Chapter 291: The Wonder of Time

No matter how mysterious this Hundred Saints Mountain is.

It ultimately still exists by relying on this All Saints Secret Realm.

Li Heng threw a punch.

This punch was light and airy, without any force, yet the trajectory it traced touched upon the Heaven and Earth Principles of this Secret Realm, delving deep into the essence of this Secret Realm, probing toward the origin of the Secret Realm.

Boom!

A loud noise instantly shook the All Saints Secret Realm; the surrounding Void and the earth were all trembling, experiencing an all-encompassing earthquake, causing birds and insects to fly away in alarm, as if the Secret Realm did not welcome outsiders.

The Academy students who had entered this place were instantly shocked.

What is going on? How could such a massive tremor occur?

This shouldn't be.

Every time the All Saints Secret Realm began, nothing like this had ever happened.

Over on Xiao Hao's side, things also felt extremely ominous.

He knew that the All Saints Secret Realm would not tremble without reason. In his original future, the All Saints Secret Realm would not have such movements; could it be that another accident had occurred?

"Master, let's go, we must move immediately!"

Xiao Hao shouted anxiously.

There had already been enough accidents.

He absolutely would not allow these accidents to affect his great opportunity!

However, this sentence seemed a bit late.

In the Void, Li Heng saw that his punch had not achieved much effect, merely inducing a spatial tremor; unable to uncover the truth of this Hundred Saints Mountain, he could not help but frown.

He had originally wanted to give Yu Fuhai some face.

After all, he was only a guest, and it would not be good to turn the host's home upside down, so his punch just now had restrained its force somewhat, out of consideration for the stability of this All Saints Secret Realm.

But now it seemed that he had been too gentle.

After a brief moment of thought, he decided to hold back no longer.

If he really blew up this All Saints Secret Realm, he would at most protect the lives of these Academy students first, and then compensate the Hundred Saints Academy later.

Of course, that was on the condition that the Hundred Saints Academy was obedient.

Theoretically, the Hundred Saints Academy owed Li Heng a debt now. If not for Li Heng, the Hundred Saints Academy would have definitely lost a Half-Saint like Yu Fuhai, so he could throw this punch with a clear conscience.

The Taiyuan Scripture circulated within his body, his Qi and Blood vibrated, and manifestations appeared.

The Three Flowers Five Qi Method operated, Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, Five Qis Return to the Origin, his body faintly merging with the Heaven and Earth Principles, borrowing and utilizing infinite great power.

Furthermore, the Dharma Law of Reincarnation was added to his body, and he threw a Heavenly Human punch.

Crack!

It seemed as if something had shattered.

It appeared to be the Heaven and Earth Principles of this Secret Realm, or perhaps the restrictions left behind by the ancient All Saints in this Secret Realm. In any case, at this moment, it shattered, the sound resounding throughout the Heaven and Earth of the Secret Realm.

The Academy students were startled by the sound.

At first, they thought they had misheard; after all, compared to the previous tremors, this cracking sound was more like a sound so great it was beyond hearing, more of a shock to the mind and spirit.

But the next moment.

Before them, that Hundred Saints Mountain, the destination of this trip, which appeared to be in the center of the Secret Realm, actually began to collapse amidst that cracking sound; at that moment, Heaven and Earth lost their color!

"What is going on? Why has the Hundred Saints Mountain collapsed!"

"Could it be that a peerless Great Terror was suppressed within the Hundred Saints Mountain, and now that the Hundred Saints Mountain can no longer suppress it, the Great Terror has broken the seal and is going to endanger the World?"

"Oh no, the Hundred Saints Mountain is the foundation of this Secret Realm and the root of the ancient All Saints' inheritance; if it collapses, what should we do? What will happen to the Secret Realm!"

The students cried out in terror.

The things that happened this day were too abnormal.

The highly respected Grand Libationer had died, yet that dog-loathed old dog Yu was still alive; the All Saints Secret Realm had opened early, but the Hundred Saints Mountain had collapsed.

Did all of this portend Inauspiciousness?

Inauspiciousness for their Hundred Saints Academy?

"Great Terror, it is absolutely a Great Terror descending upon the world!"

