"Only noticing now? You spell cultivators pride yourselves on cultivating your own bodies without relying on external things, yet you still refine qi, establish your foundations, and form true cores. You still follow the law of conservation of mass and energy. Only if you reach the Nascent Soul realm and master the mysteries of spirit and consciousness can you possibly commune with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and comprehend a trace of law."
"But how is that fundamentally any different from relying on external things? You are merely using the authority and power of nature."
Li Chen had already spread the Reverse Spirit-Gathering Grand Array throughout this place, drawing out primordial energy. It was only natural that the Immortal Alliance cultivators sensed their divine abilities and spells weakening, and their magic power draining away.
This place had been designed to imitate the environment of the Dharma-Ending Age. Without the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth, their spiritual roots and dantians could no longer receive an endless supply. Even burning their own true cores and flesh and blood had its limits.
Moreover, the suppressive power of the Heavenly Dao simulated by the Sacred Spirit Grand Formation stripped them of their authority and power, leaving them unable to stand above all living beings.
Thus, cultivators returned to the starting point from which they had first sought advancement: they were merely common folk.
The boy's artificial body, severed at the waist, continued speaking as though he felt no pain at all. Only when his life ran out did he collapse into a pool of blood with an uncanny smile.
The sight sent chills down everyone's spine. As they felt the spiritual energy around them growing ever thinner, their unease deepened.
"Was what he said true?"
The Immortal Alliance experts present were