We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 475 What kind of tribulation is this? What if I die? (4000 words)
The morning after Xiao Mo clashed with those demon clan pageboys.

Because it was recently the anniversary of the founding of Hanshan Academy, Qianxuefeng gave everyone a five-day holiday.

Therefore, Tu Shan Jingci still does not need to attend class today, and Xiao Mo also does not need to go to the academy.

Taking advantage of the five-day holiday, Xiao Mo thought about undergoing tribulation to enter the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although Xiao Mo's external injuries had not yet healed, he felt that it was not a big problem.

Moreover, today is an auspicious day, and Xiao Mo felt that if he missed today, he would not have such a good day again for the next six months.

I can't wait six months either.

After getting up and changing his clothes, Xiao Mo planned to absorb the essence of the morning sun as usual, and then go through his tribulation in the afternoon.

However, when Xiao Mo stepped out of the room, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

Tu Shan Jingci was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard.

In the past, when the academy was on holiday, Tu Shan Jingci would always sleep in.

She won't get up until the sun shines on her bottom.

But Jingci got up so early today, which is quite unusual.

Tu Shan Jingci rested his chin on his hand, his fluffy fox tail swaying from side to side, staring blankly out of the courtyard.

She, who was usually carefree, looked somewhat melancholy at this moment.

It seemed that his little head was thinking about something very important.

"Miss, you're up so early." Xiao Mo stepped forward and greeted her with a smile.

"ah!"

Tu Shan Jingci, who was deep in thought, was startled, and the fur on his ears and tail suddenly stood on end.

"Xiao Mo, you scared me to death!" Tu Shan Jingci breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest repeatedly with her small hands.

"I'm sorry, Miss, I didn't mean to." Xiao Mo smiled. "But why are you spacing out? Is something bothering you?"

"Worries? No way." Tu Shan Jingci straightened up and shook his head.

"Really not?" Xiao Mo looked into Tu Shan Jingci's fox-like eyes. "If Miss has any troubles, you can tell me, and I might be able to give you some advice."

"What worries could I possibly have? I have no worries!"

Tu Shan Jingci shook his head vigorously, but his gaze kept sneaking glances at Xiao Mo, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Oh, that's good."

Xiao Mo felt that Tu Shan Jing Ci must have something on his mind.

But since she wouldn't say, Xiao Mo felt awkward about pressing her for an answer.

After a quick wash, Xiao Mo sat down facing the sun and began to circulate the "Great Dream of Yellow Millet" to absorb the essence of the rising sun.

As the most orthodox Taoist art, the Great Dream of Yellow Millet requires absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, understanding the principles of heaven and earth, and integrating oneself into nature.

Moreover, in the nearly one year that Xiao Mo practiced "The Great Dream of Yellow Millet," he felt more and more at ease and free in this cultivation method.

This method has no strict rules; it's more about following your heart, cultivating your body, and nourishing your nature.

That is why Xiao Mo felt that if he cultivated "The Great Dream of Yellow Millet" to its extreme, he could achieve mastery of one method and thus mastery of all methods.

Sitting to the side, Tu Shan Jingci saw Xiao Mo glowing again, but he had gotten used to it by now.

However, Tu Shan Jingci's gaze towards Xiao Mo seemed to carry a touch of childlike melancholy.

An hour later, Xiao Mo opened his eyes and saw Tu Shan Jingci still sitting on the stone chair, lost in thought.

She leaned her upper body on the table, her large fox tail swishing back and forth, constantly poking at the pebbles on the ground.

Several times, Xiao Mo could sense that Tu Shan Jing Ci wanted to say something to him.

But in the end she gave up, seemingly unsure how to begin.

During lunch, Tu Shan Jingci inexplicably began to preach some principles to Xiao Mo.

For example, what to say—

"Actually, I think the most important thing is for a person to be happy."

"The book says that many things cannot be forced."

"Xiao Mo, I think you're doing great the way you are now!"

"That's really great!"

Xiao Mo didn't know what Tu Shan Jing Ci meant, so he could only nod in agreement.

Seeing that Xiao Mo didn't understand her meaning, Tu Shan Jingci pouted, shoveled food into her bowl, and then fell silent.

Xiao Mo didn't know what he had done to make her angry.

After lunch, Tu Shan Jingci went back to his room for a nap.

When there was no movement from Tu Shan Jingci's room, Xiao Mo knew she was asleep, so he opened the door and left the room.

"Are you going to undergo tribulation and establish your foundation?"

Just as Xiao Mo was about to step out of the fenced courtyard, Yue Shi's voice came from behind him.

Xiao Mo turned around and nodded: "Yes, Sister Yue Shi, I have now reached the peak of Qi Refining and obtained the pills. It's time to try to enter the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Transcending tribulation is no small matter. Aren't you going to tell Miss?" Yue Shi asked.

