Chapter 49 (1/2)

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Book 3, Backfire

The rain and ere dark and gloo trail, its end far beyond sight

This place had evidently been deserted for a long tiround became muddy and much more difficult to tread

A youth, about sixteen to seventeen years old, was helping an old reat difficulty Both of the raincoats made of strahich barely served their purpose After walking for hly drenched The old , so he couldn't handle the cold well, and would occasionally stop to rub his aching knee

He squinted his old eyes, struggling to look into the distance, and couldn't help sighing

Next to him, the youth co our offerings, but whenever we try to meet them, we'd suffer such difficulties What use is there for the villagers, scri on our own expenses to worshi+p the those words and hurried to say, “Don't speak out of line!”

The youth's eyes were so ith his glare that they seeer He continued in annoyance, “A us here, but did those immortals ever bless us with favorable weather? Whenever we encountered a great drought or flood, did they ever ask for any less offerings? When the King of Anping staged an ar disaster over shi+ith banditspeople out of their homes, did they ever show their faces? Fine, even if these were all the affairs of the mortal world and beyond the immortals' care, then what about this ti people and bringing sofor us to beg for their help?”

The old hten his waist as he spoke, “Immortals cultivate in peace and don't care about worldlyto ask of them, of course we !”

The young er, “Oh, really? This trail is the only way to reach Ming Valley, we need to endure so much hardshi+p, and those who don't have a sincere heart wouldn't be able to withstand it all! When they send their people to clais, why don't they co about sincerity…”

“Liulang, shut yourcane on the ground, “If you keep spouting nonsense, haul your ass back ho harm to the people of shi+n in front of the ier, the youth's face darkened He didn't dare to say another word Only when his grandfather had turned around did he mureat?”

Right then, a brutal lightning strike suddenly descended fro only a short distance frouard and immediately went pale in fear He put aside his earlier pettiness and hurried to ask as soon as the thunderous sounds had subsided, “Grandpa, why is the thunder so unusual today?”

Before the oldbolts had fallen continuously like raindrops, causing the entire night sky to turn white Fear appeared on the old man's face as he hurriedly pulled the youth into a kneel next to hiht He murmured his prayers under his breath, too scared to htened they didn't dare show their faces Even the grass and the trees were quivering too

They didn't kno much time had passed before the thunderous roars finally went away There were so aftershocks in the air, and the earth see while, the youth couldn't hear a single sound He had been thoroughly shocked, and didn't dare to make any insolent remarks

Only when the shower had passed, and the clouds had parted to reveal the hazy and gloo youth finally move to help the oldasked, “Grandpa, therestrikes earlier, this… The Minght?”

“Don't speak out of turn,” the old h the mud, the footsteps he left altered between deep and shallow due to his limp He lowered his voice and said, “Therethe Heavenly Tribulation”

“Tribulation?”

“The immortals' path of cultivation isn't easy, theythem, the Heavenly Tribulation is the deadliest Countless immortals have lost their lives to the Heavenly Tribulation, but if they could survive it, their cultivation would increase greatly, and they would be a step closer to truly sharing their life with the heaven and the earth” As the old man spoke, a hint of uncertainty passed across his face, “I'd heard froo the Heavenly Tribulation once At that ti strikes, but as it so dangerous for this one… Could it be, the person undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation was a formidable master like the Valley Lord?”

As they spoke, the s trail suddenly came to a turn The way ahead of the the valley's complete appearance

The ht under theinto the distance After the shower, floere blooht was like a thin veil, casting an ethereal color over the valley, as if the place was a paradise within theman exclaimed in joyful surprise, “Grandpa, look, we've…”

Before he could finish his words, the entirety of his person had frozen in shock

At the end of the flowery slope was a large plain, its surroundings s that the coe open area had been burned black by the lightning strikes,a stark contrast between the inside and outside of the circle — outside, the floere in full bloorass was left

But on the thoroughly charred ground, a person was standing perfectly upright

That person's long robes had been reduced to rags, the sleeves burned to shreds Looking from behind, this person had a rather tall stature, so it was probably ain between the's voice and turned to look at theh this person's clothes were in tatters, his features were extraordinarily distinct and handsolow of the moon, there was the impression that he was made of jade His eyes seemed to contain a layer of frost that had been accuaze, he immediately felt chilled from the top of his head to the tips of his feet, and becahtest bit

The next randfather and they both knelt on the ground The old s to the immortal, this lowly one came from shi+n outside the valley We've come to ask for help this time, and harbor no malicious intention to intrude, please do not take offense”

That man was stunned for a bit, but then he casually waved his hand Liulang felt an autu around hi And then his body went light — both he and his grandfather had been lifted up by that chill

This iive them any trouble, he also spoke to theht, there is no need to be so courteous — the affairs outside the valley aren't for me to handle, please hile I su, he snapped his fingers to produce a bolt of white light, which went straight toward the horizon A ht, which seeh speed When it ca on his sword

The Daoist child put away his sword as he landed, respectfully ratulations for surviving a Major Heavenly Tribulation, and for your cultivation going up another level”

“There's nothing to congratulate, I was alh,” the randchild pair behind him, “They came from outside, probably because they need help Take care of the and his grandfather a quick nod Then his figure turned into a blur, quickly disappearing

This heaven-defying ability had stunned Liulang Even as the Daoist child came forward to invite theure of that round and casually turning back to glance at theht, that person didn't seem to be much older than hi Valley? He couldn't help envying that person, but then he recalled that piercing, frost-like gaze, and quickly pushed that envy back down A feeling of awe and veneration appeared in his heart, and he didn't dare to think disrespectful thoughts anymore

The Daoist child procured a leaf from his robe, placed it at his mouth, and blew out a disorderly little tune Fro sound cae attached to it, snorted in a deround steadily