[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-581":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865629,2473,"Chapter 581 - 480: The Course of the Long River Altered","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-581",581,"\u003Cp>The River of Time is not just one single river, but countless streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They correspond to every living individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When these living entities meet in reality, the Rivers of Time they represent converge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the convergence, they continue to flow forward, ceaselessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Nuannuan can enter the River of Time and reverse its flow, she is troubled by one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, within her own River of Time, she cannot find the memories of the \"past\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuannuan’s true form, the Kunlun Mirror, was taken to the City of Extreme Evil by the Slaughter Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Nuannuan’s consciousness awoke, she played the role of the \"Slaughter Dungeon,\" assisting the Slaughter Origin in selecting inheritors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Nuannuan’s memories are the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she tries to recall and retrospect, her memories are stuck at the breakpoint when she was seized by the Slaughter Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any memories before that remain unfound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have thought that Nuannuan, famed for having the best memory, is actually in a state of amnesia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and the other Contracted Spirit Girls know about this, but they haven’t deliberately mentioned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, when Han Zhan assigned the task for Nuannuan to find the Beidou Star Monarch, he specifically reminded her that she could try seeking help from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That led to the earlier conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing what Nuannuan said, the Beidou Star Monarch was slightly taken aback, \"You can enter the River of Time yourself, yet you want me to check if there’s anything wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuannuan firmly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then. Entering the River of Time is not a difficult task for talent ability users like us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you feel that there is something unusual about your River of Time, let’s enter and take a look together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch said no more, and with a light step in place, a small wooden boat appeared beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat carried them, sailing into a void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the figures of the Beidou Star Monarch, Nuannuan, and the boat vanished from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment after, they found themselves on a turbulent river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The River of Time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly worthy of a Star Monarch ruling over death, capable of navigating upstream in the River of Time with ease,\" Nuannuan sincerely praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch turned to glance at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to envy, although I can trace back time, I cannot change anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death is the riverbed and cornerstone of the River of Time, just a cornerstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Kunlun Mirror, it cannot alter the specific contents of the River of Time, merely a silent observer of history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How far do you need to trace back?\" the Beidou Star Monarch asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the way up,\" Nuannuan replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like plucking wool from a sheep incessantly, even though tracing back is not strenuous for him, tracing all the way back is still a challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since he agreed, the Beidou Star Monarch found no reason to refuse further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet soon, he started to regret it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems your River of Time is indeed a bit long,\" the Beidou Star Monarch finally couldn’t resist saying after an unknown duration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit long is a tactful way of putting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Star Monarch, he couldn’t just swear openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Nuannuan’s River of Time is truly much too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The River of Time for an ordinary person concludes in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An immortal’s River of Time might be longer, as they possess a more extensive lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nuannuan’s...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is a hundred times longer than that of an immortal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this? A Daluo Golden Immortal? Or a Supreme Sage?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch silently complained in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the small boat beneath them continued gliding through the River of Time at its initial speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another unknown period passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small boat under the Beidou Star Monarch’s feet slowed slightly and stopped on the river’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" the Beidou Star Monarch suddenly let out a surprised sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gazed into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuannuan looked forward just like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the \"end\" of the River of Time, in the distance ahead, there was no longer any \"river water,\" only a dry riverbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The River of Time had ceased to flow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at this scene, Nuannuan and the Beidou Star Monarch fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuannuan only knew that her distant memories had an issue but never knew where the problem lay. She also couldn’t navigate as far back as the Beidou Star Monarch did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your River of Time was diverted, and because of the diversion, it ceased its flow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch fell silent once more after speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a hard fact for him to accept as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The River of Time can be diverted?\" Nuannuan couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can,\" the Beidou Star Monarch nodded slightly, \"but it’s difficult, and the cost would be unimaginably high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even reversing the flow of the River of Time requires a severe cost, so just imagine, what would it take to divert it and cease its flow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Star Monarch, can you see who did this? Or is there a possibility of restoring it?\" Nuannuan promptly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Beidou Star Monarch shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone with such capabilities is beyond our observation, as for restoring it,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Beidou Star Monarch paused, \"unless the person who diverted it is willing to pay the same price as before, only then could it be possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This almost severed the possibility of Nuannuan recovering her more distant memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even the River of Time stops flowing, can there be any memory left? Don’t even think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, it’s time to return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maintaining ourselves in the River of Time also consumes quite a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beidou Star Monarch spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuannuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this journey yielded little, she at least found out the reason for her memory loss—it wasn’t a wasted trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the River of Time, the Beidou Star Monarch gifted her a special item, the one previously mentioned that could mitigate the punishment of the River of Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After expressing her thanks, Nuannuan turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Nuannuan’s departing silhouette, the Beidou Star Monarch stood in place, pondering for a while until her figure vanished into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a small stone appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small stone emitted faint traces of black deathly aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although seemingly small, it was immensely heavy, causing even the Beidou Star Monarch’s hand holding it to tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is... the anchor point, the cornerstone of the riverbed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see what was recorded at the closest death anchor point before the river’s diversion,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Beidou Star Monarch mumbled to himself, injecting the same flu of deathly aura into the stone, and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process didn’t take long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes, beads of sweat forming on the Star Monarch’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was complicated, filled with terror, bewilderment, and mostly confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For in this small stone taken from Nuannuan’s dried-up riverbed, the recorded anchor point was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——The death of the Beidou Star Monarch!\u003C\u002Fp>",1197,"2026-06-10T05:31:29.100Z",1,"novelbin.me","80e635a71a3b1c17567714e49d980b86a97eaa0183c5dd2fc450e612cdc217ed","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-582","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-580",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]