"What is that?"
On the Great Wall, the National Teacher, who was battling the Linpeng Master, suddenly saw vast dark clouds forming in the clear sky.
Within those clouds, terrifying lightning brewed, threatening to destroy heaven and earth.
Both sides ceased their combat, utterly bewildered by the sudden turn of events.
Boom!!!
The first wave of heavenly tribulation, a total of four bolts of lightning, struck towards the Fate-Governing Diagram.
At this moment, the National Teacher finally understood.
"It's a heavenly tribulation!!!"
The National Teacher roared with desperate anger, attempting to prevent the tribulation's descent. But the lightning was incredibly fast, and the Fate-Governing Diagram encompassed half the sky. Before the National Teacher could react, the lightning directly struck the diagram.
Large spatial ripples appeared on the scroll of the Fate-Governing Diagram. After the lightning entered, the broken spatial gaps slowly began to close and self-repair.
Soon, the second wave, thirty-six bolts of tribulation lightning, descended upon the Fate-Governing Diagram.
The National Teacher's eyes were wide with shock, almost bursting. If the tribulation continued to strike like this, his Fate-Governing Diagram would surely be shattered.
Without hesitation, he lunged forward to intercept the tribulation, but the Linpeng Master's speed, with wings spread, was even faster. The Linpeng Master crashed into the National Teacher, sending him flying.
The thirty-six bolts of tribulation lightning tore more gaps in the Fate-Governing Diagram, causing the entire scroll to vibrate. The torn gaps became even harder to heal.
"Why are you stopping me!"
The National Teacher gritted his teeth and roared.
"I don't know what you are doing, nor what they have done inside. But if it makes you so anxious, it must be that they have found a way to break free. How can I let you interfere?"
"Damn it!"
With the Linpeng Master obstructing him, the National Teacher couldn't get close to the Fate-Governing Diagram.
"You two inside, I'll let you out. I'll agree to all your conditions. Please don't destroy my precious treasure!"
Previously, the National Teacher had personally imprisoned Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu. Now, he had to beg them to come out.
However, inviting a god is easy, but sending one away is hard.
Wan Lei had finally found a way to break the Fate-Governing Diagram. How could he possibly come out so easily?
The third wave of tribulation arrived.
Each wave of tribulation increased by a multiple of nine. How could the Fate-Governing Diagram withstand it indefinitely?
Hundreds of bolts of lightning struck the Fate-Governing Diagram. The spatial barriers on it were shattered, making it difficult to maintain. Cracks even appeared on the scroll itself and the rollers.
The Fate-Governing Space.
After three waves of lightning, Wan Lei discovered that his lightning strikes had no effect on the light sphere. Instead, the most severe damage was caused by the lightning entering the Fate-Governing Diagram and the direct disruption to the rules of the Fate-Governing Space.
Henceforth, Wan Lei stopped his futile efforts and directly drew the tribulation lightning onto himself to enhance his cultivation, which was more efficient than wasting it.
The spirit stones were all given to Fang Xiaoyu, allowing her to absorb more spiritual energy during the rapid increase in absorption speed when her cultivation broke through, thus replenishing her cultivation.
As for the National Teacher's frantic shouts from outside, they paid no attention.
After only three waves of lightning, the Fate-Governing Diagram was already showing signs of instability. The subsequent lightning would undoubtedly shatter it.
When the fourth wave of lightning appeared, more than half of the spatial barrier within the Fate-Governing Diagram had been torn apart. The broken space, like a collapsing wall, allowed a clear view of the outside.
The spatial turbulence that emerged was not even enough to fill the spatial gaps.
Lightning was a natural nemesis and the most feared existence for specters and other evil beings. The ghosts, struck by the lightning, scattered in all directions, their conflicts escalating.
Only when more and more of the surrounding spatial barriers shattered and they saw the situation outside did they cease their struggles, staring blankly at the world beyond.
That was the Tian Duan mountain range.
That was the Great Wall.
That was their former home.
Tears streamed down their faces.
"That... is home."
"It's them, it's my tribe. That's my son, he's still alive."
"That's my home. That distant hollow in the mountains, there's a village inside. I see it, I grew up there."
Their descendants, their family and friends, were all outside, watching them.
"Grandfather!"
Deng Yan Ge, gazing at the Fate-Governing Diagram in the sky, saw through the spatial gaps the gaunt, emaciated old tribal chief and knelt down excitedly.
"Da Ha, is that you? Can you see me? I'm here, we're all alive, we're home."
Deng Yan Ju Ling cried out, waving towards the inside of the Fate-Governing Diagram, hoping Deng Yan Da Ha would notice her.
"Dad, Dad, I'm here! Are you doing okay over there?"
A child, forcing a smile, shouted and waved towards the inside.
Previously, he had personally watched his father, carrying a pile of spirit stones, charge out of the grand formation and explode.
"Now, do you still cling to this wretched place?"
Wan Lei looked at the people around him, crying and laughing, a smile forming on his lips.
After the fourth wave of tribulation, the rules within the Fate-Governing Diagram were shattered, and the people of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss fell down. They, who were devoid of desires, looked at the familiar land below, their eyes filled with tears.
So, home had always been there.
So, they weren't truly devoid of desires; they had things they cared about.
Without desire, there might be no conflict or suffering, but there was also no happiness or warmth.
Most of the people in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss had been there for a very long time. The people they knew, their family and friends, were mostly no longer alive. Now, as they looked down, the only thing that could carry their longing was their homeland, their homesickness.
"I'm going to find my son."
A ghost roared and desperately rushed towards a torn spatial gap. However, before he could reach the gap, he was torn to shreds by the spatial turbulence.
As he moved, countless ghosts followed him.
"Everyone, come back! You cannot withstand the spatial turbulence, and you will surely die if you go through. Wait for me to shatter this Fate-Governing Diagram, and then you can leave."
Wan Lei roared, stopping everyone. At the same time, the fifth wave of lightning struck.
Boom!!!
All the lightning in the sky struck Wan Lei. That lightning transformed into the power of thunder, once again breaking through his cultivation, raising it to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
The sixth wave...
The seventh wave...
The eighth wave...
The Fate-Governing Diagram was already riddled with holes and teetering precariously.
There was no trace of any painting on the scroll anymore. The spatial barrier was completely gone. The two rollers had countless large cracks and were on the verge of collapse.
"I said, I would take you home!"
Wan Lei roared up at the sky as the final wave of lightning descended, and he controlled hundreds of bolts of lightning.
"I said, I would give the Beast Taming Tribe freedom!"
The lightning flashed, destroying everything within the rules of the Fate-Governing Diagram.
"I said, I would bring the people here liberation!"
Wan Lei spread his arms wide, and hundreds of bolts of lightning struck towards the two rollers.
"Fate-Governing Diagram, shatter!"