Zhang Yuan did not hesitate and immediately continued forward.
Every step was a struggle.
No phrase could have better described Zhang Yuan's predicament. Every step forward demanded all his strength as he endured the pressure from [Stone Guardian] and fought against the [Grand Demon Immortal Bone Body] behind him.
Zhang Yuan advanced steadily. Only now did it finally feel as though he were climbing a mountain, so much so that the conceptual image of the Truth-Seeking Rite surrounding him began to grow with his ascent.
One step, two steps, three steps...
The summit drew ever closer, and the conceptual image grew ever stronger.
By the end, the conceptual image gathered around Zhang Yuan had reached a truly terrifying level. Even the Lords of Heaven and Earth within the great void could not help being moved. He no longer needed outside assistance; the conceptual image of the Truth-Seeking Rite alone could contend with the suction from the [Grand Demon Immortal Bone Body].
The [Grand Demon Immortal Bone Body] watched Zhang Yuan, who stood only three meters from the summit, with an exceedingly ugly expression.
What kind of joke was this!
"A mere Great Yi! How? How could he possibly make it this far!"
To stop Zhang Yuan's true-seeking Dao attainment, he had gone so far as to abandon his second dharma body. Yet even that had failed to halt Zhang Yuan's advance, leaving the [Grand Demon Immortal Bone Body] so furious that smoke all but poured from his seven orifices.
No, no! If this continues, with the Seeking Truth conceptual image surrounding this brat, his chances of proving the Dao are enormous. If he truly reaches the summit and proves the Dao, everything I have done will be meaningless. I must stop him!
The [Grand Demon Immortal Bone Body] stirred his