"Cultivation knew no passage of time. A year slipped by in the blink of an eye."
Time truly was fleeting for cultivators. Even at the divine fire realm, a single period of secluded cultivation was measured in years. Upon reaching the immortal realm, it would probably be measured in tens of thousands of years.
A year had passed, and nearly all the millions of cultivators had ignited their divine fire. Apart from those ancient freaks still pursuing the path of transcendence, everyone had emerged from seclusion and begun searching the various secret realms for opportunities.
Over countless years, the Immortal Ancient Era had opened two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine times, and countless cultivators had left their marks within it.
Many places had been erased by time, but many others had been developed by generation after generation of cultivators, becoming ever more prosperous.
To facilitate trade and exchange among cultivators, cities had sprung up throughout the small worlds.
By now, practically every small world had a major city, and each time the Immortal Ancient Era opened, these cities became exceptionally prosperous.
The City of Light held no special meaning in its name. It was simply called that because it stood in the Light Realm.
Countless ancient cities within the Immortal Ancient Era had been named in much the same way.
Whenever the Immortal Ancient Era opened, weaker cultivators and those unwilling to take risks would settle in these cities and conduct business. As such, the cities were more like sprawling marketplaces.
The Light Realm ranked among the larger ancient realms and was a famous small world within the Immortal Ancient Era. It held countless opportunities, drawing vast numbers of cultivators to explore and seek adventure.
Many ancient freaks had established outposts here, leaving capable subordinates in charge to make