One Step Away

The black light was extraordinarily tyrannical, erasing every existence in its path.

Even Gao Xian, a hundred li away, was somewhat surprised. Lotus's self-destruction had truly been formidable—no wonder even two Spirit Transformation Dao Lords had been unable to withstand it.

Fortunately, he had been far enough away. Though the black light was tyrannical, it could not harm him.

Gao Xian knew that the two Spirit Transformation Dao Lords had not died. The moment their protective treasures shattered, they had both fled.

Dao Lord Wanshou had left behind a piece of tortoise shell to bear the damage in her stead. Dao Lord Wanshou's true body had used a secret art to transfer herself elsewhere, though no one knew where.

Yuan Tianyi had done roughly the same. He had used a puppet to die in his place, and no one knew where he himself had fled.

Gao Xian had no intention of pursuing the two. Though they might have been injured and had lost important life-preserving divine abilities, he had no confidence in being able to keep them behind.

Besides, there was no need to risk his life fighting Yuan Tianyi and the others for now.

In another three or five hundred years, once he had refined three Primordial Spirits, killing them would be as easy as turning over his hand. Why rush for the moment?

Once the black light dispersed, Gao Xian entered the central area and saw a small black lotus pod. He knew this was what Lotus had left behind.

The lotus pod looked as though it had been carved from black jade, exquisitely beautiful.

Gao Xian carefully examined it with the Flower Appraising Treasure Mirror. Inside the lotus pod were nine black lotus seeds, while at its very center rested a black spirit crystal shaped like a