Lu Qing also saw this great commotion.

In fact, he had already sensed it the moment the first ripple appeared in the lake deep within that large mountain.

However, his figure still remained here.

"How impressive, the Void Refinement companion beast remains utterly still, letting that fated opportunity rainbow light escape."

"No, they say a cunning rabbit has three burrows. I have no sense of the rainbow light that departed."

A glint of light flashed deep within Lu Qing's eyes, and he saw through that Heavenly Secret.

"Cunning, this fated opportunity is truly cunning."

Lu Qing's Qi mechanism was not affected in the slightest.

He vaguely sensed the companion beast, but the beast could not sense him.

This was not due to a gap in Dao cultivation, but because the other party cultivated the physical body yet lacked sentience.

For Lu Qing, who had already established himself on the Great Dao, it was all too easy to conceal Heavenly Secrets under such circumstances.

Earlier, Lu Qing had also pondered that the Void Refinement cultivation in the divination might not be a complete Void Refinement mighty figure.

Otherwise, no matter how good this fated opportunity was, Lu Qing would not have merely suffered minor injuries, or even been able to counter-attack and fight across realms.

Without reaching the Immortal Dao, every step of cultivation is unimaginable, and every Immortal Path gate is a chasm of difference.

After the commotion, the aura that Lu Qing had previously perceived as so weak it could barely maintain a cultivation level roughly at the Void Illumination Realm stage, finally stirred again.

This commotion also allowed Lu Qing to clearly see that there was indeed a problem with that companion beast.

"Its Dao cultivation has fallen."

A flicker of thought crossed Lu Qing's eyes.

"The struggles and battles between ancient demons are even more a matter of the strong preying on the weak."

This great mountain…

A trace of profoundness appeared deep within Lu Qing's gaze.

This great mountain felt very strange.

Lu Qing had a feeling it was alive.

Lu Qing's aura was completely integrated with the mountain's nature, so much so that even if a living being passed by him, they wouldn't discover a Cultivator sitting cross-legged beneath an ancient tree that was indistinguishable from other old trees in the mountain forest.

"Never mind it, the divination states seven days."

"Await the opportune time, await the upheaval, if there is Karma, it will come."

Lu Qing was not stirred by the sounds and commotions outside the mountain.

Nor did he possess much curiosity to investigate the strangeness of this land and this great mountain.

The heavy river of time, from ancient times to the present, has buried too many legends.

No matter how glorious they were in life, or how astonishing and monstrous talent-like, if they did not attain Immortality, they would ultimately become a handful of earth in the Yellow Springs.

At this moment, with the Heavenly Secrets shifting and variables frequently appearing.

Lu Qing also had a premonition of the unprecedented great change to come.

Perhaps, the Eight Desolations was only the beginning.

The various Fates ascending this grand stage, the unknown Tianyang Realm, the Eight Desolations still hiding ancient Karma from the past, the endless stream of Heavenly Mandated individuals with hidden dark hands behind them…

All of this made Lu Qing feel that this Great Cultivation Realm was about to usher in an even more intense storm.

Outside the mountain.

Ancient demons were fighting.

Golden light shimmered, fiery red clouds collided, rumbling and roaring, tearing open a terrifying rift in the sky.

Waves of incredibly fearsome auras surged over.

"Father!"

The Spirit Wood Tribe members, who had just finished their ritual, looked on in horror at the streaks of fire descending from the distant sky.

Unrestrained, they instantly ignited vast seas of fire.

The Phoenix Bird's demon fire could incinerate bone and soul, instantly refining countless living beings.

The Spirit Wood Tribe's side also could not escape the fiery masses and seas of light that fell from the sky like suns.

As Lu Qing's large sleeves fluttered, the Formation light was sharp.

It spread across the ground.

Forming a Formation of light, it enveloped the dozen or so figures who had entered the mountain.

"Do not panic, I was entrusted by someone to protect you for seven days. Do not move, do not think."

The dozen or so figures of the Spirit Wood Tribe saw the sea of fire falling from the sky.

