"Woof woof? Who’s crossing tribulation again?" Old Dog poked his head out from the treasure ship, just in time to see Bai Yunqi transform into his original form, resembling a white dragon, swimming across the sky actively heading towards the thunder tribulation.

He immediately perked up, shook his ears, and jumped down exclaiming, "Woof woof woof, ascend in realm first while the fighting spirit is strong and then walk the flood dragon, this is excellent!"

Yan Xuan, just having finished refining a belly full of Ten Thousand Years Profound Ice, was still in a daze, his mouth exhaling cold air, "I really miss the days when I could cross thunder tribulations. Not to boast, but back then crossing thunder tribulations was just like a game..."

Jiang Yuan looked at him silently, thinking to himself, wait until you clear the blockage and encounter the ascension thunder tribulation, crossing it like a game would be great.

He wanted to distribute upgrade cards to all contracted members, so he shouted in the small courtyard chat group.

Except for the eldest disciple Wan Mingchuan, everyone else, no matter where they were, hurried back upon hearing the news. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Wu Chen, master has called me back for something important!" Fu Qingzhou was excited, yet reluctant to part with the Immortal Shuttle blueprint he was contemplating, he summoned his friend and advised him to take good care of the treasure.

The other party jumped up high upon hearing, "Why didn’t you say earlier?! Didn’t you hear Shopkeeper Hou say, Mr. Jiang’s small courtyard is home to many cultivators, you need to prepare a gift for each of them as you arrive fresh."

With that, Wu Chen, small in stature, looked up proudly, smiling, and pulled out a storage bag from his wide sleeve and tossed it over, "Fortunately I prepared early.

Each gift has a name label, make sure to recognize the person before presenting it, don’t mix them up and make a joke!"

Fu Qingzhou paused for a moment, then laughed, "Without you worrying about these trivial matters, how would I survive!"

"You can say that, you’re a grown adult, yet still need me to worry about everything." Wu Chen specifically pulled out another one, "This is for Shopkeeper Hou, we’re all doing business on Trapped Snake Island, always running into each other naturally requires special consideration."

Later he took out another one, chuckled, "And that national beauty, charming Miss Hu Jiu, really is so lovely. When you see her later, make sure to tell her this one is from me!"

Fu Qingzhou: ...

Lately, many shopkeepers and assistants on Trapped Snake Island seemed like they lost their souls, with nothing to do, eagerly heading to Shopkeeper Hou’s business to seize an opportunity to say a few words to Miss Hu Jiu.

Wu Chen had just ordered some firestones two days ago, today he wants to take advantage of the trend to gift, seemingly also bewitched by the little fox spirit.

However, upon further thought, he’s not young anymore, with wealth and resources, wishing to find a suitable dual cultivation partner is reasonable.

Even in the cultivation realm people follow different paths, some remain celibate focusing solely on ascension;

naturally, there are those who weigh the pros and cons, choosing to go with the flow in their long lifespan.

Having wealth and leisure, finding a dual cultivation partner for steady ascension to ultimately ascend is naturally better; if not, enjoying life’s pleasures while you can is also worthwhile.

Fu Qingzhou devoted himself to contemplating the path of artifact refining, since his friend expressed this intention, he naturally had to do his best to assist.

Thus, when Hou Ze brought Miss Hu Jiu to receive Fu Qingzhou, returning together to the small courtyard, he presented the gifts and praised Wu Chen generously.

Ever since she cultivated the charm technique, the little fox spirit traveled from Wo Hu Temple Market to Cloud City and then to Trapped Snake Island, encountering countless demon cultivators who made grand overtures, and had long mastered the art of handling people with exceptional skill.

Though she was courteous outwardly, she was inwardly eager to return, her strength had grown stronger, longing to see the young gentleman quickly, perhaps this time she might attract his attention.

Should the chance arise, Miss Hu Jiu confidently believed she could weave a tale and ultimately become companions with the young gentleman she adored from their initial meeting!

The confident little fox spirit just teleported back to the courtyard, thinking of the young gentleman she hadn’t seen for a while. Unprepared, a thunder tribulation descended with a "crack," startling her, as she looked up to see amidst rolling dark clouds, a silver-white silk.

"A dragon? There’s a white dragon in the master’s yard!" Her focus on cultivation wasn’t that keen, her thoughts preoccupied with the young gentleman she longed for, naturally distracted she failed to sense the thunder tribulation’s aura, only assuming it was merely a storm with a dragon stirring up the clouds.

Ling Di laughed upon hearing, "Thanks to the young lady’s auspicious words, Bai Yunqi will surely transform into a dragon smoothly this time!"

