Heaven and Earth Turned, Time Pressed On, All Life Beneath Frosty Skies Vied for Freedom!

Heaven and earth turned, time pressed on, and ten thousand years passed in no more than a snap of the fingers.

For ten thousand years, Li Qingyuan had followed Zixiao in "bitter cultivation." His cultivation had long since reached perfection in the Fusion of Treasures Realm, his dual cultivation of Dharma and body advancing in tandem. He could cross the threshold into the Immortal Domain Realm at any moment.

Yet Li Qingyuan had fought for ten thousand years, cultivated for ten thousand years, and died nearly a hundred times. Each time, he had fought with all his strength to kill his enemies. The cultivation methods, Profound Technique, sword formations, Divine Abilities, and Law Treasures he commanded had all grown stronger, and his combat strength was several times greater than when he first entered the Fusion of Treasures Realm.

But in his comprehension of Principles, Li Qingyuan remained one step short.

That feeling of being just one final step away, of having cleared ninety-nine trials only to leave the final one uncleared, was unbearable.

Yet he could not say exactly what he lacked.

He was undergoing a transformation. If he succeeded, he would break free of his cocoon as a butterfly, reborn through nirvana.

If he could not break through this thin, elusive shackle, he might well remain trapped in the Fusion of Treasures Realm until his lifespan ran out.

"Whew..."

Li Qingyuan opened his eyes, his gaze blazing like torches. Wind and thunder surged, and all manner of Dao marks wreathed his body. His Immortal Venerable Dharma Body shone like the blazing sun, its might shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"Still a little short?" Li Qingyuan sighed helplessly and stopped cultivating.

That day, in the Azure Profound Immortal Sect, a figure in azure robes walked with his hands