Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"Then what do you mean?" Jiang Li transmitted the message.

"Answer truthfully." Zhu Qiutang said calmly.

"No."

Jiang Li and Zhu Qiutang answered in unison.

The shadow in front of him was silent for a long time before speaking, "Are you sure you don't want to accept my gift? You don't even want to lie to me?"

Hearing her asking this, Jiang Li also noticed something strange. How could there be such a shameless saint? After I said it, shouldn't I force it? So he answered decisively again, "We are just good friends. It's not our chance to come to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers together, so we naturally don't have the honor to enjoy it. Thank you for your kindness, senior."

"In that case... then I will send you two away."

Jiang Li vaguely heard the gloomy tone in the voice. Thick fog appeared around the two of them again, but this time, the color of the fog was a little wrong.

The mist was light pink and smelled particularly sweet. Jiang Li and Zhu Qiutang had a bad feeling, so they held their breath the moment they smelled it. But even so, they still watched the mist merge into their bodies as if it had a spirit.

At this moment, wanton laughter was heard in the ears of the two.

"So what if you are not Taoist couples? When you are Taoist couples, you will eventually fall in love with each other. No one has set foot here for three thousand years. This is the 'gift' I prepared for you. From the beginning, you have no right to refuse!"

Chapter 156: Chapter Ninety-nine Thunder Tribulations

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Li looked at Zhu Qiutang in front of him, feeling a little uneasy.

Because he felt something was wrong with him now, he always felt a little hot in his body, and Zhu Qiutang's cheek in front of him seemed to become hazy and soft. He suddenly wanted to get close to kiss Zhu Qiutang's lips, bite her shoulders, or tear off her clothes right now to let her show more of her fair skin.

Zhu Qiutang also looked bad. Her cheeks turned a little pink, her legs were uneasily pressed together, and she even began to be coy unconsciously. Her voice trembled, "I don't know..."

"You...don't touch me..." Zhu Qiutang had vaguely sensed that something was wrong. She subconsciously pushed Jiang Li away, but her body gradually softened. She felt that her head was getting hotter and hotter. She wanted to touch something, hug something tightly. She bit her lips hard, hoping to make herself clearer, but the pain made her feel more and more irritated.

"You... are not allowed to come over..." Zhu Qiutang's voice unconsciously sounded a bit tearful. She had a bad premonition in her head, and at this moment Jiang Li's voice fell into her ears.

"Okay, I won't come over. I'll go further away... don't worry." Jiang Li tried hard to take a few steps further away. He tried hard to clear his mind and suppress his desires, but it was meaningless. On the contrary, the more he suppressed his desires, the more painful he became.

But he still walked a few steps further away. He began to circulate his spiritual energy, trying to expel the pink mist from his body, but the mist increased instead of decreasing. He felt that his head was about to explode. He wanted to take a few more steps to get away from Zhu Qiutang, but his feet were out of control. It seemed that two little people suddenly appeared in his head. The devil whispered in his ear, "She may be the same as you now, so why suppress your desire? Even if you really did something to her, it was not your intention, so... it's no big deal."

He tried hard to stay awake, but his mind became more and more confused. Until he heard Zhu Qiutang calling his name, he almost subconsciously walked in front of her, but the scene in front of him made him freeze in place.

Zhu Qiutang was lying in the flowers, her dress was now scattered all over the side, her slender body was naked, one of her hands was pinching her breasts, the other hand was placed between her legs, the moment she saw Jiang Li coming, her cheeks were already flushed, she wanted to stop the action, but her indulgent desire made her go even further.

Jiang Li saw tears falling from the corners of her eyes, "Jiang Li... I feel so bad... Please help me..."

"You... will regret it." Jiang Li's voice couldn't help but pause. He wanted to close his eyes, but the scene he had just seen kept appearing in front of him, and he could hear Zhu Qiutang's panting in his ears.

Zhu Qiutang knew, of course, that she would regret it, but she couldn't stop her actions. Jiang Li closed his eyes and tried hard to persuade her, but he realized that he was hugged by Zhu Qiutang.

Zhu Qiutang grabbed her hand, slightly spread her legs, and guided his hand to touch a little wetness. Her begging voice was still in his ears, "Help me..."

"No... not enough..."

"It's still so uncomfortable... Jiang Li..."

