The old man had yellow eyes and pale brows, a bluish-green complexion, and a sharp, narrow nose like a keen blade. The corners of his thin lips drooped slightly.
Though he smiled, a sharp, appraising light flowed through his eyes, as if there were nothing he was not calculating.
The moment the old man appeared, the pupils of the Spirit Severing cultivators who had rushed to the edge of the sea of fire contracted.
Their gazes swept over the old man in the air as though they had seen snakes and scorpions, and every one of their faces darkened.
Their bodies, which had already frozen in place, retreated instead of advancing, and they hurriedly moved aside.
"So it is Senior Lantern of Zi Shuang Pavilion. As a Body Integration stage cultivator, Senior has trespassed into Chenxing, where Xuan Nu Tower resides. Could it be... that you intend to provoke a war between our two sects?"
The Tower Master of Xuan Nu Tower wore a grave expression as she stared at the figure in the sky.
As she retreated, she spoke to the newcomer, her tone filled with accusation.
Each of the nine super-first-rate forces of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land had a Body Integration stage powerhouse overseeing it.
However, once one's cultivation reached the Body Integration stage, only the final step remained before transcending tribulation and becoming immortal.
Most of the time, they were either in secluded cultivation or traveling to dangerous lands throughout the Cultivation World in search of resources for cultivation and tribulation transcendence, with no time to concern themselves with anything else.
Cultivators at the Body Integration stage and above possessed astonishing strength as well.
Thus, all the various forces had an unspoken understanding.
Unless under special circumstances, Body Fusion cultivators from the nine super-first-rate forces and