152: Xu Jinhuan's time management skills need improvement.

"As expected of a fugitive from the Immortal Domain, this strength is indeed frighteningly powerful; I almost fell at this guy's hands."

Looking at the corpse before him, Xu Jinhuan commented, his gaze deep.

It took a long time for him to calm the restless Battle Intent and Eternal Power within his body.

He turned back to examine himself.

Only then did he discover to his astonishment that the Bottleneck before him had quietly shattered at some unknown point.

His strength had finally crossed that invisible barrier and reached the Immortal Dao Realm!

"It must have been the battle just now; as expected, tempering oneself through actual combat is the fastest way to increase strength."

Xu Jinhuan began to check the changes within his body.

Crossing that immortal-mortal barrier, the circulation of his Spiritual Qi accelerated significantly; his originally perfect Dao base now underwent an ultimate sublimation,

transforming into a form of another dimension, carrying a hint of otherworldly, eternal, and immortal aura.

With a casual wave, various Great Dao manifestations and killing powers were evolved to their limits by him.

Endless Divine Abilities blotted out the sun, flowing like an unceasing river; even the Heavenly Dao could only tremble before him, temporarily avoiding his sharp edge.

His strength completely settled at the Peak moment of having just slain the Golden Holy Dragon!

"Is this an immortal? It is indeed extraordinary, with a fundamental difference from my previous self, as if we are two different kinds of beings."

Feeling the changes within his body, Xu Jinhuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

With a gentle wave of his hand, he cleared away all the surrounding Heavenly Dao will, creating a vacuum zone that belonged only to him.

Outside, the Heavenly Dao will roared continuously and thunder flashed incessantly, yet it could only linger at the edge of the zone, unable to advance an inch or dare to cross the line.

Like an incompetent husband.

"Since my strength has broken through, there's no rush regarding my Realm; I'll first see what this so-called hongjun jade pagoda is all about."

His Divine Sense entered his body; atop the Immortal Platform, a crystal-clear jade pagoda was spinning rapidly, hovering in mid-air, as if possessed of spirituality, jumping for joy like a child.

He tried to use his Divine Sense to communicate with it.

"&%&*+#*..."

The information sent back was extremely chaotic, like the nonsensical ravings of someone who had lost their mind.

Xu Jinhuan's Divine Soul was covered in black lines as he slapped the small pagoda.

"Speak human."

Slap!

Eternal Power landed heavily on the small pagoda; like whipping a top, the fellow spun even faster.

Half a day later.

"Aba aba aba..."

"New power, delicious, Daddy, give me more!"

Information came from within the small pagoda again; this time Xu Jinhuan could understand it,

but the other party seemed like a blank sheet of paper, just like a newborn baby.

It even called him 'Daddy'.

"Was its intelligence worn away by millions of years of suppression?

Or was it already severely damaged, which is why it was used by the powerful existence behind it to hunt down the Golden Being?"

Xu Jinhuan speculated in his heart.

However, judging by the other party's tone, it seemed to crave Eternal Power very much.

"And my Eternal Power should be able to promote its self-repair, which is why it craves it so much."

Thinking of this, he immediately increased the input of Eternal Power, wrapping the small jade pagoda with it.

The next second, a tender Divine Sense like a baby's came from the small pagoda, stuttering its thanks.

"Tha... thank you, Dad... Daddy..."

After receiving more Eternal Power, the small jade pagoda spun even faster, swaying repeatedly in an adorable manner, as if jumping for joy like a child who had received a beloved toy.

Once the small jade pagoda calmed down slightly, Xu Jinhuan spoke to inquire, his expression gentle and kind like an old father coaxing a child.

"Now, can you tell me where you came from?"

The small jade pagoda froze for a long time after hearing this question, trembling continuously as if trying its best to understand the meaning of the sentence.

After thinking for the duration of an incense stick, it finally sent out a fragmented response.

"Don't... don't know... opened eyes... Daddy... I... don't remember things from before..."

Well, that was a pointless question.

"This little guy probably has amnesia; as for news about the Immortal Domain, I should look at the memories of the Source of Darkness."

As for how to check, it would involve refining the immortal soul of the Golden Being and digesting its memories.

Of course, not right now.

The current Xu Jinhuan had more important things to do.

Outside the battlefield, Li Qingyue walked over gracefully, a trace of worry still lingering on her exquisite face.

"You little bastard, you scared your Revered Master to death. You're not allowed to take such risks next time, do you hear me?"

Li Qingyue said crossly, giving Xu Jinhuan a warning glare.

It was clearly full of warning, but in Xu Jinhuan's eyes, it seemed a bit... cute.

This was the first time he had seen his Revered Master so worried.

His eyes darted around as he thought of a playful idea.

Suddenly, he clutched his head and let out a tragic cry of pain.

"Ouch, ouch!!! It hurts, my head hurts so much!!!"

As he spoke, his voice was strained through gritted teeth, his tone terrified; it sounded painful, as if he were truly wandering on the edge of life and death.

Seeing this, Li Qingyue could no longer bother to lecture this Disciple who loved taking matters into his own hands and hurried to his side to check the situation.

"Huaner, are you alright? Revered Master will take you to the Immortal Domain right now to check what went wrong."

With that, Li Qingyue channeled a surge of power into Xu Jinhuan's body,

Immortal Dao power, its quality far superior to the Golden Being Xu Jinhuan had just killed, worlds apart.

Feeling the extra power in his body, Xu Jinhuan's heart also tightened. This was the first time he had felt his Revered Master's terrifying strength so intuitively.

Such a powerful woman, yet so exceptionally fragile at those times, like a whale—what a contrast!

Recalling his Revered Master's look—eyes rolling back, clearly at her limit, yet still stubbornly talking tough and refusing to admit defeat—

Xu Jinhuan became even more excited.

He tightly grasped Li Qingyue's hand and pulled her delicate body into his arms, a mischievous grin on his face; where was there even a hint of weakness?

"Huaner, you're fine? You were tricking your Revered Master?"

Feeling the scorching breath from the man before her, Li Qingyue's face instantly turned red, whether from shame or anger.

"You little bastard, Revered Master will never believe you again!"

The glamorous Revered Master, realizing she had been fooled, struggled with all her might, trying to break through the confinement of her naughty Disciple.

Like a coerced young girl.

However, it was in vain.

Those devilish claws that had just experienced a True Immortal battle were now like steel, strong and powerful, unshakeable.

"Revered Master, stop struggling and just give in to your Disciple!"

"Jie jie jie..."

...On Eastern Emperor Mountain.

Fang Qingyao looked at the phantom projection of Xu Jinhuan's Divine Soul before her and asked somewhat nervously:

"Young Master, are you... alright?"

Xu Jinhuan's expression was a bit strange, and he didn't answer immediately.

"..."

Mainly, the battle on the other side was too intense; Revered Master Li Qingyue was too fierce.

He was a bit distracted.

"Senior Brother, say something!"

Fang Qingyao became even more nervous, reaching out to try and grab Xu Jinhuan's Divine Soul phantom.

But she grasped only air.

A day later, Xu Jinhuan finally managed to spare a little time.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. That enemy has been dealt with."

"Really? That's great!"

Fang Qingyao breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes curving into crescents as she beamed with joy and skipped away.

Watching her back, Xu Jinhuan's Divine Soul also let out a sigh of relief.

Finally, I managed to bluff my way through.

My time management skills are still a bit lacking...