Seeing Zhou Muyun accept the Jade Marrow, Ouyang Changhe slowly continued, "I received word that Yan Chi of the Spiritflame Sect and Yu Qianning of the Vastsea Gate have already begun seclusions in an attempt to break through to the True Astral Realm.
"Although you defeated the True Astral Realm, there is still a gap between you and genuine True Astral martial artists. You must also quicken your pace!
"The True Astral barrier is extremely difficult; countless people waste their entire lives without managing to step across it. I hope this Jade Marrow can help you break through to the True Astral Realm!"
Zhou Muyun's gaze flickered upon hearing this.
Yan Chi and Yu Qianning had long reached Pill Embrace Perfection Realm, so assaulting the True Astral Realm stood to reason.
As for this Three-Century Jade Marrow, he looked forward even more to its effect on his cultivation progress. As for the martial bottleneck, it simply did not exist for someone like him who bore the Stairway to Godhood Destiny Pattern; he only needed things to come to a head naturally to break through.
"This disciple understands!" Zhou Muyun nodded. Naturally, the matter of bearing a Destiny Pattern could not be told to anyone.
"Understand and good, go back and cultivate properly!" Ouyang Changhe waved a hand, saying no more.
Zhou Muyun did not linger either, bowing in salute. "This disciple takes his leave."
With that, he stepped back out of the garden and left the manor courtyard.
Thin clouds like mist veiled the bright moonlight.
Inside the Skycloud Prefecture government office, Xiahou Yuan sat by the table in the room, looking at the letter in his hands with a heavily furrowed brow.
Gu Lin sat across from him quietly sipping tea, while Wu Han stood off to the