A trace of desolation flickered through Yang Chen's heart.
After gaining enlightenment, he did not know whether he would be able to defeat Yan.
But if he failed to gain enlightenment, then with his current strength, facing Yan, he would have almost no chance of winning.
At that thought, Yang Chen clenched his teeth.
If it were only himself, he would not be afraid. Even if it meant death, he would still fight Yan.
The Nine Gate Dao Ancestors and all those powerful experts had chosen this road. Yang Chen could understand their feelings, and he would make the same choice.
However, he had promised the Nine Gate Dao Ancestors.
Yang Chen sank into thought.
Should he face the difficulties head-on, or avoid the battle?
Can I even avoid it? Yang Chen thought silently.
He left Bi Shuang Star. This place could no longer bring him any benefit.
Afterward, Yang Chen quietly returned to humanity's territory, the Taiyuan Star System.
Ten thousand years had already passed in his world, yet in the Taiyuan Star System and the outside world, it had only been the blink of an eye.
He thought of his wife, Zhang Xuelian.
She had remained within Taiyuan Palace and had not yet entered his world.
Now, Yang Chen arrived at Taiyuan Palace.
Within the vast Taiyuan Palace, a great number of Heavenly Extreme Realm experts and Heavenly Mandate Realm experts had already entered Yang Chen's world.
When Yang Chen arrived, only a portion of the Heavenly Separation Realm experts remained behind to guard the place. They still did not know what had happened, with many matters hidden from them.
Not long after Yang Chen arrived, he found Zhang Xuelian.
Zhang Xuelian sat beside a small lake, silently gazing into the distance without uttering a word.
"Xuelian, let's