"Please enter the Immortal Network so we can talk. It's urgent."
Zhang Su saw Fairy Huayue's message.
She had even requested that they meet on the Immortal Network.
Zhang Su thought it over. Fairy Huayue had contacted him out of the blue, so something must have happened.
Thus, he entered the Immortal Network and arrived in one of its spaces.
Zhang Su spotted Fairy Huayue at once.
She saw Zhang Su as well.
"Boundless, you've finally arrived. Forgive me for troubling you so abruptly, but I truly have something important to discuss."
Fairy Huayue spoke immediately.
"You're too polite, Fairy Huayue. What is this important matter? Can you tell me now?"
Zhang Su asked.
"Boundless, have you heard of the Epochal Calamity?"
Fairy Huayue asked softly.
"The Epochal Calamity?"
Zhang Su looked rather bewildered.
He had never heard of it.
"You actually don't know about the Epochal Calamity? It's been the talk of the Fruit Rank circles lately. Haven't you been following the news?"
Fairy Huayue seemed incredulous.
Zhang Su shook his head. "I haven't paid much attention. Sorry for the trouble, Fairy Huayue, but could you explain what this Epochal Calamity is?"
Fairy Huayue stared intently at Zhang Su.
Only when she saw that he genuinely seemed unaware did Fairy Huayue give a long sigh. "The Epochal Calamity is the great tribulation that countless cultivators who have attained a Fruit Rank dread most."
"Since you've already attained the Supreme Unity Fruit Rank, you should understand that the more Fruit Ranks there are, the greater the burden on the Heavenly Dao. Once their number reaches a certain point, the Heavenly Dao unleashes an Epochal Calamity. In milder cases, it strips away Dao Attainment; in severe cases, it strips away Fruit Ranks. Essentially, it clears away some cultivators' Fruit Ranks so