The corpse's oppressive might, the second set of personal notes (please keep subscribing)

The inner demon tribulation.

It was a hurdle that everyone on the path to the Nascent Soul stage had to overcome.

Strange and unfathomable, it had brought down countless prodigies.

If Li Chang'an wanted to reach the Nascent Soul stage, he too would have to survive this tribulation. There were no shortcuts.

My inner demon tribulation might have something to do with immortality.

Li Chang'an silently pondered the many accounts he had read.

Many ancient texts described the same thing.

The inner demon tribulation could take shape around a cultivator's fears, obsessions, and the like.

Li Chang'an's obsession was immortality, and his fear was failing to attain it.

Before I face my tribulation, I must gather more treasures that can help me overcome my inner demons. I absolutely cannot lose myself in an inner demon illusion.

As he was thinking this...

Deep within the Xiao Family Ancestral Land...

Xiao Chen's Nascent Soul aura suddenly began to dissipate.

He failed.

Li Chang'an had anticipated this, so he was not surprised.

The moment Xiao Chen had shouted those words, he had guessed that Xiao Chen would not survive the inner demon tribulation.

Everyone else present sensed it too.

Gu Qinghong sighed. "What a pity. He was only one step away, yet all his efforts came to nothing."

"Indeed. The inner demon tribulation truly is strange and unpredictable."

He Xiangfeng sighed as well.

The people from the various Southern Region powers all wore regretful expressions.

"No! Old Ancestor possessed peerless talent and spent years preparing. He even survived that terrifying thunder tribulation. How could he fall at this step?"

"Perhaps Old Ancestor has already overcome his inner demon tribulation and is merely drawing in his aura."

Many Xiao Family disciples refused to accept it. Their eyes were red as they stared into the