I heard that Lin Yuan hasn't appeared in the Ancestral God Sect even once in the past thousand years," Lord of Lanzang said, stroking his beard. "Then again, Lin Yuan had spent very little time cultivating before. It's a good thing for him to settle down and focus on his cultivation this time."
"I know my disciple very well. He's never let me down," Lord of Void Gold said, stroking his long eyebrows, which hung down to his chest. "If the Secret Technique he's cultivating is so difficult that even he'll need a thousand, or even ten thousand eras to master it, then it must be an extraordinary improvement. It could even exceed our expectations."
"Once he finishes this cultivation, he'll be a completely different person. After that, I'm afraid there'll be very little I can do to help him."
"Oh? Are you saying the Human Race is about to welcome its nineteenth Universe Master?" Lord of Lanzang asked, visibly excited. "Haha! That would give my Great Axe Arena six Universe Masters. We'd once again have more than the Virtual Universe Company."
"Tell me, how strong do you think Lin Yuan will be after his breakthrough?" Lord of Lanzang asked with a smile.
"My disciple already had the strength of a Top Universe Overlord, and could just barely match a First-Order Universe Master. After his breakthrough, his strength will increase a hundredfold. He'll probably be close to your level, Lanzang," Lord of Void Gold replied.
"What? He'll almost match me as soon as he becomes a Universe Venerable?" Lord of Lanzang asked incredulously. "A Universe Venerable's divine power is far less pure than a Universe Master's. His Law Comprehension is still low, too, and his self-created Secret Techniques surely can't match ours—not when we've accumulated experience over countless ages. How