The three of them knew very well that the Hundred-Day Grand Examination several days from now would be the stage with the greatest influence.
On that day, the outcome between them could, to a certain extent, affect the Divine Firmament Sect's and even the Primordial Remnant Clans' assessment of their respective strengths.
Though an individual victory or defeat could not decide everything, on the road to contending for the throne of the Immortal Dynasty's ruler, every win and loss, every shred of prestige accumulated, was of vital importance.
In order to win on the stage of the Hundred-Day Grand Examination—preferably by crushing the other two great households—Lu Tian, Luo Chenyuan, and the others naturally would not make a move lightly.
When strength was equal, intelligence was still extremely important to Cultivators. After all, once one's intelligence and trump cards became known, the other side could make targeted arrangements.
Besides concealing their own abilities and gathering information on their opponents, the direct descendants of the three great Dharma Form households were also recruiting people.
Relying on their ancestors' names, the cultivation insights left behind by those great Dharma Form Cultivators, and certain special spells, the three great cultivation households had indeed recruited quite a few people.
However, all the turmoil and disturbances outside had nothing to do with Jiang Xuan within the Scripture Repository.
On the seventh day of his seclusion, Jiang Xuan's three Spirit Pivots reached perfection, and he formally began Returning to the Storehouse.
Five days later, Autumn Storehouse ended, and he began using the Winter Chill Tide, filled with the intent of death, to erase all vitality from himself bit by bit.
This was the ultimate Returning to the Storehouse, and also the key to unifying the Threefold Dao Fruit.
At the same time, this intent of annihilation