"Fellow Daoist has been so engrossed in cultivation that you seem to have forgotten what time it is."
At Luo Chen's curiosity, Fang Qingxue covered her mouth and laughed.
Luo Chen froze, then suddenly understood.
Without realizing it, a long time had already passed since he entered the Nine Rings of Annihilation.
Ten years in the Lower Three Rings, thirty years in the Sixth Ring, sixty years in the Fourth Ring.
Altogether, it had been nearly a hundred years!
And every hundred years, the Nine-Layered Immortal Tower would open. This not only allowed the martial artists of the Nine Rings of Annihilation to leave and rest, but also marked the time when a new generation of Unleaking Realm martial artists entered.
"I truly lost myself in it." Luo Chen shook his head with a sigh, then said, "Judging from the three of you, are you planning to leave together?"
Mu Bugui nodded, then said in a deep voice, "We are preparing to leave, but we may never return afterward."
Luo Chen did not understand.
Just then, all four of them looked up.
Within the boundless chaos, a shifting, indistinct figure gradually emerged from above.
Fang Qingxue bowed and greeted him. "Old Ancestor!"
Gu Xun and Mu Bugui likewise saluted respectfully. "Greetings, Wuyou Realm Master!"
Luo Chen could not remain aloof either. Though he had not expected to meet the Wuyou Realm Master on this occasion, he had long been prepared for this day.
He clasped his hands in salute, his tone sincere.
"Luo Chen greets Senior!"
His words carried heartfelt respect.
Leaving aside the great undertaking of dividing the Nine Rings of Annihilation into cultivation environments for countless martial artists, the Immortal Yuan Stones that Fang Zhibai had delivered on the other man's behalf back then were alone enough to