Meridian Opening Realm: Quest System Unlocked

A year drifted by.

In the Endless Mountain Range, a small thatched cottage stood beside a secluded lake. In a clearing along the shore stood 108 stone pillars, each inlaid with a Spirit Stone and arranged according to the number of stars in the heavens. Every Spirit Stone gave off a hazy glow. A youth of sixteen or seventeen sat cross-legged within the formation, his waist-length hair flying as waves of murderous presence spread from him. Beside him, a little white dog watched quietly.

A year had passed, but Xiao Yue's size had hardly changed. He was still about as large as an adult cat, though his fur had become smoother. Zhuge Xiang, on the other hand, had changed considerably. He was at an age when his body was growing, and he had grown much taller over the past year. The childishness on his face had almost entirely vanished, leaving sharply defined features.

Within the Illusory Destruction Realm, Zhuge Xiang had reached the sixth stage. A full thirty-two upper-grade two-star Demon Wolves surrounded and attacked him. His cultivation had already reached the Body Tempering Realm tenth layer, and he could break through at any moment. Naturally, the thirty-two Demon Wolves had risen with the tide as well, their cultivation comparable to the Body Tempering Realm tenth layer.

Over the past year, while training in the Endless Mountain Range, Zhuge Xiang had not forgotten to cultivate using Xiao Yue's Six Layered Illusory Destruction Realm. Initially, he could enter once every three to five days, but as his cultivation rose, activating the Illusory Destruction Realm required more and more spiritual Qi, and the intervals between entries grew longer. After his cultivation broke through to the Body Tempering Realm tenth layer, this activation had required a full month of absorbing spiritual Qi.

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