At that moment, Lin Xuan, the true culprit, showed not the slightest sense of urgency after killing Ancestor Minghe and disrupting the heavenly secrets. Instead, he rode a white auspicious cloud and once again arrived at the Heavenly Court of the ancient demon race.
In other words, he had arrived at the area currently occupied by Haotian.
Lin Xuan was planning to pay a visit to the legendary Haotian.
He wanted to see what kind of virtue or ability this child attendant beside the Dao Ancestor possessed to be personally appointed Heavenly Emperor by Old Daoist Hongjun.
Moreover, after being slighted by the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chan Sect, Haotian had directly reported the matter to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
This had directly triggered the later Investiture of the Gods Tribulation!
Or rather, had the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation in his previous life—the one that caused the Five Saints to fight viciously, even losing control and nearly recreating the Primordial World by reforging earth, water, wind, and fire—really been caused by a minor report from Haotian?
After thinking of this possibility, Lin Xuan's expression became somewhat strange.
Of course, he also knew that this was merely his own bored and unfounded speculation.
Looking back at every tribulation since the creation of the Primordial World, there had always been countless reasons behind its eruption.
Moreover, Lin Xuan vaguely thought of another possibility.
After the Tribulation of the Dragon and Phoenix, the Dao Ancestor attained sainthood and preached throughout the Primordial World.
Three thousand mortal guests gathered at Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao Ancestor teach the profound Great Dao of the Mystic Sect.
The subsequent Tribulation of the Witch and Demon had swept away every obstacle in the Primordial World.
The Dao Ancestor's lineage had produced six Saints.
The Great Dao of the Mystic Sect he had taught flourished throughout the Primordial World.
After that came the current Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. At this thought, Lin Xuan immediately halted the train of thought in his mind.
All these matters were already enough to prove that the waters beneath every tribulation ran extremely deep.
They were certainly not as simple as they appeared on the surface, as though a few conflicts alone had triggered a tribulation that engulfed the entire Primordial World.
A moment later.
Lin Xuan's figure appeared outside the South Heaven Gate.
Looking at the three characters for "South Heaven Gate," written in the ancient demon script, Lin Xuan could not help shaking his head and sighing.
Haotian's vision was still somewhat narrow.
Since he had rebuilt the Heavenly Court, he was actually still using the remnants of the ancient demon race to decorate the facade.
He had practically thrown away the Dao Ancestor's dignity.
After sighing, Lin Xuan prepared to step directly through the South Heaven Gate.
Just as he raised one foot, a loud shout rang out.
"Hey! Which Rogue Immortal are you?"
"Are you blind? Do you think the South Heaven Gate is somewhere you can enter whenever you please?"
"Hurry up and get lost! Don't obstruct the eyes of the Immortal Elder from the Chan Sect inside!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
As soon as the voice fell, a heavenly general clad in treasured armor walked up beside Lin Xuan and looked at him with undisguised disdain.
He was waiting for Lin Xuan to leave with a bowed head and a humble farewell.
In his eyes, a Daoist like Lin Xuan, who traveled without any accompanying phenomenon, neither mount nor immortal attendant, was at best a rogue cultivator who had somehow learned a few unorthodox techniques in the wilderness.
He had probably heard that the Heavenly Court was recruiting the immortals of the Primordial World and had followed the trend by coming to the South Heaven Gate.
But had he not opened his eyes to look? Did he really think the South Heaven Gate was somewhere he could come?
This place was specifically meant to welcome the holy lineages of the Chan Sect, the Western Sect, and other Saints, as well as the Primordial Mighty Ones.
Did a mere mountain-dwelling Rogue Immortal really think he could enter?
If an Immortal from the Chan Sect had not happened to come visiting today, and if he had not feared disturbing that Immortal, he would never have chosen to persuade Lin Xuan nicely.
Otherwise, he would definitely have made him understand exactly why flowers were so red!
Lin Xuan had just personally slaughtered Ancestor Minghe, annihilated the Asura clan of the Blood Sea, attained the position of Great Dao Saint long ago, and achieved the true body of a Chaos Demon God. Yet he had merely been an ordinary disciple of the Interception Sect.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan's brow lifted slightly.
Then he casually released a thread of pressure.
In an instant.
All the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stationed outside the South Heaven Gate seemed to become insects trapped in amber.
They could not move even slightly.
Then Lin Xuan smiled at the heavenly general and said:
"You're quite impressive."
With that, Lin Xuan walked straight into the South Heaven Gate.
A long time after he left.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals outside the South Heaven Gate finally recovered from the terror of that pressure.
"That mighty one who just walked in was terrifying!"
"Is guarding the gate really this dangerous? It feels like we could lose our lives at any moment."
"From now on, we need to keep our eyes peeled. Not everyone is someone we can afford to offend."
"Right, how is Old Qian doing? Why hasn't he said anything for so long?"
The heavenly soldier's words immediately drew the attention of everyone present. They curiously looked toward the heavenly general who had earlier spoken rudely to Lin Xuan.
They saw that the heavenly general's eyes were wide open, his face frozen in an expression of extreme horror.
Yet his body no longer showed the slightest trace of life, and even his primordial spirit had begun to disperse.
Clearly, he had been scared to death.
Seeing his appearance, the remaining Heavenly Soldiers and Generals could not help instinctively swallowing hard.
They secretly swore in their hearts that they would never guard this damned South Heaven Gate again!
Whoever wanted to guard it could do so themselves!
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