Within the 26 enormous dark-blue ice blocks were 26 humans.
As the dark-blue ice blocks melted, the human experts within began to awaken. Qin Wu, Luo Tang, and the two Dao Protectors watched with excitement.
"Huh?"
"This is…"
One human expert after another stood up. At first, they were somewhat puzzled, but soon, they were completely awake.
"Senior Brother Qin, how long have I been asleep for?" asked a white-robed man. "Five hundred years? Eight hundred years?"
The other human experts also looked at Qin Wu and company.
"Everyone." Qin Wu said, "It's the 853rd year since the demons first invaded the human world."
Many of the men and women—that had just woken up—were enlightened.
"I've been asleep for over 500 years."
"Three hundred years…"
"Time is the greatest enemy. How many people I know are still alive in this world?"
The men and women had mixed feelings.