Tens of thousands of years passed. By continuing to absorb the remnants of the Phoenix Soul Fruit's essence and cultivate the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, Little Shiyou completed his first reversal of his golden core, and his Bloodline Power improved considerably. It was no exaggeration to say that his Bloodline Power was now far stronger than Ling Tian's, who was already in the twilight of his life. It was even on par with Chi Xue and Po Tian, who had undergone nirvanic rebirth and reversed their golden cores multiple times. And if Little Shiyou recovered the peak cultivation he'd had before his nirvanic rebirth, both his strength and Bloodline Power would be even greater than before—and greater than Chi Xue and Po Tian's.
What worried Little Shiyou, however, was that even after all this time, Ling Tian still hadn't broken through. More importantly, according to Po Qiong, he was nearing his limit and could fall at any moment from a lack of life force. Little Shiyou, Hua Min'er, and the others all thought this meant he had no chance of breaking through to a higher realm. They had even urged him to consume the Phoenix Soul Fruit and undergo nirvanic rebirth, just in case.
Ling Tian remained steadfast, though. He said plainly that he wouldn't give up until the very last moment. Of course, Hua Min'er and the others stopped trying to persuade him because the signs of his breakthrough were now much stronger than before. Besides, they had already prepared the Phoenix Soul Fruit, which Ling Tian could consume at any time to undergo nirvanic rebirth.
Leaving Ling Tian and the others aside, let's turn to Chi Xue and his companions.
One day, as Ling Tian was cultivating, with Little Shiyou and the others doing the same, a powerful