Master of Strange Dao

Not far from the Southern Border of Dali, several powerful figures of Dali, observing the gradually dissipating tribulation clouds, each with different expressions, quietly retreated.

The Crown Prince of Dali, with a tinge of confusion in his eyes, noted the grandeur when the heavenly tribulation appeared. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that it was at least a cultivator of the Third Tribulation crossing.

Moreover, it had to be one who walked the righteous path, one who had cultivated uprightly, to encounter such a dazzling heavenly tribulation.

So everyone was just there for the spectacle; no one had any intention of intervening.

If it weren't for the unique identity of the one crossing the tribulation, even if the tribulation clouds expanded into Dali's territory, the people of Dali would have just ignored it.

After all, in this world, the number of strong cultivators of the Third Tribulation could be counted on one hand, and everyone had to go through this once.

Finding someplace sparsely populated to cross a tribulation is a very normal thing.

The area near the Dali and Daqian border, due to battles in recent years and a series of natural disasters, truly met such requirements.

By the time the Crown Prince of Dali was born, Old Emperor Qian had already been renowned for a long time, exerting a heavy pressure.

Even if she couldn't understand why Old Emperor Qian would be crossing a tribulation, she understood that Old Emperor Qian crossing a tribulation certainly wouldn't feel so anticlimactic.

Ordinary cultivators fear heavenly tribulations, especially those that must be withstood head-on. But for true powerhouses, it's rare to encounter battles requiring full effort and pushing their limits.

Such a heavenly tribulation is the best way to push limits, break through limits. They actually hope the heavenly tribulation is stronger.

The best scenario is to exert every ounce of strength, and upon its end, be on the brink of death.

This is the way to maximize benefits.

And Old Emperor Qian's heavenly tribulation, after the appearance of heavenly thunder and earth fire, didn't even stir the wind before fizzling out anticlimactically.

This left the Crown Prince of Dali with a feeling of shattered rumors, as if Old Emperor Qian wasn't as strong as rumored.

Because other things can be disguised, but a heavenly tribulation cannot be faked and doesn't cater to human whims; however strong you are, the heavenly tribulation will always be slightly stronger.

This is a normal heavenly tribulation. If it's certain powerhouses of the Evil Dao, or those using bizarre methods that harm others for self-gain, the heavenly tribulation might be a tier stronger.

This is also why there are so few top-tier powerhouses in the Evil Dao.

But simultaneously, everything has its pros and cons. The stronger the heavenly tribulation, the harder it is for Evil Dao powerhouses to cross, but if they do, the benefits are tremendous, making those powerhouses particularly strong.

Those rare top-tier Evil Dao powerhouses are not to be trifled with, partly due to this reason.

The Crown Prince of Dali, not understanding the situation, just felt that Old Emperor Qian's heavenly tribulation, though fierce in momentum, withered quickly, which was a blessing as Old Emperor Qian wouldn't gain too many benefits.

She had no intention to delve into the reasons behind it, or what happened to Old Emperor Qian. When he returned to the palace city, he immediately issued a State Letter, sternly condemning, while directly mobilizing troops to the Southern Border.

Using Soldier Evil Qi to draw the power of the Dali Divine Dynasty there, dispelling the pervasive power from the Daqian Divine Dynasty.

After all, the land that has been consumed is not so easily spat out.

The lands near the south, be it environment or resources, are far superior to the Northern cold and frozen territories.

Back then, giving up a portion of the lands taken from the North was out of sheer necessity, not wanting to be sandwiched between Dazhen and Daqian.

Another reason was the North getting colder, with the ice line retreating southward each year.

Within Dazhen, the Northern half of territory has grown too cold for habitation, with all migrating south, compressing living space.

If not for this, Emperor Zhen wouldn't have smoothly purged internal Sealed Kings.

Each purge of a Sealed King allowed numerous populations to survive.

The Crown Prince of Dali felt that yielding some of the land once taken from Dazhen was not to push too hard.

Compressing the living space of a Divine Dynasty to where it cannot survive results in only one thing.

And that is war, a war fought for survival.

When a person is near death, there's nothing they won't do.

So back then, the Crown Prince of Dali took advantage of circumstances to cede a portion to the North, and took a large, better portion to the South.

Now, with Old Emperor Qian having abdicated, focusing on cultivation, preparing to break through the Tenth Tier, yet inexplicably giving the impression that he's fallen off.

He no longer seems like the peak Emperor Qian of the past.

Now, many ideas will start to change.

Just like now, some powerful figures are pondering, was Emperor Qian so strong back then because he was Emperor Qian?

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This includes some strong figures within Daqian.

With Old Emperor Qian having fallen off, and the new Emperor Qian lacking prestige, such times often present an opportunity.

An opportunity for a force to rise, or for some major powers to expand.

As long as one operates within the rules, there's no fear of later repercussions; only pigs that didn't fly away get reckoned with later.

Pigs that truly fly might take advantage of this time, bringing forth a couple of strong supporters to back them.

Undercurrents surge in unseen places, the new emperor, holding the State Letter of stern condemnation from Dali, sighed softly.

He also hadn't anticipated his father would be like this while crossing a tribulation.

Actually, the heavenly thunder and earth fire were withstood entirely, which is already very strong, but it doesn't align with everyone's impression of Old Emperor Qian.

Sometimes it's like this, your actual strength doesn't matter much, what's important is if everyone thinks you've fallen off.

Then many, many people might have some improper thoughts unexpectedly arise.