"Brother, you mustn't rush your cultivation!"
Mei'er tried to comfort him.
"Mm."
Lu Ren nodded slightly, then asked, "Mei'er, has anything changed in the outside world over the past ten years?"
He only knew that Jian Kuangtian had secretly brought all the warriors of the Ancient Desolate Clan into the Sword Alliance. Beyond that, he knew nothing.
"I heard Han Taiji has entered the Divine Ancestor Realm. He even changed his name to Di Zhen Shen!"
Mei'er said.
"Di Zhen Shen?"
Lu Ren froze, then burst out laughing. "Does he think calling himself Di Zhen Shen will make him a True God?"
"Di Juntian's son is one step in his plan to cultivate a True God. The Calamity Transformation may well be another."
Mei'er said calmly, "So it isn't impossible for Di Juntian to enter the True God Realm one day."
"Then we'll see who gets there first!"
Lu Ren sneered.
After that, Lu Ren returned to cultivating alone.
No one else could guide him through this kind of cultivation. He had to rely on his own understanding.
Another three years passed, and Lu Ren had made no progress toward his breakthrough.
The outside world shifted like wind and clouds. Word spread that Yun Qingyan had also entered the Divine Ancestor Realm, becoming one of the youngest Divine Ancestors since Han Taiji.
Jian Kuangtian and the others kept poring over ancient texts, hoping to find a way for Lu Ren to enter the Divine Ancestor Realm.
One day.
Jian Kuangtian found Lu Ren. "Sword Master, I'm afraid staying in seclusion like this won't work."
"Have you found a way?"
Lu Ren asked.
Jian Kuangtian held a scroll in his hand. "Sword Master, this text says that a damaged World Origin must be repaired with the divine herb Origin Divine Void