After the clay jar completely cracked open, the two disciples could still be seen sitting upright within. Only, their eyes were tightly shut, and their bodies had taken on a translucent, crystalline sheen.
They were like the jade figure Changsun Tingzhi had once placed in the inner hall. The bones, organs, and flowing blood throughout their bodies were all revealed from within, plainly visible to the eye.
Wu Qingxu gazed intently at the two. He knew that this phenomenon was a change produced during the fusion of the host objects and host bodies, something that could not be avoided.
He could clearly discern that the auras of these two disciples had surged greatly compared to before they entered the clay jar. Though such progress was insignificant in his eyes, for these two, it undoubtedly meant they had crossed their former threshold and become cultivators of the Primordial Spirit Shadow Reflection realm.
This was a step they might never have crossed in their entire lives. Yet now, through the host objects, they had broken through that layer of restraint.
But there were still some things that needed confirming.
He looked toward Changsun Tingzhi and asked, "Changsun Tingzhi, what do you think?"
Changsun Tingzhi calmly said, "They should both have succeeded."
Wu Qingxu said, "Their cultivation has passed through, but their consciousness is unusually tranquil, with almost no fluctuations. What is the reason for that?"
Changsun Tingzhi replied, "It is because they attained a higher realm through the line of attachment. Yet the attached objects are not the main body. In order to survive, they must rely on the main body's existence, so they will pull the main body upward with them. There is an order to this.
"At this time, the main body cannot yet possess its own consciousness. It must