Apotheosis

Somehow, they could tell the branch was something rare.

Dorothy took it from Zen to take a closer look. However she didn't know what it was either.

"Whatever it is," she murmured, "keep it safe. It might be useful one day." She stored the branch into her space ring.

After that, she and Zen headed back, leaving the Sacred Mallow Temple behind them.

After Zen retreated his body from the temple, he allowed the people at the gate to leave.

Each of those warriors had merged with half a square brick, and most of them felt satisfied. Such Other Shore Tokens were enough to make them the top warriors in Stage One of the Other Shore.

But there was still a small portion of them who tried to enter the temple.

Zen and Dorothy had taken away all the valuable treasures that used to be stored there, so he was lax with letting warriors enter the temple.

Thus, everyone rushed in together in excitement.

Meanwhile, Zen pondered over quickly enhancing his cultivation base on the Other Shore.

Dorothy had already been to Stage Four on the Other Shore. With her leading the way, the journey ahead would be much easier.

After leaving the Sacred Mallow Temple, they trudged through the valley and ended up on a green grassland.

Half a day later, Zen saw something in the distance. A building loomed at the edge of the grassland.

"The Other Shore Key to this temple is the least valuable. It is said that there is nothing inside, and no one visits it now," Dorothy explained.

Ignoring the grassland temple, they continued until they came across a wide road.

There were some other Souls of Light following the road. It seemed they were heading for the same destination as Zen and Dorothy.

After four hours' journey, Zen saw the third temple in the distance.

"The Other Shore Key to this temple is extremely rare," Dorothy said, following Zen's gaze. "I've never seen or heard of anyone entering it."

With his physical strength, Zen might be able to smash the door and enter by force. But he decided not to entertain the idea, as there might have been strong races behind those doors.

Moreover, his main goal this time was to grow rapidly stronger on the Other Shore. It was useless for him to linger in Stage One. He needed to progress to the next s

. Let's continue," Zen said resolutely.

True enough, he felt rejuvenated after passing on to Stage Two so easily from Stage One.

Now he knew how Dorothy had made it to Stage Four in such a short period of time. With a powerful Soul of Light, she could easily cross from stage to stage!

However, in case of any accident, Zen swallowed a few more soul pills before they walked towards the star ring again.

Just like earlier, Zen felt his spiritual sense was sealed again. In the blink of an eye, more ribbons of light coiled around him and sent him flying again.

In no time at all, they made it to Stage Three.

Very few warriors could make it to Stage Three from Stage One in so short a time. But the first stronghold of the Oneness Sky Palace was located in Stage Four which was where Zen needed to go, so the two moved forward without hesitation.

However, the aura of the white star light in Stage Three felt threatening to Zen. His eyes narrowing, he decided not to go into it so recklessly.

Dorothy had rested for half a month before she went to Stage Four for the first time.

But Zen rested only for two days. They swallowed dozens of soul pills, and then stepped into the star ring which led them to Stage Four, the Mysterious Root Stage.

As soon as he regained his spiritual sense, he saw four enormous buildings standing not far away. They were similar to the temples he had seen before, but they were not locked. The gates were wide open, and many Souls of Light were streaming in and out.