Enveloped by Yu Shan's divine power, the three finally stood motionless, their faces utterly blank.
Yet the slender threads above their heads still hovered at the edge of perception. His intervention had done nothing to dispel them; they remained obstinate as ever. This was one of Conjoined Branch's most distinctive traits.
Even he, a True Person, felt a secret chill at the sight.
As a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Tribulation Pool, Yu Shan had received the finest instruction from childhood. He had also heard something of the divine powers favored by the various Dao Lineages.
There were wondrous powers such as Ji Earth's "Walltop View," said to remain untouched by a speck of dust and unentangled in karma; insidious ones such as heartfire's "Burning Heart," which scattered a person's spirit, vitality, and energy while stirring desire upon desire; and awe-inspiring ones such as Firmament Thunder's "Nine Heavens Dread," renowned for wielding absolute authority and striking terror into people's hearts.
However illustrious these divine powers were, their activation and operation ultimately left traces. An outsider who came to investigate could detect something.
Yet Yu Shan stood there examining them over and over, utterly helpless. He could not even determine the reach of this divine power. Apart from those barely perceptible threads, all he could discern was that their behavior arose entirely from their own hearts, without anything amiss.
And that was precisely what made it so terrifying.
These three are beyond saving...
Yu Shan sighed, passing a death sentence on them in his heart.
In truth, he had seen plenty of Fate Divine Powers, but never one so uncanny. He could only marvel inwardly that the ancient texts had not deceived him.
Shang Sibai gazed at Yu Shan with pleading eyes, hoping this True Person from the High Sect could