After renovating the Shadowcrest Castle, Iris finally went into seclusion.
With a billion Ether Forges concentrated within the castle, even a hundred ocean-level powerhouses would have sufficient energy to advance.
As for the Dimensional Library, it still contained more Ether Forges than it could consume.
After over ten thousand years, while Maximus and Iris were away on a trip, the Order of Maxim focused on producing Ether Forges.
This effort caused the Ether Forge count to skyrocket from 5 billion to 8 billion!
At this pace, within a few tens of thousands more years, Maximus would have the resources to support an Absolute's advancement.
Having settled everything, Maximus and his family returned to the task of merging the Seal of Truth with the Source of Knowledge.
Working on such a massive project, time began to pass in a flash.
Twenty-five thousand Years Later...
