"Lord Sikong, ever since you left this place ten years ago..."
"The demonic energy here became terrifying. The leaves of the Willow Leaf Sacred Wall withered even faster, and nearly all of them had fallen away a year ago."
"The life force of the surrounding Willow Leaf Sacred Wall also became incomparably faint. Unable to endure the demonic energy, I could only burn my life source."
"If you had come any later, I would've kicked the bucket again."
Stunned once more, Sikong Jing thought for a moment before suddenly understanding.
The demonic energy within the seventh layer of the restriction was even more terrifying than the previous ones...
And the presence of the Nine Heavens Demon Blood had affected the Spirit Root Divine Willow, accelerating its withering and draining its life force.
Because of this, Gan Wumie had nearly died once again.
As for the signal bead he had crushed a few years ago, he simply had never had the time to deal with it. He had been relentlessly forcing himself to cultivate all along.
Had he passed through the seventh layer any later, it would not only have meant the deaths of Gan Wumie and Tian Wuan's group of three.
The Spirit Root Divine Willow itself might have been completely ruined as well.
"Sikong Jing, what exactly are you doing? Stop humiliating us. Just kill us."
Tian Wuan's hoarse voice suddenly rang out.
Sikong Jing shifted his gaze over...
The three of them had once again fallen into cultivation deviation. Fortunately, they had not collapsed as badly as when they had first entered the Dark Demon Small World. They had likely adapted somewhat to the effects of the demonic energy.
But with the sixth and seventh layers combined, more than eleven years had passed.
Their mental states had already