vator's cultivation level, the slower their rate of improvement, because they need to accumulate more. However, Lu Ye's speed of opening apertures not only didn't slow down, but became increasingly fa..."If that's the case, wouldn't it be impossible to ever reach the temple"

Unless Lu Ye doesn't intend to return through the portal.

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"So, fellow cultivator, you wish to find a carrier object to leave your mark upon. We shall take that object to the temple's entrance, and then you can connect through its gates and open it."

"That's right!" Lu Ye nodded.

He had considered this before: how he would go to the Starry Palace if he ever wanted to, because of the time limit imposed by the Sea Snail Gate. The Mermaid Territory and the Starry Palace were places he could only visit one at a time. But if he used something that could carry the imprint, then he could go to the Starry Palace.This familiarity wasn't recognition or anything like that. It was simply that he had met people of this type before.The figure in the cage was definitely not human, nor was it a concealment technique....