Dark clouds gathered over a spot on Lesser Yang Mountain.
A faint sense of oppression filled the entire mountain.
The cultivators nearby glanced at the gloomy sky, but none looked surprised.
They seemed long accustomed to it.
The cultivator guarding the secret realm could not help stepping out and politely addressing this cultivator:
"Fellow disciple, if you're undergoing Tribulation Crossing, sorry for the trouble, but please return to your own peak or head to Heaven's Extremity Peak as soon as possible. Don't disturb the other disciples on Lesser Yang Mountain..."
The somewhat weathered-looking cultivator who had emerged from the secret realm froze at these words.
Then he coughed and said with feigned nonchalance:
"That's right. I am indeed about to undergo Tribulation Crossing and attain Nascent Soul..."
Hearing this, the Gold Core cultivator guarding the secret realm could not help glancing at him. Then he forced himself to maintain his smile, though a trace of impatience entered his perfunctory reply:
"Yes, yes, I know, I know. But please head back as soon as possible and undergo Tribulation Crossing under your elders' protection. Otherwise, according to the rules, a guardian may forcibly expel you from Lesser Yang Mountain, or notify your elders to take you away..."
The cultivator nodded repeatedly in agreement:
"Yes, this cost me over ten thousand merit points. Spending merit points to accelerate cultivation is indeed a bit wasteful, but at least it lived up to my expectations. I've broken through to Nascent Soul. Once I survive this tribulation, my Nascent Soul will at least fall within the middle three grades..."
Seeing the dark clouds in the sky gathering ever more densely, their might growing increasingly formidable, while the other man showed no intention of leaving, the Gold Core cultivator guarding the secret realm could only cup his