In a secluded valley, a wisp of black light suddenly appeared.

Then the black light grew rapidly, gradually forming the shape of a person.

With a "rip" sound, the figure seemed to be torn apart by some force, causing ripples in the surrounding void.

Finally, a hand emerged from the figure, followed by a torso, a head, and then legs.

"Whew, I'm finally alive again."

Zhu Fei took deep breaths of the surrounding air, his face filled with lingering fear.

Because just moments ago, when he charged towards the Ancient Sword Demon and turned to attack the high altar, he indeed had fallen.

If he hadn't secretly activated the power of the substitute doll earlier, he might not have survived.

Even so, the feeling of truly dying shook Zhu Fei's heart greatly.

But it was this experience of genuine death that gave Zhu Fei a clearer understanding of the Death Heavenly Book.

Moreover, all the injuries he had sustained were replaced by the substitute doll.

This means that Zhu Fei's body is unscathed.

On the contrary, the ordeal deepened Zhu Fei's understanding of the great principles of heaven and earth.

After sensing his condition for a moment, Zhu Fei didn't linger and quickly found a hidden spot, then entered his own Divine Tripod Space.

He needed to thoroughly organize everything he had comprehended and attempt to realize new Divine Skills.

Zhu Fei felt if he could comprehend these new Divine Skills, his combat power would definitely increase significantly.

By then, not just Ancestor Immortals, but even Immortal Monarchs might find it hard to kill him.

In contrast, Zhu Fei might have the power to contend with them using the new Divine Skill.

Meditating in the time zone within the Divine Tripod Space, the Death Heavenly Book floated before Zhu Fei, surrounded by densely laid layers of Immortal Crystals.

Pure Immortal Spirit Qi continuously gathered towards Zhu Fei's body, centered on him.

Meanwhile, the Death Heavenly Book floating in front of Zhu Fei seemed to be drawn by an aura and began to gently vibrate.

An abstruse and distant aura slowly emanated from the Death Heavenly Book.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Fei, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide.

Then his pupils deepened, with swirling vortexes of darkness transforming into an overwhelming will of death.

"Life Liberation!"

Suddenly, four syllables were slowly spoken from Zhu Fei's mouth.

As these syllables were uttered, curtains of black fog suddenly rose from the ground in front of him.

With a "boom," the black fog expanded rapidly, transforming the ground into nothingness in an instant.

Meanwhile, an ordinary spiritual medicine plant located far from Zhu Fei transformed into spots of light.

The light spots flickered briefly but eventually faded into silence.

That ordinary spiritual medicine plant had withered and died.

Conversely, nearby a different spiritual medicine plant inexplicably grew several feet and was bursting with vigorous life.

This was the new Divine Skill named Life Liberation, which Zhu Fei comprehended during decades of seclusion in the time zone, inspired by his earlier death and the Death Heavenly Book.

This Divine Skill had two abilities.

The first was the stripping of life from all entities, including humans, Demon Clan, elves, even the earth and sky, and Immortal Spirit Qi.

Anyone affected by this ability, if lacking sufficient cultivation to resist, would be rendered into nothingness and disappear completely in no time.

The second ability was the transformation of life, allowing life force to be extracted from one being and bestowed upon himself or another designated being.

This was the most terrifying aspect of Life Liberation.

Imagine facing an opponent who could restore themselves endlessly—how would you feel?

Zhu Fei was certain that with this special ability of Life Liberation, he now had the power to challenge even an Immortal Monarch.

If luck was on his side, combined with Primordial Spirit banishment, Zhu Fei had a ten to twenty percent chance of slaying an Immortal Monarch.

Hmm? I've reached the Golden Immortal Peak.

Zhu Fei put away the Death Heavenly Book and sensed his body, surprised to discover he somehow reached the Golden Immortal Peak without intensive cultivation.

Now that he reached the Golden Immortal Peak, it might be time to prepare for advancing to Ancestor Immortal. I wonder how Tianxing and the others are doing. Have they encountered any danger?

Zhu Fei knew that in this place, a Golden Immortal cultivation was still insufficient.

If he wanted to achieve something meaningful in the future or contend with the Immortal Monarchs, he needed to elevate his cultivation swiftly.

Wait, Immortal Monarch?

Suddenly, Zhu Fei realized a glaring problem.

According to Ba Dao's earlier statement, the highest cultivation allowed in this Hidden Palace Secret Realm couldn't exceed Immortal Monarch.

So how did Lan Ye and the Sky Sword Elder, both at Immortal King Realm, enter here?

The question had just formed in Zhu Fei's mind when he dismissed it.

No matter what, this Hidden Palace Secret Realm was owned by Hidden Sword Heavenly Palace.

They might have used some special method to enter this secret realm.

Zhu Fei did not dwell on the issue further but instead took out the Alchemy Furnace to start refining the pill that could aid his breakthrough to Ancestor Immortal, the Ancestor Origin Pill!

...

Several days later, the space in the secluded valley where Zhu Fei initially appeared suddenly fluctuated.

The sky of the Hidden Palace Secret Realm suddenly darkened, which originally had no distinction between day and night.

Silver serpents danced in the sky, forming a terrifying presence.

Ancestor Immortal Tribulation!

Zhu Fei stood in the void, slightly astonished, gazing up at the sky.

He initially thought that being in the Hidden Palace Secret Realm, the Heavenly Tribulation might not respond to his breakthrough.

Yet, unexpectedly, the Heavenly Tribulation came.

This was truly interesting.

Zhu Fei looked at the sky, a faint smile playing on his lips.

With a casual flick, an Ancestor Origin Pill dropped into his mouth.

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