As the Nascent Soul cultivators returned inside Medicine King Valley's array, its spiritual barrier immediately rose high.
In the distance, the lotus seedpod manifestation advanced another step. Layer upon layer of petals unfurled, revealing White Medicine True Lord's transcendent spiritual image.
A terrifying aura had even begun spreading from the center of the spirit mountain.
It faintly made even these Nascent Soul cultivators tremble with dread.
Dark clouds also began gathering in the sky, a clear sign that the lightning tribulation was about to begin. Naturally, this heartened all the cultivators standing guard.
After all, the appearance of a lightning tribulation meant that the breakthrough had already gone remarkably smoothly.
Many cultivators could not summon such a dense bank of dark clouds even by the time they died.
Hundred Refinements True Lord turned his head and drew a deep breath. White Medicine True Lord needed to be even more cautious, but were they, his guardians, any different?
Although this countermeasure had been prepared long ago, he still felt an immense weight at this moment.
After taking a deep breath, Hundred Refinements True Lord's gaze hardened with resolve. Especially when he saw more low-ranking cultivators and mortals dragged out beyond the barrier, their souls sacrificed and their blood used to stain the array once again, the last trace of misgiving in his heart vanished.
He looked at the few Nascent Soul cultivators outside, then resolutely spoke through voice transmission:
"Fellow Daoists, what I say today comes from the bottom of my heart and concerns the future of your sects. I implore you to listen!"
"Have any of your sects had Nascent Soul disciples meet with disaster after entering the Earth Immortal Realm? Have any of your core geniuses died mysteriously after reaching the Golden Core or even Nascent Soul stage? And