Storm Clouds Gather Before the Mountain Rain

Hu Shangzhi's breakthrough passed without danger or mishap.

Not to mention that nearby in the Illusory Marsh, Feng An—another Nascent Soul Peak Dao Lord whose cultivation had likewise reached completion—was standing guard for him.

The instant Liu Dongqing's nearly tangible gaze, brimming with the oppressive might of a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord, fell upon this place—

Whatever petty thoughts everyone might or might not have harbored vanished without a trace in that instant, as though laid bare beneath the True Yang Great Sun.

Indeed, to be frank—

At a time when Spirit Transformation Dao Lords were beginning to erupt in great numbers across the current age—

Among the fourth batch of cultivators advancing into the Spirit Transformation Dao Lord realm, Hu Shangzhi was truly one of the most inconspicuous.

To the Spirit Transformation Dao Lords of the other sects—

He was merely the thirteenth Spirit Transformation Dao Lord to emerge from the Demon Refining Mystic Sect, which had already, in practical terms, reestablished itself.

But—

To Liu Dongqing, this was different.

In his eyes—

Hu Shangzhi was the Demon Refining Mystic Sect's second Spirit Transformation Dao Lord!

More than that—

Following the orthodox cultivation methods of the Demon Refining Mystic Sect, he was the first Spirit Transformation Dao Lord truly raised up by the foundations of this sacred land and great sect!

His advancement—

Signified that, beyond Liu Dongqing, this vast sect had finally gained a Dao Lord capable of suppressing its fate and upholding its foundations!

Furthermore—

As the first Domain Fragment from the world of the Ancient Divine Dao returned to the mortal realm, it stirred up even richer heavenly opportunities, fortunes, and destinies of the Golden Great Era.

Even the scale of the Illusory Marsh seemed to have faintly expanded.

Thus, the number of Spirit Transformation Dao