They had to cultivate immortal qi. Otherwise, they would not even qualify to become Xiao Tian's followers. That would truly be miserable.
Xiao Tian's confidantes, meanwhile, cultivated diligently of their own accord. They had already undergone three baptisms of tribulation punishment.
Shi Hao's confidantes also began pushing themselves harder. Yun Xi, Yue Chan, and Qingyi all voluntarily subjected themselves to lightning strikes. Without cultivating a strand of immortal qi, they would not belong in this circle.
With everyone competing like this, the atmosphere for cultivation naturally took shape. How could they grow stronger without staking their lives on it? The path of cultivation itself defied the heavens; if they did not advance, they would fall behind.
Xiao Tian sat cross-legged more than thirty meters from the female immortal. She seemed to be asleep. Almost all the immortals he had encountered so far were women. It was very likely that the male immortals had all fought on the front lines. Some had died so utterly that nothing remained of them. Of course, others had hidden themselves away, such as the vile scoundrels who had ambushed Female Kunpeng back then.
Wisps of rippling, rosy light spread naturally from the female immortal's body. She truly seemed to be sleeping, brimming with vigorous life essence.
Xiao Tian entered the Heavenly God Realm, bathing in terrifying tribulation punishment. With this single breakthrough, he broke through two minor stages in succession, reaching Heavenly God minor completion.
Normally, such a thing should have been impossible for a Heavenly God or anyone above that level. An ordinary Heavenly God could live for over a million years, and across that vast span of time, one would typically take tens of thousands of years to advance a single minor stage.
Xiao Tian bathed in the heavenly tribulation with the Treasure