Xun Zhen said, "My lord is breaking through."
Wu Xian looked at Xun Zhen, then into the distance. Even from so far away, he could feel the oppressive aura coming from that direction.
"Breaking through? What is she breaking through?"
Though he had a guess, Wu Xian didn't dare entertain it.
Shen Tang's age was far too misleading.
Gongxi Chou crossed his arms and faced the battlefield. "She's slain her evil thoughts and is ascending to the Sixteenth Rank Grand Shang Zao."
Of course, that was what outsiders believed her strength to be.
As for her actual realm, even Gongxi Chou didn't know.
As a Sacred Object of the Gongxi Clan, Mama was shrouded in too many mysteries. Her path to advancement might not be the same as everyone else's.
Wu Xian's mouth twitched hard. His most unwelcome guess had been confirmed. He forced out an awkward laugh. "Sister Shen is on the verge of a breakthrough? Truly, heroes emerge in youth! Are we really just going to stand here and watch? Shouldn't we do something to help?"
Gongxi Chou said, "We should avoid interfering if possible."
Wu Xian asked, "But what if she fails..."
Gongxi Chou cut him off. "If she wants to pursue the Peak of Martial Path but can't even cut away her own murderous evil thoughts, then even if we help her through this, the heavenly lightning tempering that follows will make her repay it twice over. It won't be worth it. We're better off watching."
No one there feared tribulation lightning more than Gongxi Chou did.
Though Gongxi Chou had a clear conscience, he had still shed plenty of blood he shouldn't have during those years following Tang Guo. Perhaps because he had accumulated too much bloodshed, the heavenly lightning had been especially terrifying. Hunted