Shadow Void advanced faster than Song Wen had expected.
In just eight years, Shadow Void successfully reached the middle eighth tier.
The soul source essence stored in Song Wen's sea of consciousness black hole was also nearly exhausted.
Naturally, Song Wen had not remained idle during those eight years.
First, he refined the Geng Metal Pearl and merged it into the Blood Sea Imperial Seal.
Yin Zhuang had obtained this item in the Corpse Ancient Secret Realm years ago. After Song Wen killed him, it fell into Song Wen's hands.
The Geng Metal Sha Qi contained within the Geng Metal Pearl was an exceptionally rare form of sha qi with sharp metallic properties. Merging it into the Blood Sea Imperial Seal not only greatly increased the seal's power, but also imbued it with a keen, baleful edge.
Besides the Geng Metal Pearl, Song Wen had also obtained six-yin flesh fungus from Yin Zhuang, an essential ingredient for refining an eighth-tier Corpse Puppet-a Steel Corpse.
Using some eighth-tier corpse-path spiritual materials obtained from Rong Luan's storage ring, along with the six-yin flesh fungus, Song Wen had refined his peak seventh-tier blood corpse into an early eighth-tier Steel Corpse with surprising ease.
Of course, much of the credit for this belonged to Gu Que.
In addition, Song Wen had cultivated the eighth divine thunder of the Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Arts-Void-Shattering Divine Thunder.
Afterward, Song Wen ended his seclusion and headed to Blood Radiance City.
He rented a private room in a restaurant, then took out Cui Qiao's communication Jade Slip and began sending a message.
[Fellow Daoist Cui Qiao, have you been well lately?]
After sending the message, Song Wen waited roughly an hour before receiving Cui Qiao's reply.
[You disappeared for years after contacting me last time. I thought