When Li Yun first heard that tempering the Undying Heavenly Wheels had three distinct stages, his expression turned a little strange.
The three stages were straightforward enough. Their meanings were easy to understand.
The key was the Second Stage. Once an Undying Heavenly Wheel's Immortal Trait was pushed to its limit, it would begin producing Eternal Qi. That meant an Undying Ancient God had begun advancing toward the realm of an Eternal Sage.
For many Undying Ancient Gods, that might be extremely difficult.
But for him?
He had actually begun producing Eternal Qi as soon as he condensed his Seventh Immortal Heavenly Wheel. There had been very little of it, and even after he reached the Eight-Wheel Realm, the amount had increased only slightly.
But Eternal Qi was Eternal Qi. He had already nurtured it ahead of time.
By that logic, hadn't he entered the second stage of tempering, Eternal Life, early?
But after a moment's thought, he rejected the idea.
The reason was simple.
According to the Blood-Eyed Ancestor, the true second stage of tempering, Eternal Life, could only be entered after one's undying qualities had been pushed to their limit.
He might have produced Eternal Qi early, but his Immortal Trait clearly had not reached its limit.
His Immortal Trait had not yet reached its limit, so how could he achieve Nine-Wheel Unity and become Eternal Everlasting?
If he forced his way across now, he would only be pulling up seedlings to make them grow.
Still, there was another side to it.
Producing Eternal Qi early was not without benefits. At the very least, it had already begun quietly nourishing his Undying Ancient God Body.
Through that gradual influence, his body had come to far surpass those of ordinary Eight-Wheel Realm Ancient Gods.
It even gave him strength