After one hundred thousand immortal runes fused into Nightmare City, Liu Wuxie had very few left that he could still mobilize. Although the immortal runes would eventually recover, that process would take time.

With a great battle about to erupt, Liu Wuxie knew he had to recover as quickly as possible. As long as he refined the severed arm, he would not only restore all his immortal runes but also double their number in an instant.

If he could refine the severed arm while Nightmare City advanced, he would be able to seize that momentum and break through to the fifth-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

The plan itself was flawless, but reality was cruel. Meng Cheng's interference had created enormous trouble for Liu Wuxie.

Experts from the Nine Dragon Palace, the Comet Temple, the Divine Sun-Moon Palace, the Profound Azure Gate, and the other forces all moved to seize the severed arm.

That left Liu Wuxie with no choice but to take Meng Cheng's attack head-on. With his physique having attained unity with heaven and earth, he was confident he could endure the blow.

At that very moment, Yin appeared before Liu Wuxie. Gong Gong was busy collecting items, so he had sent Yin over to assist him.

Yin's sudden intervention caught Meng Cheng completely off guard. No one had expected the Witcher Clan to help Liu Wuxie at such a critical moment, and very few people knew about Liu Wuxie's connection to the Witcher Clan.

Besides, most cultivators who had witnessed Gong Gong were already dead. The pirates of the Seventy-Two Caves had all perished, the Peach Blossom Gate had disbanded, and the Oceanic Clan had never appeared in public again after withdrawing.

Even if some people knew that Liu Wuxie had cooperated with the Witcher Clan, everyone was too busy competing for the items to spare any attention to him.

Yin threw a punch and sent Meng Cheng flying. In terms of cultivation, he was stronger than Meng Cheng.

"Thank you!" Liu Wuxie seized that opening and collected the severed arm into the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron, leaving the elders of the Nine Dragon Palace, the Comet Temple, and the other forces stomping in frustration.

They had been only moments away from succeeding, yet the Witcher Clan had ruined everything for them.

The instant Liu Wuxie collected the severed arm, he began refining it at once. He had no time to waste, and Dong Wu was already in danger. He could begin his massacre once he broke through to the fifth-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

Did these people really believe he lacked the power to kill them all?

"Yin, lend me your strength and protect me for fifteen minutes," Liu Wuxie said. He needed time to make his breakthrough, and during that period, he would be vulnerable without someone to guard him.

"Okay," Yin replied with a nod.

Liu Wuxie had done the Witcher Clan many favors, and without him, Gong Gong's lineage would have nearly been extinct. The witcher energy they had brought back earlier had greatly strengthened the Witcher Clan, especially its weaker members. Nourished by that witcher energy, they had all grown rapidly.

Items continued to erupt across the sky, and no one spared this area a glance because everyone had thrown themselves fully into the scramble for treasures.

The Nine Dragon Palace and the Comet Temple had no choice but to withdraw, unwilling to make an enemy of Liu Wuxie, especially given their business ties. Moreover, everything Liu Wuxie had done in recent months was plain for all to see.

As Nightmare City began to advance, boundless immortal energy poured out from the depths and surged into the desolate world.

With a succession of loud rumbles, the desolate world began to expand once more. The severed arm rapidly dissolved. Liu Wuxie kept aside the interspatial ring from that arm. The moment he scanned it with his divine sense, everything inside became clear at once.

"What a pity that there aren't any immortal artifacts..." Liu Wuxie murmured. He had thought the interspatial ring likely contained an immortal artifact, but the battle had most likely claimed it.

There were not many items within the interspatial ring. It contained only a few hundred immortal stones along with some ordinary immortal arts. Those immortal arts were practically useless to him, since they could not even compare to the Nine Absolute Fist.

Aside from that, several pills remained inside. Even the most ordinary pills from the celestial realm could be considered supreme treasures in the mortal realm.

Liu Wuxie took out a pill and tossed it into his mouth.

