Lu He had possessed a person from the Ling Realm when he descended to Cui Xu Continent, so he needed to start cultivating all over again. Once he cultivated to the Ascendant Realm, he would have to undergo a tribulation.
Thus, from the moment he seized that body, his death had already been fated.
Lu He's tribulation was merely an insignificant disturbance. It did not alarm Xu Ying, who was far away at Tian Jing Mountain.
Xu Ying met Changsun Shenghai again. The tangled feelings between them—hoping the other was dead, yet also hoping he was alive—had finally settled.
"How could Senior Brother be here?" Xu Ying asked in surprise.
Changsun Shenghai said, "I fell from the sky and landed nearby. Fortunately, I encountered my master."
Xu Ying blinked. "Your master?"
Changsun Shenghai said solemnly, "That's right, my master. He is an old man of vast divine powers, an unparalleled Great Dao Master, living in seclusion here. I've been cultivating under him these days, and my progress has been astonishing. I've also gained profound insights into several Great Daos. Junior Brother Xu, how have you fared lately?"
Xu Ying could not help sighing.
Different people, different fates.
They were both disciples under Taiyi Dao Lord, yet after landing, Changsun Shenghai had encountered the foremost person in the Ling Realm, Dao Master Zuo Lian, and received his guidance.
As for Xu Ying, he had landed with only a head remaining. He cultivated the Karma Great Dao, and because he had taken You Xuan as a disciple, he had repeatedly nearly triggered heavenly tribulations and died on the spot.
His cultivation of the Karma Great Dao was not particularly formidable, but he was entangled in no small number of karmic ties, each involving someone of astonishing origins. With the slightest carelessness, he