In the sky floated ghastly white clouds. The sun was invisible, making it impossible to track the passage of time.
The ground was equally pallid, direction was indistinguishable; the only landmark was the long cliffside, and the lava river beneath it.
Wei Cheng stood there, his expression serious. He was continuously counting using a little bit of his spiritual power, which he didn't even interrupt in the most critical moments of life and death. Therefore, he knew that exactly five hours and eighteen minutes had passed.
He had completely mastered the fifth level of the [Step Cloud Vertical]. His understanding of the sixth level was not yet complete partly because at this level, the [Step Cloud Vertical] mental method became Ladder Cloud Engravings, which needed to be grasped according to the Visualization Diagram. This process required time.
On the other hand, Xu Shan's instructing was far less effective than the Stele's imparting method.
