A hundred thousand years was no short time, but the different flow of time meant Meng Chuan barely felt it.
For Ye Fan and the others, this separation from Meng Chuan had felt far less keenly than the last time he had gone back to the Chaotic Ancient Era.
Partly, they had been apart for less time. But as their cultivation rose, their perception of time had changed too.
While they were still in the Human Dao Realm, a hundred thousand years had naturally seemed unimaginably long.
But after attaining immortality, everything felt entirely different.
The passage of time, its relentless wearing away, became less noticeable.
When the world outside was peaceful and they could devote themselves to secluded cultivation while still making progress, they paid no heed to time passing at all.
After becoming Immortal Kings, the difference was greater still.
Even among Longevity Attainers, True Immortals and Immortal Kings felt the passage of a hundred thousand years differently.
Comprehending more profound Secret Techniques and higher levels of the Great Dao took longer and longer.
Here, everyone was at least a True Immortal, the Universe was at peace, the Boundary Sea was calm, and nothing outside disturbed them.
Over those hundred thousand years, the immortals had awakened only a few times. Most of the rest they had spent in seclusion, cultivating.
They closed their eyes and opened them again. After a few such cycles, Meng Chuan had returned.
Ruthless in particular had entered seclusion when Meng Chuan left. Just as Meng Chuan reestablished contact with Zhang Sanfeng, the hundred thousand years were up, and she happened to emerge.
In those hundred thousand years, Ruthless had not appeared or awakened once.
The further they went, the shorter and less remarkable a span of a hundred thousand years became.
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