The environment of the Southern Wastelands was harsh and chaotic, with thunder and fire intermingling. Within Dongfang Gaoxuan, the sealed cultivation was rapidly reviving. The severe injuries he had sustained in the Holy Dragon's protective domain during his clash with Xiao Tian were visibly healing at an astonishing rate.

Beside him, Zhou Tianji experienced the same resurgence, his aura swelling and injuries mending. As their seals were lifted, the spiritual qi emanating from their bodies surged forth, creating a barrier that isolated them from the surrounding chaos of thunder and flames.

They had reached the Fourteenth Tier, the Heaven and Earth Realm, where one could perceive oneself and consolidate an inner world, thus harnessing the power of their own world to protect themselves from external influences.

On the other side, the blonde woman stretched her body, the space around her seeming to warp. She had reached the Seventeenth Tier, the Path Entry Realm, already treading the path of the Great Dao, specifically the Dao of Space.