As vast amounts of cultivation energy surged out of the Great Elder's body, even his eyebrows and hair were tinted red by the golden light!
Following that, his figure started to age visibly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
One hour, two hours...
By the time the fifth hour arrived, the frame of the Great Elder was already trembling like a bundle, his face gaunt and skeletal.
"Great Elder, please come down, let me take over!" A fellow elder cried out in sorrow.
Yet a relieved smile appeared on the face of the Great Elder. He shook his head, then strained to open his dim eyes, looking towards the gathering black clouds in the sky and whispered, "My disciples are unworthy, this is the only thing I can do now!"
After speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, and a magnificent golden light burst forth from the top of his head into the heavens.
At this scene, everyone present was shaken.
