"Everything went smoothly."
When Xu Taiping said those words, he felt the same immense relief as Heavenly Lord Cangzhu and the others.
The black mist formed by the brand had seemed inexhaustible. At one point, Xu Taiping had thought he would never be able to burn it all away.
Fortunately, he had enough Divine Dao power to keep wearing it down, and only thus had he burned it to ashes.
Heavenly Lord Cangzhu let out a long breath and nodded repeatedly.
"Good, very good!"
But immediately afterward, he frowned again and said gravely:
"Thirteenth Seat, to make absolutely certain, I must use the method Heavenly Official Taibai taught me and draw on the Haotian Mirror's power to examine you."
Xu Taiping nodded.
"That would be even better."
Seeing Xu Taiping agree, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu said nothing more. His fingers began forming a seal as he called:
"Haotian Mirror!"
Boom...!
In an instant, a dazzling beam of light abruptly descended from the Haotian Mirror, enveloping Xu Taiping entirely where he stood at the center of the Cloud Platform.
Golden radiance suddenly spilled from Heavenly Lord Cangzhu's eyes, and he began reciting the Heavenly Official's Mantra:
"Supreme Dao of the Three Origins, Grand One, guard my form; Lord of Destiny, five spirits, yellow tranquility..."
In an instant, countless golden rays began swirling around Xu Taiping like flowing water, washing over him ceaselessly.
Having stopped reciting the Mantra, Heavenly Lord Cangzhu hurriedly reminded Xu Taiping:
"Thirteenth Seat, this is the Three Origins Purity-Removing Method taught by Heavenly Official Taibai."
"Although it is useless before the Half-Immortal brand has been removed, once the brand has been removed, any remnants within the Cultivators' bodies will be revealed directly."
"It is just that, once cast, the spell will have a slight effect on the Cultivators' Divine