Jiang Ming remained perfectly calm. He knew there were opportunities within the Immortal Transformation Pool, but right now, all he wanted was to draw off its water and make a pool of his own in his Inner Heaven and Earth.
He gradually increased the speed of absorption. A black opening as thick as a water vat spread across the surface and began devouring the pool water.
Everyone else could get on with their own business.
"Sister Qing, the Third-Generation Heavenly Origin Master is about to emerge. He's become a Saint-level zombie, but when things reach an extreme, they reverse. A Grand Dao Golden Core has formed inside him. There's something even more terrifying in the Eternal Dragon Lair, though. We can't touch it. We only need to seize the core from him. Let those people take the lead and draw the monster out."
As Jiang Ming drew off the pool water, he began making arrangements.
They were the first to arrive. The others had yet to reach the Immortal Transformation Pool or the Eternal Dragon Lair, and Jiang Ming estimated they would waste another half hour on the road.
"I understand. When the time comes, I'll act at once, suppress the Evil Corpse the Third-Generation Heavenly Origin Master has become, and take the treasure inside him," Gu Qingyao said gravely.
"But what if the Saint Spirit inside is disturbed? Who could suppress it now?" she added.
Thanks to the power she had accumulated over thousands of years and her recent gains, she had reached Great Saint Third Heaven and was still improving steadily.
She could already tell that what she had accumulated would carry her to Great Saint Ninth Heaven at most. Becoming a Quasi-Emperor after that would not be easy.
But how terrifying was the Saint Spirit sleeping in