Every Moment, Then and Now, Was an Old Shadow

The pressure of the only Spirit Transformation Dao Lord alive made eight Nascent Soul Peak cultivators catch their breath. They stood silent, unable to breathe.

Then.

Just as they finally steadied their breathing,

Their thoughts suddenly followed the Spirit Transformation Dao Lord's words straight to Liu Dongqing.

In an instant,

The terror left by those two earthshaking sword strikes surged back into their hearts.

That one strike could even affect Shouchen's tribulation to attain the Dao.

How much more could it affect them, whose talents were plainly far inferior to Shouchen's?

Everyone feared death and the end of their allotted lifespan alike!

"We... we..."

The man spoke haltingly, dragging out each word.

Before he could put his thoughts in order,

The voice of the Illuminating Truth, Upholding Clarity Dao Lord rang out with sudden severity!

"This old Daoist is saving you!"

"Think carefully before you speak!"

Plain for all to see,

All eight men shuddered together.

"Yes, yes!"

They answered in a rush.

Pain flickered across the man's face, but he could not withstand the pressure of the Illuminating Truth, Upholding Clarity Dao Lord or the threat of Liu Dongqing's sword strike.

Then,

After only a brief hesitation, he spoke with a measure of resolve.

"This old man... has not been at Nascent Soul Peak for long. My Daoist grounds have accumulated little foundation, and I've saved only a little over a thousand strands of origin power. I had meant... to keep them for cultivation after manifesting the Divine Embryo."

"Today, I am willing to offer up those thousand-odd strands of origin power and beg Supreme Elder Mystic Yang to set aside his thunderous wrath for now."

He had set the example.

Immediately afterward,

The other cultivators spoke as well. Each cupped his fists and offered words much the same