"What's going on!? What calamity has struck!?"
Zhang Yuxian's pupils abruptly contracted.
At that moment, terrifying though the pillar of light surging behind Lu Ze was, it seemed insignificant beside the waves of spiritual energy shooting skyward from every direction.
Spiritual energy this intense meant that more than one Grandmaster was unleashing his full power at the same time!
"An ancient Great Demon has awakened? Or an Otherworldly Demon has descended... no! How could they happen simultaneously..."
Zhang Yuxian muttered to himself in disbelief.
Lu Ze merely smiled faintly. "Elder Zhang, please stop cursing this peaceful age of ours... it's simply that my illusion has captivated the seniors a little too much."
"Hah, you greenhorn. What could a mere illusion possibly offer to make Grandmasters marshal their spiritual energy?"
Zhang Yuxian retorted with a cold snort.
Lu Ze shook his head unhurriedly, narrowing his eyes at Zhang Yuxian. "Elder Zhang, do you have any regrets?"
Zhang Yuxian countered, "Who has none?"
"Then if you were given a chance to resolve one of those regrets simply by sending spiritual energy up into the heavens, would you take it, Elder Zhang?"
Zhang Yuxian was no fool. He immediately understood what Lu Ze meant.
"You mean... they're doing this for what's inside the illusion? No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Zhang Yuxian shook his head furiously, rejecting this insane idea.
After all, why would a Spirit Transformation expert, or even one in the refining void realm, readily sacrifice such a terrifying amount of spiritual energy unless there were tremendous benefits at stake?
Yet that notion was soon shattered by bloody reality—
A voice transmission from his sect made him realize that Lu Ze had spoken the truth!
When he looked up again, he discovered to his astonishment...
The pillar of light behind Lu Ze had