Chapter 923 - I Became a Villainess and Was Pestered by Beautiful Girls

After Tang Xin was flung out of the heavenly tribulation area by Yu Ling Zi, she found herself landing in the arms of the great elder Xuan Miao. Everyone present, whether from the Xuan Ling Sect or those who had come to lend their support, silently fixed their gaze upon her. To have almost all the high-ranking cultivators from the Qingzhou cultivation world turn their attention to a single young disciple would likely leave an ordinary person too terrified to speak. "Uh," the chief senior sister touched her face, and awkwardly said, "Good afternoon, everyone?" "You've been out of sight for several years," Bai Master was the first to speak up, "and the moment you appear, you give us a huge surprise... no, a massive shock." "Daring to brave the heavenly tribulation," said the Baihe Fairy, "is there anything in this world you wouldn’t dare to do?" The two tribulation-crossing powerhouses who were acquainted with her tactfully avoided asking about the pill she had fed Yu Ling Zi and the matter of that broom. A pill even more potent than the tribulation-crossing pill, and a spiritual weapon capable of blocking the heavenly tribulation, were no doubt treasures hard to find in this world, certainly to be kept as the most important secrets. Although the cultivators who could come to the plains were generally trustworthy, as the saying goes, one cannot see into another's heart, ensuring no temptation at the sight of wealth. "Seriously?" Only Ling Hu shouted loudly from the side, "Tang Xin, what kind of divine artifact is that broom? Can you get me one? I'm willing to exchange all I own for it, and if that's not enough, I'm ready to offer my body!" The Apocalypse Broom, forged by the chief senior sister, was a quasi-divine artifact that could only unleash its full power in her hands. According to what Senior Xinghong had said, the difference between a quasi-divine artifact and a divine artifact was whether it had been acknowledged by the forces of heaven and earth. Given the current circumstances, gaining such recognition in the Jiuzhou seemed unlikely, and they would have to find another way. After acquiring the broom, Yu Ling Zi quickly grasped how to use it, leveraging the quasi-divine artifact to ward off the remaining heavenly tribulation. Boom! The twenty-first heavenly thunder descended, its power unimaginable compared to the first, causing all, even thousands of feet away, to tremble at its destructive force. Bang! The divine light of the artifact collided with the heavenly thunder, and after a contest, they ended in a draw, which was a better outcome than before. "Here it comes!" Elder Xuan Miao nervously pressed the chief senior sister's head into his chest, "If only we had such divine weapons earlier! Yu Ling Zi wouldn't have had it so rough!" "Mmmph!" Tang Xin muffledly tried to explain from within the great elder's embrace. "She said," interpreted Bai Master, "that early intervention by external forces would be more harmful than beneficial for our sect leader." Hiding behind a divine artifact to easily cross the thunder tribulation would not allow the body to be effectively tempered. After the thunder tribulation, there are two more tribulations to face, and a body not tempered might not withstand them. Before long, the twenty-sixth thunder fell, and Yu Ling Zi's aura drastically fluctuated, clearly at a breakthrough point. Boom! The twenty-seventh of the three nine heavy tribulations! Facing the horrifying three hundred feet thick thunder, Yu Ling Zi actually put away the divine artifact, concentrating all her power into her tiny fist. "Sky-breaking Fist!" Boom! As they clashed, a massive wave of energy disbursed in an instant, shaving three feet off the land across three thousand feet. Even the protective barriers erected by the powerhouses couldn’t prevent them from being pushed backward continuously. Tang Xin pulled her head out of the great elder’s arms and turned back to look toward the center of the plains. Whoosh! Before the light dissipated, a golden light flew out of the heavenly tribulation area, heading straight for the chief senior sister. Tang Xin caught it with a reflexive move. The broom, having absorbed the power of the heavenly thunder, now appeared a bit more restrained in brilliance and resembled more closely an ordinary cleaning tool. Everyone waited a bit longer to confirm there were no more sounds of thunder, then wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. “We made it... If Yu Ling Zi had faced the legendary forty-nine heavy tribulations, even ten divine artifacts might not have sufficed, and we would likely have had to bid farewell to her life today. "We did it! We did it!" Xuan Miao excitedly hugged the chief senior sister tightly, causing her bones to creak. "Calm down, calm down, great elder, this isn’t like you..." This time, the surrounding watchers did not make a sound, fearful of any mishaps. A quarter of an hour later, the golden light in the heavenly tribulation area dispersed, and the void turned a fiery red, as an endless sea of fire poured down, Merciless karma fire, flames that burn the soul, unaffected by any external forces in this test. "I hope our sect leader hasn’t done anything to feel guilty about," Tang Xin whispered. "Don’t worry," said Ling Hu nonchalantly, "within the Xuan Ling Sect, only she has taken on too many responsibilities that weren't hers. If you talk about having a clear conscience, she doesn’t have a single problem." The process of the thunder tribulation lasted only half a day, but the merciless karma fire burned for three days and three nights. During these three days, the people of Xuan Ling Sect