Heavenly light gathered, and spirit vigor blazed.
Rolling crimson stained the entire vault of heaven. Banks of fiery clouds glimmered white amid their red, casting a deep scarlet glow.
The violent Transformation of the heavens made the surrounding spirit vigor churn like boiling water. Even a breath filled the nose and mouth with heat.
Of course, let alone Jiang Yang, even Qi Refining cultivators could withstand these changes without difficulty. But the mortals here, too weak to truss a chicken, were not so fortunate.
Those sheltered by cultivators or formations fared somewhat better, but most mortals enjoyed no such protection. Beneath that radiance, their mouths and throats dried, their faces flushed and their hearts burned. Heat sickness broke out everywhere, leaving them tossing and turning, with countless dead and injured.
Chu Qingjian was sensitive by nature and especially compassionate toward mortals. Now, deeply worried, she said:
"If True Person Zhu Lin doesn't break through soon, the mortals beneath the Heavy Mountains won't last three days."
Zhi Yu shook his head and replied:
"This spiritual atmosphere was specially attuned for his breakthrough. Even if it improves his chances by the slightest fraction, it's worth it. To those who stand so high above the world, mortals are mere grass—what fire fails to burn away will sprout again when the wind blows..."
Xuan Guang remained silent for a while before adding:
"The Vermilion Flame Palace of Xiangli is no righteous immortal sect. They keep a low profile and never slaughter innocents indiscriminately, but that doesn't mean they care whether the mortals under their rule live or die. At most, one could say they have no regard for living beings."
In the present age, with Golden Core True Lords absent from the world, the authority wielded at the Purple Mansion level was astonishing. To