Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...
Threads of sunlight pierced the clouds as figures streaked past Qin Hao.
Everyone seemed extraordinarily busy.
As disciples of the Azure Flame Sect, they all treasured their time.
They could cultivate in the Azure Flame Sect for only thirty years. No one would waste a moment.
Qin Hao wasted no time either. He flew swiftly toward the Outer Gate, trying to contact Mu Ziqing along the way. To his surprise, he could not reach her.
Nor could he reach Ao Xiner, Jing Hong, Shi Tingyan, or any of the others.
In the end, Qin Hao managed to contact only one person.
Sikong Xuan!
Qin Hao was surprised. When he had first failed to reach Mu Ziqing, he had been quite worried. But after he could not reach Ao Xiner or Jing Hong either, he realized some unusual event must be preventing him from contacting them.
Fortunately, he had reached Sikong Xuan.
A short while later, Qin Hao arrived at one of the Outer Gate's mountain peaks and met with Sikong Xuan.
"Qin Hao." Sikong Xuan regarded him with a complicated look.
They had not seen each other for five years. Sikong Xuan's aura had grown far more robust, and his strength had clearly increased beyond measure. If he encountered the Blood Demon Venerable Armored Soldiers now, he could deal with them easily.
He might even be able to fight a Half-Step Creation expert.
Yet... Qin Hao sensed a hint of dejection in Sikong Xuan, as though he had suffered a tremendous blow.
"Five years." Sikong Xuan looked at Qin Hao, his expression conflicted. "In just five years, you've already passed the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower's First Floor."
Outer Disciples could challenge the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower too.
If they passed its First Floor within a certain time,