Qing Chen sat cross-legged on the Cold Jade Bed in his cave abode. Three dark-gold markings suddenly appeared between his brows.
His eyes snapped open, and deep within his pupils, a black-flame golden lotus seemed to bloom slowly.
"Three Lives Killing Tribulation..."
As he murmured to himself, his divine sense washed over the whole of Mingwang Peak like a tide.
The dharma swords at the patrolling disciples' waists suddenly trembled without cease, and the Wisdom King Banner at the foot of the mountain suddenly stirred without wind-such was his fine control beneath a blanket of divine sense spanning more than twenty li.
Three Lives Killing Tribulation, one killing tribulation for each realm.
His master's words seemed to still echo in his ears.
This killing tribulation was like a savage beast lurking in the dark, ever-changing, its form all the harder to fathom.
Yet, for the realm it targeted, the power it contained was terrifying to the extreme.
Those in that realm with mediocre aptitude and nothing exceptional about them faced only certain death before this killing tribulation;
Even the outstanding figures of that realm had only a one-in-five chance of survival;
Only those whose strength had reached the utmost limit, who stood at the pinnacle of their realm, might successfully survive the tribulation and obtain that immense, enviable opportunity.
Qing Chen knew how terrifying this tribulation was, yet had no intention of retreating.
He drew a deep breath, then began familiarizing himself with his vastly increased divine sense.
Before breaking through to the Golden Core realm, his divine sense had already been quite powerful, covering nearly ten li and leaving everyone in the Foundation Establishment realm trailing in his dust.
Now, after his breakthrough to become a Golden Core True Person, his divine sense had surged like a wild horse