Nurturing the Heart Ape Again

Spring gave way to autumn, year after year, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

Over these three years, the Impermanence Sect had appeared lax on the outside while remaining tightly wound within. In secret, it continuously diverted resources to develop the Western Desert, attempting to lay down a heaven-shaking grand formation there in preparation for drawing over Azure Firmament Mountain. True Lord Xuanji personally oversaw this matter, and several other True Lords had even contributed their strength. The scale was exceptionally high.

As for Jiang Chen, his true body had remained in the Southern Wilderness throughout these three years and had never left.

"Purple Mansion perfection has finally been achieved."

On Wooden Fish Island, sensing the changes within himself, Jiang Chen opened his eyes. At that moment, Primordial Unity qi naturally evolved, forming a domain of chaos. After three years of contemplation, he had absorbed the true intent left behind by the Eyeless Daoist's Grand Void Formless Reversal Scripture and comprehended part of the mysteries of the Grand Void Myriad-Phenomena Furnace Method. Bolstered by his Yang Spirit thoughts, he had successfully cultivated the true intent of transformation to perfection, accumulated sufficient mana, completed his metamorphosis, and stepped into the peak of the Purple Mansion realm. At this point, even if he cast aside the power of his Yang Spirit, he was still one of the Impermanence Sect's foremost experts, worthy of being called a Great True Person.

"Three years of cultivation—my progress in the immortal path has actually been secondary. What truly matters is that, after these three years of tempering, I have completely mastered the power of my Yang Spirit."

With a thought, Jiang Chen manifested his Yang Spirit. In an instant, water and fire spread forth, assimilating the Grand Void.

"Compared to before,