"Senior Brother, why haven't you broken through yet?" Jian Chen'an murmured to himself, a hint of confusion in his voice. In his understanding, if he had successfully broken through, his senior brother should naturally have entered the Divine Realm as well.
Yet, his senior brother seemed to have stopped right at that crucial juncture.
He thought his senior brother was still making the final push. Just as he was preparing to wait patiently, his senior brother unexpectedly stopped short of breaking through. Instead, he approached with a smile and congratulated him, "Junior Brother, congratulations, you've finally achieved your wish."
"Senior Brother, you..." Jian Chen'an looked at Wu Zongshen, bewildered. He had indeed entered the Divine Realm, but what about his senior brother? Why did he stop? Had he failed?
Why would his senior brother fail?
"What's wrong?" Wu Zongshen asked, looking somewhat puzzled at his junior brother's expression.
"Why didn't you enter the Divine Realm, Senior Brother?" Jian Chen'an finally voiced his question.
"Me... I want to stay here a little longer," Wu Zongshen grinned and replied.
"Want to stay a little longer?" Jian Chen'an was a bit taken aback by this statement. He couldn't comprehend why his senior brother would say such a thing. Whether it was him, his senior brother, or their fellow disciples, without exception, they all yearned to enter the Divine Realm, always.
But now, their senior brother was saying he wanted to linger in the realm below the Divine Realm for a while longer? What did that mean?
"He actually restrained himself at this moment," Qi Tian observed Wu Zongshen, nodding with a touch of approval.
Lin Xiao was also a little curious. Why had he stopped? In his estimation, Wu Zongshen could absolutely break through in one go, and perhaps even faster than Jian Chen'an over there.
Yet, he had stopped early.
Accumulating strength for a greater breakthrough, Wu Zongshen's power was definitely capable of surpassing most people.
"You are different from them, so you don't understand," Qi Tian said, glancing at Lin Xiao. "To be honest, I think you're the biggest anomaly I've ever seen."
"Is there anything to it?" Lin Xiao asked, somewhat surprised.
He had been able to enter, so he entered. Everything felt as natural as water flowing to its course.
"He, he wants to stay in that state for a while longer, to maximize his opportunities for comprehension. This way, he'll have a better chance of going further later on," Qi Tian explained. "The Divine Realm is different from the Grandmaster realm."
"There are no distinct divisions in the Divine Realm; all that exists is your own use of spiritual energy and your perception of the will of heaven and earth."
"And in this current era, once you enter the Divine Realm, your use of spiritual energy means you will no longer be able to use it as freely as you please."
"Wait."
Lin Xiao immediately signaled for Qi Tian to pause. "After the Divine Realm, you can't use spiritual energy freely?"
"That is natural."
Qi Tian glanced at Lin Xiao. "In the Age of Dharma Decline, any casual use of spiritual energy will naturally stir the will of heaven and earth. And as an ordinary Divine Realm practitioner, how much of the will of heaven and earth can you withstand?"
"Why would it stir the will of heaven and earth?"
"Then tell me, how many Divine Realm experts casually make a move now? Every time you make a move, you will naturally be targeted by the will of heaven and earth," Qi Tian said. "Except for you."
"Am I that miserable?"