Among the cultivators Ling Tian and the others knew, only the Lord of the Universe had broken through to the Saint level. Naturally, they could only use him as a point of comparison. However, everyone knew that the Lord of the Universe's physical condition had caused the Cultivation World, Immortal Realm, and even God Realm to contract and collapse, greatly shrinking the scale of his universe. In other words, his universe was surely far weaker now than it had been at its peak.
Even so, Ling Tian's Small World was only about one-tenth the size of the Demon God's. That alone showed how far he was from the Lord of the Universe—a gap that would likely take a very long time to make up. At the thought, everyone's expressions turned grave. They knew all too well that they might not have that much time, especially since the longer they delayed, the greater the danger to their friends and family held hostage by the Lord of the Universe.
"Fellow Daoist Ling Tian's Small World is only about one-tenth the size of the Demon God's, and that's after the Demon God's universe has been greatly weakened. Doesn't that mean the gap between us and the Demon God is even bigger?!" Shen Ling said solemnly. As she spoke, she looked at the others. "That means it'll take us a very long time to reach the Saint level. I wonder whether we can make it within the million-year deadline Fellow Daoist Ling Tian and the others mentioned."
Only half the million-year deadline the Lord of the Universe had given Ling Tian and the others remained—about five hundred thousand years. That might seem like a long time, but everyone knew that for cultivators at their level, it might not be enough to advance by many