With a bite, he swallowed it. A layer of thunderclouds gathered above him. It was heaven-defying for a mortal to consume pills from the celestial realm.

Yin narrowed his eyes at that sight and took a step back.

"Breakthrough!" Time was short, and Liu Wuxie immediately summoned the gateway to the fifth-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

Under the impact of immortal energy, the gate shattered into countless fragments, causing the desolate world to expand in one instant and shrink in the next, creating a bizarre scene.

Immortal runes began multiplying at a terrifying speed, rising from tens of thousands to two hundred thousand in the blink of an eye. Their rapid rise was so monstrous that even Liu Wuxie revealed a trace of shock.

"Shit! Liu Wuxie is making a breakthrough in his cultivation!"

Liu Wuxie's aura continued rising until it reached the pinnacle of the fifth-level Heaven Gaze Realm.

His breakthrough had relied on Nightmare City, and he had not yet fully digested the pill's energy. He continued pressing toward the sixth-level Heaven Gaze Realm, attempting a second breakthrough in a row. Such a thing had never happened before.

Luo Jingshan and the others immediately gave up on attacking Dong Wu and shifted their focus to Liu Wuxie.

"Stop Liu Wuxie at all costs! Don't let him make his breakthrough!" Meng Cheng roared after recognizing the severity of the situation.

Six quasi-immortals charged forward at once and abandoned the treasures entirely.

Yin and Dong Wu immediately joined forces and set up a defensive barrier to stop the six from getting close.

"Let's help the Grand Unity Sect! It's outrageous that Liu Wuxie monopolized so many treasures!" Many people volunteered and launched an assault on the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

The Heavenly Dragon Sect instantly activated a spiritual array and joined the Heavenly Dao Society in resisting their attack. They fought back with everything they had, but if this continued, they would not last long. At this rate, they only had a little time before their enemies slaughtered them.

The Grand Unity Sect, the Immortal Slaughter Palace, the Nalan Clan, the Loulan Race, and countless experts joined forces to assault the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Heavenly Dao Society.

Ji Yuzhen's eyes blazed with fury as he joined the battle, pushing Dong Wu and Yin into an even more passive position.

Though Yin's cultivation was high, he could fend off only two quasi-immortals at most. As for Dong Wu, Luo Jingshan had already pinned him down, leaving him no chance to spare his strength elsewhere.

"Nalan Qianxun, kill Liu Wuxie!"

The experts of the Ghost Sect and the Abyssal Gate focused entirely on holding Yin back.

"Understood!" Nalan Qianxun swiftly broke free from the encirclement and charged toward Liu Wuxie.

"You people are an utter disgrace to the human race." At that moment, a figure appeared before Liu Wuxie.

"Divine son!" No one had expected the divine son to step forward on Liu Wuxie's behalf.

"Divine son, Liu Wuxie killed you. Your divine race and Liu Wuxie are sworn enemies. Why are you standing in our way?!" Nalan Qianxun demanded.

After undergoing samsara, the divine son's strength had soared, and he had already reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm.

"That's my feud with him, and I won't allow him to die in such a humiliating way. Even if he has to die, he'll die honorably at my hands," the divine son said. He was a man who drew a clear line between gratitude and grudges. His feud with Liu Wuxie had not yet ended, and even if Liu Wuxie were to die, he could only die honorably, not like this.

"Divine son, don't blame us for being ruthless then," Nalan Qianxun said. He knew Liu Wuxie would soon complete his breakthrough, and they had to act quickly. The instant he finished speaking, he struck at the divine son with his palm.

The other members of the divine race merely stood by and watched without intervening. Even they could not understand why the divine son had chosen to help Liu Wuxie.

"With just you bunch?" The divine son snorted. He was arrogant by nature, and the fact that he had spoken so much to Nalan Qianxun already revealed his intense displeasure.

He cast the Great Samsara Mythical Art, forming a Path of Samsara that sent Nalan Qianxun flying. Even though both of them were quasi-immortals, the divine son was clearly far stronger.

