But Fang Qingyuan stuck to his decision. He was far more interested in the Tier Five Spiritual Power here than in some trial with unknown circumstances. The moment he sensed the density of the Spiritual Power in this place, a memory surfaced. 'Back when I faced the Celestial Tribulation for my Core Formation,' he thought, 'the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi that gathered when the Immortal Mansion's will merged with the world's will... it felt very similar to this.'
"Cultivators who wish to withdraw from this trial, please step forward and stand to my left."
Gui Qingkong called for those who wanted to withdraw to step out. To admit fear and quit at a time like this, in front of nearly two hundred Golden Core Cultivators and the assembled elites of the Cultivation Realm, required considerable courage.
At this, many of the Cultivators who had just been clamoring fell silent. The remaining few dozen looked at each other, but not a single one took the first step.