"It's precisely because it's not a small matter that I can't tell Miss."

Xiao Mo smiled and shook his head.

"Although Miss is innocent and naive, she knows what tribulation is all about. If I tell her, it will only make her more worried."

"Rather than that, it's better not to say anything. However, if I don't come back, please let me know, Miss, and thank you for taking care of me all this time."

"hehe."

Yue Shi sneered twice and tossed a bottle of pills to Xiao Mo.

"This bottle of pills was given to me by my wife. She asked me to give it to you when you are undergoing your tribulation. When you feel that you are about to die, take this pill. Perhaps, I can only say perhaps, it may save your life!"

"As for your words of thanks to Miss, you should tell her yourself."

As soon as Yue Shi finished speaking, without waiting for Xiao Mo to thank him, he turned around and walked into Tu Shan Jing Ci's room.

"Another favor to do."

Looking at the bottle of pills in his hand, Xiao Mo sighed softly, put the pills into his sleeve, and walked out of the courtyard.

"Miss, are you really not going with us?"

Inside the room, Moonstone looked at his young mistress sitting in a chair and asked in confusion.

Tu Shan Jingci didn't sleep because she knew that after Xiao Mo obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill yesterday, he would definitely go to undergo tribulation today during his free time.

"No, thank you." Tu Shan Jingci shook his head. "If I go with you, Xiao Mo will be distracted."

"Besides, I said so much to him this morning, but he wouldn't listen at all. Seriously, what's the point of this ordeal? What if he dies? He's perfectly fine as he is now."

Tu Shan Jingci muttered softly, his tone slightly annoyed.

Hearing the young lady's words, Yue Shi wanted to say, "Miss, you've phrased it so tactfully, how could anyone possibly understand what you mean?"

But Yue Shi also knew that the reason why the young lady did not say it outright was because “Foundation Building” was what Xiao Mo really wanted to do.

And whatever Xiao Mo wanted to do, Miss never stopped him.

"Sister Yue Shi." Tu Shan Jing Ci looked up, her eyes fixed intently on Yue Shi. "Xiao Mo will definitely be alright, right?"

Xiao Mo activated the "Following the Wind Technique" from "The Great Dream of Yellow Millet," taking ten zhang in one step, and soon arrived at a desolate mountain called "Jianshan" at Hanshan Academy.

Hanshan Academy covers a vast area, but not every hilltop has been developed.

Among them are several barren mountains rich in spiritual energy, where few people are active.

Jianshan was one of them, and it was extremely far from the main peak of Hanshan Academy. In Xiao Mo's view, this place was the most suitable for him to undergo his tribulation.

Xiao Mo walked to a wide, flat area in the mountains, set up the magic array for his tribulation, lit incense to worship heaven and earth, and then took the Foundation Establishment Pill to begin his tribulation.

Patting his clothes off, Xiao Mo sat cross-legged in the middle of the open space, slowly closed his eyes, and released all his spiritual power.

At the same time, Xiao Mo entered a mysterious state.

Even though Xiao Mo couldn't see anything with his eyes closed.

However, Xiao Mo could sense every blade of grass and every tree around him, could perceive the heavenly thunder that was about to be unleashed, and could touch the ineffable Daoist aura around him.

"Boom!"

A gust of wind swept by, and the thunderclouds parted.

A massive lightning tribulation descended from the sky, crashing down upon Xiao Mo.

Meanwhile, in a courtyard on Qianxue Peak, Xian Xichun, who was reading Confucian classics, looked up at the direction of Jianshan Mountain, then looked back and continued reading.

The scholar's lips curled slightly, as if he were muttering to himself, "Not bad."

At the main peak of Hanshan Academy, the academy's dean, Cun Caiguang, was lying in a rocking chair, swaying slowly.

A gentle breeze, carrying a faint hint of thunderous power, swept by, and the Dean of Hanshan Academy slowly opened his aged eyes.

However, the academy dean soon closed his eyes again, smacked his lips, and went back to sleep.

A book was covering the dean's chest.

The author of this book has been removed from Wanfa Tianxia's list of names.

No one mentions that name anymore, and no one dares to mention it.

On the cover of this Confucian classic, the four characters “知行合诠” (meaning "integration of knowledge and action") are written in regular script.

From afternoon to evening, from sunset to nightfall.

In a secluded courtyard halfway up Qianxue Peak, the little girl who used to love catching butterflies has stopped doing so.

She usually eats three large bowls of rice, but tonight she only ate a little bit.

When doing her homework, she would always stare blankly at the book, not even noticing the ink dripping onto the paper.

The longer it went on, the more worried the little girl became.

Did Xiao Mo successfully overcome his tribulation?

