Chapter 1135: Chapter 1134: Seeking Help Outside the Arena

The examiner’s expression changed drastically, no longer maintaining his previously light and breezy demeanor.

Among the candidates, there were not a few cultivators. To prevent the cultivators from cheating, the Imperial Examination Hall had set up a Spirit Extinguishing Array Formation, rendering all cultivator methods useless.

But what array method could withstand the descent of Heavenly Tribulation?

"You, you need to get out of here!"

"It’s too late." Man Gu’s forehead was slick with cold sweat as he looked up at the sky. In a flash, the weather changed, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring. The Heavenly Tribulation had locked on to Man Gu!

"Candidates, evacuate the examination area quickly!" the examiner shouted. Since Man Gu couldn’t leave, the candidates needed to get out fast. This was no joke—if the tribulation struck, few present could withstand it.

Having never seen such a spectacle before, the candidates panicked. Such a tribulation was what one faced when advancing from the Divinity Transformation Stage to the Void Refinement Stage. Whether the city they were in even had cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Stage was questionable, let alone having witnessed a Heavenly Tribulation.

The candidates hurriedly evacuated the examination area, leaving Man Gu behind alone.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Man Gu’s face went pale as he looked at the rolling thunder in the sky.

This was bad. The more people there were around during the transcending of the Heavenly Tribulation, the more powerful the tribulation became. Just now, the Heavenly Tribulation had not only locked onto him but also onto the tens of thousands of candidates, causing the power of the Thunder Tribulation to skyrocket far beyond his capability!

To say nothing of the fact that he was currently only at the Divinity Transformation Stage, even if he were at the Body Integration Realm, he couldn’t withstand it.

Moreover, it was too late for the candidates to escape. The Heavenly Tribulation regarded them all as factors affecting the transcendence and intended to strike them all down with thunder!

"This definitely won’t do!"

Gritting his teeth, Man Gu sacrificed his primordial spirit and clasped his hands together, muttering a prayer, "Immortal, please protect us. Man Gu humbly summons the mightiest ancestor of the Barbarian tribe!"

His primordial spirit could call upon the strength that the ancestors of the Barbarian tribe had left in this world.

Different from the last time he had summoned an ancestor of the Barbarian tribe when he had called upon the most powerful ancestor during the Divinity Transformation Stage in Ancient Times.

This time, he cast aside levels and called upon the absolute strongest of all the ancient Barbarian ancestors!

With a crack, the resplendent thunder descended, and the candidates could no longer control their fear, crouching down while holding their heads.

A slender figure tore through the void, striding forward to face the vicious onslaught of the Thunder Tribulation. A corner of his mouth curled up in a disdainful smile, and with a casual wave of his hand, he repelled the thunderous attack.

"Someone has repelled the Thunder Tribulation with one strike—who is this Great Power?!"

"I don’t recognize him."

"He just appeared out of thin air, what realm does a Great Power need to be in to do that?"

Both the candidates and the examiners buzzed with discussion but could not identify this figure with any known world-renowned powerhouse.

The strong ones in the Imperial City also noticed the commotion at the Imperial Examination Hall. In the dark, world-covered heavens and earth, they saw only that slender white figure courageously facing the Thunder Tribulation, standing unshaken, which was awe-inspiring.

The slender figure seemed like an Immortal King seated high in the nine heavens, indifferent to the world, disregarding the discussions of the candidates.

Lu Yangxin felt secretly pleased within his heart, thinking that it was the right time to arrive. Let everyone shout louder, even louder.

This was the meaning of cultivation, wasn’t it? If he didn’t show off in front of a crowd, what was the point of his cultivation?

Having just arrived in the Buddha Country to consolidate his Immortal Body, Lu Yangxin had felt someone calling out to him, similar to how Man Gu had called out to him before.

When Man Gu last summoned him, he had been caught off guard and was directly pulled over. Now that he was an Immortal, he, of course, couldn’t be pulled over directly.

However, if Man Gu was summoning him, there must be a reason. Lu Yangxin’s true form couldn’t leave the Buddha Country, so he could only split off a fraction of his power to help Man Gu, to see what was happening.

And he had encountered the Heavenly Tribulation upon arrival.

