"A Juque Bone Beast that failed to advance to the Mahayana Realm?" Lotus Avatar said, unable to hide his astonishment.
"Most likely. The Red Astral Celestial Realm is full of such demon spirits, as well as some cave abodes left behind by ancient cultivators. Some contain legacies left by Mahayana Realm cultivators. The cultivators of various races who enter train in all kinds of dangerous places or fight these demon spirits. They can sense the Mahayana Realm more clearly, and with the help of the natural treasures here, they may be spurred to advance," Mo Yuyan said with a nod.
"I see." Lotus Avatar nodded, suddenly realizing that the changes he and his true body had undergone lately—the wisp of aura that shouldn't have belonged to a cultivator in the Integrated Body Realm—were likely signs that they were close to a breakthrough. He simply hadn't recognized them before. Lotus Avatar's comprehension might not match his true body's, but it was hardly poor. At Mo Yuyan's reminder, he immediately understood the source of the change.
After all, even though the Juque Bone Beast before them carried traces of a Mahayana cultivator's aura, it was merely the product of a failed attempt to advance to the Mahayana Realm. It was fundamentally different from a true Mahayana cultivator. Outside the Red Astral Celestial Realm, restrictions on spiritual energy and the influence of the terrain made creatures like the Juque Bone Beast exceedingly rare—encounters with them were pure chance.
How could such a failed creation compare to a true Mahayana powerhouse? Even though the phantoms of Lord Ji Yuan and the old monster Wushan lacked the true strength of Mahayana cultivators, both their auras and their fighting styles came from genuine Mahayana experts.
Lotus Avatar reckoned that his clone hadn't grasped that level of