Zhu Qiutang hugged him tighter and tighter, rubbing her body against his, and putting her lips close to his, like a traveler who had been thirsty in the desert for who knows how long and was frantically looking for water. Jiang Li wanted to push her away, but Zhu Qiutang had already started to tear off his clothes. His clothes were soon torn off completely. Zhu Qiutang said hurriedly, "I'm going crazy... Jiang Li... hurry up... help me..."

"I see."

Jiang Li sighed, leaned in and kissed her cheek. Her tears tasted salty and bitter.

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Zhu Qiutang finally stopped feeling uncomfortable, but her tears could not stop falling. She covered her cheeks, not wanting Jiang Li to see her crying. However, the pain made her let go of her hands and she held Jiang Li's shoulders tightly.

The pink mist completely enveloped the two of them.

Jiang Li couldn't remember how many times they had practiced dual cultivation. He couldn't feel the passage of time. He only remembered that after he had a good rest, Zhu Qiutang would come over, rub his body, and take whatever she wanted. Sometimes Zhu Qiutang would throw him down, and she gradually learned to sit on him and twist her waist, even though her tears were still falling, dripping on Jiang Li's chest, as if to burn a scar on it.

The two finally regained consciousness, but practicing dual cultivation seemed to have become an instinct. The pink mist gradually became thinner, and when it finally dissipated, Zhu Qiutang had fallen asleep in his arms due to exhaustion.

The two of them were lying in this sea of ​​purple flowers. Jiang Li lowered his head and looked at Zhu Qiutang in his arms. There were still traces of tears on her cheeks. He was silent for a long time, his mind a mess.

In fact, he had thought that one day in his life he would not be able to resist temptation and would do something to the girls around him. Maybe the first one would be Yue Ji, because that girl was very shy, or it might be Bai Sheng. Maybe one day he would accidentally trick Bai Sheng into doing something bad, and Bai Sheng would just submit obediently. Maybe it would even be Jiang Jinbie one day. He never avoided the desires that Jiang Jinbie aroused in him, but he had never thought that he would practice dual cultivation so many times in this sea of ​​flowers with a woman he had only known for one day.

Ten times? Fifteen times? Or twenty times? He couldn't remember. The sky was still gloomy, but it seemed like a long, long time had passed.

There were many red marks on Zhu Qiutang's fair skin, some were left by Jiang Li's kisses, and some were left by her own scratches. There were also many teeth marks on Jiang Li's body, all of which were left by Zhu Qiutang.

But he can't escape now, he will have to face it after Zhu Qiutang wakes up.

Jiang Li's spiritual energy belongs to water, so he easily condensed a ball of water vapor and gently wiped the body of the sleeping Zhu Qiutang. Zhu Qiutang was too tired to wake up, so Jiang Li wiped her body very carefully, especially her snow-white thighs, which were still covered with many water stains.

He didn't know when Zhu Qiutang opened her eyes. When he realized it, Zhu Qiutang was staring at him quietly with a complicated expression.

The two of them just stared at each other in silence. Jiang Li tried to think for a long time, but in the end he just blurted out, "Do you need me to be responsible?"

Zhu Qiutang closed her eyes in pain, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes again.

"After leaving Wanhua Valley, I don't want to see you again in this life."

This was her wish, so Jiang Li nodded and said yes softly. He had already wiped Zhu Qiutang's body. He rummaged through the storage ring and found a set of undergarments and a black palace skirt. The dress was quite suitable for Zhu Qiutang. Zhu Qiutang had no strength left, so Jiang Li picked her up and carefully put on her clothes.

Zhu Qiutang said nothing from beginning to end, her eyes closed, tears dripping from her chin to her collarbone.

Jiang Li carefully put on her dress, shoes and socks, and then began to put on his own clothes. The fog around the two of them had completely dissipated, and Jiang Li cursed at the sea of ​​flowers in front of him several times, but there was no sound responding to him.

Zhu Qiutang sat on the ground, hugged her knees, buried her cheek in them, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

The cold and arrogant woman when Jiang Li first met was her, and the one curled up and crying now was also her. Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, came to sit beside her, and he did not say anything.

The two of them sat there quietly, and it started to rain again. The raindrops fell on them and wet their hair.

Zhu Qiutang's mind became confused. She didn't know what to say or what to do. She suddenly felt that her life was a joke. Misfortune had been surrounding her since she was born, making her feel suffocated.

The wind and rain gradually became stronger, but the two still didn't speak. Only the sound of wind and rain remained in their ears. Jiang Li felt like he should say something to comfort Zhu Qiutang, but in the end he remained speechless.

Maybe it's better to just sit here.

