I've reached the cusp of breaking through after a few monumental battles. I’m only a hair’s breadth from mid soul separation. Lu Yun quickly ran through various courses of action. What he needed most at the moment was a massive fight, one that preferably brought him pressure from someone evenly matched with him. This genteel and refined young man seemed to be a good opponent.

Battle was always the best path for growth. Those who survived the tempering of blood and fire became powerhouses.

BOOM!

A massive explosion sounded in the air as a golden immortal residence three hundred meters tall stood over Xia Houwan’s head. It had fully materialized. His eyes snapped open and an overwhelming aura blossomed from his body. Cultivators attacking him dropped out of the sky like dumplings plopping into a pot.

“How dare you scheme against this young master?? Have you tired of living?!” Xia Houwan waved his hand and spun the residence like a mountain. It bore down on the cultivators with domineering...