Time flew; the years passed like a weaver's shuttle.
Song Wen immersed himself in cultivation, day after day, year after year, never showing the slightest slackness.
He continuously tempered his cultivation while taking time to refine the treasures he had acquired.
Chi Pei's Blood Sea Seal had also been refined into his own Blood Sea Seal, considerably increasing its power.
The Law-Breaking Divine Eye had likewise been successfully cultivated, though its precise power remained unknown, as he had yet to fight anyone.
Song Wen also carefully nurtured his Gu insects and the Nether Fox.
Their strength had all improved markedly.
The Blood Earthworm Gu advanced from the second rank to the third rank.
The three Shadow Gu broke through to the late third rank.
The Shadow King Gu and the Nether Fox both advanced to the middle fourth rank.
In the blink of an eye, twenty years had passed. Song Wen had thoroughly stabilized his cultivation, and his divine sense realm had smoothly advanced to the late Spirit Transformation stage. He then emerged from seclusion.
"It is time to leave Rotting Miasma Ridge," Song Wen murmured.
He rose to his feet and was about to withdraw the formations laid within the cave when his movements suddenly froze.
"It seems I have forgotten something."
Song Wen pondered for a moment. Then his eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Right. I promised Ye Bing that I would help her deal with Jin Xun and seize the spiritual herbs in his possession for refining the Void-Merging Origin-Breaking Pill."
Song Wen hurriedly put away the formation. His body turned into a streak of light as he flew toward Phoenix Plume City.
He had promised Ye Bing then, "At the shortest, a few months; at the longest, several years—I will definitely return to find you."
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