Blood dropped from his lips, his eyes darkening at the peril that mounted insane pressure upon him like a dead weight.He watched Dii Jin move;“Vajra Shadow Steps.”It was like her figure broke into countless phantom images that blurred forward through space. She closed the distance between them in an instant. That was when Yao controlled the river of time, causing her to be caged within. Her cultivation further dropped from an Ortuser to a progenitor… she quickly retreated, her pupils shrinking down immediately.‘Truly effective. But I do not have much time left. I have to kill him or else, I might lose the chance forever and end up being killed instead.’“Vajra Amplification, a thousandfold!”Yao's eyes twitched…‘This woman.’Her hands stretched forward, vanishing and appearing right within Yao's defenses. “Vajra Phasing steps.” Yao's pupils shrank.‘Not good.’ He watched her hands slap down at him, his body tilting to dodge such a tricky attack but then, he was caught off g

“Alright then, I won't let a talent go to waste. You're coming with me and you'll attempt your breakthrough to the immortal realm.” Her eyes widened.“Wait, what?”Yao smiled.“You're actually not going to kill me?”Yao did not need to kill her. Of all the dukkhans he'd met so far, she is the only one likely close to the greater boundary. She also had great luck with her Vajra cultivation…only, she had met a freak like him.Yao had heard about the case of the immortal Lord being the only immortal in existence which made it impossible for karma to tie him down. If someone else steps into that realm, then both him and Dii Jin would be greatly restricted.Even Dii Jin would realise the implications of attacking and killing someone as powerful as Yao.“I'm tempted to…” Yao answered honestly and continued. “But for the sake of your own existence, I've decided to let you live and in exchange you'll be my backer for six hundred years.” Dii Jin’s eyes narrowed. “I'm a hundred percent sure

Yao smiled…“And you are excused.” He picked her up effortlessly, throwing her into the midst of hungry grues. They immediately rushed toward her with astonishing speed, causing Dii Jin to panic… “I'll get back at you Yao, I'll make sure to get my revenge.” Two longswords materialised behind her and she unsheathed it from its scabbard. The blade was extremely sharp to the point that it could even sever metals apart and bones were no exception.The weaker grues were cut apart, the stronger grues only got their carapace torn… anymore from that sword and they would be killed…They escaped as new grues took their place.Yao, who had never been distracted before too easily, was mesmerized by how easy it had been for that blade to cut down the metal carapace that even Yao's spears had failed to scratch let alone puncture. And a simple blade like Dii Jin’s could sever it without any effort at all.Dii Jin turned towards him and realised that he had been staring instead of going on with th

“This door can only be opened by the Timeless immortal, am I right? So instead of waiting for that immortal, I'm very sure that the elders have left a loophole open for us to locate and exploit.” Vi Yan said, turning to face the door, staring at the ancient drawings and inscriptions that mean something that he probably did not want to know what it is. Knowledge is power but some knowledge leads to death. Take the Immortal Lord's forbidden knowledge as an example. That knowledge is still ebbed somewhere at the back of Yao's mind. Just knowing it alone can cause severe harm and yet his pure divine blood allows him to counter the dark energy from it.It is possible that Yao might never be able to forget what he had learnt unless, of course, his memories are erased. And it is also possible that this knowledge might counter his divine blood someday, transforming him into something very harrowing that follows only the Immortal Lord's order.Yao stared at Vi Yan's back and pushed the man a

The fourth floor was silent… as two figures sat within, eyes closed, meditating. And it remained that way for a complete one year. They didn't stop trying to comprehend knowing that the technique was an immortal realm and it would take some time to get it but then, it was taking so long.Another year.Yao stood up, stretching his lithe figure, bones popping in the process. He took a small walk, then watched how Vi Yan was doing within his inner world.The colossal mountain-like creature wasn't the ideal one which is why Vi Yan could endure for so long but of course, his stamina and endurance was wearing thin… he wouldn't endure for much longer and he is also unable to breach the creature's defense.Yao did not want him to succeed, which is why each time it seemed like he wanted to completely defeat the creature, he made a few adjustments and this creature was imbued with immortality. Vi Yan became frustrated because… the creature is something beyond all normalcy. One moment he is a