The Hundred Races Continent has never been as united as it is now. It has been almost a year since the secret realm ended. The rewards in the dungeon were very generous, including pills that could help people break through to the Martial God level. After much discussion, the nine Martial Saints who finally succeeded in clearing the dungeon took half of the rewards, and the rest were divided equally among the races of those who were resurrected and those who died.

Overall, the trip to the secret realm was a happy one, and Li Daoyi chose to go into seclusion to break through his cultivation after returning to Sword God Mountain.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."

On this day, Mengmeng happily ate all kinds of treasures contributed by the Hundred Clans, including many rare and precious materials. These were originally offered to Li Daoyi by the people of the Hundred Clans, but since he went into seclusion, these things ended up in Mengmeng's hands. The little guy was having a great time eating on top of the mountain of treasures.

"Is Auntie really alright? I think she even ate some rare metals," Zhu Zhu asked worriedly from the side.

“Mengmeng is different from us. This child’s stomach is a bottomless pit. The more she eats, the more magical she becomes,” Dongfang Bubai said.

"That's terrifying!" Zhu Zhu exclaimed. Sometimes she felt that this little aunt was even more magical than her master.

"I heard the Empress has broken through to Martial Saint?" Dongfang Bubai asked.

"Yes, thanks to Master's influence, many people gave her a gift, even I received one. They were all rewards from the secret realm, lots of pills," Zhu Zhu said happily.

"Well, don't slack off either. Cultivation isn't about speed. You're still young and need time to mature." Dongfang Bubai patted Zhuzhu's head. The little guy was already at the late stage of Martial King.

"Okay, I understand."

Dongfang and Xiaolongnu exchanged a glance, then looked at Zhuzhu. They both had a vague feeling that Li Daoyi might leave this place after he came out of seclusion.

"Ugh... Ugh... Hiccup..."

Mengmeng finally let out a comfortable burp and happily patted her little tummy.

"Giggle giggle..."

"I want to sleep."

Mengmeng flew over with a big smile and then snuggled into Long'er's arms.

"Are you going to sleep?" Little Dragon Girl looked at the sky. It was broad daylight, which didn't suit Mengmeng's personality.

Dongfang Bubai realized what was happening and quickly asked.

How long are you going to sleep?

"Hmm... I don't know, I'm so sleepy." The little guy shook his head, then stretched, wrapped his little arms around Long'er, rested his head on her chest, and then stopped responding.

The three of them were speechless for a moment; they really did fall asleep as soon as they said they would.

Just then, Mengmeng's body suddenly emitted bursts of light, a soft, golden glow.

"What's going on?" Little Dragon Girl asked in surprise. This had never happened before.

"It seems this child has consumed too much energy; I wonder how long he'll sleep." Dongfang Bubai shook his head.

Meanwhile, inside the mental time chamber, Li Daoyi was also radiating golden light, illuminating the pure white time chamber with dazzling brilliance. He was undergoing a slow transformation, and a phantom gradually appeared behind him—another Li Daoyi. The phantom slowly grew larger and then slowly opened its eyes.

The phantom looked at the physical body beneath it, then at itself.

"Immortals, is this the evolution of life? A higher level of life, beyond the realm of humans, this feeling..."

The phantom murmured.

"You broke through two realms in one go!" Li Daoyi continued. After saying that, he closed his eyes again, and the illusory figure slowly shrank, eventually returning to his physical body.

After an unknown amount of time, the golden light emanating from Li Daoyi gradually subsided, and a golden mark appeared on his forehead—a strange symbol, a circle the size of a thumb with a point of light in the center.

The color of the light then changed from gold to green, then quickly to purple, red, and black, changing through twelve colors before finally returning to gold.

Meanwhile, outside, the same strange phenomenon appeared on Mengmeng, who was fast asleep, as if the two were resonating with each other.

Finally, Li Daoyi's physical body opened its eyes, and the golden symbol on its forehead disappeared the instant it opened.

"Hmm?" Li Daoyi reached up and touched his forehead, his expression somewhat puzzled.

"Strange, why does my forehead feel a little hot?" Li Daoyi frowned, clearly unaware of the unusual sensation on his forehead.

"System, how much time has passed?" Li Daoyi asked casually, not really caring.

"Reporting to the host, a total of six hundred days have passed in the outside world."

Li Daoyi was stunned upon hearing this.

"So long? I've been in the Time Chamber for six hundred years. Truly, cultivation knows no time!" Li Daoyi exclaimed in amazement.

Initially, he only intended to break through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, but in the end, he couldn't resist and directly exchanged for a Transcending Immortal Pill worth ten million points, choosing to break through directly to the True Immortal stage.

"Open the panel."

"Host: Li Daoyi".

Cultivation level: Mid-stage True Immortal. (Potential for breakthrough)

"Magic Items: Seventy-two Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, Ghost Seal (Max), Black and White Impermanence Summoning Talisman (Max), Lü Dongbin Summoning Talisman (Max), Advanced Puppet Xuan Tianzong (Max), Advanced Puppet Dan Chenzi (Max), Advanced Puppet Crimson Butterfly Spirit (Crimson Corpse God) (Max), Advanced Summoning Talisman White-Clad Wutian Illusion (Max), Random Character Trial Card (Unused)"

"Cultivation Techniques: Chaos Profound Art (Max), Five Elements Dao Technique (Max), Flying Sword Technique (Late Heaven Rank), Sword Control Technique (Late Heaven Rank), Cloud Riding (Late Heaven Rank), Law of Heaven and Earth (Mid-level Immortal Rank), Power of Time (A divine power of law that can either strip away or grant a thousand years of lifespan. It automatically advances with the host's cultivation level; the cultivation level of the stripped target cannot exceed that of the host or the target has no grounds for resistance.)"

