The Sages Gather at Zixiao Palace; the Dao Ancestor Explains the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation (Part 1)

"I already know what you seek."

The Daoist voice continued, echoing calmly through Zixiao Palace.

"The Heavenly Court's authority has fallen into other hands, its laws and discipline lie in disarray, and the disciples of the Saints do not respect the rules. This is a tangle of karmic causes and effects, and a flaw in the workings of the Heavenly Dao.

"Yet the Saints teach and guide all living beings, making up for the Heavenly Dao's shortcomings. Their status is exalted, and they cannot be moved lightly."

Haotian's heart sank. Could it be that even the Dao Ancestor intended to protect the Saints? The glimmer in his eyes seemed on the verge of going out.

But then the Daoist voice changed, crashing through Haotian's heart like a thunderclap.

"Yet the Heavenly Dao maintains balance. A tribulation is approaching."

"A tribulation?"

Haotian's pupils contracted sharply. The most terrifying words in the Primordial World made him instantly forget his humiliation.

Every tribulation was a time when Heaven and Earth were reshuffled, a graveyard for countless living beings and even mighty experts!

"Indeed." The Daoist voice boomed, revealing this merciless heavenly secret.

"The Primordial World has enjoyed peace for too long. Karmic entanglements and accumulated karmic force have reached a critical point.

"Calamity Qi permeates the world, and the killing fortune boils. Only a tribulation can cleanse it and restore order to Heaven and Earth."

Haotian's mind shook violently. He understood Dao Ancestor Hongjun's meaning at once.

The tribulation was the Heavenly Dao's cleansing of the chaos in the Primordial World!

"This tribulation will begin with the changing of the dynastic Dao lineage among the Human Race, reach its height in the slaughter of the Immortal Dao, and end with the reformation of the Heavenly Court."

Hongjun's Daoist voice continued to ring through