After Ling Tian woke up and discovered how far his cultivation had advanced, he was thrown into a panic. He had thought it would take an extremely long time to reach this level—even more than a million years. A million years was enough time for all kinds of things to happen. Chi Xue and the others might have found every Saint-grade Heavenly Treasure by then, which would seriously disrupt their plans and put Hua Min'er and the others in grave danger.
But after hearing Poxiong say that he had spent less than two hundred thousand years cultivating, Ling Tian relaxed a little. That was a short enough time to accept. And seeing how dramatically his and Little Devourer's strength had improved, clever as he was, Ling Tian naturally understood how much their new cultivation levels would help them find Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Realizing that their search would now be far more efficient, he felt another measure of relief.
After hearing Poxiong's explanation, Ling Tian finally understood how his and Little Devourer's cultivation levels had improved so much in less than two hundred and twenty thousand years. He couldn't help feeling delighted. To him, this was an unexpected surprise.
"Who would've thought Little Devourer and I would both have such good fortune? It's truly an unexpected surprise for us," Ling Tian said. As he spoke, a smile finally appeared at the corners of his mouth.
"That's right. It's quite a surprise, especially since you brat are already showing signs of breaking through to the Twenty-second Heaven. The breakthrough itself will still take a long time, but you should have no problem making it before the million-year deadline," Poxiong said with absolute confidence. Then, as if remembering something, he shifted his tone. "Of course, this good fortune didn't come out of nowhere.