That’s all for later, it doesn’t matter if we wait a year or so; let’s wait for the right time to discuss further.

However, even revealing so much today has already caused significant shock to Lin Yao and the others.

She couldn’t help but feel troubled. The Black Tortoise Pavilion neither has a disciple like Xie Chenyuan who gets along with Jiang’s subordinates, nor a figure like Ling Di. How can they align themselves with them and obtain critical information related to world events in a timely manner? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The thunder gradually diminished, yet the rain intensified, a dense mass of white water lines fell from the heavens to the earth.

Thanks to the quenching of his scales during each Thunder Tribulation Crossing, Bai Yunqi effortlessly passed the first natural disaster he encountered while Walking Flood Dragon, feeling utterly at ease as he swam forward in the floodwaters.

Ahead lay a cliff, the turbulent waters between the mountains surged fiercely.

He was about to make a swift dash through this perilous area when suddenly a child appeared in his line of sight—a shepherd boy, about seven or eight years old, wearing simple clothes, leading an old ox along the rugged mountain path, struggling to move amidst the heavy rain.

Just as Bai Yunqi noticed the child, falling rocks in the mountains startled the shepherd boy, and he tried to dodge but slipped, falling straight down!

"Oh no!"

In a flash, everything happened in the blink of an eye. Without a second thought, he rushed forward, manipulated the water flow, and surged up to try to catch the shepherd boy.

However, at the moment when the water touched the boy, the shepherd boy, who had been crying and struggling just a second ago, suddenly vanished without a trace.

Bai Yunqi was bewildered, "Where did he go?"

After being reborn, he was granted a Twin Top Grade Spirit Root by the Venerable Family, which greatly enhanced both his Water Control Ability and Perception in water.

In a critical moment, that water flow would surely have gently caught the child, subsequently taking him to safety. Yet he was certain the water did not touch the boy, and there was no sign of the boy in the roaring floodwaters.

He looked up again, and even the old ox was nowhere to be seen among the cliffs.

"Could it be that my eyes deceived me?" Within moments, Bai Yunqi had already been propelled by the flood through the narrow river valley, finally realizing, "This is a Celestial Tribulation!"

Earlier, the situation was too urgent to think clearly, but on reflection, everything seemed off.

Though dawn was breaking, the Wilderness had not yet Ascended. What shepherd boy would dare venture out at such a time, braving the rain to lead an old ox up a steep cliff?

Moreover, with both the Venerable Family and the Ancient Ten Great Sects paving the way on either side, if a shepherd boy truly had an accident, they would have sensed it and rescued him long ago.

The Protector’s duty is to eliminate risks so that those being protected can focus wholeheartedly on their tasks, without worrying about causing too much impact on the riverbanks.

Yet there was no reaction from the Immortal Ship above, indicating that the perilous scene was witnessed only by himself, a part of the Walking Flood Dragon Celestial Tribulation.

After all, saving someone in an emergency could expose oneself to lightning strikes. If one only considered not being disturbed and chose to forgo rescue, they would fail this trial, thereby inviting unforeseen disasters in the future.

Instinctively saving him, he smoothly overcame this tribulation, ensuring a long stretch of calm waters ahead.

Indeed, until the Wilderness Ascension brightened the world, Bai Yunqi swam steadily within the great river above the Wilderness for much of the day.

By mid-afternoon, he finally reached the first of the three Dragon-slaying Swords that could not be removed during the entire journey.

From a distance, the ancient, towering stone bridge stirred, the Dragon-slaying Sword resonated with his energy, vibrating with a "buzz" as it shed years of accumulated dust, releasing a frigid edge!