My Senior Brother Is Too Steady
Chapter 36: I Have a Backup Plan

**Li Changshou is standing in a neutral position on a plain-looking white cloud. He floated at an ordinary height and returned to Little Qiong Peak in an ordinary manner.

However, his heart felt far from the peace he revealed.

At first, he managed to avoid the responsibility of leading the team. He did not expect Youqin Xuanya would kick the role back to him out of nowhere.

Soon after, he even locked the door and placed two Heaven-Abadi-class seals on it.

Fortunately, Li Changshou had already blamed Jiu Wu. He painted himself as an innocent victim toyed with by his uncles. Now, he's not in that much danger.

As for damaging Jiu Wu's reputation, he was not to blame. Jiu Wu had set a trap first. Li Changshou only accidentally kicked that short Daoist head when he tried to climb out of the hole.

After all, no one would stand up and fight against one of the Nine Jiu Gods. One could say that this matter had ended.

Li Changshou pondered in his heart why Jiu Wu would do such a thing.

‘Maybe that short Daoist found it fun.’

Jiu Wu had tried to encourage Li Changshou to make a name for herself as they drank together the past few times. Jiu Wu had said that this would give him an important opportunity to nurture.

Li Changshou could also sense that these uncles had a strange sense of responsibility towards him. For some reason, he wanted to make Li Changshou uncover the fact that he was at the Sixth Stage of Void Return by leading the team this time around. From there, he hoped that the sect would pay more attention to Li Changshou, and do more to nurture this outstanding disciple into an immortal seedling.

‘However, doing it this way .. is meaningless! You are purely causing trouble for me!’

Li Changshou could not help but rub his temples.

His cultivation level was his greatest trump card. Even revealing a little bit of his true cultivation level would increase the threat to his safety. Other people would start to notice him and even fear him.

The Eternal Du Sect looked harmonious on the outside, but there were many undercurrents. There were only a lot of resources within the sect, but the number of disciples at the various peaks continued to increase. The competition between the peaks is incredible.

‘Do you think I don't know how my master got hurt back then?’

He doesn't have the right evidence for that. However, after theorizing and verifying, he concluded that someone in the sect had arranged for his master!

Even after this, his master refused to talk about what had happened. Li Changshou guessed that the person plotting against his master was still relatively strong in the sect. He definitely wanted to cripple master Li Changshou and break the succession line of Little Qiong Peak. However, master Li Changshou had worked hard to get back on the path of cultivation and not give the bastard another chance.

The rules of the Immortal Du Sect were extremely strict. Disciples who had not ascended to immortality but wanted to go on an expedition had to first report to Bai Fan Hall to make preparations. They were only allowed out of the mountain's protective ranks after they got permission.

If these people were immortal seeds that held great potential, the sect would even send Essence Immortals or Perfected Immortal with them.

80 To 90 years ago, Li Changshou had already suspected that his master might be injured due to one of several circumstances.

First, he went on an expedition.

Second, he had entered the competition within the sect.

The probability of that being the last one is higher.

Several thousand years ago, when Jiu Wu entered the sect, he had taken His Highness Wang Qing as his master. He started in a better position than most and advanced very quickly. He was from the strongest line of succession in the Heaven-Breaking Peak. He had been so sheltered that he could not see ‘anjing’, which would do anything for personal gain, in the sect.

However, Li Changshou would inevitably have to be wary of them. Little Qiong Peak was the weakest in the sect. This made Li Changshou need to look through a peaceful environment and resist one — cough — two, three .. or even ten moves.

‘Forget. What happened has happened. There is no suitable way to reject this role.’

If he claimed to be sick or said that he showed signs of Qi Deviation, there was an 80% chance that the experts in the sect would intervene and investigate his claim.

If he acted as if he was experiencing enlightenment at a critical moment, and insisted that he needed to go into seclusion to cultivate, there was a 90% chance that someone would examine his body as well.

‘What if I beat Ling’e until she is half dead and then says that I should stay to take care of her?

‘Eh, I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. I can't hurt him. After all, she was the adorable junior sister I saw growing up…

‘Good.

“I have a backup plan.”

