The path of evolution began with Awakening. After the ninth stage of Awakening came the Shackle Realm.
Those who could see the shackles binding their bodies but had yet to break them could be called cultivators of the Quasi-Shackle Realm.
Their strength also surpassed the ninth stage of Awakening.
Once they reached that point, breaking the shackles was inevitable if they continued cultivating.
Chu Feng pushed down the thoughts rising in his mind and strode down the mountain.
The journey had been perilous. Forget clearing his head—he had nearly had his soul scattered. His worries and romantic longings had vanished along with it.
He had no intention of going any farther. He wanted to end the trip and return to Qingyang Town.
On the way down, Chu Feng's sharp eyes spotted a remarkably regular, square stone lodged in a crack.
"It doesn't look natural. Could it have something to do with the Bronze Civilization here?" Chu Feng picked up the stone, examined it, and slipped it into his pocket.
There was definitely more to this place than met the eye. Now that he had found something that looked man-made, it might hold a clue.
If it really was just an ordinary stone, he could always throw it away later.
Who hadn't picked up a stone by the roadside before?
"What's he doing? Bringing back a rock to show off to us?" Monster laughed from faraway Qingyang Town.
Once they learned that Chu Feng was headed for Kunlun Mountain, they had kept some of their attention on him.
At this point in time, a trip to Kunlun Mountain was bound to be anything but peaceful.
"That stone is his chance. It's the foundation of his rise." Meng Chuan was brewing tea, his eyes fixed on the teapot without wavering.
Perhaps that