"Senior, are you from Earth too?" Ye Luo said with a hint of excitement.
In fact, Earth has gone through tens of thousands of years, and before the Era of Declining Spirits, many cultivators might have ascended to the Martial Realm. Itâs not an uncommon thing!
What excited him was, since this elder was from Earth, he probably wouldnât make things difficult for him! At the very least, he might let him go and return him to the Space-Time Channel.
Moreover, itâs very likely that this senior would offer him a great gift, after all, this truly was meeting an old friend in a foreign land!
But the elder burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears almost rolled down his face.
"Boy, itâs just your unlucky day. Since youâve come to this place, youâll never be able to get out!"
After laughing, he spoke with a grim expression.
Ye Luo immediately frowned, "Senior, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? Donât you know that this is the notorious land of exile?" the elder said.
Land of exile? Ye Luo truly didnât know. Originally, he knew that the South Territory was a land of exile, but now, the sects there have developed rapidly and long shed that label. Many cultivators even voluntarily go there for cultivation.
Besides, this Space-Time Channel doesnât seem to have any connection with the South Territory!
Let alone this cave, it has no connection to the South Territory at all.
"Senior, this is confusing to me. How did this place become the land of exile?"
The elder didnât answer Ye Luoâs question but stared into the distance. There, it was the simulation of Earthâs environment. At this moment, farmers were already working in the fields, with nice weather and healthy crops growing well.
"These were once my hometown. Every grass and tree Iâm intimately familiar with, but I can never return!" he suddenly said.
"Senior, with your mana, leaving here should be an easy task. The outside world has long changed its appearance, you should go out and take a look!" Ye Luo smiled.
If he had the thought of leaving, maybe he could take Ye Luo with him.
"Leave?" The elder immediately shook his head, "Iâve been cursed, I canât leave this place for a lifetime and Iâm used to life here. Look at this, how beautiful it is. My wish is that one day, this small world becomes stable enough, and I become part of it to end my life!"
Ye Luo suddenly realized that he created such a world to integrate himself into it later.
Actually, this was just a form of self-deception. How is it different from living in a dream?
Maybe he has lived long enough to have such thoughts.
In any case, Ye Luo would never do that. People outside are still waiting for him to return.
"Boy, donât hold any expectations. Being here shows thereâs some fate between us, so stay here! If it were someone else, youâd probably be dead. But seeing as weâre both from Earth, I wonât feed you to that beast!"
Beast? Ye Luo understood, it must refer to the Totem Beast.
It seems those Totem Beasts didnât kill him because of the elderâs orders, certainly having some ulterior motive towards him.
Now that both the elder and Ye Luo are from Earth, and he has been here for such a long time, surely heâs gone half-crazy with boredom. Creating a dream-like world shows his extreme loneliness.
Ye Luo is here now, how could he let Ye Luo leave?
After all, he clearly knows that even though the world he created holds no sense of reality for him!
But Ye Luo is a real person from Earth. With Ye Luo here, his loneliness would be lessened somewhat.
"Senior, I have important matters outside and crucial people waiting for rescue. Could you help me leave?" Ye Luo asked, gritting his teeth.
Letting him stay here isnât a joke!
"Important people? And I donât have important people?" Upon hearing this, the elder roared, "When I was exiled, my son was just born, I had dozens of women, my parents, friends, werenât they important? You tell me, were they important!"
With that, he dashed towards Ye Luo rapidly, clearly losing his composure and beginning to go mad.
However, Ye Luoâs expression also became cold. He understood the elderâs intention was just wanting him to stay here, which was worse than killing Ye Luo.
If thatâs the case, Ye Luo had no choice but to resist.
He couldnât stand against the elderâs true form, but the current attack wasnât his true form, merely an intention.
In that case, he wouldnât hold back. As for dealing with the elderâs true form, Ye Luo could only take it step by step.
Immediately, Ye Luo threw a punch.
This punch was plain and simple, yet it carried a unique flair, naturally the Dao Fist he created.
"What? Thatâs impossible!"
The elderâs eyes widened in surprise, evidently shocked that Ye Luo could comprehend the Dao Tempo, especially that of the Dao of Space-Time!
Considering his current realm is still at the stage of understanding Dao Tempo, and Ye Luo is merely at the Fifth Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm. However, understanding Dao Tempo is not strictly limited by realm.
In history, there was an ordinary person who comprehended the Great Dao! But such individuals are extremely rare, and they havenât appeared for hundreds or even thousands of years.
But now, isnât Ye Luo such a person? At his realm, to have grasped even a thread of the Great Daoâs strength is truly remarkable.
"What a pity, if you calmly cultivated outside for some more time, your achievements would be limitless, and your future cultivation would surely surpass mine. But now, you have no chance of going back!"
With those words, their fists met.
Surprisingly, their fists quietly met and locked, as if arm-wrestling in mid-air. The usual grandeur of a high-level confrontation, enveloping everything, simply didnât happen.
Crack!
Suddenly, Ye Luoâs arm sprouted dense cracks, and blood seeped out, a gruesome sight.
Yet, Ye Luo remained unfazed, continuing to stare directly at the elder.