Central Hanging Continent, Five Elements Mountain forbidden ground.
Beneath powerful restrictions, streams of blood-red color spread through the area, adorning it as a crimson hell. At its core, True Lord Huang Shang's aura continued to rise.
At a certain moment, an invisible barrier shattered. True Lord Huang Shang's Dao Body underwent an obvious transformation, and an overwhelmingly powerful divine sense burst forth from within her body, making heaven and earth pale.
"Ha ha, I finally did it. The shackles on my soul have finally broken..."
Feeling the changes within herself, True Lord Huang Shang could not help laughing aloud. Her hair hung loose and disheveled, while foul-smelling blood qi coiled around her entire body. Not a trace remained of her former gentleness.
"Granny Xi, go in peace. I will take Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao a step further and establish an Immortal Palace."
After venting her emotions and calming herself, True Lord Huang Shang turned her gaze toward a figure not far away.
The figure was gaunt as firewood, all blood qi exhausted, resembling a dried corpse. The flame of life was nearly extinguished. Yet even so, a heart-palpitating Dao rhyme still lingered around her, testifying to her former extraordinariness.
If any of Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao's higher-ups had been present, they would have recognized this dried corpse as True Lord Chunyuan, the sect's reclusive elder. She had reached Celestial Phenomenon Peak, but as her lifespan neared its end, she had rarely acted in recent years. She was hidden foundation of Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao.
"This road is difficult to walk. I hope you can succeed. This is all I can do to help you..."
Her soul left her body. With a soft sigh, she looked once more at True Lord Huang Shang. The obsession in her heart dissipated, and True Lord Chunyuan's soul