Fang Xiao returned to the small world, but his thoughts refused to settle.
At this moment, he was filled with a thousand emotions.
He had cultivated for thousands of years, if not ten thousand.
To attain such achievements at his age, he was one of the rare few across the myriad heavens and worlds.
Yet he knew full well that outstanding talent and heaven-defying Dao fortune, though crucial, were not enough on their own. Unwavering cultivation and an unshakable Dao heart were equally indispensable.
Having successfully entered the Body Integration Realm today and joined the ranks of the Upper Three Realms was indeed cause for celebration.
But he understood that the path of cultivation had no end. Let alone the mere Body Integration Realm, he was still far from ascending to immortality. Naturally, he could not grow overly proud or complacent.
In his future cultivation, he would still need to calm his mind, steady his Dao heart, and take every step he needed to take—properly and firmly.
Yet before Fang Xiao could gather his thoughts, the changes around him sent ripples through his heart once more.
"This is..."
Beneath his feet, the vast Earth Immortal Realm began expanding again.
It was not just the Earth Immortal Realm. The entire heaven and earth were expanding.
The void continued to stretch outward.
Whether they were the auxiliary stars split off from the Earth Immortal Realm or the realms independently opened by others, all of them were now being drawn infinitely farther apart.
At the same time, many who had refined Dao tracks without ever grasping the key to them seemed to attain sudden enlightenment. They completed the process with ease, needing only to travel to the outer world and undergo their tribulation before swiftly advancing to the Void Refining Stage.
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