It is raining in this world too. It seems that this place is not a secret place, but just a hidden corner in the Valley of Flowers. Jiang Li raised his head and looked towards the sky. There were faint thunderclouds rolling in the sky.

His pupils suddenly dilated. This thundercloud was a sign of a thunder disaster.

And this thunder tribulation was aimed at Zhu Qiutang.

Only then did he realize that because he also possessed the Black Phoenix blood essence in his body, their first dual cultivation, in addition to being of great benefit to him, would be of the same benefit to Zhu Qiutang. It was also because of this that Zhu Qiutang's original minor tribulation of the tenth level of thunder tribulation was brought forward so that it would fall now.

Zhu Qiutang also heard the thunder. She could vaguely feel that the thunder was targeting her. She raised her head, her face turned pale, and her pupils gradually turned gray.

But gradually, Jiang Li heard her laughter.

Zhu Qiutang suddenly laughed at this moment, her laugh seemed pale and crazy, she stumbled to her feet and summoned her natal spirit sword, she stood there with the sword in her hand, looking up at the thunder tribulation in the sky, the wind messed up her hair and skirt, she looked at the flashing thunder almost crazily.

“Come on… Come on!! Come on!!!”

"Haven't you been wanting to kill me for a long time? Haven't you been wanting to deal with the mistakes caused by your negligence for a long time? Come on... kill me! Come on!!"

Jiang Li looked at Zhu Qiutang in front of him and laughed out loud, tears dripping from her chin. Her steps were a little stumbling, and she walked forward step by step to avoid the aftermath of the thunder tribulation from involving Jiang Li.

She walked towards the purple flower field, her face slightly raised, her pale cheeks flushed with a sickly red, her body as thin as a piece of white paper in the wind and rain, she held the sword tightly in her hand, because from beginning to end, the only thing she could rely on was her sword.

The thunder above his head became more and more violent and fierce, as if it heard Zhu Qiutang's response. The thunder began to gather. Jiang Li looked at the thunder and was almost dazed.

Nine-nine thunder tribulations.

In the past three thousand years in Canglan Territory, no one has survived the nine-nine thunder tribulations.

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ps: The dog who broke the chapter deserves to die!

Chapter 157: Chapter Her Tribulation

Violent winds and heavy rain enveloped the entire sea of ​​flowers. Jiang Li always felt that every time there was a heavy rain, it was as if the world was about to collapse.

The figure of Zhu Qiutang in his eyes had become blurred. Her slender body in the wind, blown tightly against her delicate legs, but with her skirt flying up at the edge, seemed to outline an ink painting.

Those thunder tribulations will strike soon, and Zhu Qiutang doesn't look confident at all. Perhaps her spirit is close to collapse, and she is just preparing for a final desperate fight before destruction.

Jiang Li slowly stood up and walked towards Zhu Qiutang.

Zhu Qiutang sensed his approach and turned around, looking at Jiang Li who was walking towards her step by step, and pointed the sword at him, "What are you doing?"

"I'll accompany you through this tribulation." Jiang Li took out the sword that Bai Sheng had given him.

"Get out of here." Zhu Qiutang screamed in a low voice, but Jiang Li did not stop. He ignored the edge of Zhu Qiutang's sword and walked in front of her. "If you are alone, you will die."

"So what if you come? What can you change? You will die too!"

"That's not necessarily true. You have to try it to know."

Zhu Qiutang stared blankly into his eyes. She didn't understand why Jiang Li came over. The pain in her eyes became deeper and deeper. She no longer laughed as crazily as before, because her facial features were almost distorted due to crying.

"Go away! You don't owe me anything, and I don't need your pity! Stay away from me. Being around me will only bring you endless misfortunes and pain. Go away... Go away... Don't come any closer."

Jiang Li finally walked up to her and said, "I am very afraid of death. Since I have decided to come here, of course I am prepared."

If he had no worries, he would never be afraid of death. He was supposed to be eaten in this life, but he was never really afraid. He felt that death was good because he would not feel guilty and would not live in pain all day long. But he did not have the courage to die on his own initiative.

Later, he met Jiang Jinbie, Yue Ji, and now he meets Bai Sheng and Jiang Chuyue. He no longer has the courage to die because he has too many ties with them. If he died, they would be very sad. At this time, death has become selfish. He no longer lives only for himself.

The nine thunder tribulations above his head have already finished brewing, and the majesty of heaven now covers the entire sea of ​​flowers. Zhu Qiutang in front of him has tears on her cheeks. Jiang Li silently clenched the spirit sword in his hand and recited silently in his heart.

