A whole day had passed by the time Qi Xuansu woke up from his meditation.0

At this moment, Qi Xuansu had finally taken the last step, advancing from the Guizhen stage to the Xiaoyao stage. This meant he had transitioned from a Xiantian Being to a Heavenly Being.0

Since Qi Xuansu was not a “complete” Banished Immortal, he did not reach the Banished Immortal’s Five Elements Origin Realm but rather the Rogue Cultivator’s Cicada Shedding Realm. In this realm, he would experience a transformation akin to a cicada shedding its husk. He would undergo a rebirth that would heal chronic injuries and refine his body, which would greatly compensate for his innate deficiencies. This was the unique trait of a Rogue Cultivator in the Heavenly Being stage.0

In other words, all the injuries inflicted upon Qi Xuansu by Zhang Juyan, both internal and external, had been completely wiped away. Moreover, his innate physique had finally caught up with his aptitude.0

At the moment, he was no longer burdened as though he were trudging arduously through the mud. He felt as if he had stepped out of the mire, able to move freely without any blockage. If he were to practice the Demonic Blade now, his progress would undoubtedly be twice as effective, even if he were to only put in half the effort.0

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