MJWCATFPITWOC Chapter 12
by VolareShen Yucheng’s new and old wounds converged, his body in a tattered state.
The golden shield rebounded spiritual power under the impact of the heavenly lightning. Shen Yucheng suffered severe internal injuries, his inner core feeling as if it were burning in a fire. He nearly lost his life from the first lightning strike.
He once again poured all his spiritual power into the shield, knowing it was futile, but he had no choice but to fight.
The second heavenly lightning bolt followed closely, an indescribable and terrifying force penetrating his shield, like a thousand-pound boulder striking his body, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.
Shen Yucheng’s body was overwhelmed, his muscles tensed, and beads of sweat instantly covered his forehead. He felt every inch of his skin burning, his meridians enduring immense pressure.
Mo Yifeng saw clearly that there were five bolts of heavenly lightning. At this rate, Shen Yucheng wouldn’t last much longer.
When the third heavenly lightning struck, the shield could no longer withstand it. The lightning penetrated the shield and directly hit his shoulder, the electric current rapidly spreading throughout his body. His clothes were instantly torn, and scorched marks appeared on his skin, with a few red beads emerging from the charred cracks, flowing along the wounds.
A cry of pain almost escaped his lips, but he gritted his teeth and endured, his thoughts beginning to dissipate.
*Is everyone’s tribulation this painful?*
Immediately afterward, the next few lightning bolts attacked, directly hitting Shen Yucheng’s chest. He felt his heart almost stop beating, every nerve trembling in intense pain.
Mo Yifeng watched from afar. The heavenly lightning of fate could not be interfered with by outsiders. Moreover, due to the restrictions of the Dao Companion Contract, he could only stand by.
His eyes were devoid of light, sensing through the contract that Shen Yucheng was covered in wounds, his aura gradually diminishing, unable to hold on for much longer.
He thought of the many people he had met in the past who cultivated uncommon and obscure Daos, people with strange ideas and peculiar values. They initially avoided Mo Yifeng’s enthusiasm, but most of them changed their attitude after learning that he was a Futian Sect disciple, flattering and obeying him, which was very boring.
However, they all left later, simply because of the fate that Mo Yifeng had been assigned many years ago.
When he first arrived at the Futian Sect, strange things happened one after another. For example, a centuries-old peak suddenly collapsed one day when Mo Yifeng passed by; a disciple living with him inexplicably developed a persistent high fever.
Over time, no one dared to be with him anymore. His master invited a Daoist priest, who determined that he was destined for calamity and had an extraordinary life.
And the interesting people Mo Yifeng found later seemed to confirm this statement. They invariably encountered life-threatening situations during missions and experiences. Some of these people left out of fear of Mo Yifeng, while others died.
In fact, on Hanji Peak, when Shen Yucheng was pulled into the ground and Mo Yifeng was lying on the ground, he thought he might be dead, but he didn’t leave because he remembered that the contract was still in effect.
Mo Yifeng’s eyes lost all their light, watching Shen Yucheng being completely submerged by the heavenly lightning, thinking that this time he probably wouldn’t be so lucky.
*The seventh one still couldn’t escape fate.*
The fifth heavenly lightning bolt struck down like the wrath of a celestial deity, at the moment Mo Yifeng turned away, thinking it was over.
“Boom—” At the moment the heavenly lightning fell, an explosion also resounded, two distinctly different loud noises merging together, the scene resembling a battle between gods and demons.
*That doesn’t sound like thunder.* Mo Yifeng suddenly turned his head, white smoke filling the air where Shen Yucheng was, covering everything.
He eagerly wanted to know the situation inside. Although reason told him that ordinary people could not withstand so many heavenly lightning bolts, deep down he hoped for it.
Hoping for a special case that could break the fate of many years.
After a moment, the smoke dissipated, and a huge figure appeared in the center of the platform. Mo Yifeng looked at it with familiarity.
When the huge object was fully revealed, he recognized that this was the Ancient Fierce Beast they had encountered on Hanji Peak, but its appearance was somewhat different.
The giant beast was enormous, several zhang tall, covered in dark golden scales that shimmered with a cold light. Its gemstone eyes trailed a red light as it moved, and its steel-whip-like tail swept through the air, making a whistling sound.
*It’s the Ancient Fierce Beast that made a contract with Shen Yucheng.*
Thinking this, the giant beast lowered its body and came to Shen Yucheng’s side, its entire body covered in hard scales, using its huge body to steadily protect him beneath it.
The next heavenly lightning had already descended, directly striking the giant beast’s back. The scales shattered, producing a crisp sound like two sharp swords clashing. The electric tribulation was completely blocked by the giant beast’s scales.
Seeing this, Mo Yifeng subconsciously released his hand clutching his chest. He stared blankly ahead, suddenly smiled, and began to tremble all over, as if he had found a broken toy under the bed.
Shen Yucheng, you are so interesting.
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Shen Yucheng knelt on one knee on the ground, using only his remaining strength to support his body, closing his eyes and waiting for the expected heavenly lightning. But the pain that should have struck did not come, and he felt a huge shadow above his head.
Slowly raising his head, he actually breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the giant beast.
“Good thing I didn’t waste spiritual power feeding you,” Shen Yucheng said with his remaining strength.
The giant beast’s body trembled slightly, its body covered in scorched marks, but it still stood, not letting the lightning hurt Shen Yucheng in the slightest. Under the protection of the giant beast, Shen Yucheng’s consciousness gradually recovered.
