For him, stepping into the Celestial Realm Eighth Stage was a very simple matter. The difficult part was making his combat strength soar at the same time as he broke through.
That was why he had spent more than a month in one breath. Fortunately, he had obtained the Devil Lord's treasure trove, along with many pills for consolidating his realm and raising his strength. Otherwise, accomplishing this would have been utterly impossible.
He opened his eyes and looked at Little Kun Peng, who was chirping nonstop nearby, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Although Little Kun Peng was constantly squawking at this moment, it felt an instinctive closeness toward Ye Xiwen from the bottom of its heart.
He burst into laughter and waved his hand. An even greater storm swept over, blowing the little creature farther away as it rolled off round and round.
The little creature immediately seemed even more provoked, pointing at Ye Xiwen and shrieking as though it were declaring that once it became strong enough, it would fight Ye Xiwen to the death.
Though it had been subdued by Ye Xiwen, the little creature's nature had not changed in the slightest. Especially before Ye Xiwen, it showed not the least restraint.
Ye Xiwen looked helplessly at its plump, round body. At this rate, the little thing might invent a new way to die—being fat to death.
And even more terrifyingly, if it kept gaining weight at this pace, it might not even be able to fly anymore.
Of course, it could fly using wind-element laws, but wouldn't that be far too ridiculous?
"You've worked hard protecting me during this time," Ye Xiwen said to You Lian beside him.
"It wasn't hard. Heaven and earth are sealed off here, so no one else can