Huh? Did I just say something silly?

Miss Hu Jiu was stunned, scared that the young gentleman might hear and mock her for being unskilled, immediately clammed up, shaking her furry ears and big tail pretending ignorance.

Hu Zhile came over with a smile, embraced his little sister, and explained with a laugh, "That’s Elder Bai crossing tribulation, tomorrow he’ll walk the flood dragon, when the time comes to transform into a dragon naturally there will be a white dragon. You’ve been running back and forth between Wo Hu Temple Market, Cloud City, and Trapped Snake Island, are you tired?"

After hearing Third Sister say this, the little fox let out a sigh of relief, thinking thank goodness she had spontaneously said it was a white dragon, no wonder it was called "auspicious!"

"Actually it’s okay, over at Wo Hu Temple Market it’s mainly exchanging Immortal Jade; lately there’s no need to go to Cloud City, as Sister City Lord is planning to extensively renovate the city, so most of my time is spent on Trapped Snake Island..." She was speaking when she spotted Yuan Man teleporting over, lively jumping up waving, "Sister City Lord! You’re here too?"

Yuan Man heard the familiar voice, looked over surely it was the little fox loved by all.

She immediately went over and handed her a small pink package, "Look, the Demon Realm Alliance was quite generous this time, packaged and sent me plenty of good things, this one is for you. By the way, I specifically chose a good location for you and had them build a courtyard, visit whenever you have the time!"

"Thank you, Sister City Lord!" The little fox’s voice was sweet, her smile even sweeter.

Completely enchanting Qu Luming who had rushed over upon hearing news, promptly checked his storage bag, considering what small gift would be suitable for Miss Hu Jiu.

Of course, if he could also manage to invite her out or arrange a meal, that would be even better!

This might be the time when the small courtyard received members as guests, the most complete gathering.

Tang Qin and He Miancun’s subordinate ghost cultivators all arrived, the thunder tribulation was overwhelming, they could only temporarily hide in Yun Mo’s tree house to weather the storm.

Fu Qingzhou meticulously recognized people, gave gifts, while Leng Yutang followed him to consult the way of artifact refining.

Bai Yunqi’s thunder tribulation quickly ended, as he descended from the sky, occasionally flickering with electric arcs, his overall aura climbing again, already a great demon at the transformation realm.

"Is it my turn now?" Xie Chenyuan observed the increasingly lively courtyard, feeling even more tense under the watchful eyes in crossing the thunder tribulation, if he fails, wouldn’t he become a laughingstock?

Ling Di sensed his hesitation, glaring at his far-off descendant, secretly communicated: "Woof! You useless brat! Look at Bai Yunqi’s fighting spirit determined to pierce the sky, then look at yourself!

Pull yourself together! With the ancestor here, the master here, what are you afraid of?

Do you want to keep eating meat in the future? Keep gaining fortuitous encounters? Show the proud spirit of a Cloud Concealment Sect disciple, go ahead boldly! Such a great chance to perform, why aren’t you grabbing it, hesitating about nonsense?"

The ancestor spoke wisely, Xie Chenyuan took a deep breath, "Ancestor, I’m off to cross the tribulation!"

After speaking, he let go of the restrained aura, and surely the thundercloud that was about to disperse instantly gathered again.

The rumbling thunder drew everyone’s gaze upward.

"What’s the situation? Elder Bai’s thunder tribulation wasn’t over?"

"Wasn’t the crossing completed?"

"The aura has surged, clearly completed. But these dense thunderclouds...is there another elder crossing tribulation?"

"It’s Elder Xie! Fortunate to witness two elders crossing tribulation upfront, it’s greatly instructive!"

"These two are inseparable, even crossing thunder tribulation one after another..."

......

The cultivators chatted amongst themselves, Jiang Yuan took the opportunity to hold the spirit testing ball in his palm, having them inject spiritual energy one by one to check for contamination.

Unfortunately, from Fu Qingzhou to Miss Hu Jiu then to Yuan Man, without exception the spirit testing ball showed no reaction.

"It’s over, seems no one can escape. Better quickly teach them the spell, sooner..." he was contemplating when for the first time the spirit testing ball lit up!

Not only did it light up, its color represented the dense and pure spiritual energy of blue!

"Brother, how come when others touch this ball there’s no reaction, but when I touch it it turns blue?" Qing Niao’s youthful face peeked from behind the ball curiously asked, "What does this mean?"

The young cloud sparrow chirped, "Mine is blue too! I’m like Sister Qing Niao!"

Indeed, its wings were touching the spirit testing ball, injecting spiritual power, also presenting blue but upon closer look, slightly lighter than before.