Heavenly Tribulation.
Dark clouds packed the sky, and thunder surged like a sea. At its very center, the Thunder Pool shone with divine light, silver and black interwoven. Some new manifestation seemed to be taking shape within it, sending bolts of lightning tumbling down from time to time.
Drizzling rain pattered onto the summit of Hanging Thunder Peak, spreading down from the little Thunder Marsh at the very top, flowing onto the eaves of the Great Scarlet Hall and dripping to the ground.
The Great Void split open, and silver light scattered.
Xu Xuan landed before the Great Scarlet Hall. A sweep of his spiritual sense made his gaze sharpen slightly. He realized Wen Si'an had returned earlier, but for some reason, she had left again.
He stepped into the hall and saw a confidential letter on the desk, wreathed in inky-blue magical light.
Xu Xuan opened it. There was only a single line of graceful handwriting, explaining that something had happened in the Southern Border. Shamans and monsters had invaded, and she needed to protect Brocade Capital, so she could not wait long on the mountain.
"The Southern Border?"
His thoughts stirred. The Southern Border teemed with monsters and shamans, with little kingdoms scattered everywhere, most of them amounting to little. The largest was the [Great Li Kingdom], which had inherited Ancient Dian's legacy and had also been called the [Nanzhao Kingdom] in ancient times.
This kingdom originally obeyed the Heavenly Poison lineage. With a friendly kingdom like Great Li there, no unrest should have arisen.
He put the letter away and sighed softly.
Xiao Wen was not on the mountain either, having already gone to guard White Cang overseas. With Sindhu in turmoil and storms soon to rise over the Western Sea, even Upper Firmament's protection did not