Whether it was the effect of the contract or not, the giant beast’s charred scales emitted a white light, and the damaged areas returned to their original state.
The giant beast no longer snatched his spiritual power, and Shen Yucheng could use spiritual power freely. The golden barrier started up again, thicker than before, at least enough to withstand a few more lightning bolts.
The two protected each other, and when the thirty-sixth heavenly lightning struck, Shen Yucheng voluntarily dispelled the shield, and the giant beast quickly moved aside.
The five heavenly lightning bolts directly struck Shen Yucheng’s body. He endured the extreme pain, his body covered in blood and gore, and his meridians fractured inch by inch.
However, the tribulation clouds dissipated, and a beam of warm sunlight penetrated the dark clouds, shining on him. At that moment, the world became Shen Yucheng’s stage for rebirth.
The sunlight shone on Shen Yucheng’s skin with a golden light, and he felt a force transmitting from the sunlight into his body, nourishing his body. Blood flowed through his body again, and the fractured spiritual meridians began to quickly rebuild.
His body felt unprecedentedly light.
He slowly opened his eyes. The tribulation clouds had completely dissipated, leaving only a clear blue sky and the beam of light shining on him.
The giant beast lowered its head and rubbed Shen Yucheng’s face, like a puppy begging for a reward. Although Shen Yucheng was exhausted, he raised his hand with relief and rubbed the giant beast’s face.
The texture of this big guy wasn’t great to touch, but the giant beast’s scales glittered in the sunlight.
Shen Yucheng felt that his inner core had been constructed after the tribulation, and the spiritual power in his body was purer. His dantian was wider than before, able to accommodate more spiritual power.
Thinking this, his vision gradually blurred, and he finally collapsed from exhaustion.
A second before losing consciousness, he didn’t know what he had fallen on, but he felt a softness. The giant beast disappeared when Shen Yucheng fainted.
Mo Yifeng held Shen Yucheng in his arms, his eyes deep. The sunlight shone on the two of them, as if plating them with a layer of reborn coronation.
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“I’ll say it again, Yucheng-ge didn’t use forbidden medicine.”
“It’s no use telling me. It’s the elders who are asking him to give an explanation and prove it.”
“Does that Cheng have any evidence?”
“He presented to the elders a strip of cloth stained with Shen Yucheng’s spiritual energy. It did indeed have traces of the Spirit Enhancement Pill. If Shen Yucheng continues to sleep, he won’t wake up again.”
Two noisy voices reached Shen Yucheng’s ears. He slowly opened his eyes, adjusted to the surrounding light, and was about to sit up in bed when Mo Yifeng came in. Seeing Shen Yucheng awake, he immediately came over to help him sit up straight.
“Yucheng-ge, you’re finally awake! You’ve been asleep for so long. How’s your body? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?” Mo Yifeng said a lot of words in one breath.
Shen Yucheng had just woken up, and his mind was a bit slow. After a moment, he said, “How long have I been asleep?”
“Seven days,” Mo Yifeng said, handing Shen Yucheng some water.
Shen Yucheng was shocked. Seven days? That long?
He finished the water, put down the cup, and at the same time wanted to stand up and walk around. Mo Yifeng was about to help him, but when he saw Shen Yucheng’s glare, he retreated.
Shen Yucheng always felt that he was a little strange and asked, “Who were you talking to outside just now?”
Mo Yifeng didn’t expect to be heard and could only tell the truth: “Fu Lingxuan came just now. He came to tell me that three days ago, someone reported you to the elders, saying that you used forbidden medicine during the Promotion Examination, which led to a great increase in your cultivation, allowing you to win the first place.”
Shen Yucheng stretched his body and thought to himself, so he was actually the champion. As for the accuser, he already had an idea: “Cheng Mufei?”
Mo Yifeng nodded: “Exactly. Because Yucheng-ge has been asleep for many days, Cheng Mufei took the opportunity to spread this matter, and many disciples have been influenced by it, protesting together against your acquisition of the top spot.”
Shen Yucheng had long known that Cheng Mufei would not let him go easily, and he was actually causing trouble behind his back at this time. “I remember you mentioned in the conversation just now that the evidence Cheng Mufei provided was a strip of cloth stained with my spiritual energy.”
He recalled that the only strip of cloth used during the competition was…
“The disciple who splashed water!” Shen Yucheng suddenly remembered.
Mo Yifeng suddenly realized: “That disciple really has a problem.”
At this time, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: “The elders have ordered that Shen Yucheng be brought to the Hall of Proclamation and Offerings to be questioned about the illegal use of forbidden medicine.”
The two inside the room looked at each other, both feeling uneasy.
Inside the Hall of Proclamation and Offerings, the atmosphere was so heavy that it was suffocating. The surrounding walls were towering, and the air was filled with a stale and oppressive atmosphere. Every breath was filled with anxiety.
In the center of the hall, a simple oval table was filled with files and exhibits. The elders sat around it, and on their left and right sides stood several disciples of the sect’s council, their faces stern, their expressions revealing an unquestionable authority.
On the audience seats to one side, the disciples whispered, their words filled with accusations and contempt for him, already assuming that he was the culprit.
“I heard that he actually summoned an unknown giant beast during the tribulation. Who would believe he didn’t use forbidden medicine?”
“That’s right, otherwise how could he have such great power?”
“This kind of person must not be allowed to stay in the sect, he’s too dangerous.”
Shen Yucheng stood in the center of the hall. He could feel the gazes coming from all directions, gazes mixed with suspicion, disgust, and coldness.
Thinking, *What a damn life I have.*