Racing Against Time

Lu Chong knew that many people within Azure Edge Dojo now resented him, blaming everything on his head.

All he could do now was settle down and cultivate with all his might, striving to enter the Alliance core as soon as possible. Only then could he temporarily resolve this crisis.

This was undoubtedly a race against time—it all depended on who could take the lead first.

"I can't go out."

Lu Chong was very clear-headed. Given the determination Thousand Mechanisms Dojo had displayed, if he went out, they would not give him the chance for a fair fight.

When the time came, he would not even be surprised if they directly provoked Thousand Mechanisms Dojo's Dojo Master.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, eight years went by. Lu Chong finally broke through once more, reaching the seventh level of the Dao Profound Realm.

His five great Dao arts had also advanced considerably, successively breaking through to the eleventh and even twelfth realms.

At the same time, however, the situation outside grew increasingly perilous.

Beginning over two years ago, Thousand Mechanisms Dojo's offensive had intensified by several degrees. Even Dao Mountain Realm Supreme Elders took turns attacking, forcefully bombarding the Azure Edge Dao Stele Grand Array.

As a result, the lifespan of Azure Edge Dojo's Dao Stele Grand Array would be shortened even further.

It was not as though Azure Edge Dojo had made no attempt to seek outside aid or ask others to mediate, but it was all to no avail.

Thousand Mechanisms Dojo's resolve was simply too firm, and with Zuo Qianxing of the Dao Sea Realm holding the fort, no one could shake them.

At the very least, none of the dojos familiar with Azure Edge Dojo could manage it.

Moreover, after listening to the