'But if I have another epiphany in the Sword Dao and integrate a new understanding, perhaps it would only take me five years to finish.'
As time passed, the area affected by the surging lightning grew larger with each flash. Yet Bai Zichen remained stone-faced, completely immersed in the Sword Dao.
"Is True Monarch Bai not in his rooms again?"
Master Qingmu rushed over, clutching the latest publication from the Ten Provinces Trading Company. He was in such a hurry that he even used Wood Escape inside the gate to save time.
Upon learning this from the disciple attending to Bai Zichen, Master Qingmu let out a long sigh. His brow furrowed, his face a mask of worry.
The Dian Country was far from the center of the Cultivation Realm, so news of events, both large and small, circulated a step slower than in the Central Domain.
Some less critical information might circulate for a century in the Central Domain without ever reaching the Southern Border.
