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[Upgrade Successful!]

[Chaos Sword Dao LV32: 8,680,000,000 / 215,004,000,000 Experience Points (Further comprehend the ’Essence of Dao’, attain an additional ’Primordial Saint Seal’ to form three ’Primordial Saint Seals’, and step into the ’Saint Realm Third Heaven’.)]

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In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing had already upgraded twice. His Chaos Sword Dao rose from Level 30 to Level 32, and his Cultivation Realm advanced from the First Heaven of Saint Realm to the Saint Realm Third Heaven. His power had also increased considerably.

"Phew..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, sensing the changes within himself, and nodded in satisfaction. ’This upgrade raised my Cultivation Realm by two minor levels.’

’With this,’

’now that my Cultivation Realm has risen, the Time Scars on my body have all vanished. I’ve returned to my peak state and can enter the thirtieth floor of the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower again.’

Immediately after.

As soon as the thought formed,

Xu Qing re-entered the thirtieth floor of the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower. In the shortest possible time, he laid out the Level 16 Chaos Origin Sword Array Map.

There was just one small regret.

After the Chaos Origin Sword Array Map was set up, he could gain Experience Points as long as he didn’t enter the Sword Array Map itself. But if he did enter it, he wouldn’t gain any Experience Points.

Therefore,

the Chaos Origin Sword Array Map’s Experience Points didn’t increase, so it couldn’t be upgraded. It remained at Level 16.

Time flew by.

In a flash,

another year passed.

At the same time,

a hundred million years had passed on the thirtieth floor of the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower, and his Chaos Sword Dao had once again accumulated 170,000,000,000 Experience Points.

However,

it still wasn’t enough to level up again.

Thus,

Xu Qing could no longer enter the Time Treasure Tower. He needed to remain in the Profound Yellow Realm to slowly recover from the Time Scars and heal his injuries.

In the blink of an eye,

spring passed and autumn came.

Another year went by.

The Time Scars on Xu Qing’s body had healed, and his injuries were fully repaired. He could now step into the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower once more.

"Phew..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began practicing and entering Meditation on the Chaos Sword Dao. His Experience Points began to rise rapidly...

Soon,

another year passed.

SWOOSH!

Xu Qing opened his eyes. With a single step, he left the thirtieth floor of the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower and returned to the Profound Yellow Realm.

With a thought,

Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things, and the basic information for his Chaos Sword Dao appeared in his mind.

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[Chaos Sword Dao LV32: 350,000,000,000 / 215,004,000,000 Experience Points (Upgradeable!) (...)]

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"Not bad."

Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. He said in a deep voice, "Continue upgrading the Chaos Sword Dao."

BOOM! BOOM!

The same scene replayed...

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[Upgrade Successful!]

[Chaos Sword Dao LV33: 134,960,000,000 / 430,080,000,000 Experience Points (Once again attain a ’Primordial Saint Seal’, forming a total of four ’Primordial Saint Seals’, and step into the ’Fourth Heaven of Saint Realm’.)]

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The information appeared.

"Phew..."

Xu Qing received a surge of enlightenment, deepening his comprehension of the ’Essence of Dao’. His Saint Realm Cultivation grew even more powerful.

’Fourth Heaven of Saint Realm.’

Xu Qing mused, ’I’m only a few levels away from the Great Saint Realm now.’

SWOOSH!

The moment he thought it,

after stabilizing his Cultivation, Xu Qing once again entered the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower. He continued to practice and enter Meditation on his Chaos Sword Dao, accumulating Experience Points to raise its Level. By leveling up his Chaos Sword Dao, he could in turn advance his own Cultivation...

Time flew by.

Xu Qing was completely immersed in his training. For the foreseeable future, he spent most of his time inside the Level 16 dilapidated Time Treasure Tower. When the ’Time Scars’ became too severe, he would return to the Profound Yellow Realm to slowly recover from his injuries.

In the blink of an eye,

a hundred years passed.

In the Profound Yellow Realm,

a full century had gone by.

During those hundred years,

about a decade ago,

as time went on, more and more Forbidden Land Life in the Nine Great Forbidden Lands of the Sea of Chaos awakened from their slumber.

