The Southern Sky Branch forces remained stationed in Xingshan, Hubei Province, awaiting the arrival of the Western Sky Branch and the Northern Sky Branch. During this period of anticipation, Baek Mu-Gun immersed himself in dedicated martial arts training.0

Being already within the ranks of the Supreme Realm, conventional training held little significance for Mu-Gun. His Iron Blood Vajra Body Cultivation Technique, previously lagging, had recently ascended to its zenith, rendering physical training unnecessary. His focus shifted to mental training, with Mu-Gun harboring no desire to ascend to the Mythic Realm, a level above the Supreme Realm.0

True to its name, the Mythic Realm signified a level where the practitioner could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the divine. Achieving this required transcending human limitations and attaining a God-like spiritual enlightenment.0

Although Mu-Gun caught a fleeting glimpse of divine enlightenment through the Thunder God's Descent, its vastness and boundlessness indicated that the Mythic Realm lay at a considerable distance.0

Mu-Gun sensed that no matter how earnestly he endeavored, stepping closer to that level of enlightenment seemed elusive. In his perspective, ordinary training or study would not pave the way to the Mythic Realm.0

Mu-Gun believed that without the guidance of a divine being, achieving proximity to the Mythic Realm was an insurmountable challenge. It was, however, his personal contemplation rather than an absolute truth.0

Regardless, Mu-Gun's training did not revolve around the aspiration to attain the Mythic Realm. He had yet to reach the pinnacle of the Supreme Realm, let alone contemplate the Mythic Realm.0

Mu-Gun focused on cultivating to attain the summit of the Supreme Realm, an achievement that had eluded him across his past eight...0