Xun'er Arrives

The wind brushed across her face, bending the grass neatly in one direction. The air carried the faint, astringent fragrance of plants. The golden sun hung high in the sky, which was a clear blue, while several white clouds drifted lazily in the distance.

Seeing this dazzling, vibrant world again, Cailin felt as though an age had passed.

She looked at Amon beside her and said softly, "This isn't the ten years you told me about before. I stayed in that damned place for nearly twenty years, didn't I?"

Smiling, Amon replied, "Not that long. Only around four years. If you don't believe me, you can visit the Gama Empire and see what year it is now. Including the time you spent on the Northern Continent, it was only five or six years at most."

Four years? Could Xiao Xiao and the others have grown so much in four years? Could they have reached the strength of Ban Sheng in four years? Cailin looked as though she did not believe a word of it.

Jiu Bao's voice sounded in her mind. "The flow of time is different. Twenty years in that place should be roughly equivalent to four years outside."

A different flow of time? A trace of surprise flashed through Cailin's eyes. There was such a secret realm?

If it were used for cultivation or to train subordinates, wouldn't it be possible to establish a superpower very quickly?

As if guessing what she was thinking, Jiu Bao continued, "Don't be fooled by how long you cultivated there, or how easy and smooth it seemed. A Nine-Star Dou Sheng was continuously protecting you. Besides, others couldn't stay inside for that long. Even if they could, they would draw the attention of the other two beings with the strength of Nine-Star