Dense life force wafted out from within the Grotto Heaven. Sensing the aura inside, the Wood Carving Daoist could not help revealing an ecstatic expression.
"There are at least a hundred thousand people living in this Grotto Heaven."
Condensing Upper Clear Qi was now within reach.
With so many living beings, he only needed to slaughter them all to take another step forward. Then he could break through himself and cultivate to the Imperial Realm. Though he would still remain under the control of the Karmic Tribulation, he would at least possess immense autonomy.
Rumble...
Thunderclouds roared. The Wood Carving Daoist at the entrance and the three Tribulation Qi Demons all stopped moving. Just as they thought the third extraction by the Tribulation Cloud was about to arrive, the oppressive overcast clouds suddenly dispersed, and the world regained its clarity.
"It's over?"
They all sighed in relief. The Karmic Tribulation's extraction was an enormous burden to them.
"I wonder whether that person undergoing Tribulation Transcendence succeeded."
With the overcast clouds gone, everyone's mood improved.
"Whether he succeeded or not is irrelevant. Before the Karmic Tribulation, all living beings are ants. Even Huanyu could not withstand the Karmic Tribulation, much less a newly advanced Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator."
The Wood Carving Daoist did not take it to heart. He lifted his foot and stepped forward, becoming the first to enter the Grotto Heaven. The Burly Demon and the other two hurried after him. Tribulation Qi Demons needed "life force" to grow, and the living beings within the Grotto Heaven were premium Cultivation Resources to them. There was no way they would give them up.
Buzz!
The four passed through the Grotto Heaven entrance. Before they could steady themselves, they felt space twist, and a figure suddenly appeared before them.
"Who?"
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