In the void surrounding the Spirit Realm.
At a location where void storms often erupted.
A hidden demiplane existed here.
The structure of this demiplane was quite unusual. Around its outer edges grew many hard roots.
Above the demiplane stretched grayish-white trunks and leaves.
These trunks, leaves, and roots treated the raging void storms as though they were nothing.
They swayed slightly, absorbing the energy within the void.
This was Huo Ling's demiplane, and Huo Ling was cultivating here in seclusion.
For the time being, he had not returned to Purgatory, because if he returned to Purgatory, he would have to come out again afterward.
In any case, his incarnation was holding down the fort in Purgatory, so there was no need for him to return.
More than a dozen years had already passed since Huo Ling began cultivating in seclusion. After devouring Bahamut, he had been only a hair's breadth away from Legendary Level 28.
Yet that single thread had trapped Huo Ling for more than a dozen years, even with him burning massive amounts of potential points.
Huo Ling broke through to Legendary Level 28. Once his realm had completely stabilized, he opened his eyes.
He was now much stronger than before.
Even if the Bahamut of old appeared before Huo Ling again, he would not be a match for Huo Ling in a one-on-one fight.
Huo Ling walked out of the cultivation chamber and gave it some thought. He had nothing much to do at the moment.
He decided to visit Eye of the Dead, Nustien, in the Death Plane.
Nustien had invited Huo Ling to visit once again before. Now that his strength had risen further, Huo Ling felt that he could take a stroll through the Death Plane.
Although Huo Ling already possessed several Death