Li Beichen stood atop Yang Pass's walls, the Sun-Chasing Bow slung across his back, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the surging Sea of Yin Qi beyond the pass.
After suffering consecutive setbacks, the Nether World had now chosen to lower its banners and still its drums. The occasional incursions came only from yin beasts that had escaped the depths of the Sea of Yin Qi. With a casual shot from the Sun-Chasing Bow, he could restore peace to the area under his guard.
As for Li Beichen, the greater part of his mind was immersed within the Singularity Universe in his body, driving the Innate Heaven-Earth Umbilical Cord to continuously draw upon the power of the one-Origin universe within the Eastern Emperor Bell, accelerating the expansion of the newborn world.
He had estimated that for the Singularity Universe to fully contain the Eastern Emperor Bell's rank, it would take at least a hundred years.
And for the Singularity Universe to grow to the point where it could support his true peak Three Corpses Severance Quasi-Saint combat strength, it would take more than ten thousand years.
If the world were at peace, to a Quasi-Saint, that would be no more than the flick of a finger.
But Eastern Emperor Taiyi's return was close at hand, and the shadow hanging over Yang Pass was about to emerge. He could not possibly retreat to the rear at such a critical moment.
Li Beichen continued guarding Yang Pass, keeping that small fraction of his attention between the city walls and the Sea of Yin Qi. From time to time, he raised a hand and fired an arrow, pinning dead yin beasts stirring in the distant sea, before withdrawing his gaze and sinking back into the Singularity Universe.
The Heavenly Dao was yin-aligned. If