With the tribulation over, Xiao Tian looked toward Shi Hao and the Void Divine Vine and waved to Shi Hao. He had no intention of going over to meet them, lest he interfere with the boy's path to greater strength.
Shi Hao understood that Xiao Tian was waving goodbye and waved back. He made up his mind: from here on, even if he encountered eerie, ominous forces, he would fight his way through. He could not retreat. He could only keep growing stronger, stronger still.
Now he had an Old Fossil of a Void Divine Vine beside him and had learned many secrets from the vine. He had also witnessed Xiao Tian encounter those eerie, ominous forces and successfully break through them. That meant he could do it too.
The Void Divine Vine also felt that its horizons had been broadened. By comparison, Xiao Tian was far more terrifying than the Five Crown King the vine had once followed.
Xiao Tian left and once again split into five, each entering a different world to temper himself. Of course, it was also time to harvest some fruits.
He wanted to become stronger, and the treasures those Ancient Freaks had prepared as foundations for igniting their divine flames were precisely what he needed. He was determined to cultivate his third strand of immortal qi.
However, when the time came, he would most likely be drawn into the Darkness Cage. That suited him perfectly. He could go see what was happening and experience it firsthand.
He reckoned that the Ancient Female Double-Pupil would definitely enter the Darkness Cage sooner or later. He would scout it out first.
As for whether he could break out, Xiao Tian was not particularly worried. The Ruyi Jingu Bang, Seven Star Furnace, and Kitchen God Knife were all