Having already handed over supreme treasures, they figured they should at least avoid making an enemy. More importantly, they could not let the other races reap the benefits.
And so, for a time, Chen Ao became a highly sought-after figure once again.
Their relations actually grew harmonious in this peculiar way.
Of course, that harmony existed only around Chen Ao. At other times, they remained as hostile as ever.
Meanwhile, Chen Ao continued convincing himself to be kind.
He made himself appear harmless, establishing an image as someone who disliked conflict.
Time passed little by little as Chen Ao worked hard to comprehend laws and create Universe Overlord-level peak secret techniques.
A thousand years really was a very long time.
Around three hundred years after Chen Ao arrived at the Ancestral God Religion, something happened.
On humanity's side, Luo Feng completed his Domain Lord assignments and returned to settle in Chaos City. He stayed there for several decades, then stunned everyone by clearing the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge while still a Domain Lord.
"How is this Luo Feng so powerful? It's only been a few hundred years, hasn't it? And he's already cleared the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge?"
"Is comprehending laws as easy as eating and drinking for him?"
"Bolan is a genius who appears once in tens of thousands of eras, but Luo Feng is thousands or tens of thousands of times better than him. He's definitely a genius who appears only once in tens of millions of eras!"
Countless words of praise and discussion poured down on Luo Feng. Over a hundred Universe Venerables wanted to take him as a disciple.
Luo Feng, however, was troubled. He wanted to become the Tian Shi Palace Master's disciple, but the Tian Shi Palace Master had not