The silver-haired figure stood alone in the void, treading lightly outside the Yin Zong Minor World. The aura that emanated from him involuntarily was utterly terrifying. It seemed as if the very space around him trembled slightly.
Simultaneously, from the depths of the void, behind this figure.
Above the sky of the Yin Zong Minor World, a colossal will emerged, distinct from that of a cultivator but equally terrifying.
It was the will of the Heavenly Dao of the Yin Zong Minor World.
Judging solely by the pressure emanating from the will of the Heavenly Dao of the Yin Zong Minor World.
This was at least a Heavenly Dao will with an intensity of seven or even eight levels of Hedao.
At the same time, when the will of the Heavenly Dao of the Yin Zong Minor World appeared.
The entire Yin Zong Minor World was filled with wisps of ethereal energy of various colors.
These ethereal energies represented luck, sentient beings, and everything that belonged to the Yin Zong Minor World.
And these wisps of luck were now all channeled onto the silver-haired figure who stood alone outside the Yin Zong Minor World.
In an instant, the aura of this figure, which had already reached the peak of Hedao, suddenly surged by a significant margin.
An increasingly oppressive aura radiated from him.
Although the intensity of the silver-haired figure's aura at this moment still could not contend with the Tribulation Crossing stage, it far surpassed that of a normal peak Hedao cultivator.
Li Qi, observing this scene from afar through the perspective of his natal spirit puppet, was not surprised.
He himself was a Plane Master.
Naturally, he knew what this was.
Amplifying one's combat power within the vicinity of one's own plane.
This was one of the authorities of a Plane Master.
When contending against a Plane Master near their plane, an outsider had to contend with more than just the Plane Master alone.
Because the outsiders also had to contend with the combined power of all the beings, the Heavenly Dao, and everything else within the minor world that was bestowed upon the Plane Master.
However, Li Qi had not yet used such self-amplification.
After all, he usually maintained a peaceful demeanor and rarely got into conflicts. Even when conflicts arose, he would unleash his full power and instantly obliterate his opponents, making it unnecessary to rely on his own minor world's amplification.
Through his natal spirit puppet, he felt the aura intensity of the Yin Zong Minor World's Plane Master, now amplified by the entire plane.
The current strength of the Yin Zong Minor World's Plane Master was even greater than when he had dispatched his three natal spirit puppets to jointly intercept Tian Mo.
It was significantly more powerful than a single natal spirit puppet at full power.
Furthermore, the natal spirit puppets at full power back then were limited by those mutually destructive secret arts, and their combat duration could not be prolonged. Once the time was up, they would perish even if they didn't self-destruct.
However, the Yin Zong Minor World's Plane Master, with the support of the entire Yin Zong Minor World behind him, had recovery speed and other metrics far superior to a single natal spirit puppet in a mutually destructive state.
Li Qi couldn't help but exclaim.
"With such strength, it's no wonder he could withstand the combined siege of so many powerful individuals."
Of course, these allied powerful individuals were not of one mind.
Therefore, despite the appearance of so many powerful cultivators, the actual combat power they could unleash was probably only seventy percent of normal, or even less.
After all, these allied attackers, while unwilling to see a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator emerge,
They were also afraid. They feared being the first to step forward and bear the initial wrath of the Yin Zong Minor World's Plane Master. No one wanted such a thing to happen to them.
Because if they were injured, once the Yin Zong Minor World was breached.
No one knew if they, in their injured state, would become targets of covetousness from others.
If they were truly fearless and purely intended to prevent the breakthrough to Tribulation Crossing,
The Yin Zong Minor World's strength would likely have increased several times over, and as long as there was no true Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator, it would have been breached long ago.
It was a pity that such a scenario could only exist in theory. Few in this world could truly be fearless, except for Li Qi's own three natal spirit puppets.
And at this moment, among the most powerful cultivators surrounding the Yin Zong Minor World.
A voice from a peak Hedao cultivator slowly echoed.
"Fellow Daoist Yin Chuan, must you break through to Tribulation Crossing? Or, if you destroy the 'Qi An Bi Zhi' you purchased that day in front of us, we will leave. How about that?"
"Hmph!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Chuan, who was standing alone before the Yin Zong Minor World, his gaze turned cold.
"You dare to suggest I destroy the 'Qi An Bi Zhi'?"
Yin Chuan's gaze swept over the regional powerhouses who had been besieging him for a while. A look of mockery appeared in his eyes.
He showed no fear towards the cultivators who were currently surrounding and attacking the Yin Zong Minor World.
His gaze sharpened, and an air of arrogance emanated from him.
This was the arrogance of a peak Hedao cultivator, a supreme expert who had ruled a remarkably powerful region for at least several thousand years.
Yin Chuan's indifferent voice rang out.
"I have taken note of all your visits, fellow Daoists, these past days. If my breakthrough fails, so be it. But if I, Yin, am indeed fortunate enough to step into the Tribulation Crossing stage in the future, then I will certainly visit each of your regions and return your courtesies."
Hearing this, the complexions of the regional powerhouses besieging the Yin Zong Minor World couldn't help but sink.
Yin Chuan's words were accurate.
If he didn't break through, everyone would be happy. But if he truly broke through to the Tribulation Crossing stage in the future, then their current joint attack on a peak Hedao cultivator might be their death knell.
After all, the reason they dared to join forces and come to the Yin Zong Minor World was simply because Yin Chuan had suffered considerable injuries during the dispute after the Azure Blue Auction.
Therefore, he couldn't immediately consume the 'Qi An Bi Zhi' to attempt a breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing stage.
Taking advantage of Yin Chuan's recovery period, they dared to join forces to obstruct him, and this was the only window of opportunity they had to do so.
Otherwise, once Yin Chuan's injuries healed and he gathered the thunderclouds, no one would dare to attack Yin Chuan under the thunderous tribulation.
While that might still offer a chance to obstruct Yin Chuan's breakthrough, it would inevitably draw the attack of the thunder tribulation upon themselves, leading to the same fate of perishing.
It was a shame that although they had anticipated this early on and seized this final moment to try and break into the Yin Zong Minor World.
However, Yin Chuan's strength, coupled with the Heavenly Dao will of the Yin Zong Minor World reaching the eighth level of Hedao, provided significant augmentation.
Without anyone willing to risk severe injury to create an opportunity, they were genuinely incapable of breaking into the Yin Zong Minor World.
They could only watch as Yin Chuan's injuries healed day by day.
In fact, at this moment, compared to Yin Chuan,
These besieging regional powerhouses were more anxious.