Ye Tong had advanced into the Core Formation Stage over a hundred years ago. Over the years, multiple Core Formation Cultivators in the Wei Kingdom and several neighboring countries had attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, but regrettably, not a single one had succeeded.
If he remembered correctly, Guangdong Ren's lifespan was nearly at its end as well. If he did not advance into the Nascent Soul Realm soon, he could only sit and pass away in meditation.
Guangdong Ren had entered the Dao through eating. The previous sect master of the Hundred Spirits Sect had ventured into the Skywolf Secret Realm and died of heavy injuries, nearly severing the Hundred Spirits Sect's inheritance. Guangdong Ren alone had propped up the Hundred Spirits Sect, and for the Hundred Spirits Sect to have its present situation, Guangdong Ren's contributions could not be overlooked.
The spiritual energy within a hundred li gathered above the Earth Fire Hall, forming a huge whirlpool.
After a while, the whirlpool slowly descended toward the Earth Fire Hall and gradually sank into it.
Inside the Earth Fire Hall, a cauldron furnace burned red-hot and stood to one side. A pile of already-rotten food was scattered across the floor. Guangdong Ren's belly was swollen and bulging, as if it were about to burst through his clothes. His expression was solemn, and his face held a somewhat complicated look, excitement, agitation, uncertainty, and many other emotions all mingled together. After several hundred years of bitter cultivation, he finally had a chance to make his assault on the Nascent Soul Realm.
Guangdong Ren took a deep breath, swallowed a Lotus Seed and a cyan medicinal pill, then pinched a Hand Seal.
Rumble!
The roof of the Earth Fire Hall split into pieces. A powerful current of air