Boom…
Shortly after, thick, oppressive dark clouds gathered in the sky above Su Qingluo. Thick bolts of thunder and arcs of lightning danced within the cloud layers, radiating an aura of devastating power.
Su Qingluo was currently at the late Sea Transformation Realm. If she made a breakthrough this time, she would advance to the early Acupoint Opening Realm.
"Qingluo, I'll transmit a mind technique to you now. During your tribulation, follow this technique to silently guard your spirit. Combine it with the Chaotic Celestial Maiden Art, and it will grant you a clear spiritual platform, allowing you to keenly sense the various vital acupoints within your body. This way, you'll be able to open even more vital acupoints," Ye Yunfei transmitted his words to Su Qingluo.
"There's such a mind technique?" Su Qingluo was momentarily taken aback.
"Of course there is," Ye Yunfei nodded. Immediately, he transmitted a mind technique specifically designed to sense vital acupoints throughout the body to Su Qingluo via Sound Transmission.
Boom…
Soon, thick bolts of lightning began to descend from the high sky.
"Qingluo, don't be afraid. I'll be protecting you from the side," Ye Yunfei said to Su Qingluo.
Swoosh!
Su Qingluo nodded at Ye Yunfei. The next moment, her lithe figure shot skyward. A loud, crystal-clear cry rolled from her mouth as she charged up to meet the descending bolts of lightning.
Boom! Boom!
Su Qingluo clashed with those lightning bolts, their impacts shaking the firmament.
"Sister Qingluo is so formidable!" Hu Miao, standing beside Ye Yunfei, exclaimed in admiration.
At this moment, Hu Miao, Xiao Hui, Huang Shang, and the others stood by Ye Yunfei's side. All the senior members of Qingyun Palace also hurried over after hearing the news, gathering around to watch.
"Fei'er, is that Qingluo?" Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong also arrived. As soon as she reached the scene, Miao Ziqiong's gaze immediately fixed on Su Qingluo and refused to budge. She had already heard about the relationship between Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo and knew this girl before her eyes was her future daughter-in-law, so naturally, she was intensely interested.
"Yes. That's Qingluo!" Ye Tianpeng quickly answered. It was he who had told Miao Ziqiong about Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo.
"Such a fine girl! Fei'er, I'm warning you—you're not allowed to ever treat Qingluo badly in the future. Otherwise, see how I deal with you!" Miao Ziqiong glared at Ye Yunfei.
"Mother, whose side are you on anyway? I'm your son, you know," Ye Yunfei retorted.
"Qingluo is my future daughter-in-law!" Miao Ziqiong fumed.
"Fine," Ye Yunfei could only nod.
Hu Miao, standing nearby, stifled a giggle behind her hand.
Boom! Boom!
At that moment, in the high sky, one rolling bolt of lightning after another continued to descend.
Su Qingluo showed no hesitation, holding a long sword in her hand and continuously launching moves to fight the lightning. From a distance, she appeared like a celestial maiden dancing with a sword. Faintly, the illusory silhouette of a goddess materialized behind her, emanating an earth-shattering wave of energy pressure.
This was the Chaotic Celestial Maiden Art.
Although Su Qingluo's Su Family was a major clan within the Canghuang Realm, its long-inherited techniques were famed and spread far and wide, none could compare to the Chaotic Celestial Maiden Art. Consequently, Su Qingluo had consistently used the Chaotic Celestial Maiden Art as her primary cultivation technique.
"With Qingluo's strength, handling this Lightning Tribulation will be easy," Ye Yunfei observed for a moment before nodding with a smile. Su Qingluo appeared completely relaxed and at ease within the tribulation.
The tribulation lasted a full three hours.
Three hours later, the lightning in the sky gradually grew sparse, and the oppressive black clouds began to disperse. Soon, the clouds vanished entirely, and the last of the lightning disappeared.
Su Qingluo, however, remained seated cross-legged in mid-air, her flowing black tresses and robes dancing in the wind.
"Fei'er, has Qingluo successfully passed the tribulation?" Miao Ziqiong asked.
"This is the final step of the breakthrough. Qingluo is currently opening the vital acupoints within her body. We mustn't disturb her for now. When breaking through to the Acupoint Opening Realm, the more acupoints you open within your body, the stronger your power," Ye Yunfei explained softly.
"Given Sister Qingluo's innate talent, she's definitely going to open a lot of acupoints. I have faith in her!" Hu Miao declared.
"The number of acupoints Qingluo opens shouldn't be few," Ye Yunfei nodded in agreement.
A moment later...
Boom!
A huge energy vibration suddenly erupted from within Su Qingluo, shaking the surrounding space.
"Qingluo has opened her first acupoint!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed joyfully.
Following that, Su Qingluo continuously opened one vital acupoint after another.
Finally, Su Qingluo had opened a total of thirty-two vital acupoints within her body!
"Considering the environment of the Canghuang Realm, that's not bad at all," Ye Yunfei nodded. He knew full well that within the Canghuang Realm, for someone in the early Acupoint Opening Realm, opening over a dozen vital acupoints was already considered a young genius. If word got out that Su Qingluo had opened thirty-two acupoints at the early Acupoint Opening Realm, it would certainly cause a sensation across the entire Canghuang Realm! Such talent was undoubtedly among the very top tier within the younger generation of the realm.
"I actually opened thirty-two acupoints! I can hardly believe it's true!" After her breakthrough, Su Qingluo sat cross-legged in the sky for another moment before her figure flashed, arriving in front of Ye Yunfei. She seemed incredibly excited; this result had taken her by surprise as well.
"It is true. Believe in yourself," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"If it weren't for you teaching me the Chaotic Celestial Maiden Art and that mind technique just now, I definitely couldn't have opened so many acupoints within my body. Thank you," Su Qingluo stood beside Ye Yunfei, her beautiful eyes fixed on him as she expressed her gratitude.
"Between us, there's no need for thanks," Ye Yunfei smiled.
"What a wonderful girl!" Miao Ziqiong walked up to Su Qingluo and immediately took both of Su Qingluo's hands in hers, sizing her up intently, seemingly more pleased the longer she looked.
"Mother, don't be like this," Ye Yunfei found the situation somewhat embarrassing.
"Auntie," Su Qingluo had already heard about Miao Ziqiong from Ye Yunfei and knew this beautiful woman was Ye Yunfei's mother. She addressed her softly and respectfully.
"Good, good. Qingluo, in front of me, you don't need to be so formal. You can follow Fei'er's example when addressing me," Miao Ziqiong said, refusing to let go of Su Qingluo's hands.
"Follow his example?" Su Qingluo was puzzled.
"Yes. Just call me 'mother' directly," Miao Ziqiong stated.
Su Qingluo finally understood. Instantly, her cheeks flushed crimson, and she wished she could find a place to hide.
"Qingluo, come on, let's find a place to have a good chat," Miao Ziqiong said, pulling Su Qingluo away.
"Palace Master, even more troops have arrived outside. They demand you come out to see them," just then, Chu Ji suddenly hurried over to report.
Ye Yunfei immediately extended his Soul Power perception outward. Indeed, he discovered that a large group of people had arrived before Qingyun Palace headquarters. Some were part of the previous force that had been driven away, while others were newcomers. Among them were numerous Star Gathering Realm experts!
"It seems these major forces of the Canghuang Realm won't give up so easily," Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.