Some students grew more afraid the more they thought, murmuring aloud, and then it spread among the crowd, rendering an atmosphere of extreme, desperate panic. Now, even those elderly Great Confucians and Confucian geniuses had uncertain expressions, not knowing what to do.

Xiao Hao was also somewhat dazed.

What on earth?

That illusion of the Hundred Saints Mountain had actually collapsed?

"Crown Prince Xiao, your goal should be the Hundred Saints Mountain, right? Now that the Hundred Saints Mountain has collapsed, what should we do?"

The monk-guest spoke up, bringing Xiao Hao back to his senses.

"There is no time, let's go quickly, there is a Space Node that leads directly to the Hundred Saints Mountain!" Xiao Hao shouted hurriedly, rushing toward a nearby direction; all of this was beyond his expectations.

He had to race against time!

Li Heng stood in the Void, watching the phantom of the Hundred Saints Mountain collapse.

It was, after all, a Secret Realm built collectively by the All Saints; even his full-strength punch just now had failed to shake the foundation of this Secret Realm's existence. However, this was exactly what he had hoped for.

The illusion masking the location of the real Hundred Saints Mountain had been destroyed.

He could now lock onto the true location of the Hundred Saints Mountain.

Taking a step, he vanished from where he stood.

Taking another step, he appeared at the Hundred Saints Mountain.

Li Heng was slightly disappointed.

He had originally thought that the ancient All Saints of this world could pull off something impressive, creating a place like Lingtai Fangcun Mountain or Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave that existed only in the heart.

But looking at it now, it is still the application of a Space Divine Ability.

However, disappointment is disappointment, he did not underestimate it.

Because he perceived that the dimension of this Hundred Saints Mountain is slightly higher than the All Saints Secret Realm outside. Standing on Hundred Saints Mountain, even if just standing at the foot of the mountain, looking down, one can overlook the full view of the All Saints Secret Realm!

And the full view here involves a bit of the time dimension.

Li Heng looked down and could see two All Saints Secret Realms; one was the All Saints Secret Realm at the time point he was currently in, and the other was the All Saints Secret Realm from the previous second.

His face immediately showed admiration.

Although he could only watch, and he himself, situated at the current time point, could not enter the time point of the previous second at all, unable to achieve so-called time travel. But for the ancient sages to be able to create this effect of faintly overlooking the Light Flow, it was enough to make him admire.

Moreover, if one stays here for a long time to overlook the Light Flow, it is not impossible to comprehend a bit of the method of Light Flow, which can be called a great opportunity.

He withdrew his mind and returned to calm.

He looked toward the top of the mountain, his expression thoughtful.

The aura of that Mysterious Jade Slip was right on the top of the mountain.

However...

Li Heng smiled lightly, and his figure gradually faded away.

And the next second, at his original spot, the Void broke open.

A passage appeared, and Seng Daoke and Xiao Hao walked out.

"This is the real Hundred Saints Mountain!"

"I originally wanted to enter through the This Shore Other Shore Method to obtain a great opportunity for spiritual baptism, but now the situation is urgent, so I can only take a shortcut."

Xiao Hao looked around to confirm the location and said helplessly.

"Is this Hundred Saints Mountain? It is worthy of being the place where the inheritance of the ancient sages is located; the Dao rhyme permeates the wilderness, mysterious and profound. Even if one just stays here to comprehend the Dao, it can be called a great opportunity."

Seng Daoke sensed it for a moment and said admiringly.

At this moment, he looked down and was suddenly stunned, shocked.

"What is going on, two All Saints Secret Realms? And aren't we at the foot of the mountain? Logically speaking, you should be in contact with the land of the All Saints Secret Realm, so why can you overlook the entire Secret Realm!"

Xiao Hao smiled upon hearing this, unfazed.

"The origin of Hundred Saints Mountain is itself an innate Divine Mountain. In ancient times, the sages joined forces to raise Hundred Saints Mountain. This height is not on the spatial level, but on the time level."

"Hundred Saints Mountain is faintly a bit beyond the Light Flow."

Upon hearing Xiao Hao's explanation, Seng Daoke was completely dumbfounded.

