Liu Wuxie received ten Ascension Pills under countless envious gazes fixated on him. These pills were painstakingly crafted with the resources pooled by the ten major sects, but they had all gone to him now.0

Those who contributed to the pills felt bitter, especially the Azure Crimson Gate and Heavenly Origin Sect. This was no different from them financing their enemy's growth, and the humiliation felt like swallowing a rotten egg.0

Liu Wuxie had become a thorn in their side.0

"Wuxie, you’ve truly surprised me!" Xu Lingxue said as she approached, her voice tinged with amazement. Liu Wuxie's extraordinary performance over the past few days had left her stunned and as she reflected on their shared past in the mundane world, a sense of guilt began to stir within her.0

Though she had never openly ridiculed Liu Wuxie, she once harbored disdain for him. That wasn't surprising, as Liu Wuxie was a rotten egg that couldn't be saved.0

"Time is short, and I must enter seclusion now. We can catch up when the Ten Grand Ceremony ends," Liu Wuxie replied with a brief smile. He needed to enter seclusion with the final battle just a day away, fully aware that it was only the beginning of the...0