After stepping into the Great Union Stage and reaching its completion, Li Qing did not leave seclusion.
He remained within the Wuji Hall, continuing his closed-door cultivation.
At present, he had only reached the point of being barely qualified to attempt the Tribulation of the Grand Ascension Stage.
Hope was faint, almost illusory.
If he rashly tried to force open the gate to that realm, he would inevitably fall step by step into an endless abyss.
Even more importantly, he had to begin preparing for the revival of the Demon Sovereign’s Will.
He absolutely did not want to, in the middle of breaking through, have his Dao Fruit taken away by another or his very body usurped by that Demon Sovereign.
In the days that followed, Li Qing began to make full use of the spoils of battle he had gained in the competitions between the different races.
He employed those treasures and materials, unimaginably precious, to nourish both his divine soul and his physical body.
This was a path most cultivators who set their sights on the Grand Ascension Stage would pursue—before attempting the breakthrough, refining flesh and soul to their utmost limits.