Su Yu's mastery of the pen dao had increased significantly. As he sat cross-legged, dao power poured into his body. His aura surged. This was the benefit of comprehending the dao. So long as one had enough comprehension, one could increase one's mastery and absorb more power to grow stronger.
Su Yu had seen the ancient beasts of the Chaos Mountain before. Their growth was much slower in comparison. Without order, they could only grind their way forward slowly.
"Am I at the level of a heavenly king now?"
After a long while, Su Yu opened his eyes. His eyes gleamed for a split second. Could he contend against heavenly kings now? It was hard to judge before actually fighting one.
But he could feel his grasp over his dao strengthening. The rate of his fusion hadn't increased by too much, but the nearer he was to the end, the more strength he could gain from the same rate of fusion.
He remained seated as he processed his recent gains. Done with that, he stood up and returned to the entrance to the Lower Realm.
The flow of time in the Lower and Upper Realms should be the same. However, he couldn't be certain how long had passed since he had been staying in the river. He could only hope that not much time had passed.
He had promised to return in a few hours. It would be rude to disappear for days after that, right?
***
Lower Realm.
Some time had passed. Wan Tiansheng had been waiting with a thousand pages for about three hours.
Su Yu had promised to return in one hour, but he was still nowhere to be seen. Fate Pseudo Emperor, who was growing anxious, said, "Did Emperor Yu encounter some trouble up there?"
After all, the Dao Origin Land was still the territory of the myriad races. Upon further thinking, it was quite unlikely that Su Yu had actually conquered the Dao Origin Land. Fate Pseudo Emperor did not know the exact number of the top experts in the Dao Origin Land, but he knew that there were enough heavenly kings there to be counted on two hands.
Wan Tiansheng said nonchalantly, "Stay calm."
It had only been three hours.
He would only be worried if three days passed without news from Su Yu. At the time, he would most likely go looking for Su Yu with some people. For now, he could still wait. He had encountered numerous crises in his life. This was only a few hours of waiting. It was no big deal.
Just then, the sky above them warped.
Wan Tiansheng remained silent, his expression turning solemn.
Fate Pseudo Emperor had the same reaction.
None of them took the initiative to communicate with the one behind the entrance. Someone else might be there instead of Su Yu.
After a short moment, a face appeared in the sky again. This time, it was much clearer than before. It was clear enough to show that it was Su Yu. Only a short time had passed yet Su Yu had grown significantly more powerful.
However, Wan Tiansheng and Fate Pseudo Emperor had not considered that possibility. They only knew that Su Yu had finally returned.
Unsurprisingly, Su Yu's voice rang out, "Principal Wan, are you around?"
"Yes." Wan Tiansheng answered. A bound book appeared in his hand as he asked, "Do I toss this thing up directly?"
"A moment."
Then, the tunnel in the sky started shaking violently.
Bolts of lightning flickered in it.
Right at that moment, a gigantic stone appeared and pressed down upon the tunnel.
Instantly, the lightning calmed and the fluctuations faded.
Su Yu roared, "Toss it up!"
At that, Wan Tiansheng swung his arm and threw the book up. It moved through the tunnel smoothly. Beside him, Fate Pseudo Emperor's eyes were flickering. The tunnel had been suppressed!
What was that?
He did not know what that stone seal was, but he knew that it was definitely a supreme treasure. This was a tunnel that could threaten even a heavenly king, yet the stone seal was able to calm it.
Boom!
Next, both the book and the stone seal vanished.
The lightning bolts returned.
Su Yu's face was no longer in the sky. He had withdrawn. Slowly, calm returned to the sky. Before long, the tunnel vanished as well.
Both Wan Tiansheng and Fate Pseudo Emperor exhaled in relief. Fate Pseudo Emperor asked, "Director Wan, Emperor Yu claimed that treasures could be found everywhere up there. Is that really the case?"
He did not know the situation up there well. Yes, there were treasures up there. But they shouldn't be everywhere. Even if they were everywhere, humanity was doing very badly up there. How was Su Yu supposed to gather anything?
Also, how did Su Yu even get near the entrance? In any case, Fate Pseudo Emperor was filled with surprise, doubt, and admiration.
Incredible.
It had only been half a month yet Su Yu had found even the entrance. Evidently, his exploration had brought him to the Dao Origin Land. One ought to know that the Dao Origin Land was essentially the lair of numerous old fossils from the myriad races. It was likely that the Heavenly Fate Marquis was there as well.
Wan Tiansheng smiled and said, "That might be the case for him. But for any of us, it would be danger everywhere instead of treasure."
"True." Fate Pseudo Emperor nodded and asked, "Director Wan, how are things up there? Do you have a guess?"
"I’m unsure." Wan Tiansheng said, "There is no rush. Emperor Yu is already up there. From how he was acting earlier, he was clearly not planning to return anytime soon. In that case, things must be going well. Otherwise, he would have returned down here long ago."
Since Su Yu had not given them any bad news, it could only mean that he was doing well up there.
Fate Pseudo Emperor nodded.
After taking another look at the sky, he gazed into the distance and said, "I sensed some changes with the three major realms recently. Perhaps they have produced some new experts. I wonder if they have produced new Daofuses."
The three major realms were sealed, but the Fate Pseudo Emperor was good at prying into the secrets of the heavens. Thus, he could sense that the fortune of the three major races had strengthened as of late.
It had only been half a month since Su Yu's departure yet the three major realms might have produced new Daofuses. This was no good news.