Guangchengzi was the first to step onto the stone stairs before Yuxu Palace.
Ji Fa and the Nine-Tailed Fox followed behind him. With every step, the gray Demonic Energy around them grew thicker.
The Demonic Energy did not attack them outright, but it could corrode the Primordial Spirit and wear away laws.
An ordinary Quasi-Saint who entered this place would likely see his Dao Foundation collapse before he reached the hall.
"He's making a show of force."
The Nine-Tailed Fox sent the message in secret.
Ji Fa could see that for himself.
The Primordial Heavenly Demon had neither come out to greet them nor withdrawn the Demonic Energy. He clearly meant to make them bear its pressure all the way in.
If they could not withstand even this much, they had no right to speak with him.
"Suppress your auras. Don't meet the Demonic Energy head-on."
Ji Fa gave the warning.
The epoch imprints within them fell dormant at the same time. They protected their Primordial Spirits using only the strength of their current bodies.
Gray Demonic Energy swept past them, but never managed to enter their bodies.
Guangchengzi glanced back, feeling a little sour.
His first walk along this path had been nowhere near so easy.
His master's demonic might had pressed down on him and nearly shattered his Yuqing Dao Fruit.
These two truly had foundations far beyond the beings of this epoch.
No wonder he had lost so quickly.
At the entrance to the hall, Ji Fa suddenly stopped.
Guangchengzi frowned. "What? Now that you're here, you want to back out?"
Ji Fa ignored him and looked toward the figure standing with his back to them inside the hall.
"Primordial Heavenly Demon, I'm here."
"If you have something to say, say it plainly."
Guangchengzi's expression changed sharply.