"Two thousand years?"
Eternal Dao Ancestor froze. "You misspoke, surely? You meant two thousand eras?"
"Even two thousand eras would be very fast. Despite millions of eras of development and an endless succession of outstanding newcomers, advancing from a newly ascended Dao Master into the ranks of Overlords in two thousand eras-and becoming such a powerful Overlord at that-would still be astonishing."
Xuanye Dao Ancestor added.
"Hahaha! Eternal, Xuanye, you heard correctly, and Taiyi didn't misspeak. It was two thousand years!"
Origin Dao Ancestor laughed heartily, his voice carrying a trace of irrepressible wonder. "From comprehending the Book of Destiny in Heaven's Mandate Cult and advancing straight to Dao Master, to ascending as an Overlord now, Li Overlord truly took only two thousand years."
"Two thousand years?!"
This time, not only Eternal and Xuanye, but Changfeng, Shixi, Honghao, and the other Dao Ancestors also gathered around.
"Two thousand years, from breaking through to Dao Master to advancing straight to Overlord?!"
"That... even the adjustment period after a Dao Lord breaks through to Dao Master takes more than two thousand years, doesn't it? Passing through the adjustment period and advancing straight to Overlord in two thousand years... how is that any different from jumping straight from Dao Lord to Overlord?"
"I've lived for 1.8 million eras since I began cultivating. How much of my lifespan would two thousand years amount to?"
"No need to calculate. Nearly one ten-millionth. If we look at it through an ordinary person's lifespan of thirty thousand days, those two thousand years would amount to less than five minutes. In other words, in less than five minutes for an ordinary person, Li Overlord... completed a two-stage leap from Dao Lord to Overlord."
"You're mistaken. Not two stages, but five: Dao Lord to Dao Master, then powerful Dao