One year later
Gu Hui felt the ceaseless flow of power within him, understanding for the first time what it meant for there to always be a greater heaven beyond heaven.
Only now did he understand what Inch from the Horizon truly meant.
At his previous level, even giving it his all, he still needed half a day to travel from Tianqi in Northern Li to Penglai.
Unless he entered Divine Wandering, in which case he could reach Penglai in an instant.
But he had now undergone a qualitative transformation. Even in his physical body, he could travel from Tianqi to Penglai in an instant.
More importantly, his Divine Soul had previously left his body to enter Divine Wandering. Now, however, it too had transformed and become far more solid.
Before, at most, his Yang Spirit could leave his body, and it could not remain outside for long, or it would do the Yang Spirit more harm than good.
But now, he had broken free of that restriction. He had surpassed the Yang Spirit; his Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit had merged as one, forming a Primordial Spirit.
"Heh. The Ultimate Human has no self, the Divine Man has no achievement, and the Sage has no name.
"But my realm does not truly belong to any of those. If I had to put it into words, perhaps it would be what they call the realm of a Celestial Immortal.
"Of course, I am still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from becoming a true immortal."
Gu Hui assessed his own strength, then slowly stepped out of this world.
During the year he had spent in seclusion, he had vanished without a trace. At first, Langya King and Marquis Lan Yue had managed well enough as regents.
But later, even