As soon as Xu Yi activated the Immortal Spirit Bead and Incense Bead, violent surges of spiritual power rippled through the air. In an instant, all his meridians opened, foul energy burst out in every direction, and his muscles and bones groaned. His whole body was like a machine starting up, erupting with a tremendous racket.
The chaotic spiritual power streamed through the air, shaking the entire mountain forest.
At that moment, Wang Buyi finally made his move. He gave a slight wave with his left hand, and a current of air rippled through the sky, instantly forming a protective barrier.
In a flash, Xu Yi was enveloped by the barrier. The spiritual power in the air stopped surging chaotically, and the deafening noise was firmly sealed inside.
"Such a commotion. Is something about to go awry?"
Wang Buyi stared fixedly at Xu Yi, silently wondering.
Before long, Xu Yi had activated eight Immortal Spirit Beads. His face twisted with pain, but Wang Buyi saw no sign whatsoever of five-colored light spilling from above his head.
The five-colored light was the sign that the Starry Sky Gate had opened at the corpse's Sea of Tranquility.
Generally speaking, a cultivator needed only one Incense Bead and ten Immortal Spirit Beads to open the Starry Sky Gate. Lighting the main star and nurturing it until it completed its five-color transformation came later, through tempering with Incense Beads and Immortal Spirit Beads.
By now, Xu Yi had used up eight Immortal Spirit Beads, yet not a trace of five-colored iridescence had appeared above his head. Clearly, he couldn't even get past the hurdle of Converging with the Dao.
Wang Buyi had seen cultivators like this before, but they were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. After all, anyone who could cultivate