That was the sign of a Golden Core Realm Cultivator beginning to manifest their Grotto Heaven Embryo—a preliminary grasp on the Power of Laws.
Those who had not yet formed a Golden Core, even if they possessed heaven-defying combat prowess, were like ants trying to shake the heavens before a true Golden Core Dao Realm. An insurmountable chasm existed in the very essence of their power.
"You're still one step away, but your flattery is quite good."
Xu Yunfan finally raised his eyes, his calm gaze falling upon Han Shi. It was the look of a man gazing down at a speck of dust in his palm.
He slowly rose and stood with his hands clasped behind his back. The vast, star-sea-like pressure of a Golden Core True Monarch was no longer restrained, crashing down upon Han Shi like a tangible mountain.
"When the Cangming Dao Fruit self-detonated to obstruct Qingyuan and Wisdom Sun, I had already achieved my nascent Golden Core."
Xu Yunfan's voice was calm and even.
