Meanwhile, outside the divine tree.
Figures leaped down from the divine tree as a repelling force pushed outward from it.
"Is it ending already? I was so close to comprehending the third level!"
"So soon? Have seven years passed that quickly?"
The many figures landed beneath the Time Divine Tree, then reached out mentally to the Immortal Weapons they carried to confirm the time. They realized they would soon have to leave the Origin Secret Realm.
"Seven years have already passed? The Southern Region Assembly Battle..."
Beneath the divine tree, Chu Yueli stood among the crowd, her gaze somewhat dazed. Seven years had passed in the blink of an eye, and the Southern Region Assembly Battle was about to begin.
She suddenly looked up at the divine tree and saw a figure sitting on a branch. Her expression shifted slightly, a trace of gloom crossing her face.
But soon, relief appeared in her eyes. Seven years had passed, yet his cultivation had not advanced. He was still at the True Immortal Realm ninth layer.
Cultivating one's realm within the Origin Secret Realm was indeed a waste of time. Comprehending the Dao was far more worthwhile.
But even if Li Hao reached the True Immortal Realm tenth layer in the time remaining, breaking through to the Immortal Lord Realm still required an opportunity and a sudden enlightenment.
"So what if he secures a ranking in the True Immortal Realm division? His final overall ranking will still fall below even the lowest-ranked Immortal Lord!"
Chu Yueli sneered inwardly. When the time came, she would have grounds to ask her imperial father to annul the engagement.
Up in the divine tree, Chu Tianhuang and the others sitting on branches dozens of meters above Li Hao slowly opened their eyes and withdrew their awareness.