—Last night's chapter was written close to midnight. This chapter was entirely written after I got up this morning, so it was a little late. Sorry.
Heavenly thunder and earth fire came with ferocious momentum and terrifying pressure. Even external Primordial Spirits like True Person Haori and True Person Ming Xia, watching from far away, could not help having their minds sway as fear and dread surged up within them. True Persons like True Person Jingyue and Wen Nianxi of the Water Moon Sect, who cultivated the Mirror Flower, Water Moon technique and had to keep their emotions as still as a calm lake, also found considerable ripples rising in their hearts. They nearly scattered their Water Moon and perished, their Dao extinguished.
The eight levels of Heavenly Tribulation descended one after another, yet Xia Jing, whose foundations had accumulated deeply, repelled every one of them. Nine enormous volcanoes had already risen outside Zhushan, changing the terrain and landscape, leaving the True Persons and Grandmasters observing the Heavenly Tribulation in awe and endless admiration.
"The Heavenly Tribulation seems to always have nine levels. It looks like True Person Xia has only the final hurdle left." True Person Ming Xia, who had only read the sect records and heard about Xia Jing's first Heavenly Tribulation, spoke through Primordial Awareness. She seemed to share in the tension and anticipation. If she could gain some insight from this Heavenly Tribulation, it would be of immense help for her own future tribulations.
True Person Haori smiled with an admiring expression. "True Person Xia is broad-minded, unwavering in will, and deeply accumulated in foundation. The final Heavenly Tribulation should pose no problem for her. Hehe, perhaps we may truly witness ascension to the Immortal Realm—if ascension really comes after the second Heavenly Tribulation."
Wen