"This is the Foundation Establishment Assembly!"
"My hidden injuries, my innate bones—they seem to have all recovered!!"
The disciples of the Five Sects atop the earthen mound were all overjoyed, unable to stop themselves from crying out in praise.
The Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals were no different, whispering among themselves:
"Who would have thought that attending this assembly would bring such benefits? Had I known earlier, why would I have dragged my feet?"
From top to bottom, the people of the Five Sects of Mount Lu could barely contain their delight.
Yet after rejoicing for quite a while, they gradually came back to their senses and noticed that the sect masters of the Five Sects around them were all staring straight at them. Those gazes were far too naked.
In particular, they belatedly discovered that streams of spiritual light had risen around the earthen mound. Even after the sermon ended, those lights had not dispersed. Instead, they grew lush and intertwined, transforming into a cage that enveloped everyone atop the mound.
This made quite a few quick-witted disciples and Earth Immortals tense inwardly, sensing that something was wrong.
With a whoosh, an Earth Immortal suddenly stepped toward the outside of the mound under the pretext of wishing to offer thanks—only to slam into the spiritual light with a bang.
Slap, slap. More than one Earth Immortal made the same attempt. Even among the Five Sects' disciples below, some who relied on their status boldly sent their divine senses and true qi beyond the mound.
Yet whether living people or divine senses and true qi, all were firmly sealed atop the earthen mound.
The clever immortals' expressions changed drastically at once.
Fang Shu was among them.
His mind was still reeling when he suddenly recalled words like "marinate until flavorful" and