The End Of The Divine Citadel

She saw the looks on their faces, sadness mixed in with acceptance. Many had smiles on their faces. 

"In the end, we are mere fragments of our true selves, tied down to this place" one of them said. 

"We've been alive for centuries all for the sake of seeing the Divine Citadel completed. Searching for the one worthy of all that will be left behind", said another. 

It was then that Dian Zhuan stepped forward. 

The glee and energy that he once had became a very tired gaze. It looked as if he had aged ten years in the blink of an eye. 

"Right, I've been here for over two hundred years. That makes it almost a year outside."

It dawned on her just how much time had passed while she was in here. Although she kept track, Ming Yue truly didn't think about it until now. 

She was at the Heaven Realm where her lifespan had increased to a thousand years with the halp of the Holy Physician. Practically a quarter of that was spent in this very tower.