Xu Chunniang steadied her mind, gripping a cracked top-grade demonic crystal in each hand as she resumed her cultivation.
Whether it was the inscrutable Golden Armor King, or Greedy Wolf and Lian Xing far away in the Northern Territory, all of them were powerful figures she had to contend with.
She had only broken through to the Heavenly Demon Realm a few years ago, so it would not be wise for her cultivation to rise too quickly in a short time.
Originally, she had not been in a hurry to break through, but Golden Armor King's appearance had given Xu Chunniang a sense of crisis, forcing her to change her plans at the last minute.
There was no sense of time in cultivation. In the blink of an eye, another two years passed.
After twelve years of secluded cultivation, having consumed an immense quantity of high-grade demonic crystals and ten top-grade demonic crystals, Xu Chunniang's cultivation finally broke through to the mid stage Heavenly Demon.
Counting the days, the calm period would arrive in a few more years. It was time for her to leave seclusion.
Twelve years ago, Golden Armor King had instructed her to cultivate obediently within the city and properly comprehend the Cosmic Orb.
She had obediently remained in seclusion for so long. He should be quite satisfied, shouldn't he?
The corners of Xu Chunniang's lips curved upward, only for the smile to vanish in an instant.
She pushed open the door to her cultivation chamber and walked out of the room where she had secluded herself. Gazing at the yellow sands in the distance, she felt a tranquil calm that had settled after the dust.
She took out the scale Golden Armor King had left behind and sent a strand of Demonic Thought into it.
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