The next morning, Lin Mo finished his night of cultivation and headed straight for the Sect Main Hall.
Of course, only one night had passed for everyone else. After returning from the Black Market, Lin Mo had entered the Gourd Space and stayed there for a full six hours.
With time flowing ten times faster, that amounted to sixty hours-more than two full days and nights!
Two extra days might not seem like much, but over the long run, Lin Mo spent more than five times as long cultivating as anyone else.
As the saying went, grains of sand could accumulate into a tower. Without that unwavering perseverance, even with the Treasure Gourd, he could never have reached his current realm.
The main hall was deserted.
Han Kang had said yesterday that he wanted some time alone, so none of the fifteen Inner Sect Elders were present.
"Reporting to the Sect Master."
Lin Mo entered the hall and cupped his hands in salute. He gave a concise account of what had happened last night, then said slowly, "I intend to visit the Longevity Domain again and strike a deal with the Eight Great Households."
"If all goes well, the Longevity Valley will be reduced to ashes within half a month!"
"Hm?"
Han Kang's eyes lit up. "Are you confident?"
Lin Mo nodded with a hum of assent.
Ever since the Longevity Valley's rise, the Eight Great Households had grown weaker by the day. As one side waxed and the other waned, those old fellows in the Eight Great Households must have been sitting on pins and needles.
Now the Longevity Valley Old Valley Master had entered Death Seclusion, vowing not to emerge until he succeeded, while some major upheaval seemed to have struck the Tai Sui Gate. Its fiendish cultivators