"Disperse!"
A divine voice rang out, majestic and vast—though not a Spirit Venerable, it was no less imposing.
As Shen Tiandu uttered that single word, "disperse," the phenomenon of Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown vanished, the ten-thousand-zhang Spiritual Energy Tide faded away, and the signs of the Primordial Spirit and Nascent Soul beginning to merge dissipated outright.
The half-illusory, half-solid Body Integration magic power came to an abrupt halt.
The aged Void Refinement Stage Cultivators, Spirit Transmutation Disciples, and Nascent Soul disciples all reddened their eyes at the sight, anxiously scratching at their ears and cheeks, wishing they could take his place.
"Is he playing around? Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, a Body Integration Dharma Form—he just dispersed them because he felt like it?"
"We aged Void Refinement Stage Cultivators may never overcome the Body Tribulation, Magic Power Tribulation, and Primordial Spirit Tribulation even in our entire lives, yet Senior Brother Shen Tiandu left seclusion early for an opportunity in the Immortal Ancient Relic instead of attempting to break through to Spirit Venerable."
"Hiss!"
"We fish-eyed commoners truly stand separated from heaven's favored by a chasm beyond measure!"
"What we beg for but cannot obtain, they can have whenever they want it."
"Ah~"
A brilliant light burst from one aged void refinement cultivator's eyes, his expression resolute. "The Immortal Ancient Relic is my final opportunity—my only possible chance to step into the Body Integration Realm."
"This journey will end either in success or in death."
"Indeed. Risking our lives in one desperate gamble is better than nearing the end of our lifespan and helplessly dying in meditation."
"..."
Shen Tiandu emerged from seclusion and walked through the air.
Dressed in black, he stood as still as an abyss and as firm as a mountain. His powerful aura was