Within North Spring Grotto-Heaven.
Above Qian Yuan Island.
The Calamity clouds churned. The ninth heavenly Calamity had already descended, and Li Miaoxuan leaped into the thunder, using its residual Calamity qi to raise her Tai Xu Nine Tribulations Scripture to a new height!
Though she did not pass this Calamity quite as easily as Gu Yuanqing had, the difference was slight.
In terms of aptitude, Li Miaoxuan naturally surpassed Gu Yuanqing. Even Little Fox, with her Spirit Mountain empowerment, might have been somewhat beyond him.
Back then, Gu Yuanqing had fought Li Miaoxuan at the same cultivation level during the Spiritual Mountain Trial, and he had been far inferior to her.
Though Gu Yuanqing's foundations were now complete, making him incomparable to his former self, Li Miaoxuan had likewise achieved near-perfect completion at almost every step.
Gu Yuanqing had refrained from using his full strength precisely because he was waiting for her to truly pass her heavenly Calamity.
Once she had passed the Calamity, he could face his enemies with everything he had!
At his peak, Zhuo Ming might have been far inferior to an existence like the Interminable Ghost Mother, but he could still be counted at the True Immortal level. Gu Yuanqing had fought him during the Spiritual Mountain Trial.
Within the Spiritual Mountain Trial, however, he could not draw on the grotto-heaven's power. Though he understood something of True Immortal-level strength, he could not gauge what level he would reach with all his power combined.
Facing the great hall descending to suppress him, Gu Yuanqing finally began unleashing his full strength.
The entire North Spring Grotto-Heaven trembled faintly, all its power empowering him.
The Primordial Divine Sect's Ancestor Hall was named Gui Cang. Bearing the momentum to suppress Heaven and Earth, it descended straight toward Gu