Among these four eighth-tier powerhouses, Shi Lan couldn't clearly gauge their combat strength or determine what level of the Human Emperor Realm they were equivalent to.
However, the differences in strength between them were obvious. Baihu was far stronger than Chijun Yu. By his own account, he was already close to the threshold of the Supreme Realm. The other two rune masters were roughly on par with Chijun Yu.
Shi Lan had once tested them in combat. Even the weakest of the four was far stronger than her—in other words, they were well beyond the strength of the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, and at least above the Sun and Moon Realm.
Shenzhou Vast Land, Vast Heaven Domain.
The Vast Heaven Domain bordered the Chengtian Domain and was slightly larger. The Zen Sect had deep roots there, and nearly half the territory was a Buddhist kingdom.
As soon as she arrived above the Vast Heaven Domain, Shi Lan caught the rich scent of incense. Buddha's light bathed the land, and the faint sound of chanting echoed through the heavens and earth.
After countless years bathed in Buddha's light, this world had begun to undergo subtle changes.
Tian Bai followed at Shi Lan's side. For some reason, she felt ill at ease. She didn't much like the aura of Buddha's light.
The Zen Sect's flourishing traditions in this place were inseparable from the circumstances of the Middle Ages.
In those days, the Imperial Court had yet to be established, and the territory where the Chengtian Domain now stood had not yet been reclaimed. The area around the Xuantian Domain was the frontier of the human race, ravaged by demonic calamities and the chaos of fiends. Without martial cultivation, ordinary people could only become food for monsters and demons.
In such circumstances,