Above the Heavenly Phoenix Oasis in the Desert Sea, oppressive tribulation clouds hung high in the sky, their dark masses covering almost half the oasis.
It was as though an unprecedented downpour was about to descend.
Many cultivators hovered throughout the sky.
Every one of them was brimming with excitement, including the clansmen who had teleported back from the Star Sea.
Wan Chengjie, Wan Muchun, and the others were there as well, of course.
Looking at the tribulation clouds overhead, how could they not know what was happening?
But in the past, they had been too far away to understand the power of a Nascent Soul lightning tribulation. Now that they saw it, its might far exceeded even their imaginations.
Ma Yuyun and Wan Chengjie wore the same expressions at that moment: a little relief, and a little anticipation.
The more Nascent Soul cultivators the Ye Family had, the greater their chances of becoming Golden Core powers.
Wan Muchun, however, felt even more disappointed that the Ye Family had not accepted his fourth-stage magical treasure.
"You three may head to Phoenix-Greeting City. The circumstances at the Heavenly Phoenix Oasis are rather unusual at present, so we won't be hosting you here." The Ye Family's Phoenix-Greeting City was where the previous Nascent Soul ceremony had been held, and naturally, the three now had to go there.
The Ye Family had too many secrets. Although the three were trusted core affiliates, the necessary secrecy still had to be maintained.
Once the three left, the cultivators continued flying into the sky and began standing guard for Ye Xuecang.
By contrast, few cultivators stood guard beside Golden Falcon and White Brow.
Although they all belonged to the Ye Family, the clansmen clearly felt closer to Ye Xuecang.
"Golden Falcon, fly north. There's a newly