The Sunken Corpse Badlands, a top-tier "forbidden land" of the Great Flame Cultivation Realm, had formed at least a hundred thousand years ago. It was an exceedingly distant era.
Such a lengthy span was enough to wear down any Body Integration Cultivator to death. Only Great Vehicle Immortals and Tribulation Transcendence Immortals worthy of being called "immortals" could hope to cling to life and extend their lifespans until now.
In other words, if the master of that secret palace—Spirit Zombie Master—truly had "not died," then either his method of extending his lifespan was uniquely extraordinary, a supreme art capable of evading the pursuit of the Lifespan-Exhaustion Heavenly Tribulation.
Or his strength was exceptional... sufficient to rival a Great Vehicle Immortal when crossing the "Lifespan-Extending Heavenly Tribulation."
The equivalent of a Great Vehicle Immortal?
"No! That's impossible. This cultivator's realm and strength may indeed be remarkable, but they absolutely cannot have reached the Great Vehicle level." Wei Tu secretly shook his head.
This cultivator's battle record could be investigated.
And even the weakest "Great Vehicle" cultivator could not possibly fail to finish the job while annihilating Sacred Buddha Temple, a Spirit Transformation sect of the Human Realm, and allow it to flee all the way to the Eastern Region.
"Since his strength has not reached that level, then Spirit Zombie Master most likely possesses a tribulation-crossing treasure of the Great Vehicle level..."
As he considered this, Wei Tu's expression eased, though a trace of greed surfaced deep in his eyes.
As it happened, he too urgently needed a tribulation-crossing treasure to overcome the remaining "three Fate Severing tribulations," allowing him to break through early into the Hidden Destiny Realm of destiny cultivators while still in the Body Integration Realm.
More than five hundred years had passed.
The resurrected Purple-Faced Daoist could