Chapter 237: Manipulating Time

Even if the Beast God and Hun Tian Yi are fused, granting reinforcement within the Beast God Realm, five True Immortals are sufficient to handle it.

But if we ask who is happiest about this journey,

it must be Bie Xuening's sword.

Yue Ling had assumed she would once again serve as the central processor of the Xiang Jianzong Battle Network.

But the change came faster than planned.

Bie Xuening is going to the Beast God Realm, and as her life-bound sword, she naturally must go with her.

The Xiang Jianzong Battle Network will continue to be managed by Yue Ying.

Oh, how delightful!

"I haven't been causing trouble—merely, I haven't seen your noble form in so long, my heart admires you, and I can't control myself." Master Mei Zu smiled lightly.

Every frown and smile exuded boundless charm, stirring the heart.

"..." Xu Xing fell silent for a moment. "The condition of the 'Tianyi Immortal' in the Beast God Realm is as I previously described. Do any of you have further questions?"

"If this Ascension Plan succeeds, we won't need to personally intervene afterward, but we can let our sect disciples undergo trials."

A calm voice spoke—not from the few within the lab, but from Hong Zun.

Xu Xing nodded slightly.

In the early stages of the Ascension Plan, it's naturally better for us to oversee it.

But afterward, once everything stabilizes and the plan's feasibility is confirmed, our disciples may enter and undergo trials.

Experiencing the cultivation systems and cultivators beyond the Xuan Realm will greatly aid their own cultivation.

"What do you think, Ling Zu?" Hong Zun asked again.

"Your words are reasonable."

Ning Ruo replied calmly, then fell silent.

Seeing no one respond to her, Master Mei Zu pouted, then drifted closer to Bie Xuening.

"Then it's settled."

As their gazes withdrew, the Qing Xu Mist Sea churned, and Hong Zun departed.

With the discussion over, he had no reason to remain here.

He would return and carefully consider how to reform the bad habits of the younger generation in his sect.

Don't let it happen that when the Ascension Plan proves viable, disciples from other sects scramble to join, while our own disciples shirk responsibility... that would be embarrassing.

"Fellow cultivators, farewell."

Dan Zu also left.

Qi Zun said nothing and departed after Dan Zu.

Then came the white-haired human Immortal and the shadowy human Immortal in the starry sky, followed by Ning Ruo, each withdrawing in turn.

For the matters ahead, they cannot intervene—only wait for the outcome.

"Then we rely on you, noble brother."

Immediately, Ba Zun's gaze also retracted; above Qing Xu, the mist sea churned, and the gray-black mist forced to the edge began surging inward.

Like a torn wound slowly healing.

On the cliffs beyond Qing Xu, not a single cultivator moved their gaze—they all stared, stunned, at that scene.

In the Gui Xiang Lab.

Since Bie Xuening ignored her, Master Mei Zu turned to Yue Ying.

She claimed, since they both wore red, they ought to stand together.

But Yue Ying paid her no attention.

Unlike Bie Xuening's feigned aloofness, Yue Ying was genuinely cold.

"Noble brother, bearing the Tianyi of three sects—do you feel any discomfort?" Kui, having withdrawn his gaze from the Jie Yan Yi, asked gravely.

The Tianyi of the Xiang Jianzong, the Hehuan Sect, and the Long Xiang Qing Tian Sect now all rest upon Xu Xing alone.

Bie Xuening and Master Mei Zu are going to the Beast God Realm, while Ba Zun has been freed to oversee the Central Continent during this period.

Though Gu was just brutally beaten by all of them, some precautions are still necessary.

With Ba Zun's power, even if Gu has hidden tricks, he can handle them. "No issue."

Xu Xing felt that familiar thrumming, as if shouldering countless ten-thousand-ren divine mountains.

In the depths of existence, three faint yet real connections quietly linked themselves to him.

"As I expected—even with one more sect's Tianyi, I can bear it."

And now, with merely three sects' Tianyi, even if all of them reach the Beast God Realm, I can still draw my sword to aid them.

Of course, at most one sword strike.

"Noble brother, you're as formidable as ever—I can barely free myself after bearing one sect's Tianyi, yet you carry three and move as if unburdened." Master Mei Zu sighed in admiration.

Especially just now—noble brother so easily took on the Tianyi held by all three sects.

As a True Immortal who has held such a duty for less than a thousand years, I feel this deeply.

"It's merely that my path is unique."

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Xu Xing was about to say more, but suddenly halted, as if sensing something.

"What is it, noble brother?" Xiang Yuanjun asked softly.

Xu Xing gazed ahead: "The 'Tianyi Immortal' in the Beast God Realm..."

His gaze seemed to pierce through layers of obstruction, crossing the boundless Chaos Sea, landing upon the Beast God Realm, a dam-like barrier spanning the Chaos Sea.

"He is manipulating time."

Taking the flow rate of time in the Chaos Sea as the standard, the more powerful a world, the closer its time flow aligns with this standard.

For example, the Xuan Realm's time flow differs scarcely from that of the Chaos Sea.

Only with profound accumulation of time can beings capable of bearing the weight of a world be born — that is, the Union with Dao.

In the Beast God Realm, a World of Dongzhen-level power, the time flow is slightly slower than that of the Chaos Sea, yet not by much.

True Immortals possess the power to manipulate space and time at will, adjusting the flow of time.

Yet such actions impose a certain toll upon the essence of powerful worlds like the Beast God Realm.

This Hun Tian Yi truly has not a shred of patience.

But… then again, considering he's already half-mad, how could one judge him by ordinary logic?

Moreover, the Beast God Realm has no beings of Union with Dao or higher.

…………

Beast God Realm.

Mingguang settlement, outer perimeter.

Food had been fully distributed; everyone received enough to fill their stomachs. Xi Yun and Xi Li, the brother and sister, sat nearby resting.

Before the podium, thin figures moved in rigid, precise repetition of a strange motion.

Honestly, the sight was somewhat horrifying.

For instance, the two survivors who had lived through it felt a creeping dread at this eerie spectacle.

Is this outsider, this Master of the Legacy… truly a good person?

Could he be using these people to cultivate some dark art?

Xu Xing paid no mind to their thoughts, his expression peculiar as he gazed at the sky.

Just now, Hun Tian Yi seemed to have realized something, manipulating space and time to accelerate the Beast God Realm's time flow.

Yet after speeding up the time flow, He did not intervene directly against humanity.

The "Heaven's Will" and the "Beast God" had once again turned against each other, each seeking to utterly wear down the other.

It was utterly chaotic, utterly inexplicable.

"It seems I must hasten the pace further."

Xu Xing understood.

Though they now oppose each other, both "Heaven's Will" and "Beast God" seek to target humanity to force out this outsider.

Thus, they will ultimately unify their intent, temporarily set aside their grudges, and descend themselves to strike against humanity.

When that time comes, I must strike with this sword.

While they are still quarreling, I must leave more for this world's humanity. (End of Chapter)