The Dao Was Achieved!

After driving back Sky Soaring, Lu Yang finally sat down in the Sea of Suffering, once again entering a hidden state, ready at any moment to face new enemies.

Fortunately, his luck was good.

Or rather, Patriarch Tingyou had acted quickly. If things had dragged on a while longer, perhaps new powerful enemies would have come to stir up trouble under Karma's guidance.

However, Patriarch Tingyou had been far too fast.

Before the Karmic Net could make any further response after Sky Soaring had been blocked, Patriarch Tingyou had already completed every step.

"Rumble!"

At this moment, Lu Yang stood in the Sea of Suffering and looked up, only to see Carefree Heaven, wreathed in the illusory colors of the Five Elements, growing somewhat unreal. It was as though it might ascend in broad daylight the next second and reach an entirely new realm, yet it was stuck at the final step, unable to advance another inch.

"Ah..."

Suddenly, a soft sigh spread through the air, carrying intense regret. The emotion even stirred the waters of the surrounding Sea of Suffering into ripples.

"Still a little short."

Patriarch Tingyou shook his head. He had thought that by using this method of stepping on his own left foot to fly upward, he could directly obtain a Rank comparable to that of a Great True Lord.

Yet in reality, he was still far from it.

Although it had given birth to profound mysteries and risen into orthodoxy, Carefree Heaven's foundation was still too weak. That was why it could not complete the final qualitative transformation.

To put it bluntly, its starting point was too low.

Each time he switched Fruit Positions and climbed again, the extent to which his own Rank fell exceeded expectations, causing the ultimate height he reached to fall