"I didn't expect this either."
Even the secret realm's host was somewhat stunned as he looked at the irregular lines on the Azure Stone Plaza before them, which were radiating milky-white light. He had already spent a very long time within this secret realm.
He had always believed these irregular lines were merely part of the sixth trial, intended to guide people through the sixth stage.
Who would have thought this was actually a large-scale teleportation array?
Who would set up a large-scale teleportation array at the entrance to a palace's mountain gate?!
Still—
Thinking about it, it did make sense. This was the largest space in the entire palace. If they needed to teleport many people, such as a hundred thousand Sword Cultivator Puppets, then this truly seemed like the best place. No other location could accommodate teleporting so many people at once.
"Mm."
Chen Qiu was in fairly good spirits at the moment. With a smile, he gave a soft hum. "Get ready to go home. Little Handsome, you can prepare to establish your clan as well."
"Thank you, Senior!"
The secret realm's host nodded, faintly excited. More than seven years had passed, and he could finally establish a clan belonging to the Artifact Spirit Clan. Artifact spirits like them, who had awakened their own consciousness, could finally leave their imprisonment within the secret realm, move freely in the outside world, and witness this world's wonders!
"Senior... there is something I do not know whether I should ask. What is your current cultivation?"
He had once been able to see through Senior's cultivation, but now he could not see it at all. Senior's cultivation speed over these seven years had been downright terrifying. It was hard to imagine whether, given seventy more years, Senior would emerge from seclusion