Monarch Of Time

Chapter 920 Heavenly Tower (1)

As dawn began to emerge and illuminate the ʼCity of Immortalsʼ once more, the scorching heat of the ʼEndless Desertʼ continued to batter the unsuspecting Dao Kings who dared to pass through its vicinity. The grains of sand, baked for countless years, had already turned a deeper shade of orange, reflecting the desertʼs unforgiving and relentless nature.

Surprisingly enough, even Dao Kings werenʼt immune to the heat inside the ʼEndless Desertʼ. Things were somewhat tolerable for body refiners whose sturdy bodies could resist the overwhelming heat to a certain extent, but for most cultivators who had yet to temper their bodies, they could only protect themselves using their qi, otherwise, even taking a single step would be torturous.

And yet, Shun Long and his group were casually walking through the desert as they headed towards the south, as if the heat didnʼt bother them in the slightest.

After taking a look inside Mao Huangʼs spatial ring and verifying its contents, Shun Long didnʼt waste any time and gathered everyone, before they began their journey towards the south!

Normally, this trip would have only taken them a couple of months if they were traveling on the back of a peak rank 6 magic beast, but now that they were traveling on foot, Shun Long estimated that it would probably take them at least a year to arrive in their destination, even if he made use of his ʼDao of Spaceʼ in between to shorten the distance.

However, since Little Silver was now focused on absorbing the core of the ʼWind Wyrmʼ that Little Black had killed back in the ʼWind Dragonʼs forestʼ, and was already in the process of advancing to become a rank 7 magic beast, their group could only travel on foot.

And yet, Shun Long didnʼt seem to mind this type of journey at all, and in fact even relished the idea of tempering his body under this environment.

After all, in the past couple of years, Shun Long had already consumed nearly 30 pills that he had concocted using the golden skeletonʼs essence, bringing his ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ to the middle of the sixth stage. Now, he was only a step away from the peak of the sixth stage as well!

Although the heat from the ʼEndless Desertʼ wasnʼt strong enough to pierce through his defenses and harm him, it was still enough to slightly stimulate his bodyʼs latent potential, allowing him to absorb the pillsʼ effects even faster.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen and Bai Longtian were also mere steps away from reaching the peak of the sixth stage in body refinement, so this type of training was just as beneficial to them.

Liu Mei and Xingyi were the only ones who didnʼt find the environment of the ʼEndless Desertʼ particularly interesting, but the 2 women were completely unfazed by the heat as well, as they were protected by Liu Meiʼs ʼDao of Iceʼ!

Although Liu Meiʼs proficiency in the ʼDao of Iceʼ was only at an elementary level and couldnʼt be used to fight other Dao Kings, it was still more than enough to protect her and Xingyi from the heat of the desert.

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Like this, time continued to pass as Shun Longʼs group of 5 traveled towards the south, and in the blink of an eye, a month had already gone by.

Surprisingly, other than the extreme heat, the desert didnʼt seem to hold any dangers that could threaten a group of peak-stage Dao Kings, making their journey particularly peaceful. Occasionally, a few middle-rank 6 magic beasts would show their faces and try to attack them, but none of them could survive more than a few strikes from Liu Meiʼs Undead knights.

It was a monotonous routine with no change in scenery, but Shun Long could clearly feel his body getting stronger and stronger by the day, as his physique inched closer towards the peak of the sixth stage!

Eventually, as the second month came to an end, Shun Long saw his surroundings which had gradually begun to change.

The dull, uninteresting desert with its countless grains of sand seemed to have finally come to an end, and in its place, vast, verdant plains began to emerge.

ʼʼFinally... are we finally out of that accursed desert?!ʼʼ Bai Longtianʼs voice wasnʼt loud, but a myriad of emotions were contained within it as the young man stared at his new surroundings in excitement.

Looking at the vast, grassy landscape that spanned for countless miles and feeling a cool gust of wind caressing his face, Bai Longtian couldnʼt help but feel refreshed for the first time in a while.

Of course, Shun Long could also share Bai Longtianʼs feelings at this point. After all, the five of them had already spent more than 6 years within the ʼEndless Desertʼ, doing nothing but cultivating diligently the entire time.

No matter what, spending so long in such a dull environment was bound to make someone bored and crave a change of scenery.

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Then, as the third month came to an end, Jiang Chen was actually the first one to breakthrough and reach the peak of the sixth stage in body refinement, followed by Bai Longtian just a few days later.

At this point, both Jiang Chen and Bai Longtian could confidently claim that they had already reached their absolute limits within the Dao King realm!

And yet, Shun Long could also tell that within the next couple of months at most, he would complete his breakthrough as well! Although his ʼMonarchʼs Eternal bodyʼ required far more resources than other body refinement cultivators of the same realm, Shun Long could clearly sense that his muscles were now brimming with energy, and he was merely half a step away from reaching the peak of the Dao King realm in body refinement as well!

Two months later however, just as Shun Long felt that his body was almost fully saturated with energy and was about to attempt his breakthrough, the entire ʼCity of Immortalsʼ faced a massive change.

The sky suddenly began to darken and even the mountain that Shun Long was standing on began to violently tremble, as if it was suddenly struck by a monumental earthquake, before the voice of an old man resounded loudly within Shun Longʼs mind!