Although Jiang Chen's difficulty in breaking through had increased somewhat, it was still far easier for him than for many other cultivators.
Besides, while the difficulty had increased, Jiang Chen's combat strength had also grown, bringing considerable benefits.
"Now that I've broken through to the Void Silence Realm First Layer, even if I face someone at the Void Silence Realm, Sixth Level—or even the Void Silence Realm, Seventh Level—I have the strength to fight them, perhaps even defeat them." Jiang Chen sensed the power within himself, brimming with confidence.
In truth, Jiang Chen's estimate was a conservative one.
Back when Jiang Chen was at the Ascension Realm, Ninth Level, he had already been able to defeat mid-tier prodigies at the Void Silence Realm, Fourth Level.
Now that Jiang Chen had broken through to the Void Silence Realm First Layer, not to mention those at the Void Silence Realm, Seventh Level, even experts at the Void Silence Realm, Eighth Level might not necessarily be his match.
Of course, they would have to fight before he could know exactly what level his combat strength had reached. All that mattered was that Jiang Chen was far stronger than before.
Time flew by, and a year passed.
Yang Jie and the others split up and destroyed a total of nine major Seven Kill Sect strongholds.
Each of them destroyed three, catching the Seven Kill Sect completely off guard.
The sect suffered grievous losses.
Most of the experts they had only recently recruited were killed, affecting the Seven Kill Sect's operations.
This dealt a heavy blow to the Seven Kill Sect and aroused its fury.
But this time, Yang Jie and the others left behind no clues related to the mission, nor did they reveal that Jiang Chen was responsible.
The Seven Kill Sect was