"Back then, when you were at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, I specifically sought out an old friend of mine and had him cast a divination. In the end, we reached a shocking conclusion: when you broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, you would face a great tribulation."
"This tribulation was one set by the Heavenly Dao. It could be called a certain-death tribulation. Simply put, the Heavenly Dao wanted you dead."
"When I heard this, I was utterly shocked. How could my most treasured disciple have drawn the jealousy of the Heavenly Dao? In the end, I searched all across the Eastern Continent, yet found no way to break it."
"But I refused to accept it. I did not want to watch my most respected disciple die before my very eyes. In the end, I entered the Central Continent. Given the Central Continent's abundance and splendor, there had to be a way to break it."
"Eventually, I found a method in the Central Continent. A tribulation of the Heavenly Dao could not be broken; the only way was to deceive the Heavenly Dao."
"Find the person most important to you and have them bear the Heavenly Dao's great tribulation in your stead, ensuring your survival. But how could such a tribulation be so easily endured? In the end, the most suitable candidate was me."
"So I fabricated a lie—a lie about the strongest Spirit Transformation Realm expert—and activated the Heaven-Deceiving Grand Formation, transferring the tribulation upon you onto myself."
"In the end, my calculations were wrong. The Heavenly Dao learned of the deception. Enraged, it punished me for a hundred years."
"The moment I heard that Xiyue had been taken away, I wanted to act, but I was powerless. Later, Xiyue became pregnant, and I heard