Chapter 2314: A Sudden End to the War After leaving the Giant’s Continent, Tian Yang brought Kulas’ family to a safe location before entering seclusion to focus on pushing his cultivation base to the next realm. A hundred years... a thousand years... ten thousand years. Years passed in the blink of an eye, and even after twenty thousand years, the Giant’s Continent remained sealed by the mysterious crimson dome. The crimson dome was so durable that even the Three Pillars of Heaven were unable to damage it, even after thousands of years of effort, much less destroy it. Eventually, the Three Pillars of Heaven gave up on trying to invade the Giant’s Continent. However, they remained vigilant and constantly monitored the continent. As more and more time passed and the crimson dome showed no sign of weakening, the Three Pillars of Heaven started to lose interest, and their war with the Giant Race came to an unexpected halt. Thirty thousand years... forty thousand years... fifty thousand years later. "How is your progress?" Ren Xia approached Tian Yang and asked. "Your aura is getting sharper by the day, so your breakthrough should be pretty close, no?" Tian Yang slowly opened his eyes after hearing her voice, and his aura that was gushing with Celestial Qi was immediately suppressed until it was essentially nonexistent. "I have already reached my limit with Celestial Qi. I cannot refine more at this level, even if I want to. Unfortunately, I am still nowhere near close to reaching the next realm." "Really? Even though you said it was achievable within fifty thousand years?" "That was just a guess." "What about now? Now that you’re getting closer, you should have a rough idea how long it’d take, right?" Tian Yang sighed. "While it’s true that I’ve essentially reached my limit with Celestial Qi, arriving at this level made me realize it isn’t the most important factor for my breakthrough. What truly matters is the soul, and I have only recently begun cultivating it." "Speaking of cultivating your soul... how’s the soul cultivation technique? Did you manage to complete it?" Ren Xia asked. He shook his head. "I had my hands full with Celestial Qi, so where would I find the time to complete it? However, I am certain that it’s not finished." "Is it even safe to cultivate an unfinished technique?" "Normally, it isn’t, but this technique is unlike any technique I have seen before. It may not be complete, but it functions like one." "If it doesn’t matter, then what’s the point of completing it?" Ren Xia wore a puzzled expression on her face. "It may not affect my ability to cultivate it, but it will definitely affect its effectiveness. If I am going to offend a god-like being that lives beyond our world, I’ll need to get as strong as I can so that I can protect what’s important to me." Tian Yang then asked, "Anyway, what’s been going on outside lately? What are the Three Pillars of Heaven up to these days?" "Just the usual. They’re getting more and more involved with the rest of the world. But they seem to have picked up their pace recently. They’re definitely up to something," she said. Ever since their war with the Giant Race came to a halt, the Three Pillars of Heaven began actively expanding their influence throughout the Divine Heaven. Although they had always been untouchable and immensely influential, that power was largely confined to their own circle, and they rarely intervened in the outside world. Now, however, they were inserting themselves into nearly everything—from commerce to sects. "I see..." "Anyway, I’ll stop bothering your cultivation and return to my own. There are many soul cultivation techniques being created these days, but I still haven’t found any suitable for me, so I’ll continue to focus on my Celestial Qi for now." After giving Tian Yang a kiss on the lips, Ren Xia went to her own area to cultivate. Time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, another twenty thousand years had passed. By now, over seventy thousand years have passed since Tian Yang left the Giant’s Continent. "I’m going out for a bit," Tian Yang said to Ren Xia. Ren Xia looked at him with a smile and asked, "Are you going to meet with her?" He silently nodded. "Alright. Try not to stay out too late," she said with a teasing smile, trying to sound like a mother. After leaving, Tian Yang traveled to a city that would’ve taken him a decade to traverse if it weren’t for the teleportation formation. Although the teleportation formations were extremely convenient, they were still extremely expensive and were typically used for emergencies by wealthy figures or powerful cultivators. In fact, even Tian Yang had to use them sparingly, especially after Ren Xia had spent most of their fortune on the soul cultivation technique. Although they could easily earn plenty of money with their cultivation, they spent most of their time in seclusion, only leaving their personal world every few hundred years. By this point, the names Tian Yang and Ren Xia—once feared throughout the world—had all but faded into obscurity, with barely anyone still aware of who they were. After arriving at his destination, Tian Yang closed his eyes to cultivate while he waited for the other party to arrive. "You’re as diligent as ever. Do you ever rest?" A familiar voice suddenly resounded a few minutes after Tian Yang’s arrival. Tian Yang opened his eyes to look at the beautiful woman standing before him and smiled, "And you look the same as ever, Sister Sun." "A gentleman would say something like ’you look even more beautiful than before’," she calmly teased. "A gentleman... or a womanizer?" Sun Rouxi chuckled, and the two of them started chatting. After Tian Yang left the Giant Continent, the two would occasionally meet to catch up. However, their conversations were never merely casual. They also exchanged insights, knowledge, and discoveries related to cultivation. "So, what’s the Three Pillars of Heaven up to these days? Why are they expanding their influence so rapidly?" Tian Yang suddenly asked, his expression turned serious.