Five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Before the ruins of the ancient village, fierce winds howled across the training ground.
Han Yu moved like a roaming dragon, weaving through the air. With every punch she threw, the Qi and Blood around her body transformed into layers of violent fist force, viscous as a bone-deep disease.
She had mastered Bone Entangler, the second form of the Ultimate Dao Five Forms!
Immediately afterward, her footwork changed sharply. She punched a ten-thousand-jin boulder before her, and a shrill wail that tore through the air erupted from her fist. With a thunderous blast, the massive stone shattered into powder!
Ravage, the third form—minor mastery!
Han Yu withdrew her fist and steadied herself, wiping the fine sweat from her brow.
She turned, leaped onto a distant peak, and once more gazed toward the ancient cave sealed deep within the dense fog.
Moss had already spread across the cave entrance, while a thick layer of fallen leaves had completely buried the stone steps.
Inside the ancient cave, Su Yueli still sat cross-legged. Dust and spiderwebs covered her body, her skin dull as decayed wood. Not the faintest breath or trace of life came from her; she resembled a withered stone statue that had stood there for centuries.
Looking at her master's unchanged figure, Han Yu let out a soft sigh. "Five years... I wonder how much longer Master will need."
She withdrew her worried gaze, turned, descended the mountain, and continued her day-after-day bitter cultivation.
Deep within the ancient cave, Su Yueli's Divine Soul was immersed in a boundless void and darkness.
The Fourteenth Realm...
She wanted to shatter this barrier, yet in this world, she could not even sense where that barrier lay.
The road ahead stretched vast and empty, filled only