From the moment the Nine Heavens Demon-Quelling Grand Array was erected, the Demon-Subduing Emperor had needed to remain stationed in the Golden Hall at all times, directing the array.
To avoid disturbing him, Ling Qing and the others had taken up residence in the Immortal Gathering Pavilion. Whenever anything arose, they communicated through the relay office.
Now that the divine general said the Demon-Subduing Emperor had summoned them, they knew something must have changed.
They immediately rose and followed the divine general to the Golden Hall.
After arriving at the Golden Hall and exchanging greetings, the Demon-Subduing Emperor came straight to the point. "When the grand array was completed, I had a sudden intuition and discovered that the Six Heavenly Demon Kings, the Dragon Demon King, and the other demons are no longer in the Northern Julu Continent."
"They're gone?" Ling Qing and the others were briefly stunned.
Well, damn. You had taken the initiative to stir up this tribulation, only to slip away before the real clash had even begun.
What were you after?
Did you think your fortune was too abundant and wanted to shave some off yourself?
One had to know that tribulation fortune was not something one could claim whenever one wished, or discard whenever one pleased.
Just like Fei Changfang in the Eight Immortals World: once the tribulation fortune of Heaven and Earth chose you, you were bound to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities and obligations.
Now, the Six Heavenly Demon Kings had taken the initiative to provoke a tribulation and had even triggered the Demon-Subduing Emperor's Return-to-Void tribulation.
Whether or not they had deliberately caused the tribulation, with the two tribulations added together, it was no longer something they could simply withdraw from at will.
And now, leaving the heart of the tribulation meant handing