Mysterious Jade felt an inexplicable pressure bearing down on her. It was so immense that she could barely breathe, and she had to circulate all her mana just to keep from being crushed to the ground.
Having spent many years in Cloud Purity Palace, she knew this was the result of the sect-protecting formation activating. She was horrified. The formation is only beginning to activate, yet it already possesses such power. Once its full might is unleashed, how terrifying will it be? The claim that it can slaughter Ascension Stage cultivators is surely no exaggeration.
With that thought, she looked toward Yan Chihuo, only to find that he seemed utterly unaffected. Her heart settled somewhat. Mysterious Jade could not remember how many years it had been since she had experienced such wavering, torn between hope and fear. It was not that her cultivation of the heart was lacking; the circumstances before her were simply too extraordinary, and their impact on her too great.
Mysterious Jade pondered inwardly, For Yan Chihuo to advance to the Ascension Stage so quickly, he truly does have qualities that surpass others. In the tempering of his Dao heart alone, I am far inferior to him.
She had always harbored a measure of dissatisfaction toward Yan Chihuo, believing only that his opportunities had been greater than most. But now, that unwillingness had vanished like smoke.
At the heart of the storm, Yan Chihuo naturally felt that pressure as well. Though he was secretly astonished by the power of Cloud Purity Palace's sect-protecting grand formation, he did not take it too seriously.
Lord Thousand Illusions remained as Cloudless Breeze as ever. He said to Yan Chihuo, "You will have only one chance, and only an instant of time. Do not waste it."
Yan Chihuo nodded, but he