Hundreds of thousands of years passed, and Ling Tian and the others had grown noticeably stronger. Still, there were plenty of things to worry about. For one, even after all this time, none of them showed any sign of breaking through to the peak of the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven. For another, the Bloodline Power of some cultivators around Ling Tian had begun to decline.
That was right. A very long time had passed since Hua Min'er and the others had consumed the Phoenix Soul Fruit and been reborn through nirvana. They had even cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and reversed their golden cores nine times. As time went on, the effects of time's erosion would only grow more pronounced. Moreover, since the cultivators had spent so long without breaking through to a higher realm and further strengthening their Bloodline Power, it was only natural that some of their Bloodline Power had begun to decline.
Fortunately, the decline had only just begun. Their Bloodline Power was still nearly at its peak, so there was still a long way to go before it withered completely or reached its limit. In the meantime, some cultivators might break through once more and restore their Bloodline Power, allowing them to live even longer.
Most importantly, these people could still hide inside the Outer Realm Stone. That way, they would not have to worry about their lack of vitality forcing them to trigger the final tribulation ahead of time. At the very least, this meant Ling Tian and the others could choose when to undergo their tribulation.
Besides, although Ling Tian and Xiao Shi had not broken through to a higher realm in all these years, Hua Min'er and some of the others had reached the late stage of the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven. Most of