This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Li Daoxuan has been in this world for over a year.

Although he lived his life in a routine manner every day, it was as if he had completely accepted this identity.

But in fact, all this time, he has never stopped thinking about why the Xuanhuang Ancient Path set up this trial for him.

As the greatest opportunity or trial ground that has existed since the beginning of time in the Xuanhuang Great World, the Xuanhuang Ancient Path would not be so bored as to give him a fleeting dream. Therefore, Li Daoxuan guessed that there must be some reason behind it.

I just can't figure it out.

To this day, he faces this former son of God who devoured the entire city's in his quest for godhood.

He finally saw through some of the clues.

Just now, when he was fighting the skeletal monster to the very end, a power suddenly descended through the black-robed man.

It seems they want to eliminate him.

Li Daoxuan was no stranger to this power.

Yes, it's not unfamiliar; he had experienced the same thing during a time-travel adventure.

Those were the alien races we encountered on the Immortal Ancient Battlefield during the last trial of the Xuanhuang Ancient Path.

The difference lies in the fact that the power of those alien races on the Immortal Ancient Battlefield still possesses a masculine aspect.

But the gods of this world possess only endless darkness and malevolence.

It's not even a living being, but rather an instinct.

An instinct to devour humans and use them as nourishment.

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but wonder if, after the battle of the Immortal Ancient Battlefield, these alien races from the Outer Heavens were not actually completely wiped out, or perhaps only their physical bodies were destroyed, but their spirits still existed.

This also explains why, whenever night falls and the Dark Tide attacks, the intelligent Dark Tide has no interest in wild birds, beasts, fish, or insects, but only devours humans.

But there's something else that doesn't make sense.

If it is truly the remnant souls of those alien races causing trouble, then why haven't the human powerhouses reacted at all?

Although humanity lost three states after that battle, there were still hundreds of millions of lives in six states, and there must have been quite a few skilled survivors.

How can we allow these monstrous things to poison the human race?

There must be some unknown secrets behind this.

This was the only thing Li Daoxuan couldn't understand.

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For a long time afterward, Li Daoxuan and Shenhuang settled in this empty city.

The residual divine power within the statue caused Dark Tide to subconsciously avoid the city's central area.

In fact, the Dark Tide and the so-called gods are of the same origin. Where there is divine power, the Dark Tide will treat it as one of its own and will not launch an attack.

The difference is that divine power will not actively devour humans.

Li Daoxuan had already figured this out long ago.

Although the city was desolate, the area outside the city was rich in supplies.

There are countless kinds of elixirs, minerals, and so on.

If it weren't for the undercurrents every night, Li Daoxuan would have thought this place was a paradise for cultivators.

Every so often, Li Daoxuan would go out to gather materials and then devote himself to cultivation.

He also taught the Divine Phoenix.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Nourished by inexhaustible natural treasures, the Divine Phoenix finally replenished its deficient foundation, achieved perfection in the Third Heaven, and could begin refining essence into qi.

Li Daoxuan naturally compressed his true qi into a force similar to undiluted liquid. Once unleashed, its destructive power far exceeded that of ordinary martial arts true qi, and in martial arts cultivation, it was called Gang Qi.

To compress true qi into primordial liquid qi, one must possess extremely powerful spiritual strength.

Therefore, the Seventh Heaven is a huge watershed, not only a transformation of true qi, but also a transformation of the soul.

This is why the seventh level is also called the Refining God Realm.

After cultivating to the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm, Li Daoxuan made a special trip outside the city and stayed outside the city for one night.

The Divine Phoenix stood guard at the city gate until dawn.

After the undercurrent receded, she only saw Li Daoxuan lying outside the city gate, his body badly broken.

The Divine Phoenix, believing that Li Daoxuan had perished, was filled with despair.

Just when she thought Li Daoxuan was about to die, a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from Li Daoxuan's body.

Then Li Daoxuan rapidly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, all of which were techniques that Shenhuang had never heard of or seen before.

A spiritual light appeared on Li Daoxuan, lifting his body slowly into the air, like the rising sun, with endless vitality emerging.

The pitted wounds on Li Daoxuan's body were visibly healing.

In just a short while, Li Daoxuan, who had been on the verge of death, was completely healed.

Not only that, Shenhuang also felt that her master seemed to have changed a bit.

I can't quite put my finger on what's different, but it just feels different.

Not long after, Li Daoxuan woke up from his coma.

Looking at his unharmed body, he still felt somewhat puzzled, even though he had experienced it once before.

He clearly remembered that last night, just when he was about to hold on until the dark tide receded, his internal energy was completely exhausted, and the dark tide immediately began to devour his flesh and blood.

He could only fight back with his own pure and powerful Yang energy.

Although I know I won't die, it's impossible for me to emerge unscathed.

Not only that, Li Daoxuan also felt that there seemed to be some extra things in his memory.

But even if you try to feel it carefully, you can't see anything.

Li Daoxuan immediately became alert, as if he sensed some kind of danger.

This danger is not a threat to life, but it is unclear what exactly it is.

"What exactly happened?"

Li Daoxuan was filled with doubt.

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After reaching the seventh level, Li Daoxuan's cultivation rate began to slow down.

A year later, Shenhuang had just broken through to the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm, while Li Daoxuan was still at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm.

Another year passed, and the Divine Phoenix reached the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm.

Li Daoxuan finally broke through to the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm with great difficulty.

However, on the very day he broke through to the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm, the world before him seemed to undergo some kind of change.

Just as the undercurrent was about to descend, the statue inside the city suddenly exploded out of thin air without warning, and all its divine power dissipated.

The undercurrent swallowed the entire city in an instant.

Li Daoxuan immediately erected a protective shield of qi, protecting him and Shenhuang.

He had already tried it; when he reached the seventh level of perfection, he could move freely in and out of the Dark Tide.

The undercurrents could no longer threaten him.

But today seems different.

The power of the undercurrents is clearly stronger than usual.

It even condensed and took shape time and time again, frantically attacking Li Daoxuan's protective aura shield.

Each impact was more powerful than the last.

Li Daoxuan's expression was solemn; he hadn't expected the undercurrents to undergo such a change.

The internal energy is being consumed at an extremely rapid rate; at this rate, it will be difficult to hold out until dawn.

Not only that, Li Daoxuan also felt as if there were a pair of eyes staring intently at him from within the dark current.

His existence should have already begun to attract the attention of some terrifying things.

Counting the time, there was still almost an hour until dawn.

However, Li Daoxuan's internal energy had already run out.

If it were the same level of devouring power as the previous undercurrent, even a Divine Phoenix with the strength of the sixth level of Heaven could easily withstand it for an hour.

But now, she probably can't hold on for even a quarter of an hour.

But for some reason, Li Daoxuan felt extremely calm at this moment.

Something seemed to be quietly growing in my heart.

It's hard to explain.

It's like a certain artistic conception.

This caused Li Daoxuan to unknowingly fall into a meditative state.

Without his own awareness, his hands began to slowly form hand seals, held upright in front of his chest, a golden light appeared behind his head, and a mysterious and complex magic array was faintly visible beneath his feet.

The dark currents that had been steadily approaching suddenly retreated several miles away, as if they had encountered something terrifying.

The aura emanating from Li Daoxuan also began to change.

The martial arts energy seemed to be imbued with another kind of spirituality, and slowly condensed into a blooming lotus flower.

At the center of the lotus flower stood Li Daoxuan, who appeared as if he were a celestial being descended from heaven.