A day later, Fang Qianyuan left Little Point Mountain and headed straight to Grand Elder Tian Heng's residence to share what he had seen.
Grand Elder Tian Heng had been following his progress for some time and had waited to meet him in the sect's grotto-heaven blessed land. When Fang Qianyuan arrived, he asked, "Grand Elder Fang, Bei Yetang said you have already fought that creature?"
Fang Qianyuan said, "Indeed. I returned from there immediately, so I have not yet had time to inform you by letter."
Grand Elder Tian Heng said, "You can tell me now."
Fang Qianyuan nodded slightly and said, "That creature may be an Eye of Heavenly Punishment."
At this, Tian Heng's expression changed slightly. "An Eye of Heavenly Punishment!"
Fang Qianyuan said, "Indeed. The Heavenly Dao Ancient Beast known as a 'Heavenly Tribulation'... an Eye of Heavenly Punishment!"
The origins of Heavenly Dao Ancient Beasts stretched far back, as early as the fall of the Ancient Immortal Kingdom, when the power of an entirely new Dao Path-the Tribulation Dao-had been born from the chaos of the void.
Like gods and devils, these ancient beasts were born of heaven and earth, wondrous beings known as essences of the Great Dao and spirits of heaven and earth.
In essence, they belonged alongside natural phenomena and laws such as volcanic eruptions, the ebb and flow of tides, sweeping storms, and vapor condensing into rain. They, too, were a kind of natural divine spirit.
As a species born alongside the Dharma Dao, playing an important role in the balance of heaven and earth, their very existence held special significance.
"Such ancient beasts are no ordinary creatures. Just as the Nian Beast of folklore represents time and the passing years, they are intimately connected to the Dharma Dao."
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