Leng Tieya sized him up. "When will you recover to your peak state? Only with your essence, energy, and spirit fully restored will you have hope of stepping through this final barrier."
"...Two days will suffice!"
Chi Haoyang thought for a moment, then gave his answer solemnly.
He felt that one day would be enough, because the cultivation art he had obtained through a fortuitous encounter was miraculous.
The Ninth Turn Life and Death Art.
No matter how severe the injuries, once he used the Ninth Turn Life and Death Art to reverse yin and yang and reverse the injuries, he could recover as before.
Each use required only three hours.
One day was enough to heal his injuries.
That was also where he found the confidence to force himself to take a blow each from two Great Heavenly Demons.
But to be safe, he would take an extra day.
Leng Tieya smiled. "There's a cave beneath this cliff where you can hide for two days."
There were no Heavenly Demons or Great Heavenly Demons searching for or tracking Chi Haoyang nearby.
The cave halfway up the cliff was dry. It seemed someone had deliberately carved it out in the past, and hiding there for two days would be very safe.
He rose and cupped his fists. His figure blurred, then completely turned ethereal and vanished.
He returned directly to his own courtyard in Leng Manor.
He paced through the courtyard with his hands behind his back, pondering the road ahead—how to enter the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, and how to climb higher more quickly.
Running into Chi Haoyang was like picking up a tremendous bargain. He was only one step away from becoming a Great Heavenly Demon.
The strength and status of a Great Heavenly Demon were akin to