Chapter 393: Time Power

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes: "Dead?"

Taichu Old Man nodded, his voice gentle: "Dead."

"What you see now is just a fragment of my life left behind by my power."

Shen Qing had felt it since he entered Taichu Mountain: a faint, elusive power, deeply hidden, so even he could hardly pinpoint it, yet he could sense its great strength.

"Supreme Power?"

Taichu Old Man nodded, raised his finger, and a strange, abnormal energy appeared: "Yes, Time Power."

Now it makes sense: the pavilion at the mountain base and the cottage on the mountainside are made of utterly ordinary material, yet they have stood firm through endless ages—because Time Power sustains them.

Taichu Old Man dispersed the power at his fingertip: "All right, no more idle chatter—I don't have much time."

"This is merely a projection of a fragment of my life; the Time Power I can mobilize is limited."

"I know you have many questions, but I cannot give you the answers you want; when I left this fragment of my life, I sealed away too many memories."

Saying that, Taichu Old Man pointed his finger, and a blue-and-white token shot out of the void and flew toward Shen Qing.

Shen Qing raised his hand and caught the token firmly; upon closer look, it was a token engraved with "Taichu".

"With this token you can command Taichu Mountain, and through it you can also absorb and master the Time Power I left behind."

Shen Qing's eyes lit up—finally, a good thing has arrived.

"Can one master Time Power?"

Taichu Old Man nodded: "Yes."

"However, your cultivation is still too low; wait until you break through to the Divine Realm before trying."

Shen Qing wasn't in a hurry either—after all, the thing is right here, and he can't run away.

Taichu Old Man continued: "Once you truly master Time Power, you can awaken another 'me'—a me with more complete memories—and then many of the questions you want answered will have answers."

Taichu Old Man spoke, his voice unusually solemn: "Finally, I must remind you of one thing: before you possess absolute strength, never move Taichu Mountain!"

A solemn expression crossed Taichu Old Man's brow: "Back then, after leaving this fragment of my life, I went to face a great foe—but the outcome was clear: I did not return alive, and I suspect my opponent may not have died either!"

"If you move Taichu Mountain, he will surely notice."

Shen Qing tucked the token into his chest and looked at Taichu Old Man: "Great enemy? Do you still remember who that great enemy was?"

Taichu Old Man shook his head: "That memory is also sealed; at our level, once someone thinks of us, we inevitably sense it."

"Is there anything else you want to ask? You may ask, and I will do my best to answer."

Shen Qing shook his head: "Never mind, there's nothing to ask; you've said it all—once I gain control of Time Power later, I'll naturally know."

"I should still hurry and cultivate."

Taichu Old Man chuckled, nodded: "Then go on your way."

"I will use my last strength to erase your traces."

Saying that, Taichu Old Man waved his hand; the doors of Taichu Tower opened again, a huge force shoved Shen Qing outside—bang! —the doors shut, and that purple scale returned to his hand.

Shen Qing glanced back at Taichu Tower; he felt the truth drawing ever nearer.

Then Shen Qing strode down the mountain, but with each step it seemed as if an invisible broom swept behind him, clearing his traces.

When Shen Qing descended the mountain, the Time Power behind him completely dissipated, and the fragment of Taichu Old Man's life should have vanished as well.

Li Lun looked at Shen Qing with surprise: "Is it over already?"

"Shen Qing, what rewards did you get on the mountainside and the peak?"

Shen Qing glanced at Li Lun: "Do you really want to know?"

Li Lun shrank his neck: "You think I didn't say it—knowing less is safer."

Shen Qing smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing much—I just grasped a Life Force Domain."

"But you must not utter a word of this to anyone when you go back."

Li Lun immediately nodded: "Understood."

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Xu Luo returned to a rebel outpost.

On the way, Xu Luo could think clearly, even weigh pros and cons, yet the urge to rebel never rose—this is the fearsome power of the Supreme Soul Seal Technique, which utterly transforms a being from the depths of the soul.

Unless the soul is completely reforged, there is no way to break free of the Supreme Soul Seal Technique.

Xu Luo lifted his head to look ahead; today the rebel outpost was unusually bustling, with three or four rebels communicating.

In the Third Layer World, the law of the jungle is the most basic rule, and it is especially evident among the rebels—just as when Yuan Tie went to find Shen Qing, saw his cultivation was low, and decisively chose to kill him.

Thus, under normal circumstances, rebels do not tend to gather together.

Xu Luo is by nature a solitary person, and instinctively he wanted to avoid those few rebels.

But at that moment, he recalled Shen Qing's words about paying attention to important news among the rebels, and he turned back.

"Hey, what are you talking about?"

A dwarf rebel turned, voice somewhat shocked: "Xu Luo? You actually dare to speak with us?"

This Xu Luo obviously couldn't speak, didn't know how to reply, and merely repeated what he had just said, his voice stiff.

"What are you talking about?"

"We took a mission to retrieve the venue; not long ago wasn't there a discovery of a new Supreme Power Master? Apparently a human—Yuan Tie went to fetch the person, but Yuan Tie never came back."

"Later, Xu Yun and Jia Lu also went missing and didn't return; according to the investigation, it might also be related to that human, so we should go check—if we get the chance, we'll retrieve the venue!"

Xu Luo fell silent for a moment: "Human? New Supreme Power Master? Could that be Shen Qing? He thought awhile—he had never heard of someone like Shen Qing before, so it must be someone who recently appeared."

"What they said is probably Shen Qing."

"Since it's related to Shen Qing, the soul seal took effect, and Xu Luo said: 'Let me go with you.'"

The dwarf was doubtful: "You? We have no intention of sharing the cake."

Xu Luo shook his head: "I just want to fight; all the credit goes to you, and any gains are yours as well."

These words also fit the setting that Xuluo is a strange person.

The dwarf laughed: "You really are strange, but since you've said that, I have no reason to refuse—come along."

As they spoke, several people flew off into the distance, and Xuluo quietly followed behind them, quietly connecting to the karma power and consciousness network left by Shen Qing.

"Master, can you hear me?"

"I might have made a discovery."