After blasting through the fissure in the rock, Xie Jinhuan followed A Piao for more than thirty li before firelight appeared ahead again.
With A Piao guiding them, finding it was indeed easy, but none of the three dared marvel at how it had "fallen into their laps without the slightest effort" anymore. All they wanted was to fill their packs and get out safely.
Bu Yuehua silently prayed to all ten Ancestral Witches, but clutching at the Witches' feet at the last minute clearly could not resolve their predicament. As they traveled, she took a pill from her waist and handed it to Nangong Ye.
"Once we take all the opportunities, there'll be a disturbance underground, and we might run into opponents outside too. Take the pill first. Once we're out, we'll go find another plant for Xie Jinhuan."
What Bu Yuehua held was a Heavenly Pivot Pill. Its purpose was to build a bridge between heaven and earth, allowing a cultivator to cross the threshold into a Celestial Person and command the power of heaven and earth, completing a qualitative transformation. The Baleful-Breaking Pill had the same effect; only their supplementary effects differed. The Heavenly Pivot Pill suited the Witch Cult and immortal cultivation paths, while the Baleful-Breaking Pill suited martial artists.
Inside the Phoenix Mausoleum, everyone struggled to command the local power of heaven and earth, so there was little difference between First Grade Peak and early Transcendent Grade. Back on the surface, however, the gap between them would be that between immortals and mortals.
Nangong Ye felt that even after taking Realm-Breaking Pills, the three of them would struggle to defeat the Divination Sect's second-in-command. But with their Immortal Artifact and A Huan's miraculous navigation, retreat should not be a major problem. To maximize their gains,