The more Xu Yunfan watched, the more alarmed he became. The young man on the high platform was untouched by the surrounding dust, yet he shimmered with a radiant glow.
It was as if...
"He's breaking out of his cocoon and becoming a butterfly..."
Su Zhenhe exclaimed, a mix of excitement and terror in his voice, "He seems to be releasing his mortal coil to become an Immortal! This is his place of ascension!"
Below, Zhou Tianyan and his group had stopped, their expressions grave as they stared up at the white jade platform, hesitant to advance.
Zhou Tianyan was clad in the Red Flame Pattern Robe of the Jiuyao Sect, the Blazing Fire Saber hanging at his waist. The blade faintly glowed with a dark red, fiery light, clearly poised to strike.
The disciples beside him were also on high alert, their gazes constantly shifting between the man on the platform and their surroundings, clearly wary of the scene before them.
