Once he had settled on the dune, Xu Yi didn't hurry to cultivate. Instead, he took a large number of waterskins from his Blood Concealment Ring and drank more than ten in a row before finally stopping.
He sat cross-legged on the scorching sand, sealed his pores, steadied his mind, and quietly waited for his body to reach its best condition.
An incense stick later, his half-closed eyes snapped open. With a casual flick of his hand, he sent out a Heaven Soul Talisman.
At once, the winds and clouds shifted, and red sand billowed. The True Soul Figure seated in his spiritual platform abruptly opened its eyes and gazed toward the southeastern horizon, its face alight with joy. It was a feeling both profound and mysterious.
Half an incense stick later, the clouds roiling across the horizon suddenly dispersed. Vast swathes of ink-dark clouds converged overhead, centered above Xu Yi.
For more than a thousand li in every direction, the sky dimmed until neither sun nor moon shone.
Several experts who were scattered around the edges of Huangdang Sand Dune, preparing to break through to the Yin Venerate realm, along with a great many onlookers, all witnessed the tremendous disturbance in the sky. Their hearts jolted in unison, and they cried inwardly, Another Yang Venerate mighty figure is about to emerge.
Almost instinctively, everyone took out their voice transmission orbs and swiftly spread the news.
It was easy to imagine that before long, Huangdang Sand Dune would be bustling with activity.
As the ink-dark clouds pressed down until not a glimmer of light remained, Xu Yi's divine sense caught a faint, formless shadow.
He silently circulated the incantation. The True Soul Figure abruptly left his body and shot toward the sky like lightning, seizing the shadow tightly before bringing