The Nine Provinces Backlash.
Many people knew of its existence, yet no one had ever seen it firsthand.
They knew only that the backlash was terrifying.
But that was merely what they believed.
The Shen Family Clan Uncle was naturally no different.
He held the Nine Provinces Backlash in awe.
But something one had never seen could inspire reverence without inspiring fear from the heart.
Now, however, he saw it.
Like an endless ocean, it blotted out the sky and sun, crushing everything as it churned.
Standing beneath it, he could feel his own insignificance.
Before such terrifying backlash, his cultivation seemed utterly unable to withstand a single blow.
Yet even in his extreme panic, he steadied his mind and spirit and looked at the people beside him. "What do we do now?"
The Immortals who had come with him all remained silent.
What could they do?
Perhaps they should write their last words.
Tantai Xue stood frozen, murmuring to herself, "The world shouldn't be like this."
Never in her dreams had she imagined that a single trip outside would bring her face-to-face with such a crisis.
Was this something someone who had only just become an Immortal should have to face?
It made no sense.
This was far too much beyond the syllabus.
Normally, it should have been an Immortal-level problem, after which she would ascend to immortality and, though it would be difficult, ultimately resolve it.
But...
What were they supposed to do now?
"Don't panic," Tantai Xiaotian said calmly. "This backlash isn't aimed at you. It follows the Mountain-Sea Mirror. Whoever holds that mirror is who the backlash will target."
As his words fell,
Tantai Xue indeed saw the boundless ocean of backlash begin to descend.
One point extended downward, dropping straight toward Drunken Floating Life like