At the same time, two startlingly clear images appeared in Qin Yan's mind.
The figures in them were Qian Xi and Chen Xun.
The Holy Maiden of the Temple of Time, once so far above others, now sat cross-legged on an enormous bed carved from a single Time Crystal.
Time Force flowed gently around her like a warm silver stream as she cultivated in complete concentration.
Chen Xun, meanwhile, could only stand respectfully outside the door. He did not even have the right to enter the inner chamber.
"So Qian Xi obtained the final Inheritance of the Eternal Palace."
The difference between their surroundings was plain to see. Qin Yan immediately guessed the Artifact Spirit's final choice.
The Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon gave off a faint red glow, pointing him toward their location as clearly as a guiding lantern.
Following its guidance, Qin Yan traveled swiftly through the Sea of Time. About a day later, he arrived once more before the silver-white Eternal Palace.
Qin Yan took a deep breath in front of the palace and called into it, "Qian Xi, Chen Xun, come out."
His voice was not especially loud, but bolstered by the unseen connection of the Dark Enslavement Rune, it passed through the barriers of space and rang clearly inside the palace.
Hearing Qin Yan's voice, the two cultivators' eyes, calm as still water a moment before, lit up with irrepressible delight—Master was here.
They immediately dropped everything and flew out of the palace as two streaks of light.
They landed before Qin Yan and, without hesitation, dropped to all fours in the silver seawater, raising their heads like two obedient pets.
Eyes that had once looked down upon the world and its heroes now brimmed with reverence and submission from the depths of their souls. In