Shang Xia was not intentionally setting a trap. Although he was aware that the ascension of the world could complement a cultivator's breakthrough to the Seventh Order, he did not know that a cultivator needed to involve their soul in the process right at the beginning of the ascension.0

Or rather, the connection between the ascension and the cultivator's breakthrough to the Seventh Order should have instinctively occurred at the second the world ascension process started. However… Shang Xia’s method of advancement and the Spirit Luxuriant World’s process of ascension were clearly different from the norm. 0

That led to the misjudgment by the high-level True Immortals of the Essence Ming World. Hou Xingfeng and Gao...0