Time went by slowly. Ji Tianqing and Li Kuanglan sat facing one another, but neither of them was in the mood to cultivate. They watched the sky turn from light to dark, until the frigid night was almost upon them once more. Neither of them spoke a word as they were lost in their own thoughts.

As the night slowly crept upon them, the duo caught a faint noise approaching them rather swiftly.

Exchanging a glance, they split up and approached the natural stone wall around the camp, where they hid their auras and looked out. The sound grew closer and closer as a figure rushed out of the forest and darted toward the camp like an arrow.

Li Kuanglan couldn’t hide her joy at Qianye’s return, but Ji Tianqing pulled her back. The latter then pointed forward and advanced in a concealed state.

Li Kuanglan’s eyesight wasn’t so bad that she couldn’t figure out the problem—Qianye was moving too slowly. Compared to ordinary experts, he was already running quite fast amidst the tenfold increase in gravity. But Qianye’s powerful physique gave him a powerful...