Ji Ning nodded lightly. “It should be time to undergo the tribulation. However, prior to doing so…I want to make a trip back to Swallow Mountain. You can think of this as a way to calm myself prior to the tribulation. Honestly, as I see it…in my Celestial Tribulation, I expect the wind tribulation, fire tribulation, and thunder tribulations to be comparatively easy to deal with, while the demonheart tribulation will be the toughest.”

He had karmic sinflames covering him, after all; the demonheart tribulation would probably be truly terrifying.

“Alright.” Yu Wei was somewhat worried as well.

“Give Master a head’s up. We’re going back to Swallow Mountain today,” Ning said.

“Whatever you say,” Yu Wei said with a smile.

That very day, Ning and Yu Wei returned to Swallow Mountain.

……

Swallow Mountain. Serpentwing Lake. Brightheart Island.

“Ah!? Master, you…you are actually having a baby with Rainbowflame? And you didn’t tell me?! You didn’t tell me something as important as this?! You’re breaking my heart! Wowowow!” Little Qing stared at Yu Wei’s belly, utterly excited. “Master, let your child be my disciple, alright?”

“You? Based on what? Don’t even think about leading that poor child astray.” The nearby Uncle White chortled merrily while seated. He was actually the happiest one of them all.

An heir!

Ji Ning had an heir!

If my big brother and my sister-in-law were still alive…I can’t even imagine how happy they would be right now.

“Senior apprentice-brother, I insist on being godfather to your child.”...