The truly thorny problem was the experts watching from the shadows. Especially those who dared charge directly into the heavenly tribulation—none of them were ordinary figures.
Could it be that a Celestial Venerable dared make a move at such a time?
If an ordinary Peak Emperor Lord dared rush into a heavenly tribulation of this scale, that would truly be courting death. Even a Peak Emperor Lord on Lightning Emperor's level would still die without a burial ground if he entered Ye Xiwen's heavenly tribulation.
Although many people entertained thoughts of robbing a burning house, if they had to stake their own lives just for that, ten out of ten would be unwilling.
Which of those Celestial Venerables lacked some sort of method? Even if they did not act directly, they were still equally terrifying to Ye Xiwen.
Yet this was merely the beginning. Fortunately, what reassured Ye Xiwen most was that no Celestial Venerable had directly acted to suppress and kill him. Otherwise, the entire situation would have become extremely grim.
At that point, with heavenly tribulation on one side and a Celestial Venerable attacking at all costs on the other, even he would likely have had to flee in a sorry state.
But he knew the chances were slim. If a Celestial Venerable interfered with a heavenly tribulation, he would also face retaliation from the Heavenly Dao. This had nothing to do with strength; on the contrary, the stronger one was, the more severe the backlash from the heavenly tribulation would be if one interfered with its workings.
Thus, even those Emperor Lords rarely interfered when their disciples underwent Emperor Lord Tribulation. Once they intervened, the level of the heavenly tribulation would rise several grades and directly turn upon them in retaliation.
If not for this, those great