In four days, he will leave for the Eastern Ocean. As long as he did not speak unnecessarily and allowed his Youqin Xuan to become the true and undeniable leader of the younger team, Li Changshou would remain inconspicuous.

For this, he decided .. to adopt a certain persona. He would act elegantly, maintain a gentle temperament, and dress modestly.

‘By the way, when Youqin Xuanya went to the Northern Continent last time, she probably suffered some kind of trauma. He went into seclusion for several years after he returned to Heaven Breaking Peak, and continued to achieve breakthroughs in his cultivation level. He was now already at the Eighth Stage of Void Return. He had far surpassed his senior brother from Heaven-Breaking Peak, who was at the top in terms of cultivation.

‘Maybe that's why Youqin Xua dared to step up today and take over the role by force.’

Reaching a continuous breakthrough was something that could be fortuitous but not sought after. That's not necessarily a good thing either. For all that Li Changshou knew, this was a harbinger of the Heavenly Tribulation that his Youqin Xuan would have to endure in the future.

The faster principle is applied less to cultivation as well. The realm where Li Changshou was located was the same. He had to advance slowly and steadily, step by step, one breakthrough at a time.

About 60 years ago, when he had broken through the Void Return Realm in secret, Li Changshou had witnessed how the Heavenly Tribulation had destroyed someone from his sect.

After which, he began to suppress his own cultivation level. He focused on understanding the details in each field, constantly revising what he already knew to learn more.

He made sure that he had a complete and solid understanding of every advancement. Only then would he take the next step. Also, he would do so carefully so that he could increase the chances of survival through the Heavenly Tribulation.

At that moment, Li Changshou had already made up his mind. Even if he needed 200 years to build a strong foundation, he would do whatever was necessary to prepare for the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, for some reason, his cultivation progress had not slowed down due to this decision. Instead, it became increasingly difficult for him to suppress his cultivation.

This might be the unique experiment that the Great Dao wanted to do to him.

…

When he returned to Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou saw his younger sister cultivating.

Li Changshou remained silent under the tree, then shook his head and blessed Jiu Wu. He hoped the latter would soon have children, and whether they became a boy or a girl, they would be eight feet tall.

Then, Li Changshou turned around and returned to business.

He started making the Faraday Cage fold.

His master's Heavenly Tribulation had proven that Faraday's cage could fend off and weaken the power of lightning.

The Faraday cage Li Changshou had made for his master had been shattered apart after channeling the first lightning strike. However, he knew that the Heavenly Dao would definitely allow this.

One Faraday Cage can fend off a single lightning strike?

Hearing that, Li Changshou could only shake her head and smile.

To his master, to endure Heavenly Tribulation meant facing death. However, to Li Changshou, as long as he could be 90% sure that he would not die, that would be the greatest benefit he had ever gained in his cultivation journey!

First, the Heavenly Tribulation was an important step for cultivators to switch from caterpillars to butterflies.

After the tribulation of thunder descended, one would be majestic.

The mortal body will be transformed into the eternal one, and the soul will form an eternal birth. The person experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation would be transferred to a whole new world. At that time, he would become an even stronger ant in the Primordial World.

Moreover, the Heavenly Tribulation was an opportunity to meet the Great Dao directly.

If a cultivator could gain insight while enduring the tribulation, it was possible that, at that moment, between life and death, they could see the difficulty of their cultivation journey forward. Then, they might be able to ride.

The Immortal Records of Du Sect showed that His Highness Wang Qing had broken through to the Refined Immortal Realm an hour after experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation. He had missed the Eternal Realm of Essence, but it did not result in an unstable foundation. Instead, he continued to advance in his cultivation journey with unbearable strength.

Ancient texts also depict cultivators rising after experiencing Heavenly Tribulations in ancient times. Some of them had even broken through to the Eternal Heaven Realm.

Of course, Li Changshou did not hold such high hopes. He aims for much less.

He wanted to pass through the Heavenly Tribulation safely and ensure that his Dao base was complete and flawless.

In order to climb this high mountain of longevity, he must have a strong foundation!

Li Changshou created this Faraday Cage to help him withstand the final lightning strike.

He was confident that he would have to endure the first few bolts because he wanted to reap the greatest benefits. Also, he was 100% sure that he could get past them!

