Red Lotus Old Demon raced through the Earth's Axis in a blazing hurry and emerged from Unfixed Island. As he crossed the Northern Sea, the tribulation aura above his head had already become visible to the naked eye!
A spark of divine fire from the Nine Heavens condensed at the highest point of the sky, accompanied by Divine Firmament Mad Thunder that only he could hear...
Red Lotus Old Demon dared not delay another instant. He fled back to Western Kunlun at his greatest speed, plunged through a sheer cliff, and returned to his lair.
After he hid inside the Red Lotus Grotto-Heaven, a long time passed before the tribulation clouds outside slowly dispersed.
Even with his godlike magical power, the ordeal had left him trembling with fear.
Given the strength of his magic and all the things he had done over the years, the Heavenly Tribulation he had triggered was anything but ordinary. Compared with it, the Four-Nine Tribulation of an ordinary Loose Immortal was child's play!
He steadied himself, looked at the Heaven-and-Earth Union Incense in his hand, let out a long breath, and strode back to his palace.
In the rear hall of the Demon Palace, the Holy Maiden sat cross-legged and barefoot upon an enormous bed. She had the appearance of a little girl less than three feet tall, her loose hair spilling over her shoulders.
"My wife! Have you missed your husband?" Red Lotus Old Demon teased.
Jiayin did not answer at all. Her body and mind remained utterly still, as though she had neither heard nor seen him.
"Heh, it doesn't matter if you ignore me. Your husband made a special trip to Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain this time to fetch something wonderful. Can you guess what it is?"
Naturally, he received no answer.