When Zhang Wanhe returned, Xu Yi received him at once. After Zhang Wanhe reported the good news, Xu Yi gave him a hearty round of praise, then announced that seven days later, all the troops would gather at the Twin Primordial Sinkholes to escort him through his breakthrough to the Human Immortal Realm.
Once the announcement was made, Xu Yi returned to the main house. Huang Mei said, "You're not really planning to break through to the Human Immortal Realm there, are you?"
Xu Yi said, "What, do you have a different opinion?"
Huang Mei said, "You can never be too wary of others. No matter how sincere these people seem, there's no guarantee some of them won't harbor ulterior motives and see that moment as their chance."
Xu Yi smiled faintly. "You're worrying too much. Their lives are in my hands. How would they dare cause trouble?"
Huang Mei was about to urge him again when he suddenly shut his mouth. He cursed himself for being completely unnecessary. When had that old schemer Xu Yi ever trusted anyone? When it came to putting on an act, the man was a bona fide thespian.
Seven days passed in a flash. At dawn that day, it was time for Xu Yi's scheduled breakthrough to the Human Immortal Realm.
He had already visited the Twin Primordial Sinkholes twice, and had long since surveyed the place. It really was an excellent location.
The sun had only just burst over the horizon when Xu Yi stood at the edge of one of the primordial sinkholes. The entire pit was like a giant wok, its surface covered in an astonishing blackness.
That blackness was the key to stimulating the magnetic field. The darker it was, the better the sinkhole's quality.
The enormous wok before him