Time flew by, and several decades passed in the blink of an eye. Even Lin Dong and Xiao Yan successively reached Saint Grade.
Xiao Xuan reached Saint Grade, and that fellow Yao Chen also became a grand alchemy master, usually remaining stationed in the Endless Fire Territory.
As for the Xiao Clan, leaving aside Gu Yue, Gu Ya, Gu Yun, Dongfang Bai, and Mu Nianci, who had reached Saint Grade decades ago—
Xiao Wen had now reached Saint Grade as well.
A Bi had also reached the absolute peak of Immortal Grade, only one step away from Saint Grade.
These people successively retired into seclusion, leaving the Xiao Clan in the hands of the younger generation to toss about as they pleased. Whether they remained hidden or entered the world, they no longer cared. What they cared about was their own path toward rulership.
As the years drifted by, Gu Hui had been cultivating bitterly in the Xiao Realm. Before he knew it, several centuries had passed.
After several centuries of arduous cultivation, he had taken half a step into the Ninth Heaven of Mahayana, yet had not fully stepped beyond the scope of the Mahayana Realm.
The Great Thousand World's system was the same. At this point, he was a genuine Half-Step Ruler, not one of those Half-Step Rulers who had left their surname on the Firmament List.
He had left neither surname nor name. Instead, he had broken through the path with sheer strength, forcing his way into this rank through his own comprehension.
On this day, an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth came from the Northern Wasteland Mound.
"Immortal Emperor, you have lost in the end!"
This was followed by an incomparably arrogant burst of laughter, filled with boundless delight.
"Sky Evil God, forty-eight