The old man looked at the golden-robed man. His voice was rather shrill, and his gaze was filled with grief. "My child Nong died?"
"Patriarch, Youngflame Nong's spirit-tablet has shattered," the golden-robed man said respectfully, not daring to show the slightest bit of discourtesy.
"Lishui, your master has failed you." Patriarch Arcanum shut his eyes, tears appearing at the corner. Immortal Lishui was the female disciple who he had loved the dearest; the two had identical dispositions, and Patriarch Arcanum had all but viewed her as he would his own daughter. Unfortunately, Immortal Lishui had been too arrogant when facing her Celestial Tribulation, and in the end, her spirit had been destroyed!
The Celestial Tribulation was the greatest tribulation in any individual's life. Overcoming it meant becoming a carefree Celestial Immortal; failing it, for the lucky, meant becoming a Loose Immortal, while the unlucky would have their souls destroyed.