Even so, they could only envy him. They had not followed Lu Xiaotian for long, but they had fought side by side with him often enough. Still, they had yet to realize where his limits lay.
A graceful figure strolled out of the Ice Tansy Bastion.
"Brother Tian, the teleportation array is one final step from completion. You need to pour spatial power into that Greater Shift Talisman Formation. After that, we'll be able to activate the teleportation array with it."
"So soon?" Lu Xiaotian asked, looking surprised.
"Soon? It took me a whole millennium to craft this entire formation!" Xiang Qingcheng shot him a look.
"Has it really been that long?" Lu Xiaotian asked, still surprised.
"You were cultivating for quite a while. I tried to find you a few times, but you were always in deep seclusion, so I didn't disturb you." Xiang Qingcheng smiled gently.
"You must have gained quite a bit from your breakthrough. A single bout of enlightenment lasting over a thousand years—that's truly astonishing."
"I wouldn't call it enlightenment exactly. It was more like a state of deep cultivation." Lu Xiaotian smiled and shook his head. How could anyone remain enlightened for so long?
As for what he had gained, it had indeed been substantial. Even though he still had one final wind-law profundity to perfect, he was already close.
His progress in cultivating the laws of space had been considerable. After three thousand years in and around the Ice Tansy Bastion, he had further consolidated his cultivation.
The only trouble was that as his cultivation advanced, the Green Fruit Barrier grew heavier and heavier. Though his strength and combat prowess had improved considerably, his speed had barely changed.
If there was any difference, he was only a hair faster than before. In terms