Regarding Ye Xuan’s bold moves, Dao Ling was genuinely a bit scared!
Ye Xuan laughed heartily, “Let’s go!”
With that, the two were about to leave.
At that moment, Zhou You suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, are you really going to destroy the Shi Clan?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Zhou You hesitated, then said, “Forgive my bluntness, but with your current strength, destroying the Shi Clan might be quite difficult!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “No worries, we’ll take it slow. If we can’t destroy them in one day, then ten days. If not in ten days, then ten years. One day, we’ll wipe them out!”
With that, he and Dao Ling vanished at the horizon.
Zhou You stood in silence.
The Shi Clan had actually provoked these two.
Indeed, with geniuses like Ye Xuan and Dao Ling, if they sought revenge relentlessly, even the Zhou Clan would have a headache.
These two would flee if they couldn’t win, cultivate for a few days, then come back to fight again. Who could withstand that?
After a long pause, Zhou You shook her head and turned to leave.
Ye Xuan and Dao Ling’s relentless vendetta against the Shi Clan was, for the Zhou Clan, undoubtedly a good thing.
Regardless of who won, the Zhou Clan could sit back and reap the benefits.
…
In the distant starry sky, Ye Xuan and Dao Ling stopped. Ye Xuan brought Dao Ling into the small tower.
They sat face-to-face.
Exchanging battle experiences and ideas!
Ye Xuan said gravely, “What are your thoughts from the battle at the Shi Clan?”
Dao Ling pondered, then said, “The River of Time is key!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Same as my thinking!”
The Time Realm!
Was the core the power of time?
No!
It was the River of Time, akin to a river of temporal flow.
They could now touch the River of Time, the source of power for Time Realm powerhouses! The time power they used was drawn from this river!
Dao Ling suddenly said, “The strength of a Time Realm powerhouse depends on how much time power they can draw from the River of Time. But this river is still unfamiliar to us!”
Unfamiliar!
Ye Xuan nodded.
Though they had reached the Time Realm, they weren’t drawing time power directly from the River of Time, only using the time power that overflowed from it!
Dao Ling added, “I guess the River of Time is like a vast sea, and cultivators are like fish and shrimp in it. If we could enter this sea, the time power would be ours to take!”
They exchanged a glance, and the next moment, they left the small tower, arriving in a starry sky.
They closed their eyes, sensing the River of Time through their time power. Soon, they felt it, but were shocked to find a terrifying force emanating from it, too strong for even them to approach!
The power of time!
It was the time power radiating from the River of Time.
Both were utterly shocked.
Power!
The time power from the River of Time was terrifying, far surpassing their own by countless magnitudes!
They looked at each other, eyes full of shock.
Dao Ling gave a bitter smile, “Looks like we need to absorb this time power bit by bit. Only when we’re strong enough can we try entering the River of Time… That’ll take at least a few hundred years!”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “A hundred years?”
Dao Ling nodded.
Ye Xuan shook his head, grabbed Dao Ling’s shoulder, and the next moment, they vanished.
In an instant, Ye Xuan and Dao Ling ignored the terrifying time power and entered the River of Time!
Upon entering, Dao Ling was stunned.
He looked at Ye Xuan, trembling, “Brother Ye… this…”
He suddenly looked at the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Xuan’s hand, “It’s because of that sword, right?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “No, it’s because of me!”
Dao Ling’s face darkened, “Brother Ye, I’m not blind!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Dao Ling glanced at the Qingxuan Sword, sighing softly, “Brother Ye, for ordinary people, entering the River of Time is near impossible, yet you can do it so easily… That’s a bit much!”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when Dao Ling laughed, “But I like it, haha…”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Dao Ling looked around. They were deep within the River of Time, which stretched endlessly. The time power within could only be described as terrifying!
Too terrifying!
The time power they cultivated was insignificant compared to this.
Ye Xuan lightly swept his right hand through the air, passing through the time power. He was somewhat shocked, this time power was truly formidable.
Time!
After the passage of time came the ages, and these ages had accumulated for countless trillions of years!
Dao Ling suddenly pointed into the distance, “Brother Ye, look!”
Ye Xuan looked up. At the edge of their vision, they saw shadowy figures in the River of Time, walking toward the distance.
