Heaven's Nemesis agreed to cooperate.
Afterward, Li Qing used a False Qi Talisman to draw out a trace of Tian's aura. Once he left the capital, he released this aura onto a monster, causing it to mutate.
This anomaly was soon detected by a Seventh Realm cultivator assigned to patrol the surrounding region.
Although Tian was a being that transcended even Immortals, Li Qing still needed to test whether Tian's aura could arouse any reaction from the cultivators.
Fortunately—it did.
Those cultivators who discovered even the faintest residue of Tian's aura went utterly mad. They all believed it might contain the secret to becoming an Immortal—and the value of that secret needed no explanation.
Throughout history, there had been countless cultivators of the Seventh and Eighth Realms. But as for Ninth Realm Immortals, there had only ever been eight—who ruled the world from ancient times until now.
