"Cloud Dragon has succumbed to demonic corruption, and the workings of the Dao throughout the ten-thousand-mile Great Marsh are muddled. That Dragon Lord's cultivation was profound before this. To think even someone like him could succumb."
"Things are different now. I've heard that incidents have arisen across the various Earth Continents, and that quite a few cultivators have fallen into evil and demonic paths."
"With this Great Tribulation upon us, the Heavenly Prodigies on the Hidden Dragon Ranking have been fighting to the death too. A few of them seem to have perished as well."
"I've heard that the situation here somewhat resembles the Tribulation of the Turbid World that occurred once during the Primordial Era. Living beings neglect the cultivation of their hearts, and Tribulation Qi invades the myriad Daos..."
"Don't even mention it. Some people have already lost control of themselves and turned their backs on the sects where they once cultivated overnight..."
"In circumstances like these, we ought to use more treasures that guard the heart and clear the mind..."
"Some places have seen very strange things. Have any of you Dao Companions heard anything?
"A famous genius in my region became a good-for-nothing three years ago. But three days ago, he entered an arena tournament, and, against all expectations, his former talent had returned. Judging by his strength, he'd already condensed a world of the Great Dao... It's truly beyond belief."
Someone spoke of the strange events around him.
"Your experience is still rather limited, Dao Companion. The world is full of opportunities and good fortune. Perhaps he simply encountered some fortune that let him rise again.
"When the previous Great Tribulation arrived, never mind good-for-nothings-even an ordinary mortal who couldn't enter the Dao and cultivate gained a fortuitous encounter after leaping off a cliff