They had indeed succeeded.
From the two opened rifts, Black Coffins flew out, trailing torrents of Origin Energy ten thousand feet long, like a celestial river cascading down.
Their magnificent momentum laid bare the Dao Realm might of these powerful Ancient Cultivators.
Then the coffin lids opened, and two Ancient Cultivators in great black burial robes flew out.
These two Ancient Cultivators of the Sacred Sect were a man and a woman. The man had regular features and an imposing bearing; the woman was delicately beautiful and alluring. Both looked to be in their thirties or forties, in the prime of life, their bodies brimming with blood and vitality, with none of the decay of dry bones in a tomb.
"They actually used Blood Sacrifice to refine Essence Blood, establishing a complete cycle within their bodies to emulate the Heaven and Earth of an Inner Vista-a self-contained system!"
With his broad knowledge and experience, Tian Heng immediately saw through the source of their present condition.
After their long slumber, Ancient Cultivators' Essence and strength had dwindled to their lowest ebb. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao of the present world was incomplete, and all manner of Dharma Dao Divine Abilities had ceased to function, so they would inevitably lose their greatest mainstay.
Even if such Ancient Cultivators had once been supreme powerhouses, they would need someone to receive and guide them upon emerging into the world. Only after cultivating painstakingly in hiding and adapting to the conditions of the Age of Dharma Decline could they wield the strength their level warranted.
But the Sacred Sect usually awakened its venerables only in times of peril, when it had no other choice. That meant things would not necessarily go as hoped. Thus, they had specially laid a Grand Formation here to devour Essence-Blood Vital