Unity with heaven and earth meant his body had become indestructible and immortal, yet something still felt off. For some reason, he couldn't enter a fusion of souls with Vanya the way he had with Xu Lingxue, and the discrepancy made him wonder if he and Xu Lingxue had already been husband and wife in their past lives. That thought lingered only for a heartbeat before he reached out to Xu Lingxue outside.0

The Heavenly Deity Monument opened, and Jian Xing'er, Chen Ruoyan, and Murong Yi entered together. The instant they stepped in and sensed the surging aura saturating the air, longing washed over their faces. Xu Lingxue had already reached the third-level Heaven Gaze Realm, and even Vanya had broken through to the first-level Heaven Gaze Realm. Seeing their advancement, an immense pressure bore down on them.0

When Vanya returned to the outside world and met Xu Lingxue's gaze, the two exchanged meaningful smiles and remained silent.0

"Mistress Vanya, congratulations on your breakthrough to the Heaven Gaze Realm," Bi Gongyu said in a teasing tone as he stepped forward. Vanya rolled her eyes at him, and laughter rippled through the private room.0

Below, Elder Wu Hen kept introducing the new method, and only fifteen...0