Ye Xiwen panted lightly, seizing the time to recover from his injuries. The wounds themselves were nothing serious, but the blade qi clung to him like maggots on the bone, making them difficult to purge completely. That was the real trouble.
Yet Ye Xiwen was not afraid in the slightest. Since he could not expel them completely, he simply would not expel them. He would refine the blade qi directly instead. This blade qi was exceptionally pure; it was not merely at the Ninth Stage, but even approached the quality of the Celestial Venerable realm. Refining it would undoubtedly bring Ye Xiwen enormous benefits.
He could already feel that one foot had crossed into the Ninth Stage. This great battle had yielded tremendous gains for him. He had originally thought that it would take a long time before he could begin breaking through to the Ninth Stage, but this battle had saved him several thousand years. With one foot already in the Ninth Stage, all he needed now was to thoroughly stabilize his realm and gain a deeper comprehension of the Ninth Stage. Then truly stepping into the Ninth Stage would only be a matter of time.
He merely needed to wait before entering the Ninth Stage. The Ninth Stage was the ultimate realm among Imperial Sovereigns, and it should have been the hardest to break through. Yet in truth, this was Ye Xiwen's easiest breakthrough since entering the Imperial Sovereign realm. Still, such a breakthrough came hand in hand with immense danger.
If his luck had been even slightly worse with that slash just now, he might have met his end beneath that blade qi.
Rather than saying that the Devouring Sky Demon Race Old Ancestor had died by his hand, it would be more accurate to say that