At their side floated a Dharma artifact that seemed to combine a Star Pivot with an Image Recording Stone. They chanted under their breath:
"Yes, those Immortals have fled. We Eternal Ancient cultivators are outsiders. Judging by their eyes, they bear deep hostility toward us. Even Senior Hairless's Dao arts could not make them lower their guard."
"Damn it, fellow Daoists, the Immortal image... has cracked!!"
Crack, crack—
Their Dharma artifact instantly shattered. The two stared at each other, their scalps tingling. They had merely observed an Immortal phantom, yet the Star Pivot artifact had only endured two breaths.
But this was also crucial information.
This world likely held numerous powerful beings. From the towering powerful phantoms they had seen, it was in no way inferior to the Cosmic Sea...
A moment later, they took out a brand-new Star Pivot artifact. They no longer dared to reflect an Immortal phantom, only to observe the surrounding heaven and earth.
They were Ascenders from later generations. After mining for many years, they had been noticed by chance by the Hairless Immortal, who said they were "promising talent." From then on, they had followed the old fellow across the Eternal Ancient Immortal Territory, collecting Immortal-material junk everywhere and occasionally accepting worship offerings.
Back then, they had been devastated. After ascending to the Immortal Realm as supreme rulers of their respective domains, they had fallen so low—first mining, then collecting garbage...
If they told their lower-realm comrades, everyone would probably burst into laughter and curse them as useless trash.
Later...
They understood.
<Upon ascending, I was captured and made to mine, forging an Immortal Body.>
<Upon ascending, I mined for the Five-Elements Dao Ancestor, and from then on strode toward the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao.>
*<Upon ascending, I was favored by the Hairless