chose to act, she would do so with absolute preparation.
With all these arrangements, Di Xiao could not imagine Lin Xiao having any chance to survive.
"Senior Di, as long as Lin Xiao shows himself, he is doomed without question. But his cultivation method is peculiar. If he does not act first, we may not find him. So, we must stage a play. Only if Lin Xiao believes that the moment he strikes, he can kill me, will he take the bait."
As she spoke, Yun Jin and Di Xiao lowered their voices, beginning to discuss in detail.
This time, the chances of drawing Lin Xiao out and slaying him here were extremely high.
Such an opportunity, neither of them wished to miss.