"Yes, the Heavenly Tribulation is a mechanism of the Hong Universe, a set of rules for universal unification and a filter for selecting cultivators. As one reaches the higher levels of the Three Realms of Supreme Holiness, the Heavenly Tribulation becomes increasingly difficult to overcome. Throughout the ages, the vast majority of powerful cultivators have been filtered out by these tribulations, and those who can reach the final stages are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. However, ever since the appearance of the Nine-Heavens Five-Clawed Jinlong caused a great catastrophe, these filters seem to have been modified by some invisible, powerful force. The difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulations at the bottlenecks of all major levels within the Three Realms of Supreme Holiness has been lowered, which has led to an increasing number of cultivators reaching higher realms. Even so, to this day, no true supreme ruler of the Hong Universe has been born," said the Void Wanderer.
"So that’s how it is. Now that I think about it, my own three tribulations were passed without any great danger, indeed easier than I had imagined. What kind of power could modify the unified rules of the entire Hong Universe? Could it be that there is an even greater power existing outside the Hong Universe? By the way, Wanderer, you said that no true supreme ruler of the Hong Universe has been born yet? Isn't the newly risen Saint Lord Wang Yan a supreme ruler?" Lin Fei asked, feeling quite as…
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