Inside the Four-Dimensional Pocket, Zhao Xiaoxiang was still reciting her lines, unaware that Zhao Cheng had already completed another round of exploration.
At the same time, through his exploration of the system of spatial powers, he had improved by another tiny increment, becoming even stronger.
Back when his realm had been insufficient, these things had seemed useless. But now that he had reached a sufficient height, studying them again brought considerable gains.
Parallel spacetime in particular—Zhao Cheng had previously been extremely restrained in his exploration of Dream Space, after all, there was the risk of someone tracing it back to his doorstep.
But after discovering the peculiarities of the real world, Zhao Cheng no longer had that concern.
"I seem to have just heard someone say that they hadn't fought to their heart's content. Perfect—I'm planning to push forward a new round of Grotto-Heaven evolution, and I still need a beta tester."
Zhao Cheng's figure appeared, accompanied by his unhurried voice.
"Zhao Cheng, clearly, you must be hallucinating."
"Alright, I've already helped you settle your business. Now I should go back and rest."
Zhao Xiaoxiang said solemnly.
In truth, she did not resist entering the Grotto-Heaven to cultivate, but the premise was that she had to be allowed to "rest" properly.
And in her understanding, resting naturally meant displaying her sanctity before people in the real world.
As for displaying her sanctity in the Grotto-Heaven world, it just didn't have the same flavor. Showing off in reality was far more satisfying.
Earlier, in order to attain the Sage Path, she had defeated no small number of formidable foes in the Grotto-Heaven, but for some reason, she had always felt that something was missing.
Perhaps things in the Grotto-Heaven, no matter how real they seemed, were false in essence after