Steadily Rising

After breaking through, Song Ankang's overall strength soared, and he began consolidating and adapting to his current power.

At his current pace, it would not take many years for Song Ankang to reach the pinnacle of the Glory Emperor realm. After carefully tempering himself further, he could consider attempting a breakthrough into the Fourth Grade Heavenly Immortal realm.

The effective coordination between the Heavenly Book of Fate Defiance and the Three Extremes Golden Bell Shield saved Song Ankang far too much time in the Fifth Grade Earth Immortal realm. A path that would originally have taken tens or even hundreds of thousands of years was completed by Song Ankang in roughly a century, saving him hundreds of times the time.

Without the Three Extremes Golden Bell Shield, relying solely on the side effects fed back by other Martial Arts Secret Techniques, Song Ankang would likely have needed over a thousand years. The time he had spent now had been reduced by far too much.

While consolidating and adapting to his surging strength, Song Ankang naturally did not forget his deal with Talent Bug Aman. Whenever new World Tree leaves grew out, Song Ankang would pick them and trade them to Talent Bug Aman in exchange for a steady stream of Talent Beads, which he used to cultivate the World Tree Sapling.

While cultivating the World Tree Sapling, Song Ankang also set aside some Talent Beads for his bedside companions, gradually raising their talent and aptitude.

Among his relatives and friends, the ones Song Ankang cared about most deeply were his bedside companions. After all, they had followed Song Ankang for far too long. They had basically been with him since he first transmigrated, and after so many years, their bond ran deep and true.

Moreover, his bedside companions had limited