Great Progress in Dao Heart, Hard to Conceal

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"Whew, I finally broke through this barrier." A flicker of joy passed through Shi Xuan's heart. He opened his eyes and saw that everything was as it had been an instant ago. Meng Nishang and the other True Lords also awoke at roughly the same time, while Wei Boshu and the other True Persons were somewhat slower.

Sensing the flow of time within one's own Grotto-Heaven meant that Shi Xuan had taken a solid step toward successfully passing the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay and broken through a crucial barrier. Without this, one could only hope to survive Lifespan Decay by piling up secret arts and secret treasures. Yet throughout the Myriad Worlds, tribulation-crossing secret arts and treasures for the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay were pitifully scarce. Even an unsurpassed cultivation art like the "Treasure Record" contained only one such method, so the rest could be imagined. Thus, being unable to sense the time within one's own Grotto-Heaven meant there was no hope of passing Lifespan Decay.

However, sensing the time of a Lesser Thousand World was merely the first step. One still needed tempering and accumulation before one could initially gain control over the time within one's Grotto-Heaven. Only then could one be called a Near-Fourth Tribulation Mighty One and dare speak of the Heavenly Human Fourth Decay. Of course, this latter step was somewhat easier than the former.

Sweeping his gaze around, Shi Xuan sensed an air of time slipping away from Ren Yunzong and could not help smiling. "It seems Senior Ren has gained greatly."

"This old man sensed the time within his own Grotto-Heaven nearly