Chapter 272: Chapter 270: Advancement with a Pig

Nian Shutong had just finished speaking when Daodao had already prepared the Crystal Stones.

“Host, Daodao will lend you a helping hand.”

Nian Shutong immediately accepted the Crystal Stones from Daodao and also took out the snake sculpture from the space.

With both in hand, her cultivation speed accelerated once more.

Where Nian Shutong couldn’t see, the pig sculpture was completely cleansed of its black toxins, turning the whole pig pink and plump. It fell from Nian Shutong’s arms onto the empty ground beside her and lay there.

At this moment, the Crystal Stones in Nian Shutong’s hands were continuously being depleted, and the newly taken out snake sculpture was also having its toxins absorbed incessantly by her.

Not only that, the toxins within a hundred miles radius around Nian Shutong, from all the plants, were being absorbed clean by her.

Yet, the last droplet needed in her Dantian still couldn’t congeal.

Nian Shutong was not in a rush at all; cultivation was like this. She just did her best, and as for the results, that was for later.

The Crystal Stones in her hands disappeared once again, and new Crystal Stones appeared.

Daodao had provided a hundred Crystal Stones; at this rate, they were quickly down to the last two stones. Success or failure hinged on this last gamble!

Inside the Dantian, the final droplet of Spiritual Energy finally converged, falling into the Dantian sea.

The Dantian sea was instantly filled, and in the blink of an eye, it underwent a transformation.

The Dantian sea churned, engulfing the Golden Core, which floated like a tiny boat on the stormy sea surface. Sinking and bobbing, it could be capsized at any moment.

At this time, above Nian Shutong, dark clouds bore down, and flashes of lightning were incessant.

It seemed to be accumulating power, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the person below.

Nian Shutong was already prepared; these past few days, Daodao had been cultivating with her.

“Daodao, I’ll go first.”

Nian Shutong had already stood up, protected by Spiritual Power, ready for battle.

Every Heavenly Tribulation was a fight between life and death.

She, quite enjoyed it.

Battling against the heavens was a joy without end.

She even found herself wondering, why was there still a Heavenly Tribulation in interstellar space?

What lay at the end of cultivation here?

These thoughts were but fleeting. In the next second, Nian Shutong clenched her fists and flew directly to meet the Heavenly Tribulation head-on.

To others, this was an ordeal.

To Nian Shutong, this was an opportunity.

She was going to refine her body.

Thunderbolts as thick as arms descended, colliding with Nian Shutong’s fist.

Nian Shutong endured the intense pain, allowing the thunder to travel throughout her body. Her skin cracked, and fresh blood flowed from the surface, staining her red all over.

But the Heavenly Thunder was not over yet.

The next bolt of Heavenly Thunder had already arrived, and Nian Shutong faced the challenge once again, the second bolt thicker than the first, refining her body further.

At this moment, Nian Shutong was beyond recognition, only covered in fresh red.

There was just one last bolt; a total of three Heavenly Thunders.

Knowing full well the rule of striking you down when you’re weak, an even thicker bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky, aiming for Nian Shutong who had not fully absorbed the previous lightning.

“Damn it!”

Nian Shutong, braving thousands of cuts and excruciating pain, threw her punches, fighting!

Daodao could no longer hold back and burst out from the Sea of Consciousness, blocking in front of Nian Shutong. Daodao, left inside with no other alternatives, was forced to make the most of its authority over the Crystal Stones, providing them in advance to its host.

“Daodao, get back!”

After shouting that, Nian Shutong herself charged to the forefront, using her back to catch the last bolt of Heavenly Thunder.

“Ah——”

Nian Shutong’s body tensed up, she let out a roar, and then fell powerlessly from the sky.

However, her consciousness didn’t fully relax; the body refining continued.

Daodao transformed into a streak of green light and within the blink of an eye caught Nian Shutong, gently settling her onto the ground.

Daodao was anxious, but he knew that now was not the time to disturb Nian Shutong, as she was about to advance in level.

Indeed, the sky seemed to be filled with seven-colored auspicious clouds, which were poised to pour down a shower of Spiritual Rain, not a bit of it falling elsewhere, all of it showering upon Nian Shutong.

Nian Shutong, who was originally bathed in blood, began to slowly heal under the nourishment of the Spiritual Energy.

The immense energy of the advancement sped up Nian Shutong’s Body Refining process, and the Golden Core within her Dantian began to transform, becoming a small figure the size of a fist, with a facial appearance identical to Nian Shutong’s.

After another day and night had passed, Nian Shutong’s advancement was finally complete.

When she opened her eyes, she didn’t have the slightest bit of sharpness but appeared even more ordinary instead.

Except for her skin, which seemed brighter, especially the tear mole below the corner of her eye, red as river fire, dazzling and eye-catching.

“Congratulations, Master, on your successful advancement.”

“Congratulations, Host.”

“Congratulations, congratulations.”

Nian Shutong too was in a joyous mood but when she heard the third voice, the Nascent Soul’s pressure burst out instantaneously.

Who?

Not just she, but Daodao and Xiao Ba were also startled.

Nian Shutong had already stood up, her Divine Sense sweeping out, but she couldn’t detect any creature.

Who exactly is it?

“Below, below! I’m down here!”

Nian Shutong heard the voice again and looked downward toward the ground.

One was still a snake statue, while the other was no longer a statue of a pig.

Nian Shutong transformed the green light into a blade, and as the light shone, the blade was already pressed against the head of a little pink pig.

The little pink pig below curiously lifted its front hoof, attempting to touch the blade on its neck.

Sadly, its legs were too short; after flailing in the air for quite some time, it couldn’t reach at all.

“What are you?”

Nian Shutong’s words were icy cold, resounding with authority, causing the little pink pig below to shake its piglet head, struggling to look up while being surprisingly able to speak human language.

“I am a pig.”

With that one sentence, Nian Shutong nearly burst into laughter, nonsense!

Couldn’t she recognize a pig?

Nian Shutong examined it closely; it turned out to be the same pig statue she had once cultivated with, and it had actually come to life!

Could it be like Rubble, belonging to some unknown race, only poisoned?

“Why did you come to life?”

The little pink pig contemplated Nian Shutong’s question deeply as if a pig was putting on a thoughtful expression.

“Piggy has no more toxins, then woke up. Want to help Blue Star’s master with work.”

Blue Star’s master, wasn’t that her?

Just as Nian Shutong was about to continue her inquiry, she was interrupted by Daodao.

“Master, it seems you have signed a contract with this pig, a Master-Servant Contract.”

Nian Shutong had not had the chance to check her own condition after her advancement, but upon hearing Daodao’s words, she first took a look.

Indeed, there was a contractual relationship between her and the little pink pig, and it was very solid.

Her gaze suddenly turned toward the side to the snake statue, wondering if it, too, might sign a contract with her when its toxins were gone.

But what could such a small pig, not even as tall as Nian Shutong’s arm, do?

In a flash, the blade at the piglet’s neck vanished, and Nian Shutong squatted down to ask the little pink pig, “Are there any more statues like you?”

The little pink pig shook its head.

“Piggy doesn’t know.”

Nian Shutong didn’t dwell on it, figuring she would address it when the time came, but she continued to ask, “What can you do?”

The little pink pig tilted its head back with pride and said, “Fight!”