"Congratulations on emerging from seclusion, Little Mister."
In the Underground Chamber on the Northern Nether Continent.
When Fatty Baby and Ling'er saw Xiao Tian Ce emerge, they quickly flew onto his shoulders, grinning as they offered their congratulations.
Xiao Tian Ce smiled at their words and nodded. "Thank you for standing guard outside all this time. How long have we been in seclusion?"
Ling'er thought for a moment before saying, "Nearly half a year has passed since you entered the Heavenly Dao Glazed Bottle, Little Mister."
Hearing that it had been half a year, Xiao Tian Ce nodded. That was roughly what he had estimated. After all, upgrading the Twelve Heavenly Demon Puppets and refining hundreds of high-tier pills alone took time, even if each batch yielded plenty of pills.
"Next, I'm heading out to weather the thunder tribulation. Will you stay here, or come with me?" Xiao Tian Ce asked.
"I'm coming with you," Ling'er answered first.
Fatty Baby pointed at the pile of Spiritual Array Jade Pendants he had made on the floor. "Aside from the materials damaged at the very beginning, everything you gave me has been made into Spiritual Array Jade Pendants, Little Mister."
Xiao Tian Ce beckoned casually, and a Spiritual Array Jade Pendant flew into his hand. He examined it and found its quality quite good. Though it was less powerful than the pendants he made himself, it was more than sufficient.
Whoosh!
After putting all the Spiritual Array Jade Pendants piled on the floor into his Storage Ring, he turned to Ling'er. "Ling'er, have you made any progress developing saint-grade grandmaster-level spiritual arrays?"
"Yes! I can now master five saint-grade grandmaster-level spiritual arrays."
As she spoke, Ling'er flew straight before Xiao Tian Ce and pressed her head against his forehead.
Instantly, Xiao Tian