As the winds and waves of the West Sea stirred, Black Cat's ears twitched as well, catching countless clamorous sounds.
"Go in. For now, I haven't heard the sound of the Great Tribulation."
Black Cat let out a breath of relief.
"No rush. My Providence is still short by a thread. The descent of the Supreme Treasure's Fate Allotment was far too overwhelming; my own Providence still needs tempering."
Zhou Shenlong had not come here without reason.
Earlier, he had heard that faint, indistinct call.
Yet after he took on part of the Fate Allotment descending from the Supreme Treasure, that call vanished.
It had not felt like a sudden loss of contact, but like something disappearing after brushing past him.
Even after arriving here, he had not heard that eerie call again.
Zhou Shenlong wanted nothing to do with such a bizarre sense of attraction.
He had never believed that the Cultivation World had any good fortune that fell from the sky like a giant pie.
Thus, he had come this time partly because he had heard that this place was connected to Providence, and partly to see the commotion in the West Sea.
Matters in the Eight Wastelands would no longer hinder his cultivation.
Like the other two, he had entered the Eight Wastelands years ago. Fortunately, none of them were people whose greed knew no bounds.
This layer of karmic entanglement and ill-fated affinity had gradually faded.
More rarely still, after receiving the descent of the Supreme Treasure's Providence as well, their steps could finally break free from the shackles of Cause and Effect.
Yet though the shackles had grown lighter, they still existed.
They therefore could not simply ignore them entirely.
Zhou Shenlong and the other two all understood this perfectly well.
After becoming Dao Children,