Within the one-month deadline Bodhi Patriarch had announced for all Zero Realm factions to assemble.
Things within the Five Evil Realm did not unfold as Yu Ming had anticipated. During this time, no outsiders invaded the Five Evil Realm.
Not only the Five Evil Realm, but no major incidents occurred in the other regions of the eastern Zero Realm either. This period passed in considerable peace. Yet under such extreme circumstances, this unusual tranquility instead made people uneasy.
While cultivating peacefully in the Five Evil Realm, Zhang Chen's creation of the "Body Devouring Heart Sutra" had not gone as smoothly as he had hoped. Over twenty days, his preliminary efforts to control the ghostly shadow progressed with extreme difficulty.
Trying to command the ghostly shadow without using the power of the world proved difficult. Even after nearly twenty sleepless days, Zhang Chen could only barely control one of the ghostly shadow's arms to envelop and merge with his own. Moreover, whenever the ghostly shadow overlapped with his arm, Zhang Chen was once again drawn into memories of his first life as a ghostly being.
Because he could not maintain it for long, the memories ended in less than a minute.
Judging by his current progress, Zhang Chen estimated that he would need at least a year to fully command the ghostly shadow. And once he gained complete control over it, he would likely have to undergo another lengthy review of his first life's memories.
"This can't go on... A year may seem short, but under the current circumstances, I can't spare that much time. I haven't truly begun creating the third chapter of the next volume yet. Hopefully, I'll gain something from this gathering."
Zhang Chen stopped cultivating rather than continuing. Sometimes, when one path led nowhere, it was necessary