Time slipped quietly by, and a year and a half passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside Voidyear Mountain, Ning Ke finally completed the trials.
He became the first of the three to emerge.
But when he came out, Feng Yu was nowhere to be seen.
Only a little sparrow waited outside. Seeing him emerge, it flew over and spoke in a human voice.
"Lord Feng Yu said he had some matters to attend to. Whoever comes out early is to wait here until he returns."
Ning Ke frowned.
Calculating the time, he knew more than a year had passed in the outside world.
But he had no idea what had happened on the Qianyuan Continent during that time.
Had the Great Demon run rampant? Had the Sun God brought suffering upon the world? And...
How was Lou Yunxiao doing now?
All of these things weighed on his mind.
So now that he was out, he simply could not stay here and wait.
He told the little sparrow, "Little sparrow, tell Senior Feng Yu that I'm leaving first. Have him find me at the Demon Palace on the Qianyuan Continent."
With that, he began searching for the weakest point in the Infinite Space's barrier, attempting to tear through space and leave.
Meanwhile, the Sword Sect was brightly lit from the mountaintop to its foot, adorned everywhere in vivid red.
Today was New Year's Eve in the Human Realm.
To bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, even the mountain paths were lined with red lanterns.
Festive cheer filled every corner.
The Sword Sect disciples lived on the mountain, while the city built around its foot was filled with ordinary people.
Although the demon attack had left it somewhat desolate,
this important holiday still brought the festive