The Continuous Arrival

Huzi and the others had learned from Hua Min'er and Yao Yu about the heavy burden Ling Tian carried. They secretly vowed not to disgrace their status as fourth-generation disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion, and trained even harder. Long Shun and the others, who taught them, praised them to no end. Naturally, Long Shun and the others had not been idle either; they, too, trained diligently, and their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps Ling Tian's perception back then had been right. After Little White was born, the spiritual energy on Tianmu Star grew increasingly dense. Four or five years passed, and its concentration was about fifty percent higher than before—and it was still slowly increasing. The cultivators on Tianmu Star were all thrilled by this, and began training diligently as well, not daring to waste this rare opportunity.

The increasingly dense spiritual energy on Tianmu Star was a powerful temptation for Long Shun and Jin Sha'er, who had been born and raised there. They knew their cultivation was still lacking, and that they would have little chance of escaping Ten Thousand Swords Cliff's pursuit, let alone avenging their master. So they decided to train hard on Tianmu Star, and only consider searching for Ling Tian—or waiting for him to return after a hundred years—once they were strong enough to protect themselves.

Hua Min'er and Yao Yu also learned of the two's plans, and so, while talking with Yao Yu this time, Hua Min'er decided to stay as well.

"A hundred years? It doesn't necessarily have to take that long." Hua Min'er shook her head and murmured, "Brother Ling Tian made that arrangement back then because he wanted Huzi and his younger sister to care for their parents until the end, and because he feared they would be in danger