A month passed quickly.
Su Hao immersed himself in miniaturizing the Matter Crushing Array and researching the Absolute Defense formation, unaware of time passing.
It was not until Feng Cheng cautiously knocked on Su Hao's door that Su Hao suddenly realized. "Has it already been a month?"
After packaging and storing his research progress, Su Hao pushed open the door and left Chaotic Stone Peak with Feng Cheng.
Cultivators could be seen flying back and forth everywhere in the sky, all of them disciples of Moon-Gazing Valley.
By this time, nearly all Moon-Gazing Valley disciples who had been away had returned to the Immortal Sect.
Su Hao swept the area with Radar Perception and counted no fewer than two thousand cultivators.
Feng Cheng excitedly introduced everything to Su Hao. "Senior Brother, the arena matches are about to begin! They're all gathered at First-Light Slope. Today is for Qi-Induction Realm disciples, tomorrow is for Foundation Establishment Realm seniors, and the day after tomorrow will be Golden Core Realm cultivators! Heavens, I'm about to see Golden Core Realm cultivators duel!"
Moon-Gazing Valley lay in a basin amid an unbroken stretch of highland mountains. First-Light Slope was the highest small hill in the basin, named because sunlight touched its slopes first each day.
Its summit was broad and level, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people, making it ideal for setting up arena stages.
Feng Cheng added, "But Master instructed us to find her before we compete. She still needs to take us to meet the elders of our lineage."
Then Feng Cheng lowered his voice. "Senior Brother, I heard the elders might give us welcome gifts. Do you think it's true?"
Su Hao smiled. "Probably not."
Feng Cheng froze, confused. "Why?"
Su Hao said, "If you had just returned to the