Time slipped by quietly, and a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Within the Mystic Heaven Sect's territory, in a mountain range.
Nangong Huang, Murong Xuan, and the others were training hard.
Their opponent at that moment was none other than Chu Kuangren-or rather, Chu Kuangren's Sword Qi Clone.
It was just like their last hellish training.
The familiar formula and familiar power had put Nangong Huang and the others through untold suffering over the past year.
However, although the training was grueling, their progress had also been tremendous.
Every one of them was now a powerhouse capable of holding their own. They could put up a fight even against Saint Kings, and with the help of certain treasures, they could protect themselves even against Quasi-Emperors.
As for Chu Kuangren, his strength had grown increasingly unfathomable over the past year.
Not only that, but he had visited almost every forbidden land on Firmament Star during that year, discussing the Dao with those Quasi-Emperors and gaining deeper insights into his own Dao.
He had also obtained plenty of good things from the draws. He used some himself and put others toward bolstering the Mystic Heaven Sect's reserves.
Apart from the number of powerhouses it possessed, no Daoist Tradition on Firmament Star could compare to the Mystic Heaven Sect's current reserves.
Chu Kuangren even dared to say that the ancient and primordial Daoist Traditions in the Nine Heavens might not have reserves as substantial as the Mystic Heaven Sect's.
All the Mystic Heaven Sect lacked now was an Emperor before it could truly advance into an Emperor-level Daoist Tradition!
"Judging by the time, the Emperor Road should be opening soon."
Chu Kuangren murmured as he sat on a large bluestone.
With a casual motion, he sent out a strand of