A Year Passed

Tribulation Crossing Stage experts were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns throughout the Cultivation World, and their status was supremely exalted. Even the leaders of some major sects treated them with the utmost respect. Yet Shi Ao could have a Tribulation Crossing Stage expert personally guarding him. From this, one could see how important he was to his clan.

From this alone, Ling Tian could tell what standing Shi Ao held in the Golden Lion Clan. He could also vaguely guess that Shi Ao must have some exceptional qualities, and couldn't help worrying even more.

"Ling Tian, from what you've said, Shi Ao must be a terrifying schemer, right?" Hu Yao furrowed her delicate brows. "He may already have guessed our plans. Doesn't that mean he's figured out our destination?"

"Yeah. That's what worries me. With his intelligence, he could very well guess where we're headed." Ling Tian's expression grew even graver. Then he glanced at Xuan Ming without drawing attention to it. "All we can do now is hope the back-up plan our ancestor left behind will help us get through this."

After that, no one said anything more, and they continued toward the Land of Chaos. Everyone was in much lower spirits, but fortunately, the two little sprites, Xuan Ying and Lian Yue, brought them plenty of joy along the way.

The Demon Realm was vast and boundless, with countless Cultivation Stars. The Land of Chaos, where Ling Tian and the others were headed, lay extremely far away—almost as if they had to cross the entire Demon Realm. The journey would unquestionably take a long time. Even with the Star Disk guiding them and saving them a great deal of time, a year had passed and they still hadn't reached the Land of Chaos.

They flew