Life World.

A perilous mountain peak.

"How much longer?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Extracting the card spirit from the card and replacing it with a new one is an incredibly difficult and advanced skill. I need more time."

The old fairy rummaged through tools, not lifting its head while speaking.

"Now, find a safe place to do this." Wu Xiaode advised.

"Safe place?"

The old fairy lifted its head, looking at Wu Xiaode in surprise.

"Go quickly." Wu Xiaode instructed.

The old fairy seemed to understand something, suddenly jumped up, and casually tossed out a segment of the rope.

"Harden, harden, harden!"

It shouted loudly.

The rope seemed to have a life of its own, hardening itself and forming a rectangle in the Void.

It looked like a door.

"Follow me!"

The old fairy beckoned Nan Li, and also kicked the door open.

"What's on the other side?" Nan Li couldn't help but ask.

"It's a concert venue—we hide in such a crowded, lively place, and no one will definitely find us." The old fairy explained.

"Makes sense." Nan Li nodded in agreement.

The door fully opened, revealing a concert venue on the other side.

The stadium filled with fairies erupted into waves of cheers.

"Old fairy! Old fairy!"

They shouted.

Nan Li looked towards the old fairy.

"They still remember me."

"Couldn't be helped, I'm too famous... I'll go up and sing a couple of songs to thank my fans." The old fairy said somewhat proudly.

It directly jumped through the door.

Nan Li was speechless for a moment.

Is this really hiding when you're up singing on stage?

Having no choice, she reluctantly jumped through the door.

As they left, the rope immediately softened, making the door disappear.

The rope fell into Wu Xiaode's hand.

He collected the rope, closing his eyes slightly.

With the help of the sequence—

His cultivation speed in all aspects was rapidly increasing.

If this continues, it is simply a huge BUG.

With the power of the sequence, coupled with his awakened Evil Spirit talent, he is bound to become an unrivaled powerful being.

Would such good fortune come?

No one to stop him?

The Life Grid Manipulator tried several times but was taken down.

Everything calmed down afterwards.

He was recuperating, and the sequence kept accelerating his cultivation.

But once engaged in card combination—

The Eternal Demon appeared.

Luckily, the Doomsday Master intervened to gain time for him.

Perhaps the Doomsday Master realized something as well.

Yes.

From an objective viewpoint, these demons and setbacks are inevitable occurrences in the objective world.

But from his perspective—

It's really the objective world continually obstructing his progress.

What's the reason?

Is it merely speculation, or is something genuinely lurking in the dark, hindering his advancement?

If it's his own speculation.

Then next, everything will be quite peaceful.

Even the Eternal Demon is being kept at bay.

Temporarily, nothing will prevent him from getting stronger.

Wu Xiaode stood quietly, pondering.

"Sequence, stop enhancing cultivation side's strength, fully enhance fighting skill, fully obtain Evil Spirit power for me."

Lines of small bronze characters emerged, floating in the Void:

"Current cultivation multiplier reached 9 times."

"This is the sequence's limit."

"Current cultivation strategy adjusted."

"Your fighting skill is being sharpened at 9 times the speed."

"Every five minutes, you can obtain a portion of Evil Spirit power."

Wu Xiaode slightly squinted his eyes.

If he continues to cultivate like this—

He suddenly felt something, turned to the Void.

A mass of wriggling flesh dropped down, hitting the ground with a "thud" sound.

Even before this sound finished, Wu Xiaode's fist had already arrived.

He punched continuously, sending the flesh flying everywhere, finally retracting into the Void.

"Hehe, do you think this is enough to resist my arrival?"

A sharp voice sounded.

No movement around.

But Wu Xiaode displayed an expression of comprehension.

—This world is so vast, the opponent can appear anywhere.

But why?

Why as crucial moments approached, he was more prone to interference, unable to cultivate peacefully?

Why did an Evil Spirit suddenly appear in the Life World?

Wu Xiaode pondered slightly, directly flipped the Evil Spirit Book to the Shadow Demon King page, found Song Qingsi's card, and spoke:

"To the presence attached to Song Qingsi, I would like to ask if the Eternal Demon on your side released a split entity?"

"No."

The Mountain Girl's calm voice came: "The space is sealed by me, its every move can't escape my Divine Thought."

"Got it," Wu Xiaode said.

