More than ten thousand years passed, and Ling Tian and the others had grown much stronger. Their cultivation realms had advanced, and their Small Worlds had expanded and become more like universes. Their mastery of various secret techniques had also improved considerably, further boosting their strength.
Ling Tian had made the greatest gains. Not only had he advanced by a minor realm, but his main Small World and all 108 of his other Small Worlds had grown substantially. Absorbing Primordial Chaos Qi mixed with the Creation Divine Tree and other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures had further increased the degree to which these Small Worlds had become universes. The change in the size of his 108 Small Worlds was especially striking, giving him far greater control over the Circulatory Universe. His Externalized Small World had grown considerably in both size and power. It had even begun to take on the form of a universe, making it far more powerful than before.
The fact that his Externalized Small World had begun to take on the form of a universe thrilled Ling Tian and the others. The reason was clear: in the future, he would need this ability to contend with the Demon God's universe, or at the very least withstand its suppression. The greater his mastery of the Externalized Small World, the better his chances of resisting it. Making that Small World more like a universe would undoubtedly boost the secret technique's power and give him a better chance of standing against the suppression.
What was more, the Creation Divine Tree and the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures would eventually help Ling Tian make his Externalized Small World even more like a universe. They might even enable him to open up an independent Small World, or perhaps a pseudo-universe. Either would give him a