Chapter 502: Tribulation Tempering, A Storm on the Horizon

Deep within the undulating expanse of the Dragon's Spine Mountains, a hundred miles from the nearest sign of civilization, spiritual energy coalesced with a visible density. Ancient trees, some centuries old, seemed to hum with a vibrant life force, their leaves a shade of jade so deep it was almost black. This was a place untouched by the mundane world, a natural sanctuary where the Qi of heaven and earth flowed freely. At the heart of this sanctuary, within a natural cavern behind a roaring...