"Advanced Experience Scroll*20, use."

The vortex of spiritual energy around him opened, the rules were disrupted in an instant, and his cultivation began to soar, from the perfection of the late Nascent Soul stage to the tribulation stage, beyond the transformation of the spirit, and reached the realm of refining emptiness.

But the thunder tribulation is not something he can block at will just because he has reached the level of Lianxu cultivation. It has always been said that the way of heaven is merciful, and thunder tribulations are meant to train cultivators. The mortality rate is definitely not high, but the way of heaven does not allow anyone to cheat and block the tribulation for others.

Shielding calamity for others will incur cause and effect, and this cause and effect will be reflected in the subsequent practice. After shielding calamity for others, you will be spurned by the way of heaven, and the speed of future practice will be slowed down to one tenth, and in the future, when you really reach the period of overcoming the great calamity, every level of thunder tribulation will kill you.

Jiang Li didn't care about these. He looked up at the thunder tribulation in the sky in front of him. With his current level of cultivation, he could easily suppress Zhu Qiutang and make him unable to move. Zhu Qiutang was imprisoned in place by him, and he leaped up, and the thunder finally rolled down.

Jiang Li clenched the sword in his hand, concentrated the sword force, and faced the thunder directly.

The sword light collided with the thunder, and the thunder was not completely dispelled by the sword force, but all poured into his body. But unexpectedly, he did not feel any pain, but suddenly felt a emptiness in his heart.

He couldn't describe this emptiness, but it was a million times more terrible than the pain. It was as if everything became illusory in an instant, and he suddenly felt very lonely.

He felt so lonely that his bones ached. He swung his sword at the falling thunders. At this moment, he seemed to hear the roar of Zhu Qiutang in the sea of ​​flowers, but he suddenly found that he could not feel any emotions, as if he had become numb. There was only emptiness left and he could only swing his sword.

Why does the thunder tribulation turn out like this?

Every time those thunderbolts fell on him, his heart seemed to break a little. There were eighty-one thunderbolts in total in the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulations, and nine of them fell at a time. Jiang Li was suspended in this prison of thunder. His body was so thin, but he really blocked all the thunderbolts one by one, and not a single arc of lightning fell on Zhu Qiutang.

He swung the sword numbly again and again, and suddenly his head started to wander. He began to recall the reasons why he swung the sword, and began to think about everything he had done over the years. He thought of Ling Wei, Jiang Jinbie, Yue Ji, Bai Sheng, Mu Bingning, Jiang Chuyue, Mu Xuezhi, Zhu Taozhi, Zhu Qiutang. The faces of these women flashed before his eyes one by one, and he didn't know why he was thinking about them.

His heart became increasingly empty, and this emptiness made him extremely tired, so he only remembered to swing his sword.

Zhu Qiutang in the sea of ​​flowers was now in tears.

"It's almost over."

In the interval between the thunders, Jiang Li lowered his head and looked at Zhu Qiutang who was imprisoned in the sea of ​​flowers. He tried hard to force a smile to comfort the other party, but he always felt that his smile must look forced now.

Why? I didn't feel any pain, so why did I feel sad?

Jiang Li couldn't figure it out, nor could he let himself think about it. He kept consuming his soul and using sword energy to block the power of thunder. What he couldn't block would fall into his body. He had already passed eighty of the nine thunder tribulations, and he was still alive and well.

Zhu Qiutang looked up at Jiang Li's back in the sky, her lips moving but no sound came out. Perhaps she didn't know what to say, or perhaps whatever she said seemed so pale.

There was one last tiny ray of lightning left on the sky. Jiang Li watched the lightning fall down and land on him, but the lightning did not stop there. The lightning went straight through his body and landed on Zhu Qiutang in the sea of ​​flowers.

Jiang Li was no longer suspended in the air. He looked at the gray mist emanating from his body. Zhu Qiutang was also completely enveloped by the gray mist.

This is the inner demon tribulation.

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There was darkness in front of Jiang Li. When there was light, what he saw was a broken eggshell.

He also saw a woman's face. The woman was 70% similar to Zhu Taozhi and Zhu Qiutang, but compared to them, she looked more noble and elegant. The woman was wearing a black long skirt and a phoenix crown on her head, and was looking at him.

But now he is a baby, and there is a little girl lying next to him.

He heard the woman in the black dress mutter, "How could it be..."

Jiang Li suddenly heard Zhu Qiutang's voice in his ears. Her voice was a little low, "This is my past."