Many outstanding figures had appeared in this world, and quite a few had entered the Transformation God Realm.
Yet this world lacked resources. Even fifth grade low-rank spirit veins were rare.
There was not a single fifth grade mid-rank spirit vein.
Moreover, reaching the Transformation God Realm was already difficult, requiring an immense accumulation of cultivation.
Under these circumstances, no outstanding figure had advanced to a higher realm in the past hundred-odd thousand years.
Most importantly, when the Crimson Buddha Demon Sect's Crimson Flame Heavenly Corpse had fought at the Heavenly Corpse Demon Sect several years earlier, its cultivation had been nowhere near this level. It had even been somewhat weaker than Star Sea Old Ancestor.
Thus, its advancement to the Nascent Divinity Middle Stage in such a short time was extremely strange.
This beast must have sacrificed countless living beings to reach this point so quickly.
When Ling Pengyun saw its unstable aura and the countless resentments staining its soul, a terrifying suspicion immediately arose in his mind.
This beast is truly ruthless.
Mortals were undoubtedly the most numerous living beings in the Crimson Buddha Secret Realm, and they formed the foundation of both the righteous and demonic paths.
Now that the Crimson Flame Heavenly Corpse had harvested a batch of them, there were probably few mortals left inside.
Meanwhile, the Crimson Buddha Sect's Crimson Buddha Realm outside had been occupied by the righteous path, and the various righteous factions had relocated its mortals.
Thus, even if the Crimson Buddha Demon Sect survived its present calamity, its vitality would likely be gravely damaged in the years to come.
This was no different from pulling up seedlings to help them grow.
But none of that mattered to the Crimson Flame Heavenly Corpse.
It had existed for over a hundred thousand