And so, with the system Panel to help him, Luo Yi had no wish to place his fate in another's hands.
Until he understood exactly what consequences breaking through with the Dao-Merging Grounds would bring, he had no intention of rashly advancing to the Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal realm.
If the other cultivators of the Endless Sea had known what he was thinking, they would likely have scoffed.
The Dao-Merging Grounds were something countless cultivators and demons across the Endless Sea dreamed of obtaining.
Any cultivator or demon lucky enough to acquire the Dao-Merging Grounds would not hesitate for a moment.
They would immediately find somewhere safe, merge the Dao-Merging Grounds into their body, and raise their cultivation to the Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal realm.
Otherwise, if someone snatched away the Dao-Merging Grounds after they had finally obtained it, they might well die of rage on the spot.
Fortunately, everything concerning the Tribulation-Crossing Pseudo-Immortal realm was still far beyond Luo Yi's reach.
For one thing, he had no Cultivation Technique for that realm. That alone was enough to extinguish any thought of advancing directly to it this time.
Several breaths later, having cleared the distractions from his mind one by one, Luo Yi finally looked at the plus sign beside the Tianyan Heart Sutra.
At a thought, sixty million Energy Points were deducted from the system Panel.
Thick black clouds instantly piled up over the Floating Island, whose skies had been fairly clear a moment before.
But before the clouds could fully form, a giant hand rose from the Floating Island and reached for them.
At the sight, the still-forming clouds seemed to grow furious.
Not only did they gather visibly faster, but flashes of four-colored lightning also appeared within them.
Yet fast as the clouds and lightning formed, they were no match for