The elderly eyes of Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable were adorned with sparse and bland emotions, fully embodying the "world-transcending way" of the Daoist School,

"The reincarnation of Celestial Venerable Wuxiang has already appeared in the Immortal Continent, so Fan Wubing can be excluded."

"So, his identity is shrouded in mystery again," Xue Ya said with a smile.

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable slightly lowered his gaze, "The Celestial Snake would not leave the River of Time for no reason, but only follows the will of time. We need not concern ourselves too much. As for the third matter..." he looked at Xue Ya, "The trial of the Dao is not over yet. Are you sure about recommending so early?"

Xueya Buddha Dust waved slightly and smiled, "I am sure."

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable waved his hand, and the space before him rippled like ink in water, revealing six names.

These six names varied in intensity, some faint, some rich.

Among them, the name "Zhang Yuan" was the most vibrant, almost tangible, followed by "Bai Yihuan," "Fu Manman," "Yi Qin," and "Cheng Xinjun." The last name was so faint as to be nearly transparent, unclear what it was.

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable lightly pointed in the air, sending a strand of Dao energy into the name of Fu Manman, making it richer than Bai Yihuan, yet still less vibrant than Zhang Yuan.

Zhu Zixuan entered from the outside, walking with the jaunty steps of a carefree youth,

"I think you all should go out and take a look."

"What is it?" Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable asked.

Zhu Zixuan’s expression was peculiar, "The sky has changed."

On a mountain outside the Grotto Heaven stood seven people, all from Wangxian Pavilion. There were thirteen people in total at Wangxian Pavilion, who mostly operated outside, and with the trial of the Dao ending soon, seven were gathered.

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable, as the Sect Leader, sat floating on a Dao Platform in front, with Zhu Zixuan and Xue Ya behind.

All three Celestial Venerables from Wangxian Pavilion were present. The four behind were all Mahayana Earth Venerables. Although this was the categorization, people usually addressed them as Venerables or Little Celestial Venerables.

The three Celestial Venerables and four Venerables all looked to the sky.

Since this morning, a fiery cloud-like color had appeared in the sky. Initially, it was dismissed as the morning glow and not given much attention, but clearly, it was now midday, and the orange-red traces, instead of fading, grew more intense. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

An unsettling aura spilled from the sky onto the Mortal World.

"What is that? Tribulation clouds?" a Venerable asked.

"There’s no majesty; it doesn’t look like tribulation clouds," the second Venerable said, "It seems more like some sort of phenomenon."

"It seems to be brewing; it’s rare to see a phenomenon developing so early. There’s a faint sense of oppression; it doesn’t seem like a good omen."

Zhu Zixuan remained relaxed, "Recently, there was some odd news from the Heaven-Reaching Gate on Daluo Continent. Apparently, several Celestial Venerables and Daoists went to consult Celestial Venerable Qianji for divination on the same day, including Venerable of the Five Elements, Daoist Ling He, and Celestial Venerable Xingchi. Guess what they inquired about?"

The crowd was surprised; it didn’t sound like a trivial matter, and they all speculated, "The world’s situation," "The fate of the Mortal World," "The Fallen Immortal Land,"...

Zhu Zixuan shook his head, "None of those. They went to ask about ’the Dao stealer.’"

"The Dao stealer!" several Venerables couldn’t help but exclaim.

Zhu Zixuan looked at Xue Ya and asked with a smile, "Xue Youxuan, do you think that such murderous phenomenon is Heaven’s way of punishing the Dao stealer for their misdeeds?"

Xue Ya waved her Buddha Dust, brushing off dust from a stone bench before sitting down, her long hair fanning out behind her. She didn’t care about ladylike demeanor, sitting as she pleased, with her Daoist Robe slipping slightly off her left shoulder, revealing alabaster-like collarbones and some supple snow-white skin.

"Stealing well," she said with a smile, "Those Terminal Daoists should have been stolen from long ago."

Zhu Zixuan flashed a toothy grin, "Great minds think alike!" The two clapped hands, laughing merrily.

The four Venerables behind showed slight embarrassment, as Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable of Wangxian Pavilion was a Terminal Daoist.

A Venerable said, "Perhaps it’s related to Jiang Sha. She is plagued by karma; maybe this murderous phenomenon is here to claim her."

"It might be a Tribulation Immortal crossing their tribulation,"

"Given its scale, if it’s tribulation clouds for a Tribulation Immortal, it’s at least a Fourth-Tier Tribulation Immortal crossing the fifth tribulation, right?"

Everyone offered their perspectives.

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable said, "Regardless of why this murderous phenomenon has appeared, our primary concern is to ensure the Dao trial proceeds without incident. With over four months remaining, choose your recommendations based on the situation. Zixuan."

"What are your instructions, Sect Leader?" Zhu Zixuan stepped forward and asked.

"You’ll be the one to observe the evolution of this murderous phenomenon closely."

Zhu Zixuan halted, "Why me?"

Primordial Transformation Celestial Venerable gave him a sidelong glance, "Or would you prefer to go to White Jade Capital to request the Sea-Stabilizing Banner for me?"

Zhu Zixuan, abashed, replied, "Never mind then." He had no desire to negotiate with those elders even older than the Sect Leader. He chuckled, "With the Sea-Stabilizing Banner, it wouldn’t matter whether we observed the evolution of the phenomenon."

Xue Ya laughed, "Celestial Venerable Zhu truly cultivates the legendary ’Lazy Dao.’"

Zhu Zixuan glanced at her, "It’s called the ’Leisurely Dao.’"

Xue Ya smiled slightly, "Doing nothing is leisurely; having things to do but not doing them is lazy. Don’t get too complacent; if your name appears in the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Book at White Jade Capital, Wangxian Pavilion would lose face."

Zhu Zixuan didn’t like this woman; she was too adept at reading minds and teasingly said:

"You old witch, targeting someone barely twenty, that’s the real disgrace."

Xue Ya chuckled softly, "He’s no little fellow."

She emphasized the word "little," her brows and eyes full of a syrupy softness.