Perhaps it was the atmosphere, carrying the pure, ethereal aura of the clear tea as it drifted through the air.
Wang Chunfeng's emotions gradually calmed as well.
"Junior Brother, over these years, I have seen much. I once went to the Eight Wastelands. Had you not come to lend me a hand at the end, the karmic debts I bore to Heaven and Earth would likely have become even heavier."
"After that, I kept reminding myself to be more cautious. Later, after entering the Hidden Dragon Ranking, I witnessed the countless Heaven's Pride flowing through this world like an endless river, and I dueled and debated the Dao with them. Back then, I too was brimming with spirit."
"...Later, I ventured into the cultivation caves left behind by predecessors, and I encountered the schemes of Demonic Cultivators. Then, I met Wanyun. She is a very, very good person. I cannot let her down. Once matters here are settled, I plan to return. A hundred years in the Mortal World—I wish to spend them there."
Lu Qing's gaze shifted faintly. Looking at the Providence above his senior brother's head, he still found it obscure and unreadable.
This layer of Heart Tribulation would not be so simple to overcome.
A Heart Tribulation was a Heart Tribulation. How could one fulfill the Mortal World, then turn back and resume the Dao Path? In the present world, such a possibility naturally existed, but Wang Chunfeng was within the Tribulation. With every Variable Fate that appeared in each event, with every choice he faced, more and more Tribulation Qi was being stirred up. Accordingly, more and more dust gathered upon his Spiritual Heart.
As an observer, Lu Qing saw this with complete Illumination.
"So, Senior Brother, you intend to leave the mountain gate, enter the