Since the Lord of the Universe's first task was to survive for a thousand years—a task that didn't require killing anyone or colliding with other planes—Ling Tian and the others were happy to go along with it. They planned to have the younger generation undergo tribulations and break through to the Immortal of the Firmament realm. After all, that was the best way to increase their strength in a short time.
"The energy barrier will disappear in one hour." The grand, solemn voice rang out in the minds of the various teams' leaders once more. Then its tone shifted. "To prevent the leaders from intervening, I have specifically sealed all of you for a thousand years."
As soon as the words fell, wave after wave of surging power swept over them. Ling Tian and the others could barely resist before they were sealed. The seal was thorough: their Nascent Souls, golden cores, and hearts were all sealed, just as they had been when they experienced mortal life all those years ago.
"Uh, they just sealed us like that? That's way too direct." Tan Tai Chang Feng stared in disbelief, then looked at the surrounding army of savage beasts. "And they did it right in the middle of the beast army. That's not ideal, is it? If they don't want us helping the younger generation, they could at least avoid turning us into a burden for them."
"All right, just be quiet. With Yu'er and the other youngsters here, nobody can do anything to us," Fairy Lei Ying said, then muttered under her breath, "Still, this feels awful. Having a bunch of youngsters at the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level protect us... If Grandpa and the others found out, they'd probably laugh their heads off."
"There's nothing we can do about