Time Was Running Out

Deep within Frost Thunder City's temple, milky-white wish power flames burned silently within the Divine Firmament World Refining Cauldron.

Xu Yunfan sat cross-legged before the cauldron, his aura deep and still as an abyss.

Within his dantian grotto-heaven, thirty-six strands of violet-gold Immortal Golden Nature coiled like wandering dragons, emanating vast, undying intent.

Every strand of golden nature was crystalline and pure, with Divine Vault Thunder Dao patterns faintly visible across its surface.

These were the fruits of the past half year, during which he had harvested dozens of Deities from the Winter Northern Plains, stripped away their Godhead Cores, and refined them again and again.

With thirty-six strands of Immortal Golden Nature, he could achieve Foundation Establishment Perfection and attain the rank of Great True Person at any time. Yet Xu Yunfan did not feel full.

At the very least, with the Attribute Panel's aid, he felt he could go further.

Zhang Ziyang appeared at his side, his azure robes stirring without wind.

He stared into Xu Yunfan's dantian, the silver star of Scrutiny Authority flickering faintly between his brows. Xu Yunfan did not hide anything from him.

After all, Zhang Ziyang had spent years studying every kind of text. He had also trained within the Banner Spirit for quite some time, and with the rank of Scrutiny Authority, he now possessed an extraordinarily deep understanding of the resonance between heaven and man.

After a long while, Zhang Ziyang clapped his hands in amazement.

"Divine Vault Thunder shatters all laws to form the bones, while Unyielding Profound Heavens bears the myriad heavens as the frame.

"Your Dao foundation is now cast like divine gold, and the embryonic form of your manifestation has arisen naturally. All you need do is invoke and condense that manifestation, and you will immediately step