At Xuan Wei's reminder, you did not rush back into secluded cultivation. Instead, you looked into the major and minor events that had taken place during your hundreds of thousands of years in secluded cultivation. Only then did you learn that what had happened over these past several decades was no less momentous than the events of your previous million-year secluded cultivation. First, Mora had been ambushed and wounded, while Yuanshi had narrowly attained the Emperor Realm... Then Ye Chen had gone to the Grand Luo Heavenly Domain, gained much from an epiphany, and even helped Dijiang become a Supreme Dao Talisman Master.
Finally, Supreme Changrong Heaven had not been peaceful in the slightest. There was the emergence of the Ancient Cultivator Relic, as well as Ye Chen and the others repeatedly entering it in an attempt to resolve the problem...
Ye Chen relayed every last detail concerning the Ancient Cultivator Relic to you, but after reading it all, you had no intention of blaming any of them. Qin Huang, seasoned and experienced, had led this operation. Before encountering the Thunder Nightmare Shadow Guard, the party had proceeded very smoothly. During that time, only Xiang Shi had been too weak and too unlucky, dying at the hands of a remnant soul. It was not because Qin Huang had done anything wrong.
Afterward, they had steadily dealt with the Golden Refining Divine Sect's many remaining formations and puppets without any accidents. No further casualties had been added, and those who entered the Ancient Cultivator Relic had gained greatly. Even if it had been you, you might not have done any better.
To this day, no one knew the Thunder Nightmare Shadow Guard's true origins. Yet judging from Ye Chen's account, the power he had displayed had indeed reached the Immortal Emperor