Advancing from a peak Divine Venerable to a half-step World Venerable was divided into five steps.
But in truth, once one succeeded in ascending the pillar and comprehended world force, one's consciousness imprint would remain upon the Eternal Pillar. Unless one perished, it could not be stripped away.
Strictly speaking, that step already counted as initially entering the level of a half-step World Venerable.
What followed was creating a higher-level cultivation method, then raising one's realm. That process required the steady grinding of water against stone; once the water flowed, the channel would form naturally.
After Han Yi condensed a divine-sense incarnation beneath the Eternal Pillar and tried to make contact with it, he made no further attempts and instead stopped.
This left the dozen or so half-step World Venerables who had descended through their consciousness imprints upon the Eternal Pillar deeply puzzled.
"What is going on? Why did he stop trying?"
"Strange. Since he touched the Eternal Pillar and caused it to react, that should prove there is no problem. He only needs to continue trying. Why did this man stop?"
The Lord of Ancient Profundity, who had witnessed this scene, was the most shaken—and the most excited.
"Han Yi may have encountered a problem. If so, I have nothing to worry about."
He had personally experienced Han Yi's strength. If Han Yi advanced to a half-step World Venerable, he would absolutely fall into the inferior position in terms of strength. By then, he could only hide in the Dao Palace and not dare venture outside.
But if Han Yi had run into trouble and could not advance to a half-step World Venerable, he could slowly seek an opportunity to plot Han Yi's death, reclaim his own rare artifact, and perhaps even seize the Wanming Book.
That thrilled him