The Southern Wilderness, tranquil and serene.
Ever since Azure Firmament Mountain had emerged, chaos had arisen across Yuhuan Continent. After the True Lords entered Azure Firmament Mountain, that chaos reached its peak. Yet amid all this turmoil, the Southern Wilderness remained exceptionally quiet.
Ever since the Peaceful Church had acted decisively and cleared out all the foreign Purple Mansion cultivators, the Southern Wilderness had enjoyed a brief period of stability. Though people still coveted the Southern Wilderness's resources, the capabilities displayed by the Peaceful Church truly made them wary. The two deities, Five Sacred Mountains Lord and Clear Source River Lord, were simply no ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators could contend with.
On this land of the Southern Wilderness, even peak Purple Mansion cultivators could do nothing to them. Most frightening of all was the Peaceful Church's control over the Southern Wilderness, which had reached an astonishing degree. No matter how deeply one hid, the moment one harbored any dark plot, one would immediately be dragged out.
Living in a cottage by the Clear Source River, Lu Xuanping cultivated as usual, gathering qi and practicing his arts. At some unknown time, a flowerbed had appeared in his small courtyard, bursting with flowers of every color, blooming in dazzling splendor.
"The tribulation qi is growing ever denser."
Raising his head to look at the sky, Lu Xuanping saw a different sight. Strands of black qi rose up, gathering into clouds that pressed down upon the heads of all living beings, casting dust over their hearts and minds.
"Beneath tribulation qi, fortune and disaster intertwine. Who knew how many people would have their eyes blinded by desire? In ancient times, this would likely have been another great tribulation sweeping across several continents. Things are much better now; the tribulation qi is not so