Chen Henian had gone from being apprehensive to utterly delighted. Although only half of the Nascent Soul tribulation had passed, and the subsequent Heart Demon Tribulation was no less dangerous than the lightning tribulation, at least in Chen Henian's eyes, Lu Xiaotian's resolute temperament was the thing he least needed to worry about. Wen Changyun agreed with him on this point.
Cultivators were not fools, after all. Chen Henian had imposed martial law throughout Soaring Heavens Palace, which was entirely out of character for him. In addition, the horrifying celestial phenomenon in the restricted area where only the palace's patriarchs appeared made every cultivator in Soaring Heavens Palace secretly speculate about who was undergoing tribulation.
After returning from White Crane City, Miao Ruolin privately asked Yuan Min about it. Yuan Min merely stammered and faltered, unable to explain clearly. After all, she herself did not know much. Although she had not personally witnessed the person undergoing tribulation, everyone knew who in all of Soaring Heavens Palace had the greatest hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.
In the silence, an undercurrent also formed throughout Soaring Heavens Palace. Everyone put aside the matters in their hands and gazed toward the direction where the lightning tribulation had dissipated, their hearts filled with unease. Even Luo Qian, who had long since stopped concerning himself with worldly affairs, occasionally frowned as he glanced toward the direction where the tribulation lightning had vanished.
Yet time continued to pass, and after the tribulation lightning dissipated, there was still no result. If the tribulation had succeeded, Soaring Heavens Palace would have gained another Nascent Soul patriarch—a momentous occasion for the weakened sect. There was no reason not to announce it publicly. Even if it had failed, there should at least have been some outcome. However, everyone