Qin Erniu generously brought out a brand-new cultivation technique.
"Times have changed, Old He. The cultivation technique you used before has no way of raising your ceiling."
"Of course, it might later, but not now."
"So take this cultivation technique and practice it. Try to raise your floor first, with the world as it is now."
He Xiuyuan was somewhat dazed.
Then he looked at the other disciples of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect and discovered that the pressure their cultivation gave off was indeed countless levels stronger than before.
He had put himself through hell training, only to feel as though the sky had collapsed the instant he saw this.
But it wasn't as if he hadn't improved. He actually had.
Before he had the new cultivation technique, he had still firmly held his position as the threshold.
That alone was enough to show how talented He Xiuyuan was.
But if he had improved, why was he still the threshold?
He Xiuyuan refused to accept it.
He then began practicing the new cultivation technique.
Within days, He Xiuyuan returned once again, having reached full perfection.
This time, he cleared almost everyone except Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang.
Of course, Lü Qingyi and Ye Ningshuang weren't in the Spirit Sea Realm bracket.
Neither were the other sect higher-ups.
But He Xiuyuan was still very happy.
At least he wasn't the threshold anymore.
Then he began challenging the Dao Seal Realm.
However, Qin Erniu was temporarily the only one in the Dao Seal Realm.
The others hadn't been updated yet.
But He Xiuyuan didn't think that mattered.
As long as he beat Qin Erniu, Qin Erniu would be the threshold.
He Xiuyuan was very confident.
Yet in the end, he still couldn't beat Qin Erniu.
Qin Erniu's Dao Palace Divine Ability