Time drifted by...
Within the Star Tower world, everything remained as stable as ever—far more stable than life in the Primordial Chaos Space had been.
So much so that the lives dwelling within had forgotten that they were no longer in the Primordial Chaos Space.
In one of the Star Tower's spatial worlds.
As time passed, Luo Feng had specifically created a "Star Island" within one layer of space. Old Nine, Infinite, Thunder Emperor, and the other nine Apex Realm experts lived there, along with Leading Heaven Emperor, Yuan Tianhun, Shi Tan, and the Twin Old Ghosts—the four former Emperor Dao Practitioners—as well as a group of Great God Heaven experts such as Wind God.
Naturally, some of Luo Feng's relatives, friends, and teachers had also moved here to live.
Within a large courtyard.
Leading Heaven Emperor Lord and Old Nine sat facing one another across a chessboard.
They had spent perhaps the longest time together. Though much of that time had been spent with one chasing and the other fleeing, now they had instead become more capable of being friends.
Leading Heaven Emperor Lord was neither servile nor overbearing. He did not revere Old Nine excessively just because Old Nine was at the Apex Realm, nor did Old Nine look down on Leading Heaven Emperor Lord because he had lost his Emperor Power. Azure Thunder Xuan Ling was somewhat more arrogant, so all things considered, Leading Heaven Emperor Lord got along better with Old Nine.
"Old Nine, so much time has passed. Do you think the Nine Nether Great Emperor still hasn't made a move? Is he really giving Luo Feng this much time to cultivate?" Leading Heaven Emperor Lord asked with a smile as he placed a piece.
By this point, they were all calm enough to wait.