Before Lin Yuan performed his ninth traversal, to give Xilan hope, he casually mentioned that an elder was on their way.
It wasn't entirely a fabrication; the significance of "elder" lay in combating Hunyi. As long as Lin Yuan safely completed the ninth traversal and his strength significantly increased, he himself would be the "elder."
In Lin Yuan's expectations before the traversal, even without the aid of a Divine Lattice, traversing through the worlds over a thousand years could likely cultivate him to the Nine-stage Million-layer Realm.
With over a hundred million li in size of his inner world, even if there was a gap in developing Spatial Layers compared to Hunyi, his overall strength could be on par.
Not to mention that the actual gains from this traversal far exceeded Lin Yuan's initial expectations.
"Inner world..."
Lin Yuan also observed his own inner world.