Chen Fei's avatar sensed Shen Yuanjun. At this moment, Shen Yuanjun in Xiangtan Domain likewise sensed an aura calling to him from afar. It was his spiritual essence, resonating with his soul.
Shen Yuanjun's expression changed abruptly upon sensing this.
Shen Yuanjun's current circumstances were difficult to put into words.
Back then, within the strange realm of Luotian Pavilion, Shen Yuanjun had quietly moved part of his soul out of the strange realm as a precaution. Should he one day fail to devour Tan Bingxiu, this portion of his soul would have a chance to rise again.
And if he ultimately succeeded in breaking through to the Mountain Sea Realm, Shen Yuanjun would reclaim this portion of his soul and make up for the flaws in it.
This move could be considered the final safeguard he had added for himself.
But while it was indeed a safeguard, Shen Yuanjun's strength at this moment was far too weak.
Although his former experience at the Peak Joint Aperture Realm allowed Shen Yuanjun to wield this Organ Refinement Realm body with combat power akin to the Aperture Refining Realm,
that was the limit. He could not rise any higher; his foundational realm would not permit it.
According to Shen Yuanjun's original plan, he would use his present body to cultivate quietly and seek opportunities through the Netherworld Record to restore his soul.
Without Luotian Pavilion's aid, Shen Yuanjun would need an exceptionally long time to cultivate back to the Peak Joint Aperture Realm. Several decades would be the bare minimum, and because his soul was incomplete, it might take even longer.
Yet Shen Yuanjun had long anticipated this.
Nearly a century of imprisonment, without movement, thought, or desire—so-called living dead were no more than this.
Those years had forged Shen Yuanjun's mind into