Merely tearing open a single rift had yielded so much divine power. Shi Yi's eleven months of arduous cultivation had not been wasted.
He did not leave immediately. Instead, he sat cross-legged and entered seclusion to consolidate the Dao Fruit he had gained.
Using the Astral Ring as a passage and a springboard, he had torn open a forbidden domain and opened the door to a new world. His gains this time were truly immense.
With one forbidden ability after another, together with the comprehensive transformation and evolution of his flesh and Primordial Spirit, his attainments in the Cave Heaven Realm were unimaginable.
For the time being, he would remain at the Tenth Pass, familiarizing himself with the abilities that Forbidden Region had bestowed upon him until he could wield them as naturally as his own fingers.
A month passed.
Shi Yi was nine years old.
After contemplating the Dao and performing deductions day and night, he had gained complete mastery over his new abilities.
Now, his face was resolute and his figure slender, his black hair flowing loose. His entire body shone beneath a mantle of sacred radiance, carrying a hazy aura that was elusive and ethereal, impossible to explain or describe.
His eyes were unfathomably deep, like two bottomless abysses that devoured the heart. They also resembled the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, looking down upon all living things and discerning the origins of the world. The power of time coiled around them, as though a single glance could pierce through past, present, and future.
Anyone who met such eyes would involuntarily feel panic and fear.
He rose from his cross-legged seat and surveyed this silent, uninhabited world. To Shi Yi, this truly was an ideal place for secluded cultivation.
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