One vine after another lashed toward the beastly silhouettes in the air, crushing them apart. Yet Jian Tiangang, hiding inside this vine giant, felt not the slightest joy. He seemed to be trapped in an isolated space cut off from the world. His conception spread outward, but after reaching a certain boundary, it could go no farther.
Even after reaching the Celestial Immortal realm, one's true strength still came from one's conception merging with heaven and earth, incorporating the world's fortune into one's own domain and making it one's own. When enemies attacked, that attack would likewise be amplified through the surrounding heaven and earth. But Jian Tiangang now felt as though he had been trapped inside a cramped prison, unable to touch the outside world while facing endless attacks from every direction.
All at once, Jian Tiangang felt the attacks before him vanish. By the time he realized what had happened, Lu Xiaotian had already stepped into this space.
At last, I found the real culprit. Jian Tiangang felt a trace of delight. Even if he was no match for him, it would have been unbearably stifling if he had failed to catch even a glimpse of his opponent from beginning to end.
Vine after vine coiled toward Lu Xiaotian. Lu Xiaotian pointed forward, and waves of light rippled outward. Under their vibration, the stone vines became limp and powerless, spreading apart. A gigantic vortex suddenly appeared within them. As the vortex churned, a stone eye emerged and opened. The stone eye seemed capable of containing all things. The endless vortex nearly caused Lu Xiaotian to stagger faintly for an instant.
When he looked again, the stone eye within the vortex had vanished, yet Lu Xiaotian could clearly still sense his opponent's presence.
It seemed to have attached itself