[You had long guessed that Yuanshi would make such a request, but he had been quite patient, not coming to find you immediately after you left the Three Pure Palace. During that time, you had tried deducing it once, only to discover that Yuanshi had been banking on the possibility that you might take the initiative to find him and accept him as a disciple.
Unfortunately, you had never entertained such a thought from beginning to end, because only you understood your own circumstances. The time you had spent on the Time Law was far less than what you had devoted to the Life and Death Laws; it did not even compare to the Water Dao Law. Your current attainments in the Time Law had been gained entirely through external objects—the Primordial Qi of Time Sequence and your harvest from the Time Ancestral Land.
It had not been long since you had truly begun to regard the Time Law seriously. You had not even touched upon its rules yet, so what novel insights could you possibly have?]
[You briefly replied to Yuanshi, telling him about your current reliance on external objects. This left him deeply regretful that his foolish disciple did not possess such an opportunity. Yet on second thought, it did indeed seem to be the case. The times you had frequently used arts related to the Time Law had only been during this recent period...]
[In the 33,675,651st year, after Chen Hua received this punishment, you could no longer sense any dissatisfaction from his emotions. That left you fairly satisfied.
Even if Chen Hua might have been deceiving you, deliberately presenting this appearance for you to sense, you did not care. It was perfectly normal for such a fierce horse with a steadfast Dao Heart to be difficult