Ao Tu's form shattered, and he returned.
The feeling he had just experienced, of the Great Dao of heaven and earth lying right before his eyes, vanished like a bubble in a dream.
Ao Tu stood stunned for a long time before recovering.
Had he just failed to break through to Great Luo?
With no experience, Ao Tu had been completely unprepared.
Had he lost to his obsession, to insufficient accumulation, or to both...
Ao Tu did not know.
Perhaps this was the hardship of an independent cultivator like him, with little backing.
If his master had been Taishang Laojun, he could have received guidance beforehand, rather than facing it so hastily.
Or he could have first become a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal and cultivated the Path his master had already attained, which would have made things much easier afterward.
Ao Tu sighed, thought it over, and ceased to feel discouraged.
Great Luo had seemed within easy reach just now.
But since he had already failed, there was no point in fretting over gains and losses.
Once there had been a first time, there would be a second.
So many people could not even reach the threshold of breaking through to Great Luo. For him to have touched that threshold was already extraordinary.
Next, he would keep putting a little more pressure on the monkey.
An opportunity would appear again sooner or later.
Ao Tu swept the dust from his heart and regained his former bearing.
Although he had failed to break through to Great Luo, the Three Jewels of essence, qi, and spirit within his body had all genuinely improved, without any reduction. His essence and qi had already reached a level far beyond his current realm; otherwise, he would never have touched the threshold of Great Luo.
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