In the secret realm, the entire world had become pitted and scarred. Massive ravines crisscrossed before their eyes, a shocking sight to behold.
Other than the Spirit Herb Garden and the Inheritance Spirit Mountain, which were covered by formations, there was no intact ground left anywhere else.
Of course, that was only because the two had held back.
But Crimson Blood True Monarch was on the verge of madness. His physical body could collapse at any moment. Although Penglai Immortal Sect's Dao Embryo Method was exceedingly profound—nurturing the embryo with the Dao, then entering it with a divided soul before merging it into one's body through wondrous arts—it greatly aided breakthroughs into major realms.
Still, he had not merged with it for long. Moreover, Sikong Zi Ming had produced a Buddhist artifact, the Golden Cicada Bead.
It felt as if Crimson Blood True Monarch's soul were about to be torn from his body.
Most critically, the original-body avatar he had refined had been slain moments ago.
Under the backlash against his soul, his injuries worsened further.
"If you kill me, do you think you'll be able to leave alive?" Crimson Blood True Monarch spat out a mouthful of blood and spoke viciously.
At that moment, he was truly somewhat afraid. He continuously swallowed spirit pills.
He constantly healed his wounds as well. The Eight Trigrams Spirit Locking Plate and the formation shielded him, while a three-colored Crimson Demon Fan burned with raging flames, forming a wall of fire.
Because Sikong Zi Tian's breakthrough had been carried out in secret, and because his original body had never left the Taichang Mountain Range of Taiyi Sect after breaking through, even Crimson Blood True Monarch had only found an opportunity at the Earth Immortal Platform to attach himself to Sikong Zi Tian. Only