Cultivation knew no passage of time, and enlightenment took no account of years. Perhaps by the time he woke from meditation, Senior Brother Xuanji would have appeared?
With that thought, Chi Yu set up a barrier and let Xiaoqiu break through to Foundation Establishment, while he settled down some distance away to meditate and cultivate.
Time flew by. A little over a month later, a Foundation Establishment Stage heavenly tribulation began brewing in the sky.
The laws of this world were so fragile that even its heavenly tribulations were much smaller than those in the Haoyuan Realm. With the Buddha Bone protecting him, Xiaoqiu reached Foundation Establishment without much effort.
However, with the heavenly tribulation so small, its body-tempering effects naturally weren't very good either. Xiaoqiu could feel that establishing his foundation in this world had left it noticeably less solid and secure.
Still, this had been his own choice, and he had no complaints.
Xiaoqiu opened his eyes and glanced at Chi Yu, who sat cultivating beneath another tree far away. Knowing that he wanted to pass the time here, Xiaoqiu closed his eyes and prepared to resume meditation to consolidate his cultivation.
Time slipped by. Chi Yu was woken by the task alarm he carried. When he switched on his phone, which had been turned off, he found countless calls from his grandparents, parents, classmates, and others.
Chi Yu: "..."
He stood up and scooped up Xiaoqiu, who had his back to him and was watching a show with over-ear headphones on. "Let's go. We're heading back," he said calmly.
They flew into the sky. Given how advanced technology was these days, Chi Yu even took care to conceal them from sight.
Chi Yu looked down at the orderly, developed city buildings, then glanced at Xiaoqiu, who was