Several years had passed, and with the time spent traveling, only half a year remained until the tokens began to emit fluctuations.
Ling Tian no longer set up Teleportation Formations. He hid in a secluded mountain forest, cultivating while keeping in touch with Hua Min'er and the others, asking about the situation at Thundercloud Gorge.
Just as they had expected, quite a few experts had already infiltrated Thundercloud Gorge. The situation had grown tense, with storm clouds gathering on the horizon.
Knowing that the Yellow Realm would certainly send a large number of experts to protect the tokens, and that cultivators from the Earth Realm would get involved as well, Ling Tian knew the scene would be chaotic. He instructed Hua Min'er and the others not to go after the tokens for now, but to guard Thundercloud Gorge and let the experts from the Earth and Yellow Realms fight it out. They would reap the benefits afterward.
Half a year later, the tokens on Ling Tian began emitting wave after wave of fluctuations. They were so powerful that they spread far and wide, rivaling the commotion caused by the emergence of an Order Divine Artifact. It seemed the entire Immortal Realm could sense them.
"Huh, these fluctuations are strange. It's as if they're spreading here from somewhere far away." Ling Tian quickly noticed the unusual nature of the tokens' fluctuations. He murmured, "I had Chang Xiangsi and Chang Xiangshou set up the Yin Yang Guardian Array to conceal them. I even had Yin Yang try, but we still couldn't hide them."
"That's right. The fluctuations are coming from outside and spreading inward, as though some external condition has triggered them." Po Qiong sensed it too. After a moment's thought, he continued, "I understand now. They're being triggered by the resonance