Heavy Losses, the Spirit Race's Tragedy!
I don't know how much time passed.
Cold, dark, suffocating.
Shi Jian's consciousness floated and sank in the chaos.
He felt as if his body had been thrown into a millstone and crushed a thousand times; every bone and every meridian was groaning in agony.
The power of the explosion of the Space Dao Remnant Cauldron was terrifying.
If he hadn't used the Purple Pivot Lightning to protect his heart meridian at the last moment, and if the medicinal power of the Tribulation-Crossing Life Pill hadn't forcibly kept his life force alive within his body, he probably would have turned to ashes long ago.
"Thump."
It appeared to have fallen from a great height and crashed into some kind of cold liquid.
The biting cold brought a sliver of clarity back to Shi Jian's mind.
He struggled to open his eyes.
As far as the eye could see, there was a dim sky; there were no stars, no sun or moon.
Beneath him lay a murky, black pool of water, emanating a dense, chilling aura that was relentlessly eroding his body.
Shi Jian tried to move, but found that he didn't even have the strength to lift a finger.
Lei Ting's right arm and both legs were completely destroyed, and his internal organs were displaced; his Immortal Foundation were dim Lightless, as if they would be extinguished at any moment.
"This is really bad."
Shi Jian gave a self-deprecating bitter laugh to himself.
This was the most serious injury he had ever suffered since he began practicing Daoism.
"Human Race... Immortal Slayer Extreme Realm."
Shi Jian took a deep breath, suppressing the pain.
He didn't complain or blame anyone, nor did he feel humiliated by being beaten and forced to flee; this is the truest Principle in the world of cultivation.
If you're outmatched, running away is the only option.
Running away isn't shameful; as long as you survive, there's hope for a comeback.
"I will remember this sword strike."
Shi Jian closed his eyes and struggled to mobilize the last trace of pure Righteous Yang Lightning within his body to expel the Black Water chill that had invaded his body.
At the same time, he extended an extremely faint wisp of his Divine Sense to survey his surroundings.
This is not Chaotic Sea of Space and Time.
There were obvious remnants of the Dao Realm Principle in the surrounding area.
"Looks like we didn't fall into another realm. We're quite lucky."
"However, this place seems to be an ancient ruin somewhere in the eastern part of the Dao Realm?"
Shi Jian felt somewhat relieved. As long as he was still in the Dao Realm, he had a chance to recover. He then examined the many hidden treasures within his body.
The ancient tree struck by lightning, imbued with the aura of [Radiant Yang Lightning], emitted a faint glow.
The fragments of the Treasured Earth and the Tribulation-Transcending Life Pill were both intact.
"Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune."
A flame was rekindled in Shi Jian's heart. Although he was severely injured this time, the resources he had seized were enough to support him in completing a complete transformation.
Once he recovers from his injuries, he can use that piece of lightning-struck wood to begin comprehending the fourth Immortal Foundation— [Radiant Yang Lightning].
Radiant Yang Lightning, below the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit.
Unlike the righteous and exorcising power of Righteous Yang Lightning, Radiant Yang Lightning light and vastness, illuminating all things and containing a rare power of creation and reshaping within thunder.
Once completed, the Four-Foundation Perfection.
His combat power will also undergo a qualitative leap, further strengthening, and he will be one step closer to the minimum requirement of the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm of Dao Attainment!
"Hidden Sword Dao Palace, when I become Dao Venerable, I will personally go to the Human Realm to obstruct your Human Race Sword Dao!"
Shi Jian suppressed his anger, then sank to the bottom of the water, completely concealing his presence.
In this unknown environment, he must first survive.
Just as Shi Jian fell into a deep sleep to heal his injuries.
The southern part of the Dao Realm.
The massacre of the Nether River Imperial Clan is also drawing to a close.
The two Dao Venerables of the Spirit Clan, who controlled Fate and Rebirth, paid a heavy price under the siege of five Dao Venerables of the Styx River.
Finally, they tore open the boundary wall and escaped back to the Spirit Realm with a very small number of surviving loyal followers.
As for the ordinary Spirit Race cultivators, they were all wiped out.
The entire southern Marsh Plains was transformed into a dead land.
The Nether River army had completely annihilated the beast army and calmly retreated back into the Nether Realm before the Beast Realm army could fully advance.
The chessboard, the move is made.
The Spirit Race's plot to seize the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit has completely failed, leaving them severely weakened.
The Nether River Imperial Clan returned laden with spoils.
The Beast Realm successfully thwarted the Spirit Race's expansion, solidified its northern defenses, and prepared to take over the southern territory.
But all of this is part of a grand inter-domain power struggle.
No one noticed that a tiny Lightning Bear, originally considered a pawn, had not only salvaged several treasures from this vortex.
Even under the deadly attack of Human Race swordsman at the Extreme Realm, he managed to carve out a path to survival.
The storm has subsided.
But an even greater undercurrent was quietly brewing beneath the Dao Realm.
Next, the Beast Realm fulfilled its previous promise and helped the Nether River Imperial Clan; thus, they launched a siege against Returning to Stillness Dao Venerable.
As for the Beast Realm, they only need to quietly accumulate experience and wait for the Emperor to attain the fourth fruition!