At the ninth transformation of Dragon Transformation, Lin Yi had leaped straight to the peak of the realm.
Tempered by the terrifying tribulation, his Indestructible Golden Body broke through again, reaching the level of the First Heaven of the Immortal Platform.
Lin Yi sat cross-legged in midair, reflecting on what he had gained. Then his body began to change. As he formed seals with his hands, Divine Abilities appeared one after another.
The Human Emperor Seal, the Void Handprint, the Heaven-Cutting Divine Fist... Lin Yi had begun to reproduce the secret arts used by more than a dozen Great Emperors who had appeared during his Lightning Tribulation. Gai Jiuyou and the others found it almost impossible to believe.
Before long, though, they began to wonder if the times had passed them by.
Lin Yi was shameless enough to pester them every few days, asking to discuss the Dao and seeking their insights into every realm above Dragon Transformation.
His own understanding deepened rapidly.
In the end, Lin Yi invited them to join the faction he had founded. They all declined, telling him to ask again once he reached the Quasi-Emperor realm.
Lin Yi did not mind. Half a month later, he bade them farewell and left the Qinling Mountains.
He opened a Domain Gate, crossed the void, and returned to the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.
Two days later, he arrived at an oasis called Qu Province.
Qu Province stretched three or four thousand li across. It was a small oasis, a mere corner of the vast Northern Region.
The city at its center was called Chaoyang. With a population of around a million, it was the province's busiest ancient city and had stood for over a thousand years.
"Ye Fan's worth quite a bit!" As Lin Yi