These figures all looked like cultivators at first glance, but upon closer inspection, parts of their bodies were refined metal, while other parts resembled the shells and skin of demonic beasts.
Moreover, these refined metals and shells seemed to have grown together with their flesh and blood, inseparable from it, becoming part of their bodies.
It felt as though these "cultivators" had been modified, with refined metal and things taken from demonic beasts implanted into their bodies.
The sight of these figures floating in the pulp within the translucent-skinned fruits was already exceptionally bizarre, but what made one's scalp prickle even more was that these strange figures still emanated faint yet powerful auras.
"What the hell are these things?"
Heavenly Nine Divine Monarch stared pale-faced at the valley, where not even a blade of grass grew and only dozens of enormous, bizarre plants stood. Looking in horror at Divine Wave King Yan Beigui beside him, he said this, clearly not daring to approach these strange ancient plants at all.
"Their auras are all above ours." Divine Wave King Yan Beigui carefully sensed them for a moment, and his expression changed again.
"Are these damned things all alive? Their auras are above ours—does that mean they all possess strength above that of True Immortals?" Heavenly Nine Divine Monarch seemed to have suffered a heavy blow and abruptly took another step back.
"Two Divine Monarchs..." At that moment, a short old man in golden robes behind them, who looked to be over fifty, took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice through gritted teeth, "I happened to read an ancient text. These bizarre things greatly resemble the Spiritual Plant Slaves of an ancient sect."
"Spiritual Plant Slaves? What did that ancient text you read say?" Upon hearing the words of