His standing was rising.
Zhang Yuan's standing as a ten-turn qi refining Perfected Person was rising.
Unlike the forced elevation brought about by the [Great Cavern Yinscape Immortal Domain] and the [Heaven-Sundering Fourfold Immortal Domain], this rise came naturally, like water flowing into a finished channel once his shackles were broken.
And it was not only his standing. His flesh, his imagery, and even his soul and primordial spirit were all changing, leaping toward a higher level.
Though the pull from above remained, and he still needed a Dao Domain to anchor himself within a hundred days, the malice between heaven and earth had vanished completely, replaced by a wondrous sense of unity with them.
He stood on equal footing with heaven and earth, able to change their colors with a single thought.
This was a Foundation Establishment Celestial!
Zhang Yuan stopped moving and clenched his fist, sensing the vast celestial might within him. For a moment, he could find no joy in his heart.
Chen Xinqiao was dead.
He could have passed through the doorway, left Deng Qiuzhi's Dao Domain, and chosen to save himself alone. But Chen Xinqiao had not died by his hand. She had willingly died for him.
That made it different.
At that thought, Zhang Yuan no longer looked at Deng Qiuzhi. He stepped out of the [Ten Thousand Walls Enclosing Heaven Dao Domain], crossed layer upon layer of space with his celestial body, and sped toward the Ao Kingdom.
A few breaths later, Zhang Yuan arrived above Dragon Creek City. Calculating the threads of cause and effect, he flickered into the Chen Household's old home in Liu Family Village.
His battle with Wang Baihan had previously left a great hole in the eastern room of the old Chen home. Now it had been