Tombs of the Exalted, Wanming Stirs

Dao Spirit Chaos Realm. Above the nine great Dao Domains lay an infinitely lofty expanse of space, a place only those who had surpassed Celestial Venerates could enter.

This space took the form of a hollow colossal pillar rising upward.

Across the pillar's surface were distant, relatively sparse specks of light. These specks were like marks branded onto and clinging to the pillar.

Each speck of light represented a half-step Transcendent still alive within the Dao Spirit Chaos World.

The speck nearest the pillar's summit was as large as a fist, indicating that this half-step Transcendent had progressed swiftly and was not far from true Transcendence. The speck farthest from the pillar was only as large as a firefly, indicating that this half-step Transcendent had only just surpassed the Celestial Venerate realm and was a newcomer upon the path of Transcendence.

At the very top of the colossal pillar was a place formed from densely pervading specks of light. It was not large, even seeming cramped.

Within this land of light sat seven figures in meditation.

Three of the seven figures were grayish-white, their eyes closed and entirely devoid of aura. At first glance, one might have thought they had perished long ago, leaving behind only corpses.

One of them was covered in strange runes, as though it had been suppressed.

Of the other four, three also had faint auras and closed eyes. Their auras seemed to be somewhere unimaginably far away, while the figures left here were like Dao markers.

Only the final figure, though its eyes were likewise closed, possessed a heavy, profound aura. With every breath it drew in and exhaled, specks of light were inhaled and expelled, ancient and unending.

When Li Qiankun pried open the seventh Dao Spirit Stele and a crack suddenly appeared, Han