Time's Up

Nothing had officially ended yet. Any number of possibilities remained, and there was no use letting one's imagination run wild. They could only wait—continue waiting for the results.

People from the sects involved in the gathering were still waiting outside Heaven Valley. Yu Cang was waiting as well.

Although he had already seen Niu Youdao emerge and bring out a great many Spirit Seeds, Yu Cang simply could not rest easy without seeing the final outcome with his own eyes. Waiting here was more reassuring; if anything happened, he could spot it in time.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

Setting aside those who had emerged alone, only two groups had come out in total. It was already the third day. The Secret Realm exit was nearly at its deadline—why had the others still not appeared?

Outside Heaven Valley, the people from the relevant sects were all somewhat uneasy. The closer they came to the end, the more restless they became.

Bai Yulou paced outside the exit with his hands clasped behind his back, occasionally lifting his head to look at the sky.

The exit had opened at noon three days ago. In other words, noon today marked the end of the three-day period. The sun was nearly overhead now; at most, half an hour remained. It was about to end—so why had no one emerged yet?

Though one day inside equaled two days outside, Bai Yulou did not believe those inside could not even calculate the time.

Those who had come out earlier were also watching the exit from within Heaven Valley.

Niu Youdao, standing before the cave mouth in the cliff face, was likewise keeping watch and waiting. The people from Purple Gold Cave still had not emerged.

He had instructed Yan Li that as