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Bai Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"But this is where it ends."

He closed his eyes.

The true immortal sword began to vibrate.

The power of Chaos on the sword's blade suddenly surged.

"true immortal sword, Ultimate Chaos."

A sword light slashed out.

This single strike condensed all of Bai Yu's power.

The Young Man's expression changed.

He could feel that the power of this sword strike exceeded his expectations.

"Damn it..."

He grit his teeth as the aura on his body climbed frantically.

Late-stage Immortal Emperor.

Peak Immortal Emperor.

Half-step Immortal Venerable.

But the sword light still didn't stop.

It slashed into his body.

The Young Man's body began to collapse.

"Impossible... I am Blood Heaven... how could I..."

Bai Yu sheathed his sword.

"Even Blood Heaven can die."

The Young Man's body completely dissipated.

The desert returned to tranquility.

Bai Yu knelt on one knee.

This battle had exhausted all of his strength.

"Master!"

The Fifteen Disciples rushed over.

"I'm fine," Bai Yu waved them off, "just a bit tired."

He looked at his surroundings.

The altar had already collapsed.

Those cultivators were all dead as well.

"Let's go, back to the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Bai Yu returned to the Heavenly Sword Sect and went directly into his room.

The injuries he sustained this time were not light.

The Spiritual Qi in his body was nearly exhausted, and his Meridians were somewhat damaged.

He sat cross-legged and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique.

Golden Spiritual Qi slowly circulated within his body,

repairing the damaged Meridians.

This process was very slow.

Bai Yu was in no hurry.

Regardless, Blood Heaven was dead, so there shouldn't be any more trouble for a while.

In the courtyard.

The Fifteen Disciples sat in a circle.

"Master is very seriously injured this time." Bai Wuji looked at the tightly closed door.

"It's all that Blood Heaven's fault." Lin Tian gripped the dragon emperor spear tightly. "If it weren't for him, Master wouldn't have been injured."

"What's the use of saying that now?" Luo Bingli shook her head. "Master needs rest; let's not disturb him."

"Right." Chu Han nodded. "And we should also think about what to do next."

"What to do?" Gu Dusheng scratched his head. "What else can we do? Just keep on Cultivating."

"That's not what I meant." Chu Han looked at everyone. "Although the Blood God Cult has been destroyed, who knows if other forces are targeting Master?"

"Our current strength is too weak; we can't help Master at all."

Everyone fell silent.

Chu Han was right.

In the battle just now, they could only watch from the side.

They didn't even have the qualifications to intervene.

"Then we must accelerate our cultivation speed." Bai Wuji stood up. "Strive to Breakthrough to the Immortal Venerable Realm as soon as possible."

"Right." Lin Tian also stood up. "Only by becoming stronger can we help Master."

The others nodded one after another.

They each returned to their rooms

and began to Cultivate frantically.

Three days later.

Bai Yu opened his eyes.

"Late-stage Immortal Emperor."

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

The injuries in his body had mostly recovered.

When he walked out of the room, the courtyard was empty.

Bai Yu's Divine Thought swept across.

The Fifteen Disciples were all Cultivating in their respective rooms.

Moreover, everyone's aura was climbing.

"Not bad."

Bai Yu smiled.

He didn't disturb them and turned to walk toward the back mountain.

By the small lake on the back mountain,

that old man named Wuming was sitting there again.

"Why are you here again?" Bai Yu walked over.

"To see if you're dead yet." The old man didn't even turn his head.

"I'm still alive."

"I can see that." The old man turned his head. "But you were quite seriously injured this time."

"It's alright." Bai Yu sat down next to him. "By the way, you said last time that you owed my Master a favor."

"Mm."

"What favor?"

"It happened thirty thousand years ago." The old man looked at the lake's surface. "At that time, I was being hunted and almost died."

"It was your Master who saved me."

Bai Yu was stunned for a moment.

"My Master saved you?"

"Yes." The old man nodded. "So I owe him a favor."

"Now that he's gone, this favor counts toward you."

Bai Yu fell silent.

He hadn't expected his Master to have such a past.

"What do you want?" the old man suddenly asked.

"What?"

"I owe your Master a favor, and now I'm returning it to you." The old man looked at him. "What do you want?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment.

"I want to know how to avoid being replaced."

"Avoid being replaced?" The old man laughed. "You mean the position of the Heavenly Dao?"

"Yes."

"Very simple." The old man held up a finger. "Become stronger."

"So strong that no one can replace you."

Bai Yu frowned.

"I know I need to become stronger, but how do I do that?"

"Cultivate." The old man said as if it were a matter of course. "What else can you do?"

"I am already a Late-stage Immortal Emperor; further up is Peak Immortal Emperor, and then the Immortal Venerable Realm."

"But I always feel that this isn't enough."

"Of course it's not enough." The old man stood up. "The Immortal Venerable Realm is just the beginning."

"Going up, there are the Immortal King Realm, Immortal Emperor Realm, Immortal Venerable Realm, and Immortal Saint Realm."

"And even higher."

Bai Yu was stunned.

"There are even higher Realms?"

"Of course." The old man patted his shoulder. "The path of cultivation has no end."

"You've only walked halfway right now."

Bai Yu fell silent.

He had always thought the Immortal Venerable Realm was the end.

He hadn't expected there to be so many Realms above it.

"Then what Realm are you?" Bai Yu asked.

"Me?" The old man smiled. "I surpassed the Immortal Saint Realm long ago."

"What?"

"Don't be surprised." The old man waved his hand. "I've lived for a hundred thousand years; if I were still stuck in the Immortal Saint Realm, that would be too embarrassing."

Bai Yu swallowed hard.

A hundred thousand years.

This old man had actually lived for a hundred thousand years.

"Then why don't you become the Heavenly Dao?" Bai Yu asked.

"Become the Heavenly Dao?" The old man shook his head. "I don't want that."

"Although being the Heavenly Dao sounds very powerful, there are too many restrictions."

"You can't favor any side, you can't have friends, and you can't have enemies."

"I couldn't stand that kind of life."

Bai Yu smiled bitterly.

The old man was right.

The Heavenly Dao indeed had many restrictions.

"Alright, the favor is repaid." The old man turned to leave. "Don't come looking for me again."

"Wait." Bai Yu called out to him. "Can you teach me how to Breakthrough to a higher Realm?"

"No." The old man didn't look back. "This kind of thing can only depend on yourself."

"No one else can help you."

After saying that, he disappeared onto the mountain path.

Bai Yu stood in place,

looking in the direction where the old man had disappeared.

"Can I only depend on myself?"

He clenched his fists.

If that's the case, then I'll continue to Cultivate.

Until I Breakthrough to a higher Realm.

Bai Yu returned to his room.

He took out the Storage Pouch given by Void Realm.

There were still some Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills left inside.

"It should be enough for a while."

He sat cross-legged

and began to absorb the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stones.

Golden Spiritual Qi surged within his body.

His Meridians were widened to their limit.

His Dantian was also constantly expanding.

Time passed day by day.

Bai Yu's aura grew stronger and stronger.

Late-stage Immortal Emperor.

Peak Immortal Emperor.

Half-step Immortal Venerable.

Finally, on the tenth day,

Bai Yu opened his eyes.

Early Stage Immortal Venerable.

He stood up.

The Spiritual Qi in his body was several times stronger than before.

"Still not enough."