Similar places included the Mysterious Island where Jiudeng and the masked senior lived, the Sage Silence Pool on the Confucian School's Myriad Saints Mountain, and several well-preserved Ancient Heavenly Court Fragments.
The Contemporary Heavenly Dao was flawed, and all these places actively blocked it out.
As a result, they could not receive the scenes of Manifestation Before All.
Even after leaving, there was no chance to watch a replay. These places had completely cut off the Heavenly Dao's signal. Staying there was like being in the Netherworld: beyond the Heavenly Dao's reach, and deprived of the benefit of watching Manifestation Before All.
"Seas turn to mulberry fields... I feel as though only a few days have passed, yet I can't keep up with the times?" The Northern Great Emperor felt exhausted.
"It's here!" Xiao Cai cried.
Boom! The first strike of the Third-to-Fourth Advancement Heavenly Tribulation came as a bolt of Heavenly Thunder.
But that bolt was absurdly thick, and it slammed straight toward Xiao Cai.
"Recite the mantra and coordinate it with the technique!" the Northern Great Emperor said gravely.
Xiao Cai was already prepared. She recited the mantra while circulating the secret technique the Northern Great Emperor had taught her.
Combined with the mantra, the secret technique grew even more powerful.
When facing a Heavenly Tribulation, mantras and secret techniques made the perfect pair~
Xiao Cai felt every bit of power within her—demonic energy, Merit Power, and the raw strength gained from tempering her body—drawn out, kneaded into one, and wrapped around her.
At the same time, as she recited the mantra, Xiao Cai felt enormous pressure bearing down on her claws. Her little legs bent into a crouch of their own accord. Fortunately, she was a small sparrow, so her crouch looked nothing out of the ordinary.