746: Chapter 746 Deliberate Guidance

"What? The person making the Breakthrough is actually him?"

Upon hearing Qin Xiao's words, Ye Lanxin was slightly shocked, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

However, Oriental Wild's talent was quite good; being able to reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm was within expectations.

"Hmm! It seems your position as Empress Dowager is gone. From now on, you'll just have to roam the world with me."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, then continued in a soft voice.

"It's just a position as Empress Dowager; if it's gone, so be it. It's better to stay by your side and be your concubine; that would be much more enjoyable."

Ye Lanxin said nonchalantly, not caring in the slightest. She didn't like life in the imperial palace anyway; instead, she loved the days spent by Qin Xiao's side. That was the kind of life that was truly free and happy.

"Do you think he can successfully survive the Lightning Tribulation? Will he die under this Lightning Tribulation?"

"Who can say? The Lightning Tribulation is not so easy to overcome. Those undergoing it often face a slim chance of survival, and many have fallen at this stage."

"However, the Eastern Family has a profound foundation after all, so his chances of overcoming the tribulation are definitely higher. The success rate is quite good."

Qin Xiao said softly from the side. This Lightning Tribulation was not easy to endure; it lasted a long time and was extremely dangerous.

If those undergoing the tribulation were not tough-skinned, they simply wouldn't be able to withstand the bombardment of the Lightning Tribulation. He himself had suffered greatly when he underwent his own tribulation and had almost failed to make it through.

Of course, in his heart, he naturally didn't want the other party to succeed. However, he couldn't interfere while the other was undergoing the Lightning Tribulation; the Karma involved was too great, and it would easily bring trouble upon himself.

"Oh, that's a real pity."

Upon hearing Qin Xiao's response, Ye Lanxin was clearly a bit disappointed.

Qin Xiao was speechless. When this woman was heartless, she was truly heartless; she wished nothing more than for her ex-husband to die just like that.

This Lightning Tribulation lasted a very long time. The Lightning Tribulation of the Quasi-Emperor Realm caused quite a commotion, almost alarming the entire Nine Yang Star Region. Countless experts could clearly feel the fluctuations of this Lightning Tribulation.

Moreover, as time passed, the Lightning Tribulation grew stronger and stronger. Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Oriental Wild finally let out a roar of unwillingness. He was struck by a bolt of lightning and was directly blasted apart in mid-air; his body and Soul were both shattered, and he died miserably on the spot.

After Oriental Wild fell, the surrounding Lightning Tribulation quickly dissipated.

"Sigh! The old Emperor has failed. This Quasi-Emperor Tribulation is truly too terrifying. Even a figure like the old Emperor couldn't succeed."

"Indeed, nine out of ten people who undergo the tribulation die. Besides strength, undergoing the tribulation also requires some Luck. Who can say for sure about such things?"

"Ah! The Heavenly Dao is unfair! Another Prodigy of my Eastern Family has fallen!"

Seeing Oriental Wild fall under the Lightning Tribulation, the members of the Eastern Family let out low roars, their faces filled with sorrow.

The fall of Oriental Wild was undoubtedly a huge blow to them; one must know that he was the pillar of the Eastern Family's middle generation.

However, this was fate. From ancient times to the present, countless Prodigies have fallen under the Quasi-Emperor Tribulation. Oriental Wild was not the first, nor would he be the last.

Everyone who embarks on the path of martial arts, as long as they have the ability, will pass through this tribulation; no one can escape it.

But even though the tribulation is fraught with danger, many people are still willing to endure it, because as long as they pass the tribulation, they can advance further and gain powerful strength and Lifespan. The attraction of this is simply too great for them.

"The Lightning Tribulation has disappeared. So, Oriental Wild has failed?"

On the other side, after sensing that the activity of the Lightning Tribulation had vanished, Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seems the other party's Luck was not very good; he no longer qualified to be his enemy.

However, this was normal. There was almost an insurmountable chasm between the Great Saint Realm and the Quasi-Emperor Realm; those who could survive it were less than one in ten thousand.

They were either stuck at the Peak of the ninth level of the Great Saint Realm, unable to make any progress, or they luckily made a Breakthrough only to fall under the Lightning Tribulation. Very few could successfully pass it.

Soon, Qin Xiao put Oriental Wild out of his mind. He intended to target Su Tianshen next.

The other party had been relentlessly searching for his tracks for these past few centuries. He had to cause some trouble for him, otherwise, the other party would always be thinking about him.

He sought out Yu Ruoxian and Bai Aoxue, and from them, he intercepted a drop of blood, a trace of Qi, and a strand of Soul.

Then, using a special technique, he refined them into a special spiritual body—the kind that possessed a Physical Body.

Following that, he also separated a spiritual projection and, taking them with him, flew directly toward the Nine Yang Imperial Capital.

He then sought out an Elder of the Eastern Family who was under his control and had him take the spiritual bodies of Yu Ruoxian and Bai Aoxue into the ancestral grounds of the Eastern Family, locking them in the dungeon.

Then, his spiritual projection transformed into the appearance of Ye Lanxin, deliberately wandered around the Imperial Capital, revealed her figure, and then immediately left rapidly, disappearing within the Imperial Capital.

On the other side, not long after the news of Ye Lanxin appearing in the Imperial Capital broke, Su Tianshen received the information and immediately rushed toward the Imperial Capital.

Intuition told him that the relationship between Ye Lanxin and that Cao Cao was very close. As long as he could capture her, there was a high probability of finding that so-called Cao Cao and rescuing his two wives.

However, when he arrived at the Nine Yang Imperial Capital, he couldn't find any trace of Ye Lanxin, which made him frown.

"Could it be that she deliberately appeared just to lure me here?"

Su Tianshen was not a fool; he quickly guessed this possibility.

"What is his purpose in luring me here?"

Su Tianshen then fell into deep thought, guessing the other party's purpose. The fact that the other party went through so much trouble and effort to lure him here must have a purpose; it was even very likely that a net had been cast to eliminate him.

If that was the case, then this matter definitely had something to do with the Eastern Family, because both Cao Cao and Ye Lanxin had deep ties with the Eastern Family.

It was very possible that they had joined forces to deal with him.

Thinking this way, Su Tianshen cast a Dharma seal and carefully checked for the aura of his wives.

"Found them. They really are in this Imperial Capital."

Soon, Su Tianshen became somewhat pleasantly surprised, because he detected the auras of Yu Ruoxian and Bai Aoxue. Although they were very faint, he could clearly feel them.

The auras were within the imperial palace of the Imperial Capital, and it seemed they were deep within the palace, inside a Secret Realm, flickering intermittently, separated by a layer of space.