The waves of air surged like a tide, and smoke and dust filled the sky.
The lightning had yet to disperse. Accompanied by peals of thunder, streaks of silver lightning descended one after another, each bolt thicker than the last, until dozens of miles around were submerged in dazzling silver thunder light.
Wang Ruyan turned to look into the distance and frowned. "Since Fellow Daoist has come, why not come out and meet me?"
Only silence answered her, as if she had judged incorrectly.
Wang Ruyan's expression turned cold as she took out the Heavenly Sound Flute.
The Heavenly Sound Flute shone brightly, and a long, melodious flute note rang out. The seawater churned violently, raising enormous waves over a thousand zhang high. Three streaks of escaping light flew out from beneath the sea—two men and one woman. The leader was a graceful woman in a blue dress, whose cultivation was at the Void Refinement Late Stage, while the other two men were at the Void Refinement Middle Stage.
"Fellow Daoist, don't misunderstand. We were drawn here by the commotion from the Thunder Tribulation and thought a Demon Beast was undergoing tribulation."
The woman in blue explained herself while looking toward the thunder cloud.
"Leave immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."
Wang Ruyan spoke coldly. Without kin or close friends protecting them, High-Level Cultivators undergoing the Grand Heavenly Tribulation could easily attract the covetous attention of unfamiliar cultivators.
"We meant no harm. We only wanted to observe Fellow Daoist undergoing tribulation."
The woman in blue spoke sincerely.
She had survived three Grand Heavenly Tribulations before finally entering the Void Refinement Late Stage. Her fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation was not far away.
The other two Void Refinement Cultivators spread out, their expressions cold.
Wang Changsheng was undergoing the Grand