"Hahaha! I have reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm!" An elder from the Grand Unity Sect smoothly completed his breakthrough into the Quasi-Immortal Realm through the item he had collected.

"Quick, go and kill Liu Wuxie!" Luo Jingshan roared, ordering the newly advanced elder to assist Meng Cheng and Nalan Qianxun in killing Liu Wuxie.

"I have also reached the Quasi-Immortal Realm!" An expert from the Nalan Clan likewise broke through to the Quasi-Immortal Realm by relying on an immortal stone.

More quasi-immortals joined the siege against Liu Wuxie, all rushing toward him to seize the interspatial ring in his hand. They had just witnessed Liu Wuxie consume an immortal pill.

With the divine son tied down by Nalan Qianxun, the newly advanced quasi-immortals from the Grand Unity Sect and the Nalan Clan immediately launched attacks at Liu Wuxie. But just as the two were about to reach him, Gong Gong appeared before them, and the moment he struck, heaven and earth changed color.

No one had expected Liu Wuxie to be so fortunate that people would repeatedly step forward for him whenever he stood on the brink of death, resolving his crises.

"Focus on your breakthrough," Gong Gong said.

Liu Wuxie nodded. There was no need for many words between him and Gong Gong. A single glance already conveyed everything they needed to say.

Gong Gong alone held back two quasi-immortals without yielding the slightest bit.

The void shattered beneath their battle, and the Outer Astral Spacetime descended into primal chaos. The items in the sky gradually vanished, swept away by the reverse current, while others sank into the depths of time and space.

Those not directly involved retreated far into the distance, unwilling to get caught in the aftermath.

"Should we help Liu Wuxie?" an elder from the Nine Dragon Palace asked.

Liu Wuxie had once done the Nine Dragon Palace a tremendous favor, and refusing to help now would make them seem ungrateful.

"Intercept the Profound Azure Gate!"

A moment earlier, the Profound Azure Gate had released all kinds of venomous insects toward Liu Wuxie.

With Gong Gong holding back two quasi-immortals, Liu Wuxie remained vulnerable to those venomous insects, placing him in danger once more.

However, at that exact moment, the quasi-immortal from the Nine Dragon Palace appeared. The Nine Dragon Palace and the Profound Azure Gate were mortal enemies, and they naturally understood each other's methods well.

The Nine Dragon Palace's quasi-immortal immediately took out various strange herbs and exterminated the venomous insects.

Dong Wu tied down Luo Jingshan. Yin held off the quasi-immortals of the Ghost Sect and the Abyssal Gate. Gong Gong restrained the two newly advanced quasi-immortals. The divine son blocked Nalan Qianxun. The quasi-immortal from the Nine Dragon Palace dealt with the Profound Azure Gate.

The entire sky had descended into chaos, with Liu Wuxie standing at the center of the whirlpool. Meanwhile, Nightmare City had completed its transformation and officially advanced into an immortal artifact.

With the energy of the first immortal pill exploding inside him, he didn't intend to swallow the remaining pills. He planned to bring them back and help his master reach the Immortal Realm. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao Society also needed those immortal pills to strengthen its overall power.

Even if he continued to swallow them, their effect would not be sufficient to support another breakthrough.

As the gateway to the sixth-level Heaven Gaze Realm gradually appeared, the mysterious axe imprint manifested and cleaved down upon it.

With a thunderous rumble, the gateway to the sixth-level Heaven Gaze Realm shattered, releasing a powerful wave of energy that nearly sent the surrounding experts flying. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"This is bad!" Luo Jingshan's heart sank. He knew Liu Wuxie had completed his breakthrough.

Liu Wuxie had refined the severed arm and achieved two consecutive breakthroughs.

If Luo Jingshan knew that Liu Wuxie had also refined Nightmare City and upgraded it into an immortal artifact, he would probably die of rage on the spot.