After the Ice and Snow Emperors headed back, Ling Xiao followed soon after.
But Ling Xiao did not fly. He chose to tear open a Spatial Rift instead.
He took a single step forward and, in the blink of an eye, returned to the Ice Crystal Palace.
Ling Xiao had been so fast that the Ice and Snow Emperors had not returned yet.
What Ling Xiao did not know was that the Ice and Snow Emperors were flying slowly on purpose, waiting for him to catch up.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress kept looking back, but Ling Xiao was nowhere to be seen.
The Ice Empress beside her asked in confusion:
"Xue'er, Ling Xiao still hasn't caught up. Should we go back and check?"
The Snow Empress turned for another look, and worry crossed her face.
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly sensed another presence inside the Ice Crystal Palace.
The anxiety vanished from her face. "No need," the Snow Empress said coldly. "He's already back at the Ice Crystal Palace."
"What!"
The Ice Empress froze.
She asked in surprise:
"How did he fly so fast? Wasn't he right behind us?"
The Snow Empress was silent for a moment before saying, "It seems he's made great progress lately."
In the blink of an eye.
The two of them returned to the Ice Crystal Palace as well.
When they arrived, they found that Ling Xiao was indeed already inside.
"Well, well!"
The Ice Empress strode forward. "Ling Xiao, what's your cultivation level now? And how did you get back before us?"
Hearing the Ice Empress's questions, Ling Xiao answered honestly.
"After helping Bi Ji survive her Heavenly Tribulation, my cultivation reached seven hundred and thirty thousand years."
Shock appeared on the Ice Empress's face when