The Great Heavenly Tribulation was no joke. There was no way Shi Yue wasn't nervous.
"Luckily, Master bestowed those pills on me. I'm fine, but I'll need some time to recuperate," Murong Xiaoxiao said weakly.
Their attempts to reach the Mahayana Stage had failed, leaving them severely weakened. After recovering in Palm Heaven Space, they had begun preparing to face the Great Heavenly Tribulation.
Their Great Heavenly Tribulations could have come later, but they had been eager to reach the Mahayana Stage, so they had spent several thousand years cultivating with the benefit of time acceleration in Palm Heaven Space. Their advancement had failed, leaving them no choice but to face the coming tribulation.
It looked like they would need to recuperate for a while longer. Shi Yue had Rare Spirit Herbs to heal them; if they had been any other Body Integration Cultivators, they would have died long ago.
This was also why Mahayana cultivators were so rare in the Cultivation World. Some cultivators who failed to reach the Mahayana Stage were left severely weakened, only to attract the Great Heavenly Tribulation again not long after recovering. For them, death was inevitable.
"That's right. We'll have to recuperate for a while longer," Qu Feiyan said with a bitter smile.
Shi Yue smiled calmly. "It's all right. Let's head to Sacred Void Palace first."
He brought the two women back to Sacred Void Palace, where Lu Tianzheng had sent people to rebuild their residence.
Back at Sacred Void Palace, Shi Yue took them into Palm Heaven Space and settled them in the Training Room so they could focus on healing.
After settling his two beloved wives, Shi Yue willed himself to appear atop the volcano.
A crimson fruit tree had appeared there, its trunk marked with intricate golden patterns. It