Immortal Realm, Mortal Dust Sea.
The Sea of Clouds drifted with the breeze, revealing corpses hidden beneath it one after another. Broken blades and weapons jutted diagonally from the bodies; there were snapped formation flags and damaged puppets, but far more numerous were the corpses.
This was a sea of corpses.
Its end could not be seen at a glance.
At the center of the corpse sea stood a small raised mound.
The mound was also piled from corpses, brimming with dense resentment qi. A gaunt old Taoist sat cross-legged atop the corpse pile. When the cold wind swept past, it stirred his robes and exposed the brown wooden body beneath.
This person was the Red-Eyed Wood Carving Chen Luo had crushed back then.
As part of the Immeasurable Tribulation, the Red-Eyed Wood Carving would not die. After being reborn under the influence of tribulation qi, he had kept far away from Chen Luo. Then, using the power of the "Karmic Tribulation," he slaughtered immortal cultivators on a grand scale and absorbed their power.
After a period of lying low, the Red-Eyed Wood Carving's aura had grown ever closer to that of a True Person. Apart from a few wood grains still visible on his body, his face and limbs were no different from those of an ordinary person.
Rumble!
Tribulation clouds spread over. As a part of the "tribulation qi," the Red-Eyed Wood Carving sensed the will contained within them.
The Emperor Tribulation!
Purple lightning fell from the sky, landing around him like twisting vines.
"An Emperor Tribulation?"
The Red-Eyed Wood Carving frowned slightly. Looking at the purple lightning appearing beside him, he raised a hand and sent out a streak of red light. It flashed and instantly merged into the purple lightning. After its power was drained, the