If it succeeded, why haven't they returned yet?
What if Xiao Mo fails to overcome his tribulation?
If you fail to transcend the tribulation, you will lose your life.

Under a sky full of stars.

The little girl paced back and forth at the entrance of the yard.

The cicadas were chirping merrily in the woods during the summer.

In the past, little girls would have found the cicadas' chirping extremely noisy.

But now, the little girl doesn't care at all about the cicadas' chirping.

"Miss, it's getting late and the summer breeze is cool. Let's go back to our rooms and sleep."

Seeing her young mistress's anxious expression, the maid Yue Shi stepped forward and said.

"Sister Yue Shi, I can't sleep." Tu Shan Jing Ci shook his head, looking at Yue Shi with anxious eyes. "Sister Yue Shi, why hasn't Xiao Mo returned yet? It's been five hours."

"Whether for the demon race or the human race, Foundation Establishment is a life-or-death test for cultivators. Some people can establish their foundation in half an hour, while others can take a whole day and night. It's not certain."

Moonstone explained.

"However, Xiao Mo is someone that Madam has chosen. He has good potential and character, so I believe Xiao Mo will definitely be fine."

Although Moonstone said that, he was actually quite uncertain inside.

Because no matter how talented a human is, or how noble a demon's bloodline is,
When facing the foundation-building stage, there is always the possibility of failure, or even death and destruction.

No one can guarantee that they will be able to pass the Foundation Establishment Tribulation.

Hearing Yue Shi's comforting words, Tu Shan Jing Ci lowered her eyes gently, her small hands clutching the hem of her skirt: "Then, Sister Yue Shi, you go to sleep first, I'll wait a little longer."

“Then I’ll wait with you, Miss,” Moonstone said.

"It's okay, Sister Moonstone, you go to sleep first. Don't worry about me. I won't run around."

Tu Shan Jingci raised his small arm and pushed Yue Shi's slender waist, pushing her into the room before closing the door.

Back in the front yard, the little girl sat alone on a chair, legs together, hands on her thighs, facing out into the yard, gazing intently at the deep night.

But as time passed by,
Tu Shan Jingci felt increasingly sleepy, her little head nodding down repeatedly, as if she would fall asleep at any moment.

Looking through the window at the young lady's drowsy appearance, Moonstone couldn't help but sigh.

The more noble the bloodline, the more sleep it needs in childhood.

This is because only during sleep can the blood vessels in the body gradually awaken and nourish the body and soul.

The young demons will also gradually comprehend the supernatural powers within their soul imprints while they sleep.

Therefore, for demons of noble blood, there is no need to cultivate magic in their childhood, because sleeping is the best form of cultivation.

Not to mention the young lady's nine-tailed celestial fox clan.

Therefore, the young lady would doze off in class, and after returning home for lunch, she would sleep until dark, and go to bed early at night.

All of this is the instinct of blood, which cannot be controlled by the young lady's will.

Sure enough, not long after, Yue Shi saw that her young lady could no longer hold on and fell asleep on the cool table, her shoulders swaying and her breathing steady.

Moonstone walked out of the room and came to the young lady's side, wanting to carry her back to her room to sleep.

But at that moment, Moonstone seemed to sense something and raised his head to look outside the courtyard.

Under the moonlight, a ragged little boy opened the fence and walked into the yard.

Upon seeing Xiao Mo return, Yue Shi breathed a sigh of relief: "Foundation Establishment?"

"There were some bumps along the way, but the result was good."

Xiao Mo hadn't expected that it would take him so long to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

After surviving the lightning tribulation, perhaps due to the magic, Xiao Mo had another long dream.

Xiao Mo dreamed that he transformed into a bird, soaring through thunderclouds.

When Xiao Mo woke up from his dream, he found that he had already established his foundation, and it was already dark.

"Why is Miss sleeping in the courtyard?" Xiao Mo asked, looking at Tu Shan Jingci who was slumped over the stone table.

"What else could it be? Miss knew you were going to undergo tribulation, so she's been waiting for you since the afternoon until evening. Just now, Miss couldn't hold back any longer and fell asleep." Moonstone sighed.

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Xiao Mo recalled the "principles" that Jing Ci had told him during the day.

It turns out that she was worried about failing her tribulation, which is why she said those things and seemed so preoccupied.

"Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo, when are you coming back?"

Just as Xiao Mo was talking to Yue Shi, the sleeping little girl parted her lips slightly and uttered some soft, drowsy words in her sleep.

Xiao Mo and Yue Shi exchanged a glance, then walked to the little girl's side, slowly squatted down, looked at her sleeping face, and whispered, "Miss, I'm back."

"You're back!"

The sleeping little girl was breathing steadily, her thin lips slightly upturned, and her sleeping eyes seemed to be smiling.

"It's good that you're back."

"That's really great!"

(End of this chapter)