But in a blink of an eye, they were surrounded by the luster of a Great Formation.

They hadn't yet recovered from their escape from death.

Then they heard this voice. They looked at each other, sensing that ethereal aura, and also sensing this Formation light that contained terrifying power.

In an instant, they were all somewhat dumbfounded and bewildered.

How did they not know that their tribe had connections with such a great figure?

"Many thanks, Senior, for your assistance!"

"Many thanks, Senior!"

Jiang Heng's mind was shaken. The rumbling sounds outside were clearly still ongoing, but unlike the discomfort they had felt before, the winds that swept over, the clouds that blew over, still carried a violent aura.

Yet, as they approached not far from them, in a blink of an eye, they were like the clearing after rain, the assault of the storm instantly gone.

"Formation!"

"This is a Formation expert!"

The Old Clan Head exclaimed.

He only reacted now.

But that ethereal voice did not continue to speak.

"Clan Head, do we know such a great figure??"

"Could it be the Totem Old Ancestor?"

"Impossible."

"Ancient demons are terrifying, but after seven days, we…"

"Let's survive first."

"A supreme treasure is about to appear, even ancient demons will fight for it, a bloodbath."

The Old Clan Head sighed deeply.

Heaven's will is unseen.

Lu Qing had cultivated the Great Dao for a long time, and could also comprehend a fraction of the Heavenly Dao's will.

"Heavenly Mandated individuals are destined to endure hardships, but my intervention this time is for the sake of fated opportunity."

As Lu Qing's words fell, streaks of faintly shimmering Merit Power, emanating a trace of profound aura, descended.

"This is only once. They will be safe and sound within the Formation."

Lu Qing did not look at these Merit Fates. Although Merit was good, it was not his Origin Great Dao.

To personally escort those people from the Spirit Wood Tribe, these chips were far from enough for Lu Qing to break his principles.

He remained steady, and the divination had not yet dissipated.

Lu Qing naturally could not act as the protector of Heavenly Mandated individuals.

Once the seven-day period was up, this thread of Merit would naturally vanish.

These Merit Fates, blessed by Heaven's will, could increase one's own Fate after being refined.

However, under the current unpredictable Heaven's will, they were swept away like floating clouds by a large sleeve.

"Heaven's will is high and unfathomable. The Heaven's will here…"

Lu Qing closed his eyes, no longer comprehending the Heaven's will of this Vermilion Bird World.

"Vermilion Bird World."

In ancient times, there were Four Spirits in the world. The Heaven's will here would clearly be connected to the Vermilion Bird, one of the ancient Heavenly Spirits.

Black Fish Tribe.

This was a superior tribe, with spirit fungi everywhere, lush water plants, and countless large and small towers and pavilions standing in a circular-square shape.

The disparity between tribes was enormous. Some were still practicing slash-and-burn agriculture, while others had long entered a world that was in line with the Immortal Dao cultivation realm.

However, today, all the important figures of the Black Fish Tribe were filled with unease.

"Clan Head! Now that a great fated opportunity has appeared deep in the mountains, our Black Fish Tribe will likely become a battleground. It would be better to leave early."

Countless tribesmen within the tribe argued endlessly.

"No! This is our Black Fish ancestral land! The Black Fish Totem Ancestral Spirit has protected us for many days. Now it needs to rest. If we leave in a hurry, we will likely not have peace on the way."

"Hmph! That sounds good, but aren't you just reluctant to leave!"

"Silence!"

"No more arguing!"

"A great figure is about to arrive here from afar, and the same is true for the upstream area…"

With a gloomy expression, the Black Fish Clan Head unfolded a spiritual talisman whose edges emitted a layer of moonlight-white glow.

The spiritual talisman flickered with several lusters, clear and transparent like pure milk.

Just by looking at it, one could tell it was no ordinary item.

"Great figure?"

"Yes, they come from the central region."

Within a day, the four superior tribes outside the great mountain – Upstream, Black Fish, Yin and Yang, and Wan Si – all received this spiritual talisman from the central region.

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