Old Man Ling's impending Ascension Tribulation shook everyone at Lingxiao Pavilion. Even Long Shun, who had been in seclusion, came out. At the place where Ling Tian and the others had faced their tribulations, Old Man Ling hovered in the air, preparing to undergo his. A dense crowd stood all around him, their hearts pounding with excitement as they watched without blinking.
With a faint smile, Old Man Ling stopped suppressing his cultivation. Wisps of dark clouds gathered in the sky. As they grew thicker and thicker, it seemed as if heaven and earth themselves were about to freeze. The dreadful might of the heavens made everyone watching tremble, leaving them utterly shocked.
"Oh heavens, Old Man Ling's tribulation is terrifying! It's millions of times more terrifying than Martial Brother Ling Tian's Nine-Nine Tribulation Within Tribulation at the Spirit Division Stage," Jin Sha'er exclaimed with a sigh. Her face was alight with excitement. "No wonder they call this an Ascension Tribulation at the Tribulation Crossing Stage. It's no wonder that fewer than one in ten cultivators in the Cultivation World can survive one. But Old Man Ling will definitely make it through. Master has never been wrong."
"Tsk, tsk. Old Man Ling's tribulation is far more terrifying than those old geezers in my family ever had to face," Huangfu Qiye marveled. Then he sighed. "Ah, tribulations really are different from person to person. A tribulation like Old Man Ling's would be something to brag about."
Everyone chose to ignore Huangfu Qiye's comment.
The tribulation began. A bolt of lightning as thick as a barrel crashed down, and heaven and earth seemed to freeze. An aura of world-destroying force spread through the air. Everyone's hearts seized with fear, forcing them to retreat several miles.
Old Man Ling stood tall and proud,