In a certain mountain range stretching for a million miles, the land was utterly desolate as far as the eye could see, with sparse vegetation.
An enormous thunder cloud floated high in the sky. Amid deafening booms, thick, dazzling bolts of lightning rained down from the heavens, striking a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.
A yellowish mist shrouded the sky above the valley, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Chen Yueying and Yang Qinglong stood atop a steep mountain peak. Gazing at the thunder cloud in the distance, they showed traces of fear in their eyes.
"Rumble!"
Amid wave after wave of thunderous booms, thick bolts of lightning descended from the heavens and struck the valley. A thousand-mile radius was enveloped in dazzling lightning, while raging winds howled, sweeping countless rocks and clods of earth into the sky.
After a while, the thunder cloud dispersed and the lightning vanished. Hundreds of miles around had been flattened.
Chen Yueying furrowed her willow brows and took a pale-yellow jade tablet from her bosom. The two characters "Qian Lei" were inscribed on it, and spiritual light flashed incessantly.
With a muffled crack, the yellow jade tablet suddenly shattered into four pieces.
"Senior Brother Qian died beneath the Grand Heavenly Tribulation."
Chen Yueying let out a sigh, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Qian Lei was a little older than her. He had cultivated for more than twenty thousand years, yet had remained stuck at the Integrated Body Early Stage, unable to break through. In the end, he had died beneath the Grand Heavenly Tribulation.
The higher one's cultivation, the longer it took for the Grand Heavenly Tribulation to arrive, but the greater its power. Precisely because the Grand Heavenly Tribulation existed, all cultivators had to cultivate diligently.