To make sure he was ready for equipment damage, this foldable Faraday cage was the sixth he had made in those two days.

With this powerful equipment, he could be more confident of survival. In fact, he was 99% confident that he could at least survive the Heavenly Tribulation.

Moreover, he could take the time to study the Inaction Sutra. Once he broke through the Ninth Stage of Dao Reprisal with that strong foundation, he could be 95% sure that he would smoothly endure the Heavenly Tribulation.

This was enough to make him risk his life.

It was also worth mentioning that in the early days of his cultivation journey, when Li Changshou had calculated the possibility of him making it through the Heavenly Tribulation, he shamelessly assumed that he would survive nine lightning strikes.

He puts pressure on himself to stay humble and keep working hard.

Why is this shameless?

After all, only a miracle would withstand nine lightning strikes in the Heavenly Tribulation. Li Changshou had not expected him to be a cultivation expert.

It was just that when others rested, he would use his spare time to train hard.

“Oh yes! There's another urgent matter. I'll take note of it.”

Li Changshou suddenly recalled something and stopped working on her cage. He took out a jade slip and used his spiritual awareness to write the title and paragraph underneath.

Etiquette to Follow When Experiencing Heavenly Tribulations

Heavenly Tribulation was the training of the Heavenly Dao for cultivators. Even though the Heavenly Dao was completely impartial, the Dao Ancestor might give clues about the Heavenly Tribulation when they formed it.

I will remember the principles of being safe rather than sorry and not aiming for an outstanding result but just to avoid mistakes. When facing the Heavenly Tribulation, I must pay attention not to brandish a middle finger or curse. I also could not count down the number of lightning bolts in my heart. I must continue to tell myself that the Heavenly Dao is a great gift and a crossroads of risk and opportunity. This is a fundamental disaster that proves that everyone is the same.

First of all I will give Honor Dao to the Heavenly Tribulation …

“Should I thank you? What if the Heavenly Dao sends out the first lightning strike when I am too busy thanking him?’ Li Changshou muttered to himself for a while and then continued writing with his spiritual senses.

He had worked very hard and paid attention to such details. Even though he was already extremely skilled, he still had to prepare for another aspect of enduring the tribulation several times.

Of course, he could relax with the Inaction Sutra.

…

Four days passed quickly. Li Changshou had been working for three and a half days in his Pill Chamber. He spent the remaining half a day assembling everything.

On the way, the 16 Perfect Gods sat together with the 11 disciples on top of the great white clouds. They each sat cross-legged, thinking about their own space.

The several Heaven Gods each took the clouds. The clouds floated above, giving them a glimpse of the situation below.

The glorified Wang Qing was in the lotus flower-shaped cloud, right in front of the group.

With so many experts guarding them, Li Changshou felt at ease.

He sat in the corner, enjoying the gentle breeze in the sky. His spiritual awareness scanned his surroundings, and he held two paper puppets between his fingers.

As the true leader of the group, Youqin Xuua sat right in front. She was wearing her favorite bright red dress and had a delicate Phoenix tail hairpin on her head. Once again, he looked like a Fire Spirit Flower in bloom. Its incredible charm and pride…

As the false leader, Li Changshou hid in the back corner. He kept narrowing his eyes as he meditated. The robe was clean, but very ordinary. Anyone could obtain such a robe from Bai Fan Hall.

However, it was clear that Youqin Xuanya did not want to stay ahead alone and become an image of par excellence.

Less than an hour after they started sailing, Youqin Xuanya elegantly and slowly stood up. He walked with the large sword on his back towards the empty space next to Li Changshou.

“Senior Brother Changshou,” said Youqin Xua in a low voice. “Can I sit here?”

Li Changshou thought, ‘You can sit down, but I will move to another place later.’

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“Youth Junior Youqin, don't stand on ceremony. Please.” Li Changshou smiled and pointed to a place a little further away from him.

Youqin Xuua gave a subtle nod, took her dress a little, and then sat down, cross-legged. He looked very elegant as he did so.

Li Changshou subconsciously glanced at his hand …

She was wearing a pair of thick gloves, which did not seem to match her dress.

That's pretty attention to her**.