“Boom!” The black palm collided with the fire dragon, producing a deafening roar.
A powerful shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact, uprooting the surrounding trees and carving a massive crater into the ground.
Under the influence of the shockwave, the cultivators were all flung away, crashing to the earth.
They bore injuries of varying severity and looked utterly dishevelled.
Although the little Swallowing Sky Beast and the little Fire Qilin were also affected by the shockwave, they steadied themselves swiftly thanks to their agile movements and resilient wills.
The little Swallowing Sky Beast spotted a cultivator who had fallen and had not yet risen. It charged forward abruptly and swallowed him whole in one gulp.
The other cultivators widened their eyes in horror upon seeing this. They wished to flee, but the little Swallowing Sky Beast and the little Fire Qilin would not grant them that chance.
The little Swallowing Sky Beast continued to exert its suction, pinning the cultivators in place.
The little Fire Qilin launched fresh attacks, burning them one by one with flames until they were gravely wounded.
In the end, the little Swallowing Sky Beast devoured the remaining cultivators as well.
It let out a contented burp, its body glowing with an even brighter light.
The little Fire Qilin circled the little Swallowing Sky Beast joyfully several times. The two little creatures appeared thoroughly delighted.
After dealing with the cultivators, the little Swallowing Sky Beast and the little Fire Qilin returned to the vicinity of the Demon Suppressing Tower and resumed their play, as if the recent battle had been nothing more than an amusing game.
Meanwhile, inside the Demon Suppressing Tower, Chen Ping and Hu Mazi remained absorbed in their cultivation, oblivious to the events outside.
The two continued to cultivate with undivided attention.
Within the Demon Suppressing Tower, time seemed to lose all meaning.
One year outside equated to a century inside.
Chen Ping and Hu Mazi immersed themselves in cultivation, utterly forgetting the passage of time.
Chen Ping sat cross-legged, enveloped in dense immortal qi.
The immortal stones obtained from the sixth hall master’s storehouse now emitted brilliant light, channelling pure energy into him ceaselessly.
As his cultivation deepened, Chen Ping’s aura grew ever more vigorous. Within his dantian, the already solid immortal qi churned violently, like boiling water.
“Boom!”
With a soft sound, Chen Ping’s body trembled slightly. He had successfully broken through to the first grade of the Earth Immortal realm!
Yet he did not cease his cultivation. Instead, he persisted in absorbing the energy from the immortal stones.
Under the time acceleration effect of the Demon Suppressing Tower, his cultivation advanced at a visible pace.
Each advancement brought a surge of potent energy fluctuations.
Chen Ping’s body underwent tempering through these successive breakthroughs, becoming even more resilient.
At the same time, Hu Mazi cultivated with frantic intensity. Though his talent fell short of Chen Ping’s, with such pure immortal stones and the tower’s aid, his cultivation progressed steadily.
“Hah…”
Hu Mazi exhaled a long breath of turbid qi. He had successfully broken through to the first grade of the Human Immortal realm!
Sensing the unprecedented power within him, Hu Mazi brimmed with excitement.
But he was not content. He continued to draw in the energy from the immortal stones.
Time slipped away unnoticed. A century inside the tower passed as merely a year outside.
During this period, Chen Ping and Hu Mazi’s cultivations leaped forward qualitatively.
Chen Ping’s realm soared, ultimately breaking through to the sixth grade of the Earth Immortal realm!
His aura had become unimaginably powerful, the immortal qi around him as tangible as substance.
Hu Mazi, too, advanced to the third grade of the Human Immortal realm. Though still a considerable distance from Chen Ping, the difference from before was like night and day.
“Finally… a breakthrough!”
Chen Ping slowly opened his eyes, a glint of sharpness flashing within them. Feeling the unprecedented power surging through his body, his heart swelled with confidence.
