Many people secluded themselves for a thousand or ten thousand years because they had a direction for their cultivation. I had none. Once I found a direction, time would no longer be a problem. It would pass easily.
The hard part was finding that direction.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, but Elder Chan still hadn't returned.
Lu Yin wasn't in a hurry. He quietly contemplated the Fifth Continent.
Another half month passed before Elder Chan finally returned—not through the transport device, but through a star gate.
The star gate opened, with one end in the Heaven Sect and the other in the cave. It remained open.
"How did you get back through a star gate?" Lu Yin asked, puzzled.
Elder Chan smiled wryly. "I couldn't find this place. That transport device was linked to who knows how many others. After I left, the device at the other end shattered, so I couldn't use it again."
Lu Yin glanced at the transport device. It seemed the distance was considerable, and the setup was very meticulous.
"Dao Master, there's a sea of stars outside. I saw an Eternal Kingdom," Elder Chan said.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Are there many members of the Eternal Clan in this sea of stars?"
Elder Chan's expression turned grave. "Many. It seems the Eternal Clan occupies this entire sea of stars. To avoid alerting them, I didn't attack. I just infiltrated an Eternal Kingdom to make inquiries. The strongest Eternal Clan expert ever seen in this space-time was called the Arrow God."
Lu Yin was surprised. "The Arrow God?"
Elder Chan nodded. "During the First Eryu War, the Arrow God came to reinforce them. Her archery suppressed the battlefield. If Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng hadn't relied on Extreme Reversal to endure her