Two years later.
Li Hao's insight into the Path of Carving reached entering the Dao, allowing him to advance smoothly to ninth dan. The next step would be tenth dan, sage entry.
Li Hao embedded the carving Dao heart he had gained at ninth dan into his Body Movement Dao. The many movement techniques he knew were deduced and improved. At last, movement was no longer a weakness. Combined with the Return to Emptiness Extreme Realm, it met the minimum standard for a Three Tribulations Saint.
If he could reach tenth dan in movement, that would be formidable. Even Supreme Saints might not manage it; only a handful had movement techniques at the level of the path of sacrifice.
After all, those Supreme Saints had lived for far too long. Even spending thousands of years studying and cultivating would let them fill the gaps in their other abilities.
Over these two years, Ancient Demons continued to attack sporadically, but they were all third order Ancient Demons that had wandered here.
The moment they noticed the Mysterious Female Gate was also the moment Li Hao added them to his death list.
As for the Ancient Demon corpses he had collected earlier, Li Hao still had not finished eating them after two years. He reckoned they would last another three to five years at least.
The person who was supposed to stand guard still had not arrived. Li Hao had considered leaving the Ancient Road to investigate outside, but with such upheaval underway, encountering another Ancient Demon Commander out there would leave him without even a chance to escape.
After all, an Ancient Demon Commander's perception extended farther than his. By the time he noticed one, he would already be beneath its gaze, liable to be killed with a casual gesture.
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