Lingxiao Ke and the others had long since investigated the matter of the Nine Tribulations Path to Immortality secret realm merging with the Violet Thorn Domain back then, down to the smallest detail.
After the Nine Tribulations Path to Immortality secret realm merged with the Violet Thorn Continent, cultivators of the Violet Thorn Continent had been able to break through to the Immortal Venerable realm. In other words, the laws of heaven and earth had already been completed at that time.
It was also then that the Ninth-Tier Immortality Inquiry Tower appeared in the center of the Violet Thorn Continent, while the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower could still allow cultivators to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.
It had no impact whatsoever on the Violet Thorn Continent—or rather, the entire Violet Thorn Great World.
At this point, the old man continued, "Although everyone guessed that the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower was the cause, no one could do anything to this giant tower."
"Even if all Daluo Golden Immortals joined forces, they could not shake it in the slightest."
"As time passed, the entire Violet Thorn Great World had no choice but to slowly accept the reality that no one could advance to become a Daluo Golden Immortal anymore."
"However, while cultivators could no longer break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, those who had already cultivated to that realm could still merge with the Dao through the laws of heaven and earth they had previously comprehended to perfection."
"Of course, merging with the Dao under such circumstances was many times more difficult than before. Most Daluo Golden Immortals saw their cultivation stagnate as well; only those with exceptional talent could slowly raise their cultivation realm."
"About five thousand epochs after the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower