At first, Chen Fan could still stand there with both hands resting on his cane and his eyes closed, looking suitably contemplative. He struck a pose so that when that fellow returned, he would seem unflappable.
Then, later on.
He had a Mortal Domain Member bring him a little stool.
He was getting tired.
Until...
The sky gradually darkened.
He looked up at the fading sky in the distance, then at the Copper Sculpture before him, who remained dull and lifeless. After a long, expressionless silence, he called over a Mortal Domain Member working nearby.
"You, stay here."
"If this sculpture shows any movement, contact me immediately."
"Celestial Pivot, give him permission to contact my Message Talisman directly."
With that, he strode away.
He was done waiting.
He was tired.
Only the Mortal Domain Member remained, standing there dumbstruck as he listened in disbelief to Celestial Pivot telling him he now had permission to contact the Domain Lord directly through a Message Talisman. Holy shit...
A direct line to the top!
After returning to Cave One, Chen Fan lay down in the Rocking Chair atop the City Wall at the cave entrance. It had been a long time since he last reclined in it. The Mortal Domain had kept changing, but this was still the same Rocking Chair from Jiangbei.
It had never changed.
Or rather.
Many things inside this cave had never changed.
For example, Warehouse No. 1 inside the cave. The Mortal Domain now possessed several warehouse complexes of its own, but Warehouse No. 1 had still been retained and stocked with important supplies.
In a sense, its symbolic significance was greater.
It was the Mortal Domain's very first warehouse.
Two months of traveling had left him rather worn out.
Although Yellow Springs Road was indeed miraculous, he