Ji Yuan was now back to the great hall where he was earlier at as he returned with the Great Saint No Ah and the others.
He was in jovial mood as he was being surrounded by seven of his maidens.
Ji Yuan had clarified that these six saintesses were not from the Evil Cultivation Palace or the Holy Oracle Sect.
In fact, they were here to fight against the Evil Cultivation Palace.
The Smiling Divine Maiden Chu Lixue had said to the Great Saint No Ah, "I know you. It's been a long time since we had last met."
When the Great Saint No Ah took a closer look at her, he was further startled. "Aren't you the daughter of the White Sword Monarch."
The Smiling Divine Maiden smiled, "That's right. We are here to obtain information from your Great Ark Cultivation Sect as you have an established network that is almost as superior to the Holy Oracle Sect. But your cultivators had attacked us without giving us time to explain."
Then she said, "I was away for a long time. Thousands of years in fact. This is the first time in thousands of years that I've stepped into the Endless Celestial Fraternity."
She then introduced the other maidens to the Great Saint No Ah, "These maidens are my friends. And we are here to stop the Evil Cultivation Palace in this place."
The Great Saint No Ah nodded and said to his cultivators, "They are not our enemies but our allies. Come with me to the great hall and I will give you all the information that you need."
Great Saint No Ah then allowed Ji Yuan come time to catch up with his friends as he prepared a banquet to welcome the new guests.
Little Jie'Er said melancholy to him, "Beluga, we didn't see you for such a long time. We really thought that you are dead."
Ji Yuan laughed jovially, "At most, I've been away for only 3 months. I wondered how you manage to reach this part of the Celestial Realm in only 3 months?"
Little Jie'Er looked a little startled, "Beluga, we didn't see each other for almost 2 years already."
Ji Yuan's jaws dropped, "You aren't joking with me?"
He only remembered that he had been in the Great Beyond for merely 7 days so how could he have gone away for 2 years?
1 day in the immortal realm is 10 days, right?
So 7 days is 70 days?
It was not just Little Jie'Er that was looking stunned by Ji Yuan's response but the other 5 maidens were all nodding and saying to him, "It has been almost 2 years… where have you been?"
Anyang said to Ji Yuan: The Great Beyond isn't just an immortal realm but it also exists in a higher heavenly realm. I think that you have been away for 700 days instead of 70 days.
Ji Yuan: …
Ji Yuan: …
Ji Yuan: …
He muttered weakly to Anyang: If only I have spent 700 days with my Jiajia and only 7 days have actually passed…
Damn, so a few months by immortal standards are actually a few years later. It's no wonder why the Great God Pangu did not seem to be in a hurry at that time and he was even giving me that take your own sweet time to search for the Nine Abyss Realms look…
But of a sudden he was startled, "Wait a minute! I am supposed to find the Divine Philosopher Stone for the Great God Pangu and I got only 6 months to find it before it is too late…"
Tang Manni giggled softly, "Yun Chi had already given the Great God Pangu a Divine Philosopher Stone as a replacement."
Ji Yuan: …
Ji Yuan: …
Ji Yuan: …
"What the heck? She has one?"
Little Jie'Er chuckled, "Maiden Yun Chi says why didn't the whole lot of you ask her before you go to the Nine Abyss Realms."
Ji Yuan weakly said, "Sometimes I really forget that she is a true goddess and she is also a very rich true goddess."
He was suddenly frowning again because he had suddenly recalled that the Great Beyond Goddess seemed to be smiling wryly at him when she had handed him the Divine Philosopher Stone and even told him maybe he would not be needing it anymore.
She knows…
Of course she knows. Or else why she had allowed Xu Yifei and I to go to the Great Beyond despite knowing about the time disparity...
And she is also able to warn me about Yang Mi and Yu Jingjing so timingly…
Little Jie'Er asked him, "Beluga, you didn't tell me where have you been for the past 2 years?"
Ji Yuan laughed weakly, "It is a long story. I will tell it to all of you when we are alone later. Hahaha…"
Anyang said to Xiang Li: He is definitely thinking of banging them when he is alone with all of them. I can feel it.
Xiang Li chuckled: I can feel it as well.
Aura: ???
Ji Yuan was not paying any attention to what Anyang and Xiang Li were gossiping about even though they were talking quite loudly in his soul sea.
He asked them with an awkward look, "Erm, Ding Xiaoxiao isn't with your group? Or Yun Chi?"
Little Princess smiled wryly, "Why are you asking for Maiden Ding Xiaoxiao or Maiden Yun Chi? Why don't you ask for Fairy Ye Chengxi or Shangguan Yan instead? Do you need their help?"
Ji Yuan protested immediately, "Of course not! I can settle this alone. Hahaha…"
Little Princess chuckled softly as her mesmerizing eyes appraised Ji Yuan's dishonesty before she continued with more chuckles, "Speaking of Fairy Ye Chengxi and Shangguan Yan, I have good news to tell you. They're all saintesses now. Fairy Ye Chengxi is a golden saintess now."
Golden saintess means that Fairy Ye Chengxi is actually a middle saintess of the 7th sacred saint realm.
Saint/ Saintess - Initial
Golden Saint/ Saintess - Middle