Zhu You's cultivation had not regressed this time.
As long as he did not Borrow Power from the Future, he would not need to "repay the debt," and his cultivation would naturally not decline.
He was currently in the Emperor Realm. Every being he summoned was in the Emperor Realm as well. Summoning more than a dozen at once, all of them powerful... Under such circumstances, there were already very few who could force him to borrow power from the Future.
Though he had not personally heard his master expound upon the concept of "Dimensional Ascension," Zhang Yi and Slaughter's descriptions had already shown him how to cultivate.
Among his fellow disciples, his comprehension was exceptionally formidable.
Otherwise, he could never have grasped Daoist arts such as "Borrowing Power from the Future" and Divine Invocation.
Yet figuring out how to combine the mindset of "Dimensional Ascension" with his own Daoist arts required long-term contemplation.
Nor had he forgotten the path that belonged to him.
He was the one who would carve out the tenth Great Dao and become a Firebearer.
For now, he had already accomplished half of it.
Afterward, the many Emperor Realm experts continued cultivating in the Void while awaiting the arrival of Otherworld powerhouses. Many Emperor Realm experts cast aside their pride and sought guidance from Zhang Yi, Slaughter, and the others on cultivating the Great Dao.
In this battle, the power Zhang Yi and Slaughter displayed was undeniably in a league of its own.
Their understanding of the Great Dao and the terror of their power far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Simply put, enemies the others could not handle were smashed apart by Zhang Yi with a single palm strike and effortlessly dealt with by Slaughter.
That was the gap between them.
As for whether the Otherworld's