Their hearts were on tenterhooks, yet they had no way to lend a hand. Aside from staring at each other, they simply could not come up with a single good idea, so anxious they were like ants on a hot pan.
Time passed bit by bit.
The Heavenly Tribulation still had yet to fall, and the expressions of the Youth surnamed Long and the Silver-Eyed Maiden, like the dark clouds above their heads, grew ever more overcast.
"Sigh!"
A sigh reached their ears.
"Senior Sister, don't worry too much. As the saying goes, good people have Heaven's own protection. It isn't as though you and I haven't seen Junior Brother Lin's divine abilities and methods before. Although things are dangerous right now, with his powers, he will surely be able to keep himself safe," the Youth surnamed Long advised her gently. Though he himself had no confidence at all either, he could not bear to see his senior sister continue with her brows locked in sorrow.
"I hope so!"
The Silver-Eyed Maiden sighed. Although she was also clear that worrying would not solve the problem, whether Lin Xuan lived or died had an impact on their sect that was truly no small matter. How could she possibly remain calm?
Leaving aside how the two of them were beside themselves with worry here, inside the cultivation cave in Hundred Flower Valley, Lin Xuan was likewise depressed to the extreme.
For Heavenly Tribulation to arrive during advancement was a great taboo. With Lin Xuan's cautious nature, how could he not be clear on this point?
The problem was that he was a cultivator at the Spirit Division level. Judging by his current lifespan, the Heavenly Tribulation should not have descended at this time at all.
So when he sensed that something