"Inner World? Impossible! Only a scant few people in the entire Immortal Realm possess such a divine ability. How could it possibly appear in the mortal world?"
The middle-aged daoist wore an expression of utter disbelief, and even his voice began to tremble.
"Tell me. How exactly did you come to the mortal world?"
Shen Yi appeared. His face was calm, yet a faint sovereign aura radiated from him. Here, he was the master; with a single thought, he could inflict grave injuries upon the man before him. Still, he was curious. Although this man was at the Spirit Transformation realm, Shen Yi was confident that even in the outside world, he could defeat him with ease. What intrigued Shen Yi most was how he had come to the mortal world. After all, according to recent records, there had been no signs of any Sky-Reaching Pagoda opening anywhere.
"I... I sneaked down."
A flicker of excitement crossed the middle-aged daoist's face as he spoke. He had followed behind the immortals back then and slipped down while the Sky-Reaching Pagoda was being blocked by the will of the mortal world. He had thought that, with no Spirit Transformation cultivators remaining in the mortal world, he would be able to dominate one region. Who could have imagined that he, too, would suffer severe injuries during the Spirit Transformation tribulation? His already mediocre cultivation had gone from bad to worse, forcing him to lie low here.
"So the six people outside were your handiwork?"
Having learned his origins, Shen Yi felt reassured and continued questioning him.
"Yes. Those six stumbled upon me by chance. They had originally only been Golden Core cultivators, but after sensing my aura and hearing of my origins, they immediately chose to pledge themselves to me. That was why