Over the past forty years, within the Immortal Dynasty, the imperial clan and the Human Emperor had ridden the tide of the times, "boiling frogs in warm water." The great clans of the various provinces had successively submitted, focusing wholeheartedly on strengthening themselves. On the surface, all was calm.
Yet the East Sea had seen wave after wave of turmoil.
Though the Four-Headed Demon Dragon had not directly attacked the East Sea, it had repeatedly interfered with the demonic tribulations of East Sea cultivators undergoing tribulation. As a result, over these forty years, Nascent Soul True Lords had continuously emerged in the various provinces of the Immortal Dynasty, while among the major islands and large sects of the East Sea, the number of newly advanced Nascent Soul True Lords did not even amount to a full hand.
Over the past forty years, Liang Zhaohuang had sensed dozens of disturbances coming from the East Sea—cultivators practicing the Peacock King Mantra and drawing down Five-Colored Buddha Light in hopes of resisting the inner tribulation of their demonic tribulations. Clearly, with the Four-Headed Demon Dragon constantly meddling, the cultivators of the East Sea's major sects who were attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm could no longer afford doubts or worries over the Five-Colored Buddha Light. In the face of life-and-death peril, they would seize every straw that might save their lives.
Unfortunately, even with the aid of the Five-Colored Buddha Light, most of them still failed their tribulations and perished beneath the demonic tribulations. As a result, the fifth round of Five-Colored Halo in Liang Zhaohuang's Sea of Consciousness had failed to grow rapidly.
Moreover, those East Sea cultivators who failed their demonic tribulations were largely corrupted and seized by the demonic path, transformed into fourth-rank Demonic Beasts. Instead, they