After all, there was still a year left.

The biggest problem right now was how to make the upcoming year as productive as the previous one.

Since he had successfully mastered his Purgatory Chains and Unshackled Doppelgangers, he could be sure that progress in the remaining year would be slow indeed. He could not afford to be hasty.

Abandoning dao enlightenment and the expansion of his Violet Kingdom for overly long would result in detrimental consequences.

"There isn't any room for improvement for my Heaven Earth Void techniques, mystiques, and the Ground Demon Transformation Art. Since I don't have the aid of the Yan Huang Ancient Souls in the remaining year, I might as well cultivate my dao enlightenment through the refining of immortal medicines and the drawing of spirit designs. Nonetheless, it seems too far-fetched to aim for the second tier of the Violet Kingdom of the Inner Sea Realm in just a year.

"Furthermore, given my lack of Inner Sea Essence Pills, even though my Unshackled Doppelganger has reached this level, where can I find so many Inner Sea Essence Pills once I leave this place without sufficient time?"

He frowned and pondered in the darkness.

The duel at Shushan was of paramount importance to him!...