The sun seemed to lose its luster, and the fiery clouds turned black in an instant, dark as ink.
"This..."
The two sisters' expressions changed slightly, but as the master of a sect, Shangguan Muyu was naturally a little steadier. Besides, in terms of cultivation alone, she was far beyond what her two daughters could compare with.
This kind of natural phenomenon was not enough to throw her into panic. On the contrary, as her gaze swept over the dark clouds, there was far more delight in her eyes than worry.
It seemed Senior Lin really was preparing to break through his bottleneck.
"Ling'er, Yan'er, we will leave this place for now."
"Leave this place?" The two sisters turned their heads. "Mother, why?"
"If my guess is correct, your master should have reached the critical moment of assaulting the late-stage bottleneck. Right now, he absolutely must not be disturbed. If we stay here, we won't be able to help Senior in the slightest. On the contrary, when a cultivator advances, there is a certain chance of drawing a False Heavenly Tribulation. I think your master had this consideration in mind, which is why he told me to stop the restrictions." Shangguan Muyu's analysis entered their ears. Though this conjecture could not be called completely correct, it was still almost exactly in line with Lin Xuan's intentions.
Yet when the two sisters heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. A False Heavenly Tribulation—what was that?
"Your realms are still low, so it's no wonder you don't know of such a thing. Mother only happened to see it in ancient records as well." Shangguan Muyu sighed.
The Lihe Realm was a watershed, and this was not merely reflected in the leap in strength.
Once a cultivator stepped into Lihe, not