Time flew like a shuttle; half a year passed in but an instant. After the people of the Immortal Court and the Demon Realm rushed to the Great Immortal Cultivation World, the entire cultivation world erupted. They announced that calamity was about to befall this realm, and the Nine Palaces Elder also stepped forward. Over the past half-year, many great clans and factions had retreated into their hidden grounds. Everyone gathered together to set up formations, preparing to meet the coming battle.
Qin Xian'er and the others also emerged from the secret realm one after another. They had gained much within it, and every one of them had advanced in cultivation. Yet when they learned that Chen Yi had been taken away by the Fat Daoist, they were all greatly shocked.
Afterward, Ink Dragon revealed the matter of the Heavenly Emperor. Qin Xian'er and the others' expressions immediately changed. None of them had expected this day to come so quickly.
Several days later, Ink Dragon brought them outside Water Curtain Cave, where they waited together for Chen Fan to emerge.
Yet Water Curtain Cave remained utterly silent, without the slightest disturbance. When the Nine-Tailed Fox and the others saw Qin Xian'er's group, they were briefly taken aback, but asked nothing, clearly having no interest in them. Ink Dragon could not be bothered with them either, as he was busy competing with Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth.
Another half-year passed like this. The people of the Immortal Court and the Demon Realm could finally no longer sit still. The one-year deadline had arrived, which meant the Heavenly Emperor would soon come to kill them. Yet there was still not the slightest movement from Water Curtain Cave.
"What are we supposed to do?" An elder of the Immortal Court frowned.
"Alas,