Just as the Immortal Dao Flower Bud was about to bloom, a ferocious aura suddenly surged from beyond the ancient grounds.
It bore down on their minds. All fifty million Venerables felt tremendous pressure; some even went weak at the knees.
A mighty creature was approaching the ancient grounds where the Immortal Dao Flower Bud stood. Its target was obvious.
Of course, given the chance, those approaching beasts would gladly swallow all fifty million Venerables in one gulp, too.
Before long, all manner of vicious Ancient Beasts appeared beyond the ancient grounds, their eyes fixed greedily on the Immortal Dao Flower Bud.
They lived in the Uninhabited Zone and usually roamed its depths.
Every time the Immortal Dao Flower Bud bloomed, it drew them here.
Its aura held a fatal allure for them. Even if they were moths flying into flame, they did not care.
Of course, as time passed and ages changed, the Ancient Beasts that came this time were not necessarily the ones that had come before.
Given the conditions in the Uninhabited Zone, even Ancient Beasts stronger than most Cult Masters could not live very long.
Most could come only once and would never see the next bloom, unless they were extraordinarily powerful.
Take the dragon-shaped monster now coveting the Immortal Dao Flower Bud. This Ancient Beast was extraordinary, yet in the end, it too would leave empty-handed.
This was not something the people of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces could lay claim to. It was tied to the Immortal Ancient Era, tied to the Immortal Dao.
Unless it collapsed on its own, no one else could touch it.
At last, the Immortal Dao Flower Bud blazed with radiance, and its final petal burst into brilliant light.
Shi Hao watched, struck by its beauty. It truly deserved