Chapter 415: You Have Finally Returned, Lord Creator God

Shen Qing ascended the peak of Tai Chu Mountain again.

Tai Chu Tower also sensed Shen Qing's arrival, that great door opened again, a road of brilliant golden light lunged toward Shen Qing, and then Shen Qing entered Tai Chu Tower.

Tai Chu Tower hadn't changed much, and in its very center, on that yellow wood chair, the Tai Chu Old Person looked at Shen Qing with some bewilderment.

"How did you come back?"

Shen Qing glanced at the Tai Chu Old Person: "Didn't you say that after I broke through to the Divine Realm I could return and inherit the power of time?"

"Are you having second thoughts?"

The Tai Chu Old Person paused before speaking: "What I mean is, how did you come back so incredibly fast?"

"Last time you were still Eighth Layer of the Saint Realm, weren't you? I can see your aura just broke through—how did you break through again so quickly? Do you have a month?"

In the Tai Chu Old Person's impression, breaking through from the Saint Realm to the Divine Realm is a major hurdle; normally it takes some time, and even the Tai Chu Old Person himself, when he broke through from Eighth Layer Saint Realm to the Divine Realm, spent several years.

Shen Qing said: "You aren't the master of time's power? Didn't you check my age last time?"

"And when I left last time, you said you would dissipate? Why haven't you dissipated yet?"

This made the Tai Chu Old Person laugh angrily.

"You little brat, do you really want me to vanish that badly? Even judging by speed, I still have a few months to hold on."

A few months, to the Tai Chu Old Person, really counts as fast.

After all, in the Third Layer World, lifespans of tens of thousands of years are commonplace; having mastered time's power, the Tai Chu Old Person is practically an old tortoise—if not for that giant hand, he'd probably still be alive and well to this day.

The Tai Chu Old Person added: "Furthermore, being able to ascend the peak of Tai Chu Mountain proves your talent; why would I waste my little strength checking your age?"

However, just as Shen Qing said that, the Tai Chu Old Person really became a bit curious, infused his pupils with time's power, swept it toward Shen Qing; not looking would have been fine, but this glance almost made the Tai Chu Old Person jump in fright from the yellow wood chair.

"Damn it!"

"You're only twenty?"

"What's wrong with being twenty?"

The Tai Chu Old Person growled: "What's wrong with it? When I first broke through to the Divine Realm, I was sixty."

But soon, the Tai Chu Old Person's expression gradually calmed: "Indeed, your talent must surely be better than mine to guess correctly, although I don't know what damned thing killed me."

"But to defeat that damned thing that killed me, if your talent were worse than mine, it couldn't be done."

The Tai Chu Old Person sighed: "In that case, start absorbing the power of time."

"You don't need me to teach you how to absorb it; rest assured in inheriting the power of time—since you can ascend the peak and walk through this gate, it shows the power of time is compatible with you."

Shen Qing remained unmoved, standing in place, his gaze locked onto the Tai Chu Old Person.

"Tai Chu Old Person, you previously told me that after mastering the power of time I could awaken another true you, possessing more complete memories."

"Right."

Shen Qing focused his gaze: "Then I want to ask you a question—are that you and the present you the same?"

A smile appeared on the Tai Chu Old Person's weathered, furrowed face.

"Each person is composed of different life experiences, like unique puzzle pieces that assemble into our current appearance."

"You are twenty now, but if you lost your memories after fifteen, would you still say you are the present you?"

"At least forty percent of my life's memories have been sealed away."

"Then my manner of handling affairs, even my actions, would differ from the complete me."

Shen Qing said: "That means you also cannot predict what the complete you would do."

The Tai Chu Old Person nodded.

Shen Qing continued: "That means your future self might have left a backup plan, huh?"

Upon saying that, the Tai Chu Old Person's eyes suddenly burst with a flash of light.

"I cannot estimate it, but the power of time is infinitely profound; if the complete me truly wanted to leave some backup, that would be a simple matter!"

"Even able to leave more than one backup!"

Afterwards, the Tai Chu Old Person fell silent.

Shen Qing's eyes also flashed with a dangerous light.

But shortly thereafter, the Tai Chu Old Person stood up and laughed loudly to the heavens.

"Things are getting more and more interesting!"

"Shen Qing! If my complete self truly left a backup, I will firmly stand on your side!"

"So before I completely dissipate, feel free to boldly absorb the power of time!"

"I cannot predict what backup my complete self will leave, but I am absolutely the person who understands his power best in the world! I can see through all his weaknesses!"

Speaking, amidst his laughter, the Tai Chu Old Person's form gradually dissipated within Tai Chu Tower, he completely merged into the power of time and hid himself, leaving only a few words echoing in Tai Chu Tower.

"Will my younger self go to stop my older self?"

"I never expected this corner of my life could do something so exciting! So, Shen Qing! Begin!"

"Let me give my life a most splendid exit!"

Shen Qing chuckled, his innate six senses telling him that this youthful, memory-deficient Tai Chu Old Person was speaking the truth.

Thereafter, Shen Qing slightly adjusted his breathing and state; first, under the cover of Heaven-covering Dust, he condensed a six-color supreme lotus in his left hand, then began to absorb the power of time.

The power of time is indeed infinitely profound, but it is not as complex as described by the Tai Chu Old Person and the classic's space.

Shen Qing crossed his legs, released the aura of his Chaos Myriad Laws Body; these time powers then came to him on their own, but absorbing them is indeed far more troublesome than causal power or destructive power.

After roughly half a day, Shen Qing had absorbed enough to comprehend the prototype of a domain.

And just then, Shen Qing sensed something, turned his head toward the yellow wood chair where the Tai Chu Old Person had been seated; something there seemed to be awakening.

Shen Qing's gaze suddenly turned cold, like an ice‑quenched blade; this aura was completely wrong—it was the complete Time Old Person.

This old thing indeed left a backup; even the memories he gave the deficient Tai Chu Old Person are fake, not at all as the deficient Tai Chu Old Person said, after absorbing the power of time he would then actively awaken the complete Tai Chu Old Person.

Rather, after Shen Qing absorbs a certain amount of the power of time, the complete Tai Chu Old Person will awaken on his own.

Shen Qing gave a cold laugh, clenched the Supreme Lotus in his left palm, ready to strike that old thing at any moment.

And on the yellow-wood chair, the form of the complete Primordial old man was continually being woven, already coalescing into a human face; his expression grew more tranquil and peaceful, his gaze deeper, as if beholding the unseen starry sky.

The voice of the complete Primordial old man was also as deep as the starry sky.

"You have finally returned."

"Lord Creator God."