At the boundary of the Central Heaven Domain, a spatial rift slowly unfolded within a range of rolling mountains.
Shi Lan stepped through, with Tian Bai close behind.
Rumble...
The instant the two emerged from the spatial passage, the clear skies stretching ten thousand miles overhead darkened with clouds. Layer upon layer of black clouds gathered, carrying flashes of lightning and peals of thunder.
Thunderclouds blanketed hundreds of miles. Their deafening roars shook the heavens, while blazing bolts of lightning coalesced into dragons that darted through the dark, ink-black clouds. The sight was terrifying.
Shi Lan sensed something and looked up at the sky.
This was the tribulation marking her immortal cultivation's breakthrough into Spirit Transformation. It hadn't appeared in the Langya Grotto-Heaven, clearly because the grotto-heaven had concealed the workings of heaven.
"Your Excellency, your injuries..."
Tian Bai also realized what was happening. His brow furrowed with worry; Shi Lan's injuries were far from light.
"It's nothing."
Shi Lan shook her head slightly and spread her divine sense. After confirming there was no one within several hundred miles, she felt somewhat relieved.
The tribulation wasn't something to fear. What worried her was that it might attract troublesome beings. She'd long heard that the Central Heaven Domain was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Going by the usual conventions in the stories she remembered, the Central Heaven Domain ought to be leagues beyond the Chengtian Domain. Even if it wasn't a place where immortals filled the streets and Primordial Spirits were as common as dogs, it couldn't be far off.
If she attracted some extraordinary figure, it would undoubtedly bring a great deal of trouble.
Rumble!
A lightning dragon plunged from the clouds, as if Heavenly Punishment had descended to tear Shi Lan apart. She raised a hand and