Cultivation knew no passage of time; one could not tell the years by heat or cold.
Lei Zhan had remained in seclusion, cultivating within the Universe Flowing-Cloud Palace.
Although that life-and-death crisis had nearly caused Lei Zhan to perish, the benefits it brought him afterward were immense.
Not only had it allowed his ultimate Space-Time Dao to smoothly break through to the second level, it had also strengthened his Dao-heart even further.
After breaking through to become a Second Step Dao Lord, Lei Zhan remained in the Universe Flowing-Cloud Palace, cultivating in peace.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed.
Mangya Twelve Palaces, Time-Space Palace.
Two figures walked side by side through the Time-Space Tower Forest. One was a disheveled-haired man with emerald-green eyes whose gleam was chillingly intimidating.
The other was a handsome young man dressed in black robes, appearing as ordinary as a mortal.
"Junior Brother, after returning to Mangya Kingdom with the great Overlord, you remained in seclusion all this time. You've finally emerged," said the disheveled-haired, green-eyed man with a smile. "You haven't moved about the Twelve Palaces for these past ten thousand years, but now the entire Twelve Palaces is spreading the name of Daoist Lord Guiyi."
"My name? Senior Brother Lanzhou, you jest." The black-robed youth shook his head. "If Master hadn't sensed the anomaly with the Time-Space Disk and encountered a mighty expert comparable to the lords of the Eight Great Holy Cities, I likely would have been reduced to ashes long ago."
This black-robed youth was Lei Zhan, who had just emerged from seclusion.
The disheveled-haired, green-eyed man walking beside him was naturally Dao Lord Lanzhou, the Palace Lord of the Time-Space Palace among the Mangya Twelve Palaces.
"Reduced to ashes? Junior Brother's fortune defies the heavens. You are