As far as the gathering as a whole was concerned, giving the junior brother welcome gifts had been little more than a brief interlude.
Once this extra part of the gathering had come to an end, the atmosphere on the Star Banquet Platform had become very casual and homely.
Yes, homely.
If a group of people, all at least World-Deriving Rank and including two Eternal Deities, could call the topics they discussed "homely."
The delicacies and fine wines on the Star Stone Platform before Lin Yi still glimmered and gave off an enticing aroma, but his mind was no longer on these illusory pleasures.
He sat upright, like a young freshman who had just entered a vast academy, trying his best to listen as his mentors and senior students discussed cutting-edge, profound topics.
His senior brothers and sisters had clearly long been accustomed to this kind of gathering. The conversation naturally turned to the matters that concerned people at their level.
"I heard there's been another disturbance in the Minggu Secret Realm. The space-time turbulence on the outskirts has weakened by thirty percent, and a few old fellows have already sent people to scout it out."
Fourth Senior Brother Lie Yang took a swig of what looked like molten lava and spoke bluntly.
Sixth Senior Brother Xuan Shu furrowed his brow slightly and picked up the thread. "The Minggu Secret Realm is exceptionally dangerous. It last opened seven hundred thousand years ago, and quite a few World-Derivers perished inside. Still, I've heard someone once found a fragment of the Heart of Time in there. If it could be refined, it would greatly benefit one's understanding of the Time Law."
Third Senior Sister Qian Huan played with a strand of hair woven from starlight and smiled lazily.
"The Heart of Time?