No matter what, as long as the Heavenly Tribulation was passed, Zhang Yang didn't think much about it. He bent down to check on Long Feng and Long Haotian. Long Feng had only fainted because he was too close to the center of the Heavenly Tribulation and couldn't withstand the pressure of the tribulation lightning; he would wake up naturally after some time. As for Long Haotian, he was still suffering from some residual effects from using the Dragon Transformation Art previously, compounded by the pressure from this tribulation lightning. His cultivation had plummeted again and again; even if he woke up, he would likely only possess the strength of the first layer of Internal Energy.

"Don't worry, they just passed out. They'll wake up naturally after a while. Oh yes, Grandfather, where have you arranged for the Golden Three-Eyed Beast?"

After confirming that Long Haotian and Long Feng were absolutely not in life-threatening danger, Zhang Yang looked towards his maternal grandfather, Zhang Daofeng, and asked softly.

Although the old man was not suitable for immediately consuming the Immortal Peach Elixir right now, the Immortal Peach Elixir could be used to help the Golden Three-Eyed Beast give birth smoothly. He just didn't know if the effect of the fetal preservation elixir taken earlier had worn off; if it had, the little Three-Eyed Beast could be born today.

"I'll take you."

Zhang Daofeng walked over. Since they also needed to notify Qiao Yihong and the others that the Heavenly Tribulation was over and have them bring the Long family disciples back, taking Zhang Yang to see the Golden Three-Eyed Beast was a convenient side task.

At this moment, Zhang Yunan helped Qu Meilan settle Long Feng and Long Haotian back into their room, and then walked out, just in time to see Zhang Daofeng about to lead Zhang Yang to the Long Family Plains.

"Yun'an, Meilan, you two should come along too. Master Shi Ming is staying with me, so there won't be any problems here."

At this moment, Elder Zhang Pinglu suddenly spoke to Zhang Yunan and Qu Meilan. The two were momentarily stunned before immediately understanding.

Although the old man's serious injuries had not healed and his body was weak, his face was ruddy at this moment, clearly intending to have a good chat and catch up with his old friend, Master Shi Ming.

Zhang Yang being able to pass the Heavenly Tribulation and advance to the fifth layer was also of great benefit to Shaolin. Regarding Zhang Yang, he also had many things he wanted to discuss thoroughly with the elder.

Zhang Yunan and Qu Meilan nodded. They also knew that these two veteran Great Perfection masters, having lived to see Zhang Yang break through to the fifth layer and pass the Heavenly Tribulation, must have much to say and would not stay to disturb the two elders.

Suddenly, Zhang Yang straightened up, looking towards the southeast—and that direction faced Changbai Mountain.

Changbai Mountain. Li Jianyi and Hua Feitian had long been enduring unbearable torment. Looking from afar, they could already feel the residual power of the tribulation lightning dissipating into nothingness.

This meant the Ninth-Layer Heavenly Tribulation had passed, and they, the Great Perfection experts, all felt a surging new fortune rising into the sky—this was the sign of a newly born Fifth-Layer expert!

Now that everything had settled, their hearts finally had a definitive answer regarding the ultimate truth.

The one undergoing the tribulation was Zhang Yang; the one who induced these eight bolts of tribulation lightning could only be Zhang Yang. Most importantly, Zhang Yang had actually withstood these unparalleled eight bolts of tribulation lightning and successfully passed the tribulation to advance to Great Perfection and the fifth layer.

"Brother Hua, we’ve never heard of an even number of Heavenly Tribulations; they are always odd. Why did Zhang Yang’s Heavenly Tribulation only have eight bolts of lightning?"

Li Jianyi couldn't help but ask about it, but Hua Feitian shook his head vigorously; how would he know why this situation occurred?

How many years had it been since a Heavenly Tribulation appeared in Huaxia, since a Fifth-Layer expert was born? No one could speculate about the Heavenly Tribulation Zhang Yang experienced. Or perhaps, the two of them were not qualified to witness Zhang Yang’s Ninth-Layer Heavenly Tribulation, naturally leaving them clueless about everything involved.

"Brother Li!"

Li Jianyi suddenly gritted his teeth, turned his head to look at Hua Feitian, seeming to have something very difficult to say.

"Brother Li, just say what you need to. Now, your Li family of Shushan and my Hua family of Changbai Mountain are already bound together, inseparable. Only by doing this can we perhaps barely resist the wrath of the future Medical Saint Zhang family."

Hua Feitian’s face was ashen, but in reality, he was already calculating how to approach the people of the Medical Saint Zhang family in Long Family to apologize and remove the anger that Zhang Yang and Zhang Pinglu held in their hearts from the incident underground.

"Then I'll be direct. I imagine that even if my Li family and your Hua family offered up all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, divine weapons, and magical artifacts, it would be difficult to extinguish the wrath of the Medical Saint Zhang family. And now that Zhang Yang has truly succeeded in passing the tribulation and advancing to the fifth layer, neither of our families will ever escape his retaliation in the future. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that Zhang Yang has just passed the tribulation and must be extremely weak, and ask that senior to take action and slay him in one go, thus ending all future—"

Before Li Jianyi finished speaking, Hua Feitian’s face changed drastically. Ignoring his own weakness, he quickly reached out to cover Li Jianyi’s hand, then cautiously turned his head to look around before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

Then Hua Feitian glared fiercely at Li Jianyi and scolded him in a low voice, "Brother Li, you must never speak such words carelessly! The Twelve-Crowned Golden Python is a Fifth-Layer spirit beast, how arrogant! Wouldn't saying that insult it? If it found out, I couldn't save you!"

