If Shi Yi did not want to fall at the Sixth Pass and become another of its countless skeletons, he had to break through beyond his current strength.
Otherwise, turning back was his only choice.
He had taken enormous risks to challenge this place precisely to temper himself and rise to greater heights. Until he achieved that goal, turning back was out of the question.
He attempted to reach a higher level of the Cave Heaven Realm-the realm of ten cave heavens.
Shi Yi pushed his double pupils to their utmost limit. He gazed into the void, becoming one with heaven and earth as he sensed for the opportunity to bring forth his tenth cave heaven.
Yet several days passed, and he still saw no hope of advancement.
Shi Yi knew that sitting here any longer would accomplish nothing.
His gaze turned toward the two ancient altars. One led to the Sixth Pass, while the other returned to the Fourth Pass.
After some thought, Shi Yi rose and approached one of them.
Light flashed, and Shi Yi vanished, returning to the Fourth Pass.
Then he used the altar to travel to the Fifth Pass again.
The result was exactly as Shi Yi had expected. When he retreated, everything remained unchanged; when he advanced, the pass returned to its original state.
The moment he entered the Fifth Pass, thirty puppets at the nine heavenly caves level swept toward him in an overwhelming assault.
Shi Yi drew a deep breath. Purple aura suffused his body as he charged toward the ancient puppets filling the sky.
After an extraordinarily arduous battle, he once again slew every puppet.
Shi Yi did not stop to heal. He repeated the process immediately, constantly improving himself amid endless battle and slaughter. His injuries grew worse and worse,