Startling Change!

Nourishing Life Lord.

When Gangxing Budao True Lord stepped into this place and looked around, the vast treasure tower held countless Fruit Position tomes, yet not a single person was in sight.

They're all waiting for me.

Gangxing Budao True Lord knew this perfectly well. Before he obtained the Supreme Fruit Position tomes, no one would appear here and waste their time.

After all, if they show themselves now, they would be giving me a chance to defeat them first. I could kill them before taking the Supreme Fruit Position tomes. That is why they are waiting for me to take the tomes first, suffer injuries, and then appear to seize the spoils.

It was simply too obvious.

Yet precisely because it was so obvious, there was no avoiding it—unless he could abandon the opportunity of the Nourishing Life Lord. But how could he possibly abandon it?

That was the Dao Path.

He had cultivated the Dao his entire life, only to choose surrender at the final step? He might as well die. Even if he died, he would not be reconciled to it.

If he gave it a try and lost, he could at least say his skills had fallen short.

If he did not dare to try, then dying would truly be no more than what he deserved.

With that thought, Gangxing Budao True Lord instantly cast aside all hesitation. His body slowly rose, his robes fluttering as he pressed a hand to the hilt at his waist.

Clang! Clang!

Clear sword cries rang through the Nourishing Life Lord. The majestic Sword Light that had previously swept across the Star Palace emerged once more. Gangxing Budao True Lord's status surged at tremendous speed, almost instantly breaking through the barrier of a Great True Lord, while a single slash