In the wilderness.
Jiang Ning lowered his head and studied his palm thoughtfully. Everything that had just happened still lingered in his mind.
The pain of being torn apart little by little refused to fade, like maggots clinging to his bones.
"No wonder I didn't dare let even the slightest thought arise before. Those golden grains of sand were far too terrifying."
"If I had broken through that invisible protective membrane before, the scouring golden sand would have killed me and extinguished my cultivation."
"But things are clearly different now! This sensation hurts, but it cannot damage my foundations. This must be the breakthrough brought about by the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method!"
Thoughts raced through his mind.
Then he looked at the panel.
[Art]: Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method (Elevenfold Limit-Breaking 0.03%) (Traits: True Self Alone (deep gold), Insight into the True Spirit (pale gold), Threefold Unity (pale gold), First Perception (deep gold), Spiritual Wisdom (pale gold), Fish in the River (deep gold ↑)) [Fish in the River (deep gold)]: The River of Time is a river too!
"The River of Time is a river too!"
Reading the explanation on the panel, Jiang Ning could not help smiling faintly.
Now he understood that he had finally taken this next step in the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method.
He had completed the breakthrough, reaching his eleventh limit-breaking.
Having taken this step, he knew his spiritual strength had undoubtedly reached that of a Heavenly Immortal.
Though his cultivation realm had not reached that level, his spiritual strength already stood on par with it.
Such was the marvel of the panel, the result of repeated breakthroughs in the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method.
The River of Time... he