As the voice echoed, the immortal's phantom gradually solidified into an old man with an ancient, transcendent bearing. Then the old man grew younger, until at last a youth who looked like a banished immortal stood on the Immortal Ascension Terrace, not far from Deng Qiuzhi, Wenren Shangzhi, and the others.
Behind him rose an immortal Dharma Form in the image of an old man. Resonating with the youth, it spread an indescribable pressure throughout the entire grotto-heaven.
Every living being in the grotto-heaven involuntarily looked toward this immortal Dharma Form, their hearts filled with terror.
Faqiong Immortal Platform Divine Master.
The Divine Master's august name surfaced in everyone's mind.
A Divine Master of the qi sea uniting spirit dao!
"Divine Master..."
Realizing that the person before them was a Divine Master, Deng Qiuzhi, Wenren Shangzhi, Cui Wenshan, and the others remained unmoved, standing where they were.
Seeing them stand motionless, Wonderous Dharma Adept thought they had been frightened senseless. He promptly said:
"Those who see a god and do not bow shall perish in the Yellow Springs. Kowtow at once, and I may consider sparing your lives."
This was a lie.
He had awakened this time to harvest the living beings of the Boundless... Southern Heaven Realm. Even if these people had fallen to their knees the moment they saw him, he would still have mercilessly stripped every last drop of vitality from them.
Seeing Wonderous Dharma Adept's arrogance, Cui Wenshan was the first to lose patience. He sneered:
"If you were a True Lord, we might bow to you. But you are merely a Divine Master of a heterodox path, and you expect us to kneel?"
"Heh, Cui has a point," Deng Fuchuan agreed.
Even Deng Qiuzhi and Wenren Shangzhi nodded slightly in agreement.
Under ordinary circumstances, there