A gleam flashed through Sikong Jing's eyes. He had heard more about the Desolate Sea Absolute Formation and the Gods and Devils Archipelago.
Why did it only need to operate once every three years, and require a sacrifice once every three years?
He had already thought of the reason...
Most likely, the Cangyu Sect could only enter once every three years, and each time, they could only stay for a month or two.
And now, Sikong Jing's guess was confirmed by Zhan Hu.
In other words, the Cangyu Sect's control over the Gods and Devils Archipelago was not as terrifying as the demons on Demon-Scale Island imagined.
With that thought, Sikong Jing asked in return, "Is it because my realm is too low?"
Zhan Hu gave him a clear answer...
"Yes. You must reach the Spirit Martial Stage before it is even possible."
"But right now, you have not even reached the War Martial Stage. Opening the Spirit Platform sea of consciousness at the War Martial Stage is already difficult beyond difficulty. Then, at the Spirit Martial Stage, you must condense a spirit shadow. Even if you were given three years, clearing all those hurdles would be nearly impossible."
"At your age, it would already make you heaven-blessed if you could reach it by the next-but-one opening of the Absolute Formation gate—that is, within six years."
What he meant was that if Sikong Jing were still a teenage demon from Demon-Scale Island, then reaching the peak of the Martial Enlightenment Stage would make him a heaven-blessed prodigy.
But Sikong Jing was already a young man, so he could no longer be considered a true genius.
Only the Spirit Martial Stage could truly catch Elder Ruan's eye.
Yet Sikong Jing muttered, "The Spirit Martial Stage? Senior Zhan Hu, how much longer