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Currently in the minor dimension.
The internal environment of the dimension had not changed muchpared to before, or at least that was the case in the area where Ethna''s herb garden was located.
Beyond this, the rest of the ce had undergone several significant changes.
The small forests he had nted had now grownrger and denser.
The few animal poptions he had introduced into this dimension had reproduced and popted the small world, filling it with more life.
From time to time, small groups of birds could be seen flying over the area of Ethna''s garden, but strangely, none of them even thought of approaching, not even a little bit closer.
The animals here instinctively sensed danger in that area, so they kept as far away as possible.
Unbeknownst to Ethan, the geography of his minor dimension had also changed slightly.
The forests were not the only thing, as more mountains appeared at certain points.
All of this happened mainly about a month ago.
At that time, a massive explosion urred not far from the herb garden, sending the entire animal poption of the minor dimension into chaos.
Right after the explosion, a heavy aura covered the entire minor dimension, and no matter how far away one was from the site of the explosion, they could feel this oppressive aura everywhere.
Many animals close to the area fainted, while many others went mad, fleeing in a hurry from the scene.
As the small world fell intoplete chaos, the cause of this event was lying there, savoring the sensation of overflowing power coursing through their body.
"So this is the Body-Soul Integration stage," the person said.
It had been a month since that event, and since then, everything had finally returned to normal.
Even the animals, who had been somewhat cautious, seeing that nothing simr happened in the following days, gradually calmed down and returned to their daily lives.
At this moment, in the forest closest to the herb garden, arge creature was slithering through the woods.
Despite its enormous size, the creature made almost no sound as it slowly advanced toward its prey.
Not far from where it was, arge gori, standing 5 meters tall, was lounging on a branch of one of the forest''s giant trees, unaware of the threat approaching ever closer.
The slithering creature had a long body, stretching tens of meters, with skin entirely covered in smooth, thin ck scales, and two pairs of long, branch-like horns on either side of its head.
The creature had already gotten close to the tree and was ready to strike.
Just as it prepared to pounce on the gori lounging on the tree, a mental transmission passed through its mind, causing it to stop for a moment.
In the end, it lowered its head and shifted its direction from the tree to the herb garden.
There, on arge rock, a person sat in a meditative pose.
The person was a tall man with long, straight ck hair tied behind his head, and a perfectly chiseled face with no visible imperfections.
He wore a simple ck robe as he meditated in peace.
Finally, he let out a slight breath and released an aura that appeared like mere air but was actually filled with spiritual energy.
The man opened his crystal blue eyes, which had a slight greenish-blue tint, and looked to the side.
"It''s finally time to leave here," he said, addressing a woman not far from the rock.
She nodded slowly as she rose from what appeared to be a soft cloud shaped like a chair.
The man also stood up and, looking toward the direction of the forest, sent out a mentalmunication and waited for a few seconds.
Shortly afterward, in the distance, within the forest, arge ck figure could be seen emerging.
The creature slithered out of the forest, gazing toward the herb garden just ahead, its needle-like pupils focused on the figure standing on the rock.
The snake-like creature hissed softly and then, with incredible speed, shot towards him.
The creature flew through the air like a bullet, closing the distance between itself and the man in less than a second.
Just as it got within a hundred meters of the man, its body became enveloped in a thinyer of green light, and it shrank in size, transforming from a massive and menacing creature into a small, simple being.
Finally, it reached the man, and instead of attacking, it coiled around his neck like a scarf.
Seeing the small creature around his neck, the man raised his left hand, and with a slight smile, gently stroked its small head.
The creature seemed to greatly appreciate the gesture, hissing happily a few times.
With that done, Ethan, now ready to leave, nodded toward Bai Yu, and disappeared from the spot.
Bai Yu, who had been not far from him, also vanished from her position, leaving the area as quiet as before.
The few animals nearby, seeing that the three beings who had been like nightmares looming over them had left, let out a sigh of relief and began emerging from their hiding ces.
In these twenty years, even the animals present here, apart from increasing in number, had also evolved, giving rise to many level 1 and 2 beasts.
There were even some stronger ones who had be the rulers of their areas, but whether it was an unevolved animal or a level 3 evolved beast, all feared the three beings from before.
None of them, in recent years, had ever dared to roam near the herb garden area.
They had marked that area as a death zone for themselves, and would not even wish their enemies to go there.
And so, while the beasts regained their tranquility, Ethan reappeared after three months in his cultivation room, along with Bai Yu and Zhong Wei.
Knowing that he most likely wouldn''t be present on the day of departure from Sun City to the empire''s capital, Ethan asked Da Shu to deliver a message from him to the departing group.
In short, he had told them he would join them before the start of thepetition, and that they could leave without him.
Today was the day after the group''s departure day and noting this fact he decided to settle some matters before leaving for the capital.