Seizing Immortal Stones

When the two reappeared, they were already several dozen li outside the mountain gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Liang Wensheng flew ahead with his hands clasped behind his back.

Ye Tian followed slowly behind him, but his mind was wholly immersed within his own body, sensing the changes the immortal energy he had just absorbed had brought to him.

At this moment, not much spiritual energy remained in his body. More than half of it had already transformed into immortal energy. As a result, the immortal energy within him had increased, but every part of his body—his bones, flesh, and all its structures—needed immortal energy to condense and refine them. He still needed a vast quantity of immortal stones before he could finally complete the fusion.

Yet all of this was merely Ye Tian's speculation. After all, he had only just entered the mid stage of Deity Transformation and knew nothing of the breakthroughs ahead or what bottlenecks awaited him. He could only judge based on the amount of immortal stones that could be obtained.

Thus, Liang Wensheng and Ye Tian flew westward for a long time. By the time they reached the western side of this continent, they had entered a savage wasteland. Yellow sand filled their sight, stretching beyond the horizon, devoid of all life.

"Ye Tian, everything here is merely an outward appearance. Who knows how many things lie buried beneath this yellow sand?" Liang Wensheng said after sweeping his gaze around them.

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately spread out his divine sense. Sure enough, there was another world beneath the yellow sand. Beneath this desert lived not only countless strange creatures, but also a massive sect built under the sands.

The world below the surface was utterly unlike the desolation above it. It was truly