[At this moment, the Inscription on your back had gained another portion. Instead of looking more complete than before, it now clearly appeared incomplete. Yet you could truly feel that your Lifebound Dao Treasure had grown stronger, and the vague message it conveyed to you had become fuller as well—like someone recovering a little after a grave illness.]
[After the Phoenix Divine Mark completed a portion of itself, not only had the Phoenix Divine Mark improved, but you yourself had also gained something. Because it was your Lifebound Dao Treasure, its improvement had fed back into you.
The Phoenix Divine Mark, which had already been extremely close to becoming a Seventh-ring Creation Supreme Treasure, had now drawn even nearer to breaking through. It seemed capable of shattering its limits at any moment, yet for some unknown reason, the treasure appeared to be restraining itself, deliberately refusing to advance.
This strange phenomenon left you greatly puzzled. But since the artifact spirit intended to do this, you believed it must have its reasons.
Whenever you encountered something you understood, you had never been one to make rash decisions. Familiar matters were best left to familiar hands. You had no intention of personally taking action to force a breakthrough. In any case, the Phoenix Divine Mark would eventually transform along with the rise of your cultivation realm and break past its limits to become a Seventh-ring Creation Supreme Treasure. You were in no hurry for this moment.]
[You did not know that this small decision had spared you a great deal of trouble. The artifact spirit's actions were precisely meant to protect you. If it recovered too early, before your strength had yet achieved Dao Verification, the tremendous commotion caused by its recovery would only draw more attention to you while you lacked