"Why would I think of Buyu now?"
Gazing at the pure, unsullied sky canopy within the hole and recalling Buyu's face, which had just flashed through his mind, Xu Taiping was filled with confusion.
"Boom!!!"
Just then, however, an immense suction engulfed Xu Taiping, drawing him bodily into the hole.
In an instant, all fell silent.
It was so quiet that even Xu Taiping's breathing sounded as loud as thunder.
But this Ninth Layer Sky Canopy was different from the other nine layers.
Upon entering this layer, Xu Taiping no longer needed Sword Flight to ascend; he rose upward on his own.
It felt as though invisible hands were supporting him, pushing him ever higher.
At the same time, Xu Taiping could clearly sense the depleted True Essence, qi and blood, and Divine Essence Power within him recovering at a rate visible to the naked eye in this layer.
After noticing these two changes, Xu Taiping let out a long breath.
"It seems Elder Brother Feng was right. The Ninth Layer Sky Canopy is both a restriction and a trial. Once you break through the restriction, you qualify to ascend to the Land of Chaos in Outer Heaven. But if you also pass the trial of the Ninth Layer Sky Canopy while breaking through its restriction, you qualify to receive its baptism and gifts."
"And judging by things now, the benefit of this baptism and gift from the Ninth Layer Sky Canopy is that it helps restore my True Essence, qi and blood, and Divine Soul Power."
Yet just as he was thinking this,
he saw wisps of black smoke begin rising all around him.
After focusing his attention inward and examining himself, Xu Taiping discovered to his great surprise that the impurities in both his physique and his Divine