For the boundless universe, the Return to Ruins, existing in some unknown place, had no concept of time or space.
Yet for the living beings truly residing within the Return to Ruins, another hundred years had flowed by.
Wuyou City!
It had once again reached its bustling season.
The finest martial artists from the Seventy-Two Cities gathered here. More or less, they had brought along family members, attendants, or even merchant caravans.
Xiang Fei had already witnessed such a lively scene twice. This was now her third time.
The beautifying effects of Martial Dao cultivation methods ultimately could not compare to the nourishment of immortal spiritual energy. Compared to before, she had aged considerably. Her dress was no longer gorgeous and seductive, but simple and graceful.
Within a residence in Yuelong Lane, Xiang Fei sat in a chair, quietly listening to the intelligence gathered by her subordinates.
"The Nine-Layered Immortal Tower has opened. From the Upper Three Rings to the Lower Three Rings, all the martial artists have come out."
"All of them came out?"
Xiang Fei was somewhat startled.
Every hundred years, a great number of martial artists took the opportunity to come out and rest for a while. Some gathered medicinal herbs to treat their injuries, while others met friends and family to relax their minds. Yet there were always some martial artists obsessed with cultivation who continued training within the Nine-Layered Immortal Tower.
Why was the commotion so great this time?
Her subordinate nodded, equally shocked.
"It is said that everyone came out. The news came from Fang Qingxue, another Human Immortal Old Ancestor of the Fang Clan. Also, this subordinate saw City Lord Xiao Lin on the streets."
"Xiao Lin!"
As Xiang Fei spoke that name, she had no choice but to believe the report.
Though