The sky was dark, and Astral Wind blew bitterly. At the far end of the Wasteland, a figure swept toward them from the distance. It was Mu Yunzhou.
After several days of travel, he had reached the territory of the Blood Spirit Hall.
Before him stood not only the vast hall, but also a land crisscrossed with ravines and a massive pit with charred edges.
These were all traces of that earth-shaking battle, testament to the power of both combatants.
"The Earth Martial Realm..."
Mu Yunzhou's emotions surged.
After a long while, he reached the bluestone plaza outside the Blood Spirit Hall and took out a pale-gold messenger Talisman.
He had found it in a ruin. It could pass through most formation barriers to deliver a message, but he had no confidence it could enter the Blood Spirit Hall.
"I have to try!"
Mu Yunzhou stopped hesitating and activated the Talisman. It became a streak of golden light and shot toward the hall's doors.
"Now I wait."
Mu Yunzhou murmured to himself and waited patiently.
Meanwhile, elsewhere...
In a secluded chamber within the hall, Lin Chen sat cross-legged on a cushion, blood energy swirling around him.
An unbroken stream of vital essence flowed through the cushion into his body, tempering his bones.
At this pace, I can form Glazed Bone within two months!
Because he was already in the Earth Martial Realm, the first stage of the Immovable Wisdom King Body had added next to nothing to his combat strength, apart from making him tougher.
But reaching the second stage, Glazed Bone, would be entirely different.
It would greatly shore up Lin Chen's weakness and raise his combat strength to a new level.
Just as Lin Chen was immersed in cultivation, a streak of golden light pierced the chamber's stone