This man had been dead for who knew how long. His flesh and blood had long since weathered away, leaving only a golden skeleton that still radiated brilliant golden light.
It had to be said that the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was truly powerful, practically an unparalleled treasure body. Even after death for many years, this man's bones remained incomparably hard, golden light shining in all directions as if they had been forged from gold, divine radiance curling around them.
"This senior's cultivation probably wasn't very high. He hadn't become a Saint, and had not even entered the Heavenly Realm," Xiao Yun said as he stared at the golden skeleton before him.
Zhao Wuji snorted. "Of course. If a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body became a Saint, he would be invincible beneath the heavens, capable of killing Great Saints across realms, second only to Quasi-Emperors. Tell me, who could kill him? I reckon he was killed while in the Nirvana Realm."
Xiao Yun asked doubtfully, "How so?"
Zhao Wuji said gravely, "Among the major realms of cultivators, only the Nirvana Realm is especially unique. After entering this realm, one must undergo nine tribulations. These are not heavenly tribulations, but natural tribulations and human tribulations."
"Natural tribulations? Human tribulations?" Xiao Yun was full of confusion.
Zhao Wuji explained, "Natural tribulations are calamities bestowed by nature itself. For example, while you are traveling, lightning might suddenly strike you, a flood might erupt and drown you, or a mountain might collapse, and so on. As long as they are calamities of the natural world, they are natural tribulations. Human tribulations, meanwhile, are calamities caused by people."
Xiao Yun could not help asking, "In that case, this senior could have simply hidden in his sect to undergo his tribulations. Then there would have been no