Moreover,

these Forbidden Land Life beings triggered one disaster after another, destroying one Grand Thousand World after another and refining them into ’Immortal Substance’.

By absorbing this ’Immortal Substance’, the Forbidden Land Life could slowly return to their peak state.

「Ten years ago.」

Another Forbidden Land Life from the Dark Forbidden Land revived. After learning that the Dark Dragon King had been slain by Chen Wangu, this being joined forces with Forbidden Land Life from two other great Forbidden Lands.

They were two beings from the Death Forbidden Land and the Ancient God Forbidden Land.

There were three Forbidden Land Life beings in total.

Only after sacrificing and refining nine entire Grand Thousand Worlds did they create enough ’Immortal Substance’ to restore themselves to a near-peak state.

With that,

the three Forbidden Land Life beings joined forces and descended upon the Profound Yellow Realm with incredible Power, making their move. Their target was Chen Wangu.

"Kill!"

CLANG!

Chen Wangu’s Will was Immortal. His Cyan Willow Sword streaked across the sky as he charged into the Sea of Chaos, igniting a terrifying war against the three Forbidden Land Life beings.

The great battle lasted for several months.

In the end,

Chen Wangu devised a plan to lure the three Forbidden Land Life beings into Xuanhuang Guardian City. There, he joined forces with the Profound Yellow Elder and severely wounded the beings from the Death Forbidden Land and the Dark Forbidden Land.

The Forbidden Land Life from the Ancient God Forbidden Land was countered by the Profound Yellow Elder. Ultimately, with Chen Wangu’s assistance, the Profound Yellow Elder managed to kill it.

This incredibly terrifying war alarmed the entire Sea of Chaos, the Nine Great Forbidden Lands, and the Nine Great Origin Worlds. One could say that countless terrifyingly powerful experts were all watching this battle.

However,

the outcome of the battle was almost completely unexpected. No one could have imagined that the Forbidden Land Life would be defeated again. Even in a three-on-two situation, Chen Wangu and the Profound Yellow Elder had managed to join forces and slay one of them.

It could be said

that this result shook the entire Sea of Chaos.

From then on,

it was unlikely that any being would dare to make a move against the Profound Yellow Realm so casually.

「On this day.」

"Cough, cough..."

「Xuanhuang Guardian City.」

CLANG!

The Cyan Willow Sword appeared.

Chen Wangu had arrived.

VMMMM!

The Profound Yellow Elder appeared, walking out from within Xuanhuang Guardian City.

"The time has come."

The Profound Yellow Elder stood with his hands behind his back. His body was wreathed in an aura of terrifying tribulation. It was an aura that even Undying Immortal beings feared and dared not easily touch.

It was the ’Chaos Great Tribulation Aura’.

"Fellow Daoist Chen."

The Profound Yellow Elder glanced at Chen Wangu and continued, "During this time, I have already selected the best new guardian for Xuanhuang Guardian City."

"In addition,"

"I devoured the Forbidden Land Life from the Ancient God Forbidden Land and Refined it into an ’Immortal Supreme Treasure’. With the ’Chaos Great Tribulation’ descending, I now have some confidence in surviving it."

"Mm."

Chen Wangu nodded. "I hope you can survive the Chaos Great Tribulation this time. If you do, not only will your Cultivation advance, but I also won’t have to face the various powers alone."

"Hahaha..."

The Profound Yellow Elder laughed loudly. "Rest assured, the guardian I’ve chosen, by borrowing the power of Xuanhuang Guardian City and the Profound Yellow Realm, will be strong enough to fight against Immortal beings within the Guardian City."

"When the time comes,"

"he will surely be of help to you."

"Also,"

"it would be best to keep the matter of my tribulation a secret. If the outside world finds out, the enemies of our Profound Yellow Realm might take this opportunity to strike, perhaps even at me."

"Mm."

Chen Wangu nodded again. "I know. I will do my utmost."

"I shall be on my way..."

SWOOSH!

As his voice fell,

the Profound Yellow Elder took a step forward, and his figure vanished...