The million-year deadline the Lord of the Universe had given Shi Lin and the others had arrived, but Ling Tian and his companions had made far less progress than expected. At the very least, they were still nowhere near the thirty-sixth Heaven of the Near-Sage realm. They couldn't help growing anxious, especially when they saw Ling Tian becoming restless. He was unquestionably the backbone of the group. If even he was getting anxious, the other cultivators naturally grew worried and uneasy as well.
Fortunately, Ling Tian quickly realized this. Though he was still anxious inside, he kept up a calm front, which helped everyone feel much better—especially after they learned from the previous group of cultivators that the friends and family held hostage by the Lord of the Universe were doing reasonably well.
Still, Ling Tian and the others knew this was only temporary. The longer they delayed, the harder it would be to keep their anxiety and worry at bay. For now, everyone could still hold their emotions in check, but they might not be able to later. Thinking of this left Ling Tian deeply concerned. He desperately hoped there was some cultivation art, secret technique, or rare treasure that could greatly improve their cultivation, even though he knew full well that such things were all but nonexistent in the star domain.
"What cultivation art, secret technique, or rare treasure in the star domain could rapidly improve your cultivation? If anything like that existed, we'd have found it long ago. Don't forget, nearly all the powerful cultivators are with us now, and they know just about every powerful cultivation art and secret technique in the star domain," You Ye muttered.
"Exactly. If there were a cultivation art, secret technique, or rare treasure that could rapidly improve your cultivation, these