And so it went.
Over the days that followed, the Mortal Domain continued developing steadily, right up until March 27.
The war had been over for some time.
During that time,
this stretch of sea had enjoyed a long-awaited peace. No other continents came to disturb them. If... if things could stay this way forever, they would not even need to enter the War Mire.
Leaning on his Jadeite Staff, Chen Fan stood alone on Rugged Island, looking toward Qi Yue's Tomb and feeling the salty, damp sea breeze brush against him. He did not think he was greedy.
He wanted very little.
Yet even that tiny bit was something they refused to leave him.
"Young Master."
Crippled Monkey approached from behind and reported, "April 1 is almost here. Preparations for the Mortal Domain Third Spring Examination are in full swing, and... Chen Jiutian still doesn't seem to have made any progress."
"Should we hurry him along?"
"No."
Thinking of this, Chen Fan let out a helpless sigh.
Some time ago, Chen Jiutian had said he could improve the Heavenly Thunder Formation to charge Sky-Piercing Pillars in batches, and speed up the charging process. Chen Fan had promised him that if he succeeded, the position of Deputy Pavilion Master of the Strategist Pavilion would be his.
But...
Chen Jiutian was young, after all, and full of pride.
He had immediately made a military pledge: if he failed to crack the problem within three months, he would present his own head.
It was not that Chen Fan took this lightly. Now that the deadline was approaching, he understood how young people could be and feared Chen Jiutian might actually present his head. That was why he had specifically told Crippled Monkey to keep an eye on Chen Jiutian these days, lest