Strictly speaking, this was already Taiyi's "second" time seeing the genuine article, yet he could not help marveling.
Not only did he sense its boundless, majestic power, but he also felt his own insignificance profoundly.
He had come here once before at the summons of the Ancient Sages.
However, the one who had come last time was his Holy Light Incarnation.
This time, it was his true body.
"Hmph..."
The inheritor of the Ruthless One's Lineage, Gu Yuan, who was also the master of Former Yaoguang Holy Son Li Yao, gazed indifferently at Taiyi.
A concealed trace of killing intent and burning greed flashed through his eyes, along with an indescribable wariness. He spoke sinisterly, "I heard that the Holy Son broke through to the first heaven of the Immortal Platform, fought the marks left by Ancient Great Emperors during his tribulation, and even triggered the Divine Forbidden Domain. Congratulations indeed!"
"..."
That was what he said.
But his heart could not help sinking.
What kind of talent was this? How could his cultivation advance so quickly?
Just days ago, he had already been stunned to hear that Taiyi had cultivated to the perfection of Dragon Transformation.
How long had it been?
He had actually broken through into the Immortal Platform realm already.
Over the years, everyone in the Ruthless One's Lineage had secretly ambushed and killed all manner of prodigies and spared no effort collecting the corpses of experts, obtaining various origins for his direct disciple Li Yao to devour.
Moreover, in preparing for his previous confrontation with the Eastern Emperor, they had pulled at the shoots to make them grow.
To avoid harming his future potential, Li Yao had spent nearly the past year consolidating his foundations again and steadily building his reserves, so his cultivation speed had