In the Dragon Nest, a woman in snowy robes stood apart from the world, pacing back and forth with her delicate fists clenched, seemingly anxious.
"It's been nine days. Why hasn't he come back yet? Could something have happened to him?"
"Impossible. He's such a monster that the Heavenly Tribulation shouldn't be able to do anything to him. But there's always the chance of something unforeseen..."
Qingyi murmured to herself, worry filling her brow.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure descended from the sky. It was Lin Fan. Not only had he returned to the Dragon Nest, but he was also carrying an ancient pool in his arms.
"Ah, you're back! Are you all right?" Qingyi was delighted. Her peerless beauty seemed untouched by the mortal world, and relief washed through her heart.
"What could possibly happen to me? I'm the future Heavenly Emperor, undying through the ages, destined to rule the rise and fall of all beneath heaven!" Lin Fan declared with utter self-admiration.
Qingyi's eyes shimmered, and she couldn't help rolling them at him. This fellow had such thick skin. He was boasting again.
Still, seeing Lin Fan safe and sound, even laughing and joking, eased the tension in her heart.
In particular, the upheaval in the heavens a few days ago, with all those phenomena and ancient corpses appearing at once, had given her quite a fright.
She felt that Lin Fan was probably the only person who could have brought about all those sights.
She just didn't know what kind of great tribulation he had undergone to shake the entire Immortal Ancient realm and leave everyone in a panic.
"What have you been doing these past few days?" Qingyi asked carefully.
"Undergoing tribulation. Fighting it!" Lin Fan answered casually and concisely.
"What? You've... been undergoing the Heavenly