Hallway Battle!
Within the Celestial God Tomb, the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm was already the pinnacle for the many cultivators. Just like on the Barren Ancient Continent, cultivation resources were limited, leaving them powerless to help the many Nine Tribulation Dao Realm cultivators in the Celestial God Tomb break through to a level beyond the Dao Venerable Realm. Thus, after reaching the Nine Tribulation Dao Realm, if they had nothing worth lingering for in the Celestial God Tomb, the cultivators there would do everything they could to leave.
After leaving the Celestial God Tomb, ghost cultivators would go to the Netherworld. Because of the restrictions imposed by the Heavenly Dao laws of the Spirit Realm, ghost cultivators could not break through their realms there; if they forced a breakthrough, they would surely be blasted apart by heavenly lightning. The Demon Race, meanwhile, could choose to go to the Spirit Realm or the Demon Realm—but only if they could find a path to the Demon Realm and Netherworld. Otherwise, they could only go to the Spirit Realm for the time being.
Yet the Celestial God Tomb was a place one could enter but never leave. It was easy for all the martial artists from the lower realms to enter, but exceedingly difficult to depart. Thus, many Nine Tribulation Dao Realm cultivators spent their entire lives unable to leave the Celestial God Tomb. They could only remain there as the years piled onto them, ultimately dying helplessly.
The person inside this hall had originally been a renowned powerhouse in the Celestial God Tomb. Like the other cultivators, he had spent his entire life searching for a way out. Unfortunately, even after reaching the end of his days, he had found nothing. Just when he had fallen into despair, a crow unexpectedly appeared