Ling Tian had no idea that the Phoenix Soul Fruit's occasional appearances near the Mo Family's base had inspired so many suspicions in Chi Xue. Right now, they were more concerned with how everyone had fared over the years.
So much time had passed. Most of those who had cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and then reversed their golden cores, including Gu Ao, had recovered to the Saint God Great Perfection level. This meant that their overall strength was now much greater than when they had first entered the Beast Soul Realm. Naturally, this change filled Ling Tian and the others with delight.
Another change concerned the Ancient Divine Beasts. Over the years, quite a few had completed their beast soul inheritances. Their strength had improved considerably, even more than that of the cultivators who had reversed their golden cores, to a certain extent.
That was only natural. The Ancient Divine Beasts that received beast soul inheritances had greatly strengthened their Bloodline Power, and their cultivation levels had risen significantly. Most were on the verge of reaching the Quasi-Saint level. That alone had greatly increased their strength.
Moreover, they had gained the memories and experience of their beast souls, making it easy for them to break through to the Quasi-Saint level. The bottleneck that made it so difficult for Ancient Divine Beasts to reach that level simply did not exist for them.
But the greatest boost to their strength came from the memories of the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash that they received along with their inheritances. Their mastery of the secret art had thus made a qualitative leap. Most could now perform the third slash, whose power rivaled that of many veteran Quasi-Saint experts.
Of course, these Ancient Divine Beasts still could not perform the fourth slash of