"This time, when the tribulation rises, not only will Jiang Ziya suffer the calamity of seven deaths and three disasters, but the Jade Void Twelve Immortals will also face the disaster of having the Three Flowers atop their crowns shorn away.
This tribulation must come to pass. Otherwise, they will be unable to remake their innate foundations, and in the future, they may find the immortal path impossible to attain.
Uncle-Master Yunxiao entrusted the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Diagram to me. If I do not undergo this tribulation in his stead, I fear he will be unable to escape it either."
Ling Qing pondered inwardly, his feet never slowing. In the blink of an eye, he descended into the Cheng Tang camp.
He had previously stayed in the camp for nearly a month, and the generals had long since recognized him.
Seeing him return after leaving, someone immediately reported to Grand Preceptor Wen and led him into the camp.
Grand Preceptor Wen asked in surprise, "Junior Brother, why have you returned after leaving?"
Ling Qing replied, "This poor Daoist has come especially for my two uncle-masters. Earlier, Senior Brother Daoguan and I were preparing to return to Penglai Isle when we encountered Junior Sisters Dao Ling and Dao Ying on the road.
I learned that the two of them had come at Uncle-Master Yunxiao's request to bring back Uncle-Masters Qiongxiao and Bixiao.
Thus, this poor Daoist came to lead the way for the two junior sisters.
But though we hurried with all our might, we remained behind the two uncle-masters and only caught up upon reaching the main camp."
He then said to Qiongxiao and Bixiao, "Two uncle-masters, Uncle-Master Zhao is safe and sound and has already returned to Luofu Cave for quiet cultivation.
Please return with this disciple to