Welcome Back Victorious, Your Imperial Majesty! (4K) (Continued)

Even so, her aura was still more obscure and profound than it had been twenty years ago.

Without comparison, there could be no harm.

Over these twenty years, compared to Tan Lin and the other, her gains seemed utterly negligible.

Yet in truth, through observing the Lingbao Formation Diagram,

she had gained a deeper understanding and study of the Dao of killing formations, the Dao of space, and even the fierce Dao resonance contained within Lingbao Heavenly Venerable: "A sword breaks all laws, a formation locks heaven and earth."

This greatly broadened her vision of the Dao path and indirectly solidified the foundation of her future Dao.

Yet the obsession in her heart—"If I do not enter Divine Forbidden, I will never break through to Great Saint"—remained like a formless shackle, firmly imprisoning her at the Saint King realm.

When she had first arrived here,

Tan Lin had subtly revealed that her opportunity for breakthrough lay within this Demon Emperor's Tomb.

After all these years, she herself could indeed clearly sense that the gate leading to the Divine Forbidden Domain, leading to invincibility among those of the same realm, seemed to be right before her, within reach.

Yet whenever she tried to push it open, she always felt as though a thin veil lay between them.

Over the past twenty years, there had been several times when one foot had practically stepped onto the edge of the Divine Forbidden Domain, but she always...

"It's always just that little bit short. I can't find the way in..."

she murmured to herself.

This stifling feeling of being able to see it but not grasp it had not lessened through twenty years of bitter cultivation and comprehension. Instead, as her understanding of her own path deepened, it became ever clearer and... more agonizing.