He gazed toward the distant mountains.

On another mountain, that mass of flesh and blood reappeared, instantly condensing into a human shape.

It transformed into a flesh monster with exposed white bones and no skin.

Among the flesh between the bones, several vertical pupils slowly opened.

"No, you're not from Paradise, because even the strongest crocodile from Paradise has only come once."

Wu Xiaode muttered to himself:

"You're not a method of the Eternal Demon either; it's tightly watched by Doomsday."

"So—"

"Where do you come from?"

A gust of strong wind blew past.

The monster emitted an intense Evil Power.

It spoke:

"I am a ruler of one of the worlds in the 'Pilgrimage,' heard you killed the master of this world, and I am here, indignant, to seek a challenge."

"That sounds reasonable," Wu Xiaode said.

While speaking, the Evil Spirit Book automatically turned pages, revealing "Endless Malice Demon Wall" before him.

Wu Xiaode's expression turned grim as he whispered, "Merge—"

"Merge the Death Spirit Skill 'Shadow Demon King' into 'Fighting Skill.'

Three lines of bronze characters appeared:

"Once you do this, all your Shadow Servants will gain freedom."

"You will lose this rare Death Spirit Skill."

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Confirm," Wu Xiaode said.

Instantly.

The pages continued to turn, flipping to those storing all the shadow cards.

All shadow cards leaped from the pages, floating in mid-air, then thoroughly decomposing and disappearing.

From now on, Wu Xiaode no longer had any Shadow Followers.

Even the skill Shadow Demon King completely vanished.

—If no monsters could appear externally, then the only reason for a monster to appear would be someone beside him had issues.

Otherwise, why did a monster appear as soon as he detached from combat and started cultivating swiftly?

"Let's fight," the monster said.

"Your name?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Guai," the monster said, forming a magic seal with its hands.

Its body quickly expanded.

In a flash, the mountain peak was crushed beneath it.

It replaced the mountain, growing even larger, stretching swiftly in all directions.

One monster after another grew from it, dropped to the ground, awakened, then charged towards Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode flew backward, asking, "Your timing is perfect; let me ask, which one of my shadow cards are you parasitizing on?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Die, human," the monster roared, "Pilgrimage is an Eternal ritual of return, not something you can touch."

Wu Xiaode suddenly burst into a fit of laughter.

"Hahaha, you're scared——"

"If I'm here, you can't return, can you? I'm truly honored!"

A black long rope suddenly appeared, quickly coiling around his hand.

Evil Spirit Treasure!

Swoosh—

The black rope flashed in the Void.

Space tore open, and Wu Xiaode vanished instantly within it.

Dark Void.

The wind howled past his ears.

Wu Xiaode paid no heed, speaking: "Where are you intending to take me?"

"My ability is to break predetermined fate, naturally taking you away from destiny's entanglement," the black rope said.

"Speak plainly," Wu Xiaode said.

"To the next world in the 'Pilgrimage,' we're heading straight there," the black rope said.

Wu Xiaode understood and responded, "Indeed, cards need to be collected, tasks need doing."

He fell silent for a moment, then said, "Not going."

"You mean?" the black rope asked, puzzled.

"Return——wait a few minutes, then we'll return to the Life World."

Wu Xiaode flexed his neck, continued:

"Now I've dismissed all my Shadow Followers."

"If it can still find me——"

"I'll fight fate at this moment, see how precisely it tracks me."

Meanwhile.

Blood Sea.

Gu Qingshan abruptly opened his eyes, shouted sternly:

"War God Sequence."

"Immediately contact the Master of Time, let him verify Wu Xiaode's true identity."

"He might be problematic!"

Lines of glowing text crazily emerged, seemingly executing his command rapidly.

The Void flashed.

Master of Time, Gu Xinghai stepped out, said:

"There's no problem with him."

"Every time he travels through time, I've checked rigorously, never detected anything unusual."

"He is just a normal human."

Gu Qingshan said, "I didn't mean him, but his life might have issues."

"Too late," Gu Xinghai sighed, "A gap appeared between time and the future; only when Pilgrimage results at this moment, will the future reconnect with now."

"Why is this?" Gu Qingshan asked.

"Pilgrimage is a matter ruling all existence and extinction."

"Only when its result emerges, can the future repair its link with the past and maintain existence."

"—Or face complete annihilation."

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