After this period of continuous development, the Small World's flow of time had officially reached four times that of the greater world.
In other words, one day in the greater world amounted to at least four days within the Small World.
This counted as good news for Fang Xiao.
After all, lifespan was not a shackle to him. If he could accelerate his cultivation, it was naturally something he wished for.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed, and Fang Xiao took this opportunity to cultivate steadily for a full year.
At last, the Yan and Yuan grandfather-grandson pair returned, though they had arrived late.
Originally, it should not have taken this long.
But the upheaval in the Taichang Realm had affected far more than just the Five Domains and Four Seas; even the Land of Chaotic Gu had been caught in its wake.
The Sea of Chaotic Beasts had now been completely swallowed by the Sea of Mist, while on the Barren Gu Continent, the places where spiritual energy still remained had dwindled to no more than a tiny patch of land.
Among the various tribes of the Five Miao and Three Barbarians, many of those who remained alive had fallen into the mist.
Thus, even though Yan Tiandong and Yuan Chen split up to search for people within the mist, it still took them considerable effort.
Although they did not know whether anyone had been missed, too much time had already been delayed.
Even if Fang Xiao could wait, and even if the Taichang Realm could wait, the two of them could not remain in the mist for long.
After all, even Deity Transformation Existences faced no small risk within it.
"This time, I must thank Fellow Daoist Fang for seeing this through. Yan is deeply