Ye Xuan frowned, “What are they?”
Dao Ling shook his head, “I don’t know!”
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “Let’s go see!”
Dao Ling nodded, “Alright!”
But he didn’t move.
Ye Xuan looked at him, and Dao Ling stayed silent.
Ye Xuan was exasperated, “Come on!”
Dao Ling nodded, “Alright!”
But still didn’t move.
Ye Xuan: “…”
The small tower suddenly said, “You two are Time Realm powerhouses, among the strongest in the world, and you’re this cowardly?”
Dao Ling quickly shook his head, “Low profile, we must stay low profile!”
Before reaching the Time Realm, he thought it was impressive, but after reaching it, he felt weak… mainly because of Ye Xuan’s sister’s sword!
That sword had shattered his confidence!
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Those shadows are strange!”
Dao Ling looked at them, frowning slightly.
Ye Xuan said, “Let’s go!”
He vanished.
Dao Ling quickly followed.
Soon, they reached a shadow, which gradually solidified into a walking middle-aged man!
But they couldn’t sense any aura from him!
The man walked calmly, his gaze steady.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “He’s from the past, leaving only his shadow in the River of Time!”
From the past!
Dao Ling frowned, “How do you know?”
Ye Xuan said, “Just a guess!”
Dao Ling: “…”
Then, the man stopped, turning to look at Ye Xuan and Dao Ling.
Their expressions changed. Dao Ling quickly said, “Brother Ye, he’s looking at us!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “He’s looking at the present us from the past!”
The man suddenly smiled, “Interesting!”
Ye Xuan looked at him, “Senior, was I right?”
The man smiled, “Yes! The me you see now, for you, is from very, very long ago!”
Dao Ling was curious, “How long ago?”
The man smiled faintly, “Probably tens of billions of years!”
Dao Ling: “…”
The man studied Ye Xuan and Dao Ling, then said, “You two are exceptional. Normally, you shouldn’t be able to enter the River of Time.”
His gaze fell on Ye Xuan’s Qingxuan Sword.
Seeing it, his eyes narrowed, then widened in shock, “This…”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then handed the Qingxuan Sword to him. The man looked at it, his gaze growing dazed. After a moment, he gave a bitter smile, “Terrifying!”
Ye Xuan asked, “What?”
The man looked deeply at Ye Xuan, “Young friend, you’re remarkable! To have such a supreme powerhouse guarding your path, truly enviable!”
He paused, then added, “The one who forged this sword, an Immortal of Time, right?”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Immortal of Time?”
The man’s eyes showed surprise, “You don’t know?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I don’t!”
The man smiled, “To walk through the red dust of ages and reach the other shore is to become an immortal, an Immortal of Time. Untouched by time, with endless lifespan.”
Ye Xuan was silent.
The man said, “The forger of this sword infused it with time power, suppressing the flow of time. Such strength means they’ve surpassed time power, something only an Immortal of Time could do!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “She’s probably not an Immortal of Time!”
The man’s eyes flashed with surprise, “Not?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “She doesn’t cultivate realms!”
The man was silent for a moment, then said, “No!”
Ye Xuan looked at him. The man said softly, “Realms are just names. Not cultivating realms means she’s broken free of their constraints, she’s broken the circle!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Broken the circle?”
The man smiled, “All our lives, we’re breaking circles. What are circles? Rules, restrictions, shackles.”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “I’ve broken many circles too!”
The man smiled and shook his head.
Ye Xuan bowed slightly, “Please guide me, Senior!”
The man laughed, “Even an Immortal of Time is still within a circle! Unless you break free of fate and karma, space-time and the universe, time and reincarnation, creation and the cosmos… you’re forever in a circle!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “How do I break free?”
The man was helpless, “If I knew, would I be chatting with you here? For fun?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The man suddenly said, “Young friend, may I borrow your sword to look at?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Of course!”
He handed the sword over. The man took it, and the next moment, he vanished with the Qingxuan Sword.
Ye Xuan and Dao Ling were dumbfounded.
They exchanged a glance, then shouted in unison, “Damn it!”
He ran?
I got scammed?
Ye Xuan’s mind collapsed.
…
