Half a year slipped by after Meng Chuan and Willow God returned to Stone Village.
Throughout that time, Meng Chuan had been studying "all things" and had formed some ideas.
Everything that came before was in place. He had the Dao, and he had one, two, and three. With so much already known, he could work out the result.
It was not particularly difficult.
He was close to reaching that result and successfully cultivating all things.
His progress had been remarkable.
Stone Village had been quiet throughout the half year. Everyone had devoted themselves to cultivation, absorbing one opportunity after another.
But beyond Stone Village, the Great Wilderness, the Desolate Domain, and even the entire Eight Domains had been anything but peaceful.
For one thing, news kept emerging from the Kunpeng Nest, stirring up storms and tugging at everyone's hearts.
That had been going on for so long that the Eight Domains had grown somewhat used to it.
Another development shook heaven and earth, rocked the Eight Domains, and set off a frenzy.
Word had spread from the Enchanted Cottage that it would soon open four new regions: the Grotto-Heaven Realm, Transformation Spirit Realm, Inscription Realm, and Array Formation Realm.
That caused a huge stir across the Eight Domains.
The Enchanted Cottage in the Starting Ground had already given many people a taste of its benefits.
Once the regions for the next four realms opened, they stood to gain even more.
In cultivating the Chaotic Ancient Method, failing to excel in the Blood Moving Realm did not mean you would fail in every realm that followed.
Someone might have strength of only eighty or ninety thousand jin in the Blood Moving Realm—outstanding, but not enough to reach the Extreme Realm.
Yet in the Grotto-Heaven Realm, various opportunities might allow that