"Disciple: Yang Guo (Eighth level of Foundation Establishment) (Master-disciple bonus: for every major breakthrough the disciple makes, the master automatically advances by one minor level)."

"Disciple: Lin Zhuzhu (Late Martial King), Disciple bonus: For every major breakthrough made by the disciple, the master will automatically advance by one minor realm."

Pet: Green Ox (Mid-stage Tribulation Transcending)

"Mengmeng: A special being, origin and strength unknown. (Evolving)"

"Xiao Hei, a black jade unicorn, belongs to Mengmeng. Its strength is unknown, and the system does not have the authority to query it."

"Points/Amazing Value: 225 million. (Slowly increasing)"

"Zhuzhu, this child has broken through! No wonder he's already at the mid-stage of True Immortal." Li Daoyi smiled.

"What's going on with Mengmeng?" Li Daoyi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Evolution? What does this mean, System?" The system had never given this kind of prompt before.

"Mengmeng's body is undergoing a transformation, the specific reason for which this system cannot determine. She is currently asleep," the system responded.

Sword God Mountain, the back mountain, is now a forbidden area. Since Li Daoyi chose to set up his mental time chamber here for seclusion, no one has come here except for Dongfang, Xiaolongnu, and Mengmeng. The area is protected by a barrier set up by Li Daoyi, and even Zhuzhu cannot enter.

Outside the barrier, Zhu Zhu was sparring with Lin Xiao Xiao. The two were fighting back and forth in the air. Although Zhu Zhu's cultivation level was lower than her opponent's, she was very intelligent and not much weaker in the fight. She had extremely strong combat talent.

"Ice ban," Zhu Zhu whispered.

The surrounding air instantly turned cold, and the sword in his hand emitted a white sword aura, which struck towards Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Whoosh..." The opponent reacted quickly, dodging the sword energy the instant it arrived.

"It's so cold," Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but say.

"Oh my, Auntie, you're amazing!" Zhu Zhu said, dissatisfied.

"I almost didn't dodge it. You didn't need to shout it out and give me time to prepare," Lin Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

Zhu Zhu stuck out her tongue. She always liked to shout it out whenever she released her magic, thinking it made her look cool.

"Oh no!" Zhu Zhu exclaimed in surprise. She saw that the sword energy had landed in the garden in the distance, and the garden was covered with white frost.

Zhu Zhu quickly flew over, pressed her palms on the ground, and her hands immediately emitted a green light, as did her eyes.

The frost that had covered the plants disappeared at a visible speed, and the frozen, drooping flowers and plants perked up again, regaining their vitality.

"The power of nature is truly amazing." Dongfang Bubai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but praise it.

"Brother said that when Zhuzhu becomes stronger in the future, she can directly accelerate the ripening of flowers, plants, and trees," Little Dragon Girl sighed.

"Thank goodness, this is Mother's favorite garden," Zhu Zhu said, patting her chest.

Just then, the barrier beside them suddenly reacted, and the ground trembled slightly.

The group quickly turned around to look at the barrier.

"Sizzle..."

A current appeared outside the barrier, and it flowed across the barrier.

Soon, as the electric current disappeared, the barrier gradually dissipated, revealing the mental time chamber inside.

"Master!" Zhu Zhu exclaimed in surprise.

"He's about to emerge from seclusion." Dongfang Bubai also smiled.

This time, there were no unusual phenomena around. The small door slowly opened, and a figure walked out—it was Li Daoyi.

Seeing the familiar faces outside, Li Daoyi smiled.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Master, you're finally out!" Zhu Zhu happily jumped into Li Daoyi's arms.

Looking at the girl who had grown much taller, Li Daoyi couldn't help but sigh.

"You're all grown up now, pay attention to your image." He then affectionately ruffled Zhu Zhu's hair.

"Zhuzhu misses her master," the little girl whispered.

Li Daoyi let her hug him, then looked at the others.

"This time it's taken so long," Dongfang Bubai said. She had cultivated inside before, so she knew that Li Daoyi had been cultivating there for a full six hundred years.

"Hmm." Li Dao nodded, and Xiaolongnu also showed a rare green smile.

"What's going on with Mengmeng?" Li Daoyi asked immediately, curious about what had happened after he went into seclusion.

Hearing this, the group shook their heads helplessly.

“Master, Aunt Mengmeng ate too much. There was a whole mountain of rare and precious herbs. After eating, she fell asleep. Let me calculate... um... she's been asleep for more than a year.” Zhuzhu said, tilting her head up.

"A rare and precious treasure?" Li Daoyi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It was contributed by all the tribes. They sent their treasures, which they had kept for thousands of years, to curry favor with you," Dongfang Bubai explained.

“No wonder, let her be! She ate it, so be it.” Li Dao nodded. For the past two years, the Hundred Clans had been contributing points to him, so he didn’t feel bad that Mengmeng had eaten the rare and precious treasures.