Chapter 127: Trial Peril, Ye Chen Steps In!_2

"Ye Chen, you've finally decided to come out of seclusion. What kind of retreat did you take these past five months? You even missed the Trial Road," an elder in a red robe, who was none other than Elder Ouyang, spoke. He, too, had been a participant in that battle at the Demon Suppression Battlefield.

Ye Chen's retreat had lasted five months, an excessively long duration; normally, it would be impossible to enter seclusion for such an extended period.

"Because I was in deep seclusion, I lost track of the outside world and had no knowledge of the passage of time or any messages sent from the outside, which led to me missing the opening day," Ye Chen shook his head and said.

Several faces exchanged looks of shock and disbelief—deep seclusion typically meant a significant breakthrough had been made. What exactly had Ye Chen achieved?