Wei Yuan stood atop the peak and faced the heavenly eye head-on.

He silently assessed the strength of his Dao Foundation and felt that he might have a sliver of hope to survive the first round of attacks.

The Great Karmic Curse was equivalent to a Sky Warlock striking from afar—and not just once. However, Wei Yuan dared not take any chances. He had already used his concealment ability to secretly plant the White Lotus of Tainted Earth in Zhang Sheng’s courtyard. When the critical moment arrived, it should be able to save his master’s life once more. Zhang Sheng was also wearing the Yin Yang of Reversal Pendant, which should be able to block one fatal blow. If he could survive another such blow, then he might yet come out of this tribulation  alive.

That was all Wei Yuan could do. There was the minor problem where the white lotus had originally been obtained through the combined efforts of everyone in the group, and it had been agreed beforehand that it would be distributed after it had matured. Instead, Wei Yuan had selfishly taken it upon himself to give it to Zhang Sheng. He could not help but feel some guilt about it.

Fortunately, he had a thick skin. He was already as good as dead, so the others probably wouldn’t hold such a minor matter against him. If they did, he wouldn’t be alive to find out, so all was well.

It was at that moment the opened heavenly eye began to scrutinize the past, the present, and the future; analyzing the cause and effect of everything. The final moment had arrived.

Feeling at peace, Wei Yuan found himself idly reflecting on the various regrets of his life for some reason. He never would have imagined that these would be the very thoughts occupying his mind as he faced death.

The sky began to ripple with...