Shellfire had battered the halls of the Divine Radiance Palace, leaving collapsed buildings everywhere. Hong Yuan met the men on the mountain's rear slope.
Of those present, only Mingxu Zi and his two companions from the True Void Dao remained unrestricted. Sun Chujiu, Yu Qingshan, and Fu Zhengyang, the three Greater Celestial Circuit practitioners belonging to the Netherworld Sect and the Mystic Court, had all had their true qi sealed.
The seal was not entirely secure. With Sun Chujiu's cultivation, at least, a few days of effort would be enough to wear away the shackles of Hong Yuan's true qi.
But now that Hong Yuan had mastered the [dragon vein true-form astral art], this would no longer be an issue. Given a few more days, he could perfectly fuse his true qi with the six voids tribulation force. Once that happened, his tribulation force would surpass his true qi in quality. Once it entered a cultivator's body, they would have no hope of escaping it, just like the martial artists of the Great Yin world.
It might even become more terrifying.
In the Great Yin world, Hong Yuan's tribulation force had only fused with vital blood, flesh, and bone marrow. Once it took root in a host, it could even pass down to their descendants, perpetuating itself endlessly.
In this world, however, true qi was nurtured by drawing in the numinous energy of heaven and earth, and numinous energy could strengthen the spirit soul. What did that mean?
It meant that Hong Yuan's tribulation force, once fused with true qi, might also be able to merge with the soul.
Perhaps one day, after his tribulation force underwent another transformation, those it parasitized would be unable to escape it even in worlds where reincarnation was possible.
"May I ask what instructions