It is common for High-Tier Cultivators to take several years in one seclusion retreat; when Zhouyang finished a retreat and emerged at Lingxi Peak, five years had swiftly passed.
This wasn't the first time he had been in seclusion for several years. Long gone were the feelings of "a day in the cave equals a thousand years in the world" from his first retreat.
Moreover, this time he hadn't emerged of his own accord. His Dao Companion, Xiao Ying, had urgently summoned him out with a message from the family.
"What has happened exactly?"
As he stepped out of the Seclusion Chamber, he asked the waiting Dao Companion, Xiao Ying, about the matter without needless words.
"Nineteen days ago, Guangtai stationed at Red Fox Ridge sent a message to the family asking for help against an attack by a Tier Four Demon Beast, the Three-tailed Demon Fox."