"The ancient sages actually possessed such vast and great power?"

He exclaimed in disbelief.

"But why does Crown Prince Xiao know so clearly?"

Seng Daoke looked at Xiao Hao in confusion.

"I naturally knew it after reading more miscellaneous books."

Xiao Hao laughed it off to brush it aside. He muttered in his heart, was he supposed to say that this kind of secret would be known to everyone in the not-too-distant future? You wouldn't believe it even if I told you.

"Alright, don't waste your time anymore. In the past, few people could ascend the real Hundred Saints Mountain because it was obscured by the phantom of the Hundred Saints Mountain within the All Saints Secret Realm."

"Now that the phantom has collapsed, those students of the academy might be able to find the path to Hundred Saints Mountain. We must act immediately to find the great opportunity that exists in Hundred Saints Mountain."

Xiao Hao immediately called for Seng Daoke to set off and ascend to the top of the mountain.

Seng Daoke sighed upon hearing this.

It seems this is the unique ability of being an Anomaly?

I don't know how he compares to Li Jushi.

Speaking of which, didn't Li Jushi just appear in the Hundred Saints Academy? Why is he nowhere to be seen now? Or could it be... He was shocked in his heart, was this commotion caused by Li Jushi?

For some reason, the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

At this time, Xiao Hao had already walked far away, climbing further up the Hundred Saints Mountain. Seng Daoke had no choice but to restrain the distracting thoughts that had just arisen and followed closely behind.

And at their original spot, Li Heng's figure appeared again.

His expression was subtle.

He actually ran into Seng Daoke on this trip?

Didn't Seng Daoke go to accompany that so-called Anomaly according to Xuantianji's instructions? Then is the aristocratic young man next to Seng Daoke the so-called Anomaly?

But he looked at him, and it didn't seem like it.

Isn't it just that he has a heavy aura of Light Flow on his body, precious light surging within his body, seems to carry two supreme treasures, and his Fate is obscured by fog? What is so strange about this? This can be called an Anomaly?

Li Heng shook his head; Xuantianji's judgment is not very good.

He thought slowly and also followed the path taken by Xiao Hao and Seng Daoke up the mountain. It is fine to have someone pave the way for him; it saves effort.

Soon, Xiao Hao and Seng Daoke ascended to the mountainside.

Seng Daoke felt a bit pained at this moment.

Along the way, he saw many medicine fields and Gong Dian. Various heavenly treasures were planted in the medicine fields, and the fragrance was compelling. The Gong Dian were permeated with Dao rhyme, and there was faint chanting of scriptures; they were absolutely the individual Dao fields of the ancient sages, possessing fundamental inheritances.

But these things were all ignored.

Ignored by this Anomaly, this Crown Prince Xiao.

Through long-term observation, Xiao Hao discovered that they should be the only two outsiders in Hundred Saints Mountain, and he felt relieved in his heart. Taking the opportunity of ascending to the mountainside to recover his strength, he spoke with a smile.

"Is the Master very strange that I don't pick those heavenly treasures when I see them, and don't enter those Gong Dian, like a fool who encounters a treasure land but doesn't enter?"

Seng Daoke was silent for a while, but he felt he had to be honest, so he nodded vigorously, "Indeed."

He felt that this Crown Prince Xiao seemed a bit unintelligent.

Xiao Hao's expression froze upon hearing this.

He didn't expect this Master Seng Daoke to be so honest; he could have at least given him some face. Since he also didn't want to have a conflict with Seng Daoke, he pretended not to hear and began to explain.

"Actually, there is a reason for this; we cannot afford to gamble."

"The greatest opportunity lies at the summit; we don't need to waste time on these opportunities along the way. We mustn't lose the watermelon while picking up sesame seeds," Crown Prince Xiao warned Seng Daoke.

Although he also felt a bit of heartache.

But compared to that great opportunity, these were all worth it.

"Then why can't we choose to have it all?"

Seng Daoke asked.

"No ability," Crown Prince Xiao replied with a deep gaze.

Seng Daoke nodded, sighing in his heart.

It seems this Crown Prince Xiao is far inferior to Li Jushi.

