Chen Cuo did not answer. Instead, he swept his gaze around.
In the space of a single breath, dense White Mist had enveloped all of Mount Tai.
"Even my White Lotus Avatar's sight and Divine Sense are starting to be blocked!"
His White Lotus Avatar's Divine Ability was rooted in the Humanity Path. It could suppress Transcendence and return things to their ordinary nature. Yet the Mist Aura before him plainly had supernatural properties, and it still obscured his vision. That alone showed something was wrong.
"Still, though I can't see clearly, this Mist Aura does have a source..."
Following a faint, mysterious sensation, Chen Cuo slowly raised his gaze toward the edge of Peace Summit.
Just then!
A sharp warning erupted in his heart. He felt an oppressive force slowly descending, making every part of his Incarnation tense.
This danger is enough to annihilate my Incarnation! If I don't retreat and it's destroyed, the duplicate White Lotus in Dream Marsh may have the same powers, but it won't have the foundation I've tempered along the way. I'd have to nurture it from the beginning. Even my realm might take a blow, perhaps delaying my step into Return to Truth. But at the same time...
Chen Cuo focused his mind and sensed carefully, faintly catching a flicker of Spirit Light in the unseen.
Danger and opportunity coexist. This is also a chance for the White Lotus Avatar to advance further and stand shoulder to shoulder with the Golden Lotus!
Chen Cuo's Golden Lotus Incarnation had already formed and stabilized its Dharma Form, gaining combat power comparable to Return to Truth. But only its combat power and Divine Ability had reached that level. Its realm remained limited by Chen Cuo's true body; at most, it possessed some traits of Return to