Wang Jixuan secretly slipped back into Fortress No. 76.
It wasn't that he feared Psionicists coming to cause trouble, or the Blade Beast Tide returning. Mainly, he was afraid...
Of being beaten to death by Deep Sea.
Surely Deep Sea would also feel the joy of recovering something he had lost.
Daoist Wang pretended to think happily.
He had returned to Fortress No. 76 in secret. Aside from Dongfang Zhenghong, he alerted no one. After returning, he hid in a private room in the workshop, burying himself in cultivation to stabilize his realm.
With the danger temporarily lifted, Wang Jixuan finally settled down and began pondering the Returning to Truth Bone Forging method.
A cultivator's practice was like filling a bottle with sand and gravel. Raising one's Dao Realm increased the bottle's capacity and improved its material, while the quality of one's Dao foundation determined whether it was filled with fine sand or pebbles.
Wang Jixuan had continuously cultivated with the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique before, leaving his [bottle] full of bubbles and somewhat unstable.
There was one and only one way to solidify his Dao foundation—hard cultivation.
Day and night without rest, over and over again.
Expand the sea of qi, forge the bones, and focus the spirit.
For three or four days straight, Wang Jixuan only met Peony during meals, taking the opportunity to discuss the fighting on the outskirts.
Peony brought several pieces of good news in succession:
The major Blade Beast Swarms had returned to their assembly points. Having suffered severe losses, they needed time to replenish their forces, while the space fortresses had increased their bombardment;
Taking advantage of this victory, the D5 Comprehensive War Zone publicly denounced the Dominion Faction of Psionic Capital and gained support from the other Comprehensive War Zones;
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