Although the Lu Yangxin who came to the Imperial City was just a clone, it was more than enough to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation, easily shattering it with a lift of his hand.

Man Gu was also stunned. Did he have such a powerful presence among his ancestors?

"Junior Brother Man, it’s me." Lu Yang sent a message to Man Gu. He wasn’t sure of the situation on Man Gu’s side, so he had disguised himself before coming.

"Brother Lu?!" Man Gu’s mouth dropped open in disbelief. Had Lu Yang become the strongest being in their Barbarian tribe?

Boom—

The second Thunder Tribulation followed swiftly, giving Lu Yang no chance to catch his breath.

Lu Yang soared into the sky above the Imperial City and with the Buddha Land in Palm, extended one finger, which was enormously huge, easily covering more than ten Imperial Examination Halls.

Lu Yang pointed to the Cave Heaven, letting the Thunder Tribulation strike his finger while casually chatting with Man Gu to understand the whole situation.

"So, you accidentally broke through your realm during the Imperial Examination," Lu Yang found the situation amusing. Many cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Stage spent their entire lives unable to find the opportunity to break through, yet Man Gu had to suppress his realm, a shame he couldn’t keep it under control.

"The Array Method in the examination hall suppressed the Spiritual Energy within my body, causing me to lose control over my realm," Man Gu exclaimed his innocence. He had originally planned to make a breakthrough in cultivation as a celebration after securing an official position.

"Let it be, since this was supposed to be your Heavenly Tribulation, you were bound to face it."

Lu Yang intercepted most of the Thunder Tribulation, allowing only a small portion to fall on Man Gu.

To breakthrough, one must be struck by lightning; this is a necessary part of the body tempering process and simply cannot be skipped.

Man Gu shouted out loud, invoking the bloodline of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, enduring the explosions of lightning on his body that tore skin and flesh without uttering a cry of pain, upholding the name of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe.

Fairy Eternity floated out from the Spiritual Space, with Little Yang and Junior Brother Man both undergoing their Thunder Tribulation, she seemed to be the only one unoccupied.

"Let this Immortal see what this Imperial Examination tests," she mused.

"The way of the great learning lies in enhancing illustrious virtue, in loving the people, in stopping at the utmost good. Debate—what is the great learning?"

"Is it appropriate for the Prime Minister to summon wise talents from all directions for counsel and see guests for discussion in his private residence?"

"What do all these mean?"

Fairy Eternity scratched her head, feeling the questions were incomprehensible, even more difficult to understand than Little Yang’s words.

If they were to hold an Imperial Examination in the Great Bean Dynasty, they certainly wouldn’t pose such questions.

"Little Yang will surely..."

Fairy Eternity considered seeking advice but looked up to see Lu Yang still performing rather spectacular moves to resist the Thunder Tribulation, drawing cheers from below, very popular, all the while controlling the lightning striking Man Gu, unable to disengage.

"Never mind, I’ll ask someone else."

With the examination paper in hand and brimming with excitement, Fairy Eternity found Jiang Pingan, who was farming in the Forbidden Land of the Imperial Palace.

"Hey, are you the Immortal from the Jiang Family?"

Jiang Pingan, who was farming, shuddered and almost didn’t hold his hoe steady.

What the hell, someone had managed to approach him so silently.

He turned around, and there was a very beautiful female ghost.

"Are you the Immortal Fairy from ancient times?" It wasn’t hard for Jiang Pingan to guess Fairy Eternity’s identity.

"Daoist Ping An, although you are a subject of the Great Bean Dynasty, you remain a commoner, with not even a half-official position."

"If you want to be an official of the Great Bean Dynasty, you must possess extraordinary talent."

Fairy Eternity took out the Imperial Examination paper: "If you can answer these questions correctly, you may choose any official position you desire."

Jiang Pingan took the paper and scratched his head in puzzlement; these were not his forte.

Had he been able to pass the Imperial Examination, he wouldn’t have had to rebel at the end of the Great Yu period.

"Just a moment, I’ll ask someone."

Jiang Pingan and Fairy Eternity found Emperor Xia in Daming Hall, who was reviewing memorials.

"Do you know how to answer these questions?"

Emperor Xia looked up at his ancestor and the Ancient Immortal, then back down at the examination paper, falling silent for a long time.

Aren’t these the exam questions I set?