The Eternal Feature in Han Yi's palm spread rapidly, leaving a brand on the pillar.
What amazed him was that the obstruction he encountered was very slight, enabling him to accomplish this easily.
Without time to ponder further, he flashed and climbed towards the higher reaches of the Eternal Pillar, sensing marks along the way. These marks belonged to the still-living Half-Step Venerables, though some were dim, clearly not in the Tao Spirit, but far away beyond it.
However, some marks glowed with intent circulating, indicating that some Half-Step Venerables had descended here.
But Han Yi didn't greet them; at this moment, every second counted, and he couldn't afford to stop.
His speed was incredibly fast, yet it took him thirty minutes to cross a certain boundary and reach the upper levels of the pillar. Here, he saw almost no marks.
Another ten breaths later, he stopped because a phantom blocked his way above.
"Daoist, this path is inaccessible, please return."