Neither side gave way.
In Lei Jun's sea of consciousness, a slight change arose. It was as if ink marks had appeared upon his mind. The ink marks were not filthy, yet they were stubborn. Through the pitch-black ink marks, Lei Jun's vision seemed to reveal another vista.
That was a world unfamiliar to him, yet its aura was very similar to that of the ink marks and the Confucian Rationalist Cultivator's related Dharma Essence. Though he had never been there, it did not prevent Lei Jun from guessing that it was the Heavenly Principle of the current Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, once known as Guicang.
The opponent's sacrifice, affected by karmic influence, startlingly further pulled on the karmic influence within Heavenly Principle. Thus, a huge power was formed, hindering the "closing of the gate" by the Great Tang side.
