"The Eastern Sea?"
Chen Heng paused at this, thoughts racing through his mind, and fell briefly silent.
After the Dao renegade Lu Yusheng had transported Zhonglang Province into the void beyond the heavens, the world's original Ten Provinces and Four Seas had been reduced to the Nine Provinces and Four Seas.
And among these Four Seas.
The Eastern Sea held the highest, most exalted standing-
Its earthly energies were abundant, its spiritual bounty rich, far surpassing the other three seas. It could amply sustain the hundreds of billions of aquatic creatures and spirits under the Dragon Lord's command without seeming the least bit cramped or confined. It was truly a place where spiritual energies converged!
But what Chen Heng sought was neither wealth nor cultivation resources.
Even though the Eastern Sea could be called a land of extravagant wealth and plenty, it held little attraction for him now.
A grotto-heaven...
Only a grotto-heaven!
Ever since he had begun cultivating at Embryonic Breathing, what he had lacked most in his life was time to cultivate!
Even with the One True Dharma Realm's assistance granting him far more cultivation time than ordinary Daoists, it was still not enough.
A mere six years.
Even with the One True Dharma Realm added to that.
It was still nowhere near enough for him to perfect the three minor stages of Purple Mansion, then attain Cavern Mystery and become a Refinement Master.
Only by reaching the realm of a Cavern Mystery Refiner would he qualify to ascend Mount Qiyun and compete against the Four Courts' many Cavern Mystery disciples six years later, contending for a place among the Ten Great Disciples!
Yet merely cultivating Purple Mansion to perfection in all three minor stages and completing its work.
Would require at least a hundred-odd years of arduous