Li Jianyi’s face turned pale. Hearing Hua Feitian's words, he immediately understood.

Huaxia did not only have the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python as a Fifth-Layer spirit beast. Every Fifth-Layer spirit beast had its own territory. As far as they were concerned, whether humans broke through to the fifth layer had nothing to do with them. In that case, how could the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python possibly take the initiative to deal with Zhang Yang, who had just broken through the Heavenly Tribulation?

Rumble!!!

At this moment, Changbai Mountain was suddenly shrouded in dark clouds, and thunderclouds gathered perpetually. The once clear sky instantly darkened.

A long, slender figure shuttled back and forth within the dark clouds, giving the appearance of soaring straight into the sky.

Hua Feitian was stunned. He could tell that the figure in the air seemed to be leaving Changbai Mountain and heading northwest.

Northwest—wasn't that where the Kunlun Mountains were located, and also the ancestral base of the Long family, the Long Family Plains? What could possibly attract the attention of this Fifth-Layer spirit beast to defy convention and leave Changbai Mountain?

Hua Feitian and Li Jianyi exchanged glances, and their eyes suddenly shone with immense joy! If this Twelve-Crowned Golden Python was heading northwest, who else besides the newly promoted Fifth-Layer expert, Zhang Yang, could have attracted its attention?

The wind and clouds above Changbai Mountain transformed, and not far away, Yinlong Mountain also resonated with a mighty dragon roar, clearly signaling a warning. In a certain island in the South Sea, the earth-shattering tsunami suddenly calmed down, ceasing its commentary.

After the tsunami in the South Sea inexplicably subsided, this Twelve-Crowned Golden Python coiled its body contentedly above Changbai Mountain, swimming as if in water amidst the dark clouds, frequently flicking its serpentine tongue towards the northwest, showing every intention of leaving Changbai Mountain and charging toward the northwest, disregarding the reaction of Yinlong Mountain.

Killing intent, vast as a flooding river, swept over Changbai Mountain. The disciples of the Li and Hua families, who had just regained consciousness from their previous swoon, were engulfed by this killing intent and fainted again. Even Li Jianyi and Hua Feitian had ashen faces and trembled slightly all over.

"Senior, Senior... is this preparing to make a move?"

Despite trembling from fear, Li Jianyi became excited, speaking intermittently.

Hua Feitian trembled all over, but there was also joy mixed in. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but nod, "It seems that is indeed the case."

The slender figure above completely ignored the intentions of Hua Feitian and Li Jianyi. It held utter contempt for these two mortals and didn't even deign to glance at them.

How could Li Jianyi and Hua Feitian possibly guess the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python's true intentions? While it was true that Zhang Yang had killed many of its offspring and kin, in this world, the weak are prey to the strong, and the spirit beast itself understood this principle best.

Even if it became a Fifth-Layer spirit beast, it wouldn't hunt down Zhang Yang because of that. As long as Zhang Yang never stepped onto Changbai Mountain, its territory, it would bother itself with this human.

The sudden display of killing intent now was not directed at Zhang Yang for revenge, but rather because it had taken a fancy to the jade vial in Zhang Yang's possession.

Even though it was contained within the jade vial, the spiritual energy within could not be completely blocked, radiating outwards—it contained the remaining two Immortal Peach Elixirs.

These were Immortal Peach Elixirs that had successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation—this was what attracted the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python the most!

The South Sea had long since returned to calm, dismissing the matter; as for the one in Yinlong Mountain, he had some connection with Zhang Yang. Although the allure of the Immortal Peach Elixirs was immense, it wasn't enough to provoke that entity to move and seize them.

But the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python was different; Zhang Yang already had enmity with it, and now it possessed the Immortal Peach Elixirs—it had every reason to strike.

And at this very moment, this was when Zhang Yang felt this surge of killing intent and suddenly turned his head to look southeast!

Besides the killing intent from Changbai Mountain, another person captured Zhang Yang’s attention: an old man approaching from a distance, his feet seeming to ride clouds and mist, traveling a thousand miles in a single day towards Kunlun Mountain.

Zhang Yang was by no means unfamiliar with this old man; he was the one who had saved him on Yanming Mountain and promised him a favor.

At this very moment, Zhang Yang finally saw clearly: this old man was undoubtedly another Fifth-Layer expert of Huaxia, and one who had been at that level for a long time.

His appearance successfully halted the actions of the Twelve-Crowned Golden Python from Changbai Mountain.

Someone was actually going to protect that newly promoted Fifth-Layer expert?

The Twelve-Crowned Golden Python paused in mid-air. After a long while, a cold light appeared in its eyes; it held disdain for both Zhang Yang and the newly appeared Fifth-Layer expert.

Ultimately, the dark clouds above Changbai Mountain dispersed, and the figure within the mist vanished.

This vast killing intent finally dissipated with it, ending without incident.

The Qimen Grand Array of the Long Family Plains could not impede this old man in the slightest; he entered the Long Family Plains without any effort.

"Young man, it wants to kill you and seize the Immortal Peach Elixirs. If you ask me, I will repay my favor and protect you until you are fully recovered. How about it?"

A voice entered Zhang Yang's ears through sound transmission.

"Even though I am extremely weak now, it dares to come?"

Are Fifth-Layer spirit beasts arrogant, and are Fifth-Layer experts weak?

Even if Zhang Yang currently had no Internal Energy and was incomparably weak, had he ever feared it?

A cold smile appeared on his face, and Zhang Yang retorted through sound transmission, "If it dares to come, I dare to slay it here!" To be continued.