Chapter 273 What? Three years?
The sacred land of Beiling, the tower overlooking the abyss.
The green tower spirit is trying to break free from its constraints, flapping its little wings and flying around.
Inside a small valley within the tower, Li Bai was fighting alongside others. They not only encouraged each other but also ran to the center of the valley to provoke the giant monkey.
Once again sent flying by the monkey, Wu Tianyu flipped over and came back to her feet, stabilizing herself while complaining.
"When are we finally going to get out? We've been trapped here for three years already. By the time we get out, it'll probably be the next Four Regions Grand Competition!"
Wu Tianyu was extremely frustrated. He had only come to the Tower of the Abyss to train, but his two most important companions were lost, and even the tower spirit had disappeared without a trace.
Fearing that their two friends might encounter danger, they trained diligently in the Tower of the Abyss, hoping to find each other one day. Who knew that time would pass so quickly, and three years had already gone by in the blink of an eye.
"No, this kind of competition is held once every five years. The next Four Regions Grand Competition is still two years away," Wu Tianya said optimistically.
Yuan Shuo remained silent, but he was the most tense of all, cultivating relentlessly every day. His cultivation had now reached the peak of the Golden Core stage, almost on par with his senior brother.
"Not necessarily. The flow of time inside the Tower of the Abyss is different from that outside. Maybe only a year has passed outside." Baili Xingzhou shook his head.
Having grown up in the Northern Ridge Holy Land, he knew the Tower of the Abyss very well. The Tower of the Abyss was most famous not for the various powers within, but for the different flow rates of time.
"We should be on the fifth floor now. Three days have passed inside, but only one day has passed outside."
Baili Xingzhou guessed.
However, now that the Tower of the Abyss is controlled by an unfamiliar force, even the tower spirit is powerless to help, so the flow of time is really hard to say.
"I should have captured the tower spirit and questioned it. Lan Yue and Yun Xi have been missing for three years, which is really worrying." Wu Tianya had a bad feeling.
She sighed as she rummaged through her spatial ring, trying to find the things that Lan Yue and Yun Xi had left behind, to look at them a few more times and reminisce over them.
However, as she searched, she suddenly saw a leaf with a golden halo around it. Just looking at it made her feel refreshed and enlightened, and she gained many insights.
"This is... the tea that Lan Yue gave me back then? How did it turn out like this?" When Wu Tianya received this tea leaf before, it was still a normal green color.
Previously, she only thought that Lan Yue gave her this leaf because she thought it was fun, but now that she looks at it carefully, it seems to have a significant background.
Wu Tianya tried to immerse herself in the energy and suddenly felt an indescribable Daoist aura surrounding her, as if her whole being had been sublimated.
Meanwhile, in the Demon Realm.
Lan sensed movement coming from the Enlightenment Tea Tree again, and she quickly projected her consciousness into the system space.
Sensing the familiar spiritual energy, she jumped up excitedly: "Tianya, it's you, isn't it? You finally found me!"
"Aren't you surprised? You didn't expect this leaf could communicate with me telepathically?"
Wu Tianya was startled, so much so that she subconsciously severed her mental connection with the leaf in front of her.
Feeling the silence around her, Wu Tianya suddenly felt a pang of regret. Why had she been so impulsive? Why had she cut off contact? She had gone through so much trouble to find Lan Yue!
Before channeling her spiritual power again, she quickly called over her other friends.
"You said that Lan Yue's voice came from inside this leaf?" Li Bai stared intently at the Enlightenment Tea Leaf, as if the leaf was about to fly away at any moment.
"Lan Yue, Lan Yue, where have you been for the past three years? Are you trapped somewhere? Don't worry, your senior brother will come to rescue you soon!"
"Lanyue, is Yunxi with you? Before, she..."
Before Li Bai could finish speaking urgently, he was interrupted by Wu Tianya beside him.
At this moment, Wu Tianya was a little embarrassed and explained in a low voice, "I haven't re-infused my spiritual power yet. If the other side can't hear it, then the sound from here definitely won't get through either."
Li Bai: "???"
Everyone: "..."
Baili Xingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief, "No matter what, it's good that we can contact Lanyue. If we can find one person, the other one is definitely not far behind."
So the group of people stared intently at Wu Tianya, watching her carefully probe her spiritual power and reconnect with the other side.
"Tianya, why did you suddenly disconnect? Did I scare you? Are you still in the Tower of Abyss, or have you already left?" Lanyue asked impatiently.
She had actually wanted to use the Enlightenment Tea Tree to contact other friends before, but the Enlightenment Tea Tree's current cultivation level was not high enough to make the initiative to contact them.
"Lan Yue, we've finally found you! We're still in the Tower of the Abyss, but where have you been for the past three years?" Wu Tianya asked softly from the other end.
"Wait, three years? When did three years pass? It's only been a little over a month, not even two months!" Lan Yue's expression was horrified. Had something supernatural happened? Were she and her friends not in the same timeline? Or in a parallel world?
Lan Yue's mind raced, and she was startled by her own guess.