"My lady, your death was so wretched!"
"My disciple, this is all my fault! I failed to protect you!"
"My lord! How am I supposed to live without you!"
Back at Changle Palace, the delegations from the various Dynasties were taking stock of their casualties from the trip. Wails and cries rose and fell as they mourned personal disciples and important figures from their Kingdoms who had met a tragic end in the Grotto Heaven.
The delegations from many smaller Kingdoms were completely wiped out; only the strongest managed to survive.
"Elder Sui, how long were we in the Grotto Heaven?"
Lu Mingyuan asked Sui Yuqing.
Sui Yuqing made a quick calculation and said, "The flow of time in the Grotto Heaven is different from the outside world. You must have noticed that it was always daytime inside, so it was impossible to tell how many days had passed."
"In reality, we were only in the Grotto Heaven for seven days, but in the outside world, two months have already gone by."
"Two months..."
