South Heaven Gate!

"Are you all right?"

Chen Yun froze for a moment, hurriedly drawing the Heaven Diagram back into his body. He flashed over to Ru Qing, helped her up, and pressed his right hand against her back. The power of the Great Dao between heaven and earth was forcibly drawn out, along with the Yang Laws. In the blink of an eye, Ru Qing's severely injured body had completely recovered.

"This..."

Ru Qing remained stunned for a long while. Just moments ago, she had felt as if she were about to die. That black shadow had been far too terrifying. Beneath its solemn divine might, even she—whose strength had greatly advanced—had been utterly powerless to resist. Her internal organs had all been shattered, and even her soul had suffered tremendous upheaval. If the Vermilion Bird Ancestral Soul's inherited power had not protected her at the critical moment, she would have long since been reduced to ashes. Yet such severe injuries had completely healed in Chen Yun's hands in the blink of an eye. It was simply inconceivable.

"It's nothing. I've already entered the Nine Absolute Realm, making me comparable to the True God Realm!"

Chen Yun smiled faintly as he explained.

"Big Brother Chen! You've reached the True God Realm!"

Ru Qing's beautiful eyes widened, and she covered her red lips with one delicate hand as she cried out in disbelief.

"In a sense, I can be considered to have reached that level, but I haven't truly attained it. The Nine Absolute Realm possesses the mighty power to reach the heavens and shake the earth, granting strength comparable to the True God Realm!"

Chen Yun pondered briefly before explaining. Ru Qing understood only vaguely. She had never cultivated formations, so naturally she did not know their mysteries. Chen Yun truly had