August Planet, outside the August Secret Art Tower in August City.
Dongguan walked inward along a passage.
"Dongguan, you're here again." A three-eyed man in silver robes stood guard outside the Secret Art Tower.
"Greetings, Silverheart Marquis." Dongguan bowed slightly.
Silverheart Marquis was the guardian of the August Secret Art Tower. This was merely one of his clones.
According to legend, his teacher was Venerable Kandri, who resided permanently in Chaos City and guarded the Chaos Steles.
Although Silverheart Marquis had not reached King Rank, his teacher's instruction had given him exceptional attainments in clone techniques.
Although this sort of clone technique was inferior to a true innate clone secret technique, it was still extremely useful for exploring secret realms and the like.
Dongguan did not know why Silverheart Marquis stood guard here, but there had to be benefits.
Otherwise, why would a Marquis Immortal need to stand guard here? "Although you have plenty of opportunities to enter the Secret Art Tower, you've already used up sixty-three in just a few decades.
"I must remind you that it's best to wait until you've accumulated enough understanding before returning. That way, you'll gain deeper insights," Silverheart Marquis reminded him.
"I understand." Dongguan nodded.
"You are a genius..."
"The further you go, the harder it becomes to pass each layer. You might find yourself stuck on a single layer for hundreds of millions of years. Do you truly understand?"
Without waiting for Dongguan's answer, Silverheart Marquis shook his head and continued, "Never mind. Your teacher is August Venerable.
"Even if you really exhaust all your opportunities, you can still ask your teacher to grant you more. Go in. It's just that entering too frequently really is rather wasteful."
Dongguan said nothing and simply continued inward along the passage.
"Hm?" Silverheart Marquis suddenly