And at this moment, behind them.

Li Heng was indeed practicing the principle of having it all.

If there was medicine, he picked it; if there was a building, he entered it. In a very short time, his Space Ring was filled with a pile of treasures of heaven and earth as well as cultivation technique inheritances, basically sweeping everything along the road clean.

He didn't feel he was being excessive either.

He had saved the life of a Half-Saint of the Hundred Saints Academy; what was wrong with picking a few treasures of heaven and earth and taking a few cultivation techniques?

Adding these cultivation techniques and treasures of heaven and earth together, it would be a stretch to even cultivate a single Heavenly Human. From this perspective, it was actually Li Heng who was at a loss.

However, doing this was not without its problems.

To save time, every time he entered a Gong Dian, he would sweep it with his Divine Sense, ignoring any trials of the saints or lingering souls of the saints, looting the inside of the Gong Dian before leaving, satisfied.

Leaving behind only the weeping, if they even existed, lingering souls of the saints.

After doing this kind of thing too much.

He discovered that some Gong Dian were repelling him, not wanting him to enter.

Li Heng looked displeased; he hadn't done anything wicked, nor had he killed or set fires, he had just picked a few flowers and taken a few books—was it really necessary? He rolled up his sleeves, intending to teach these lingering souls of the saints a lesson.

But at this moment, he raised an eyebrow and looked toward the summit.

"This little fellow runs quite fast? He's reached the summit."

He looked at the Gong Dian before him and shook his head.

"Consider yourself lucky." Immediately, his figure vanished from the spot.

Inside this Gong Dian, the many lingering souls of the saints who had already set up various Arrays, intending to teach this robber a lesson, were stunned at the sight—what was going on? This robber had actually run away!

They felt stifled in their hearts.

Didn't that mean their inheritance items couldn't be taken back?

"Consider yourself lucky!"

The many lingering souls of the saints who had been looted cursed angrily.

At the summit.

"Hoo."

Crown Prince Xiao let out a long breath of stale air, exhausted and covered in sweat.

But soon, his fatigue was swept away, replaced by an expression of excitement—great opportunity, here I come! As expected, no one was faster than him! He had reached the summit one step ahead of others!

But the next moment, he looked ahead and was dumbfounded.

An old man wearing a black robe with gold trim sat beside a stone table, holding a Jade Slip in his hand, playing with it incessantly, looking at him and the Seng Daoke who had just climbed up with a playful expression.

"Interesting young man, but the old man is not waiting for you."

The old man smiled.

Crown Prince Xiao was completely stunned.

This was not only because someone had reached the summit ahead of him, but also because the Jade Slip in the old man's hand was the great opportunity he was looking for!

In his original future, this Jade Slip recorded the method to break through the limits of Heaven and Earth and achieve the status of a True Saint.

But now, this Jade Slip had been obtained by someone?

That shouldn't be.

According to the original trajectory, during this period, the Jade Slip should still be on the summit, and it would only be obtained by a young genius of Confucianism after some time; it was impossible for it to be this old man!

At this time, the old man frowned.

"Young man, I see an accident in you. It seems your background is not as simple as I know. And looking at your expression, you want to obtain this Jade Slip?"

Suddenly.

Crown Prince Xiao's expression blurred, and he arrived beside the old man.

The old man was somewhat surprised at this moment.

He stared fixedly at Crown Prince Xiao and spoke, "Whose arrangement are you, which old monster's, to actually know of this Heavenly Jade Slip, yet I cannot read your memories?"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Xiao's expression shook, and a heaven-shaking storm rose in his heart.

What was going on?

Could this person even realize his identity as a reborn person?

"Hehe, I know his identity."

With a light laugh, Li Heng's figure appeared beside the two; in that instant when everyone was unable to perceive it, he nonchalantly took the Jade Slip from the old man's hand and played with it carefully.

The next moment, the old man reacted; his originally detached and refined expression was completely ruined, his expression shocked to the core.

He looked at the Jade Slip in Li Heng's hand, while his own hand was empty, his face showing horror. "Who are you? When!"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

"You don't know who I am?"

"Zhu Zi, aren't you waiting for me?"