Amid the thick mist, an enormous balance suddenly appeared behind Jian Zangfeng.
"Let a cicada's wing be heavy, and a thousand jun be light. Rise!"
With a sweep of Jian Zangfeng's sleeve, one end of the balance plunged downward.
The auras of Chu Xisheng and the others around him, their Cultivation Bodies, soared rapidly.
Just then, Jian Zangfeng froze slightly. He sensed a powerful aura vanish within the thick mist ahead.
Judging by its position before the mist spread, it should have belonged to Grand Elder Divine Kun.
Had the man died? Or had he concealed his tracks?
Even as these thoughts flashed through Jian Zangfeng's mind, his hands remained deft and swift.
Whether the man was dead or not, their situation was perilous.
One Divine Kun might be dead, but several Second-Rank experts, and even First-Rank ones, remained here.
He reached out and pointed ahead.
"Worlds Apart at Arm's Reach!"
This was an ultimate move of the Heaven-Measuring Sword, with an unusual effect.
For his allies, the ends of the world were within arm's reach; for his enemies, arm's reach became the ends of the world.
Elsewhere in the thick mist, Chu Xisheng felt his True Essence and physical strength growing rapidly-soaring, even.
"Third-Rank Lower Stage?"
Chu Xisheng stared blankly for a moment, disbelief appearing in his eyes.
What had Senior Brother Jian taken? He had actually raised Chu Xisheng's vital energy, True Essence, strength, Primordial Spirit, and more by four whole ranks, lifting them into the Third-Rank Lower Stage!
His Cultivation Body remained at the fifth grade. The seal deep within his bloodline had not opened because of this.
Yet Jian Zangfeng had circumvented the restrictions of the Golden Rules and Jade Laws, forcibly raising every aspect of his abilities to a level capable of contending with Third-Rank