Spirit Nurturing Sect, Tianyang Peak.
Chen Fei stood in the courtyard, sensing the changes in the power within his body.
The Soul Origin Sword Canon and Demon Heaven Art had reached great perfection, as had his four high-grade Earthly Divine Skills.
Bolstered by his cultivation arts and Earthly Divine Skills, Chen Fei's essence power, soul, and physique had all reached the limit of the Realm Lord realm. In each, he sensed a barrier blocking his way.
If any one of his essence power, soul, or physique crossed that barrier, it would reach the early Earth God realm.
There would be no problem if his essence power or soul reached the early Earth God realm first. But if his physique reached it first, he would inevitably undergo aberration and become demonic.
Without an early Earth God realm soul to control an early Earth God realm physique, its power would spiral straight out of control.
Vast power flowed slowly through Chen Fei's body, ready to erupt with earth-shaking force whenever he needed it.
Even with the support of his cultivation arts and Earthly Divine Skills, his soul had failed to cross the barrier into the early Earth God realm. But because the Soul Origin Sword Canon and Dao God Seal were so powerful, his soul was actually strengthening little by little.
Judging by his current observations, if everything went smoothly, his soul would naturally transform into the early Earth God realm in roughly a hundred years, nourished by the Xuan Yu Realm's Heavenly Dao and primal energy.
Even if its strengthening slowed later on, he could complete the process within two hundred years at the latest.
The Void Return Realm's level was insufficient. Neither its Heavenly Dao nor its primal energy was adequate.
Being able to transform his soul into the early