The delay had lasted dozens, even hundreds, of years, and Ling Tian and the others were thrilled. Especially since, over all that time, Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and the others had grown significantly stronger. Ling Chou and the rest were now incredibly close to Sainthood; in the future, they would undoubtedly become Ling Tian's greatest allies.
On this day, Ling Tian and the others continued cultivating to improve their strength when the Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly trembled. Ling Tian and Poqiong instantly grew alert, while Dan Bi immediately asked the bell if it had sensed anything unusual.
"I sense an incredibly powerful aura..." the Eastern Emperor Bell said, its voice more solemn than ever.
Sensing the Eastern Emperor Bell's mood, Ling Tian and the others became even more wary. They knew that any being the bell considered powerful was no ordinary existence. At the very least, it had to be a Saint-level being, and such an entity could pose a serious threat to them.
"Why can't we sense this aura?" Dan Bi asked, puzzled. She voiced the same question troubling You Ye and the other Artifact Spirits.
"It's an extremely powerful energy fluctuation, and it should be coming from a Dan Artifact," the Creation Divine Tree said gravely. Before Dan Bi and the others could ask anything, it continued, "You can't sense it because your level isn't high enough. Only Saint-level beings can probably detect this fluctuation. In other words, whatever is producing it must be at least Saint-level."
The Creation Divine Tree's confirmation made Dan Bi and the others even more grave. Xuan Huang asked, "Is it the aura of that Saint-level Dan Artifact that merged into the Demon God Forbidden Ground?"
"No, it isn't that Dan Artifact," the Eastern Emperor Bell replied with certainty. Sensing Xuan Huang and