The three senior brothers departed upstream, leaving six people by a tributary of the Bitter Sea.
Liu Xiaoxiao was already an Evil Specter at the Sect Master level. The seven-colored immortal qi could now only stabilize her cultivation; to further increase her strength, she needed enlightenment in the Great Dao.
Lu Yao, Liu Feng, and the three senior brothers—Heart Sea, Blooming Flowers, and Cautious Dharma—were all quasi-Sect Masters. Compared to them, Lu Yao, the junior, instead had hopes of taking the latter half-step sooner.
Liu Feng's Filth Body and Wrath Body sat cross-legged in meditation. As the Demonic Dao Body drew nearer, he shared more of its memories and insights, and his strength steadily grew without his noticing. Yet the Dao-Transformation Art he could wield still fell short of a true Sect Master's.
Still, this put his mind somewhat at ease. He knew that both his true body and his avatar had greatly advanced. With his true body's insights, the avatar's strength had naturally soared. Even without the Other Path Gu, it was no weaker than veteran Sect Masters and might be able to venture deep into Ascension Land.
As they waited, two years passed. The Wrath Body could now sense the Demonic Dao Body's precise location.
During those two years, more immortals and Buddhas arrived in the Beyond Heavens. Aside from perfected Two-Body Immortals, a small number of late-stage Two-Body Immortals also came.
So long as they could survive to reach this place and enjoy the seven-colored immortal qi, every Two-Body Immortal could attain perfection. The difficulty lay in comprehending the Dao-Transformation Art. But as their numbers grew, more quasi-Sect Masters were born as well.
"Other primordial Evil Specters are coming." Liu Xiaoxiao suddenly fixed her gaze on the tributary of the Bitter Sea.
Liu Feng's Wrath Body and