The Calamity Passed in the Blink of an Eye

Facing that terrifying sensation, as though the entire world were pressing down upon him, Gong Hongdao revealed a faintly bitter yet resolute smile. The fallen second-tribulation Mighty One was Sun Si Hao, the Two Tribulation Heavenly Sovereign of the Shang Gu Sect in the Si Zhen Great World. When Gong Hongdao had traveled through the Great Luo Realm, he had met Sun Si Hao by chance. At the time, both had still been Primordial Spirit True Persons. They had hit it off at first sight and become friends.

Later, through Sun Si Hao's introduction, he met Guo Qian Xiu, then the Heavenly Sovereign of the First Tribulation of the Shang Gu Sect and now a Three Tribulation Mighty One. With Guo Qian Xiu's guidance, as well as Sun Si Hao's discussions and assistance, Gong Hongdao—a rogue True Person from a remote Great Thousand World with neither status nor background—had been able to achieve Heavenly Human step by step, even if he had done so much later than Sun Si Hao.

Therefore, Gong Hongdao did not blame Sun Si Hao for bringing his enemy to Purple Canopy Mountain. He merely resented that Sun Si Hao had been half a step too slow, leaving him no time to offer aid or contact True Lord Guo, and thus allowing a life to be buried in vain.

"Fortunately, Fourth Hao's incarnation is under True Lord Guo's care, and I also have thoughts within the Shang Gu Sect. Though entrusting my Primordial Spirit to the Great Dao anew will take a great deal of time and bring considerable trouble, and the Heavenly Human Calamity will not be delayed, it is still better than dying and vanishing from the Dao outright. It is these cultivators who came to hear the Dao who are truly unfortunate. I