Ever since Chen Changan entered the seal, five years had passed without anyone noticing.
For those five years, everyone outside had been on tenterhooks, but inside, everything had been eerily quiet.
No one knew what had happened, or what Chen Changan had encountered.
The days had dragged by like years. Though only five years had passed, it felt longer than all the time they had spent here before put together.
"Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"But everything seems peaceful. He should be all right, shouldn't he?"
"The more peaceful it is, the more serious the problem must be."
"What do we do? Chen Changan hasn't already..."
"Don't say anything so depressing. He'll be fine. He definitely will."
"I don't want to say it, either, but I'm really worried."
"What if..."
Chen Changan had no idea how worried everyone outside was. At that moment, he had finally absorbed and converted the energy of the Origin Energy of Dao.
"This time took a little longer, but the results are pretty good."
"My cultivation has reached the peak of the Sacred God Realm."
"But..."
"Why can't I control this energy even after absorbing the Origin Energy of Dao from five places?"
Chen Changan was baffled. He had clearly absorbed all the Origin Energy of Dao, but the energy remained dormant inside him. He still couldn't use it.
"You're asking me?"
"I don't know a damn thing."
Chen Changan gave the other a helpless look, though he knew perfectly well that the other had been here the whole time and couldn't possibly know everything.
"But I have a guess."
"You're probably still missing something."
"Mm... a catalyst that will let you use this energy."
That was as good as saying nothing.
"Come on. Time to go home."
At Chen Changan's words, the phantom's