Although Gu Ao was one of the outstanding figures of Ling Tian's generation, with talent that ranked among the top ten, his control over his mind was far weaker than Ling Tian's had been back then. What was more, his cultivation realm was now higher than Ling Tian's had been, so cultivating the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and then reversing his golden core was quite dangerous for him.
Fortunately, he had used several kinds of Quenching Liquid before, and his control over his mind was only slightly worse than Ling Tian's had been back then. With Ling Tian, Fairy Meng Shang, and the others helping to suppress and guide the violent energy inside him, he was able to keep going.
Even so, the blood streaming down his body and the faint sounds of his muscles tearing showed the agony he was enduring beneath the violent energy. Ling Tian and the others were pale as well, clearly under tremendous pressure.
Fortunately, Ling Tian and the others were no ordinary people. They endured that extreme pain, and as time passed, the golden core inside Gu Ao finally shrank to the size of a mung bean. Clearly, the reversal had reached its final stage, and he could now control the energy within him on his own.
Seeing that Gu Ao could control the energy within him himself, Ling Tian and the others let out a small sigh of relief. They stopped helping to suppress it and instead recovered their mental energy while keeping an eye on his condition, ready to prevent any mishap.
"It should be fine now." Fairy Sword Ji let out a long breath, then looked at Ling Tian, still shaken. "Good heavens, it's terrifying for a peak Saint God expert to cultivate the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and reverse his