After taking one last look at the Buddhist temple, Xiao Yun turned and left.
Twilight of the Gods? The immeasurable calamity?
Xiao Yun frowned, thoughts churning endlessly in his mind.
Could it be that everything Monkey Brother and the Heavenly Emperor had planned was to resist this apocalyptic tribulation?
What kind of calamity was this, to make even powerhouses like Monkey Brother and the Heavenly Emperor treat it with such gravity?
Xiao Yun had always thought the Heavenly Emperor was busy resisting the Primordial World's invasion. He had not expected this apocalyptic tribulation to be the real key.
"Come to think of it, the Primordial World suffers a great heaven-and-earth tribulation every so often."
"Like the slaughter between the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan at the beginning, followed by the Lich Tribulation, the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, and even Journey to the West..."
Xiao Yun recalled his memories of the Primordial World from his previous life. In its earliest days, the Primordial World had no Six Paths of Reincarnation. Countless killings caused the Killing Intent of heaven and earth to surge, bringing about great heaven-and-earth tribulations at regular intervals.
Only after Houtu transformed into the Six Paths of Reincarnation did the Killing Intent in heaven and earth weaken greatly. Thus, the later great tribulations became less powerful instead. The Journey to the West tribulation, for instance, was practically a joke—a group of demon acting emperors putting on a show with Tang Sanzang and his disciples.
"But now, powerhouses are emerging one after another in the Primordial World, recreating the glory of the Lich era. And it is constantly locked in battle with our Nine Heavens Continent, so the Killing Intent will inevitably increase."
"Is that why there is an immeasurable calamity?"
"Could this apocalyptic tribulation truly be