The person who had arrived was indeed the Purple Heaven Immortal Monarch. He sensed something had gone awry with the Purple Heaven Vine and hurried over, wielding his Divine Sword to slay the treasure-thieving thief.
Unexpectedly, that thief used his hand to open the Immortal Gourd, releasing the Tribulation Immortal Fire accumulated over three Opening Tribulations, nearly destroying his Dao Realm.
In the previous three Opening Tribulations, the Purple Heaven Immortal Monarch relied on the Purple Heaven Vine to get through, with the tribulation's effects absorbed by it. The Purple Heaven Vine, after absorbing the tribulation, could neither refine it nor store it, ultimately keeping it within this gourd after blooming and bearing fruit.
This Tribulation Immortal Fire is extraordinary, capable of ruining the foundational path of an Immortal Family. Even the Purple Heaven Immortal Monarch cannot extinguish the Immortal Fire, merely suppress its flames.
