Beyond Qingyao Mountain.
Mountains towered, and streams crisscrossed the land.
Abundant moisture swirled between heaven and earth, spreading into the vast sky and lightly stirring two splendid hems.
In midair, a figure in an imperial robe and crown stood with his hands behind his back. Strings of beads hung from his crown, and between them shone a gaze so imposing it seemed almost tangible. Not far away stood a graceful woman among the flowers, her beauty like fine jade and her eyes like spring waters.
Watching the surging Tribulation Lightning in Qingyao Mountain, which looked as if the Milky Way had been tipped over, the Grand Emperor of the Liulan Dynasty and the founding master of Suzhen Heaven both wore grave expressions.
The Grand Emperor said in a low voice, "This Dao Tribulation is ferocious, its force seemingly endless. The person undergoing it must have an extraordinary foundation!"
The founding master of Suzhen Heaven knitted her brows. "The Demon Emperor has concealed Qingyao Mountain. Judging by the scale of this Dao Tribulation alone, we can't tell who is undergoing it."
"If it were an ordinary Dao Tribulation, it would surely be one of the Demon Venerables under the Demon Emperor."
"But the Dao Tribulation before us far surpasses the usual scale of Tribulation Lightning."
"Those few Demon Venerables shouldn't have such a foundation."
The Grand Emperor said, "If it isn't the Demon Race, then it must be a fellow cultivator at the Sixty-four Tribulation level."
"But among the Nine Great Sects, the few at the Sixty-four Tribulation level have all reached Mahayana, except for Medicine Fairy."
The founding master of Suzhen Heaven pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "There's one more at the Sixty-four Tribulation level: Pei Ling of the Chongming Sect!"
The Grand Emperor immediately shook his head.