Chapter 17: Time‑Space Power: Ji Ning

At an eight‑hundredfold time flow rate, Zhou Yu continued his secluded cultivation.

Although his soul was not strong enough, Zhou Yu's progress was still very rapid; in the past nearly two years of accelerated time, he swiftly comprehended the ultimate bottleneck of the Heaven‑Earth Dao and the Formation Dao.

The only thing that felt difficult to Zhou Yu was this bottleneck.

After all, it is a bottleneck that has trapped countless peerless celestial beings for years, its difficulty is extremely high.

However, after simulating the Cangyuan Diagram world, Zhou Yu's comprehension received an additional boost from the "Cultivation Genius" trait, and he felt the bottleneck was no longer that hard.

Unconsciously, seven or eight years had already passed.

At Heibai Xuegong.

Zhou Yu's second spirit walked slowly beside a picturesque lake, feeling quite pleasant.

With eight‑hundredfold time acceleration, he cultivated for six thousand years in one go.

His soul was not strong, but his comprehension was high enough; in those six thousand years, Zhou Yu had already mastered the Heaven‑Earth and Formation paths.

Moreover, Zhou Yu also comprehended the third path—Time Dao.

For him, who already wielded the Power of Time, grasping the Time Dao was very simple, even easier than fully understanding the other two paths.

However, if it were only these, Zhou Yu wouldn't be overly pleased, since they were things he had long anticipated, merely a matter of time.

What truly delighted him was that after mastering the Heaven‑Earth Dao, he gradually grasped Spatial Power and began studying Ancestor God Mu Liu's "True Explanation of Time and Space".

Combining the Power of Time and Spatial Power is extremely difficult; if Zhou Yu were to research it alone, he might never truly control the Time‑Space Power.

Fortunately, the "True Explanation of Time and Space" provides guidance.

With guidance versus without, the gap is indeed huge; after a period of comprehension, Zhou Yu recently finally entered the realm of Time‑Space Power.

"The Time‑Space Power is evidently a formidable force; Patriarch Bodhi's Time‑Space method even makes Elder Yuan covet it, whose value in his eyes is almost comparable to the Heart of the World of the Three Realms," Zhou Yu mused.

He could indeed sense the might of the Time‑Space Power; even at the entry level, its strength already surpassed the third‑tier Time Power.

If the Time‑Space Power reaches the third tier, it is roughly comparable to ordinary fourth‑tier forces.

Of course, the primordial power's gap widens the further it progresses.

The Time‑Space Power starts with a great advantage, but by the fourth tier it certainly cannot match normal fifth‑tier forces.

At the fifth tier, the gap to sixth‑tier power is even larger.

"No matter what, this Time‑Space Power can preserve life and is immensely powerful; since I have taken this path, I will naturally continue."

"And the Formation Path is the road I excel at, so I cannot abandon it," Zhou Yu thought.

In fact, the Formation Path differs from the Time‑Space Path; although it also contains the primordial power of formations, its strength is not great.

This path, like the Puppet Path, has little inherent power, but the deeper the study, the more it can harness external forces to create powerful formations.

For example, the Three Realms' Grandmaster of Formations, Fuxi, uses formations to channel the powers of "Unextinguished Torch" and "Mysterious Yin Water" to create the "Water‑Fire World‑Destroying Formation".

Of course, this formation is probably not yet perfected.

Nevertheless, comprehending the Formation Path is not easy; without a method's guidance, self‑study is very inefficient.

Zhou Yu's rapid entry into the Time‑Space Power was due partly to his talent, but the guidance of the "True Explanation of Time and Space" was indispensable.

"Ancestor Master!"

"Greetings, Ancestor Master!"

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At this moment, many passing disciples of Heibai Xuegong were secretly surprised to see Zhou Yu walking by the lake and hurried to salute.

Although Zhou Yu rarely appears, his portrait is still familiar to Heibai Xuegong's disciples.

"Hmm, no need for formalities; just continue with your own tasks," Zhou Yu said with a smile and a nod.

He was in a very good mood now, naturally looking much more cheerful, which eased the hearts of the Heibai Xuegong disciples.

"Is the Immortal Fate Conference about to commence?" Zhou Yu quickly learned the news from the passing disciples' conversation.

Zhou Yu himself was naturally uninterested in the Immortal Fate Conference, but he knew it was the place of Ji Ning's rise, so he had to let Ji Ning attend.

At this moment—

"Hm?" Zhou Yu was suddenly startled.

Swish!

He immediately performed Great Translocation and vanished from Heibai Xuegong in an instant.

In Anchan County, atop an unnamed mountain peak, a massive platform had been carved out; many figures gathered on it, with abundant fine wine and food, and a large troupe of exquisitely beautiful dancing maidens providing entertainment.

Among the many figures, one was Ji Ning, sitting there with a slightly pallid complexion.

Around him, many gazes also focused on Ji Ning.

Just now—

A wandering immortal, source unknown, suddenly appeared and directly attacked the merely Perfected Myriad Forms Ji Ning.

That wandering immortal was extremely powerful; merely by his Dao domain, he instantly immobilized everyone present.

Ji Ning himself was also extremely terrified.

Although Ji Ning possessed the life‑preserving item given by Zhou Yu and the "God‑Extinguishing Circle" obtained from the Water Palace, neither could be used at that moment.

At the critical moment, a jade pendant on Ji Ning's body, imbued with purple light, cracked open.

A terrifying power burst from the pendant, instantly reducing the wandering immortal to powder.

"Did that terrifying wandering immortal die?"

"What kind of treasure is that? It made such a powerful wandering immortal fall in an instant?"

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At this moment, everyone thought the same in their hearts.

The next moment—

Swish!

A ripple appeared, and Zhou Yu's figure appeared on the mountain peak.

Ji Ning's protective item was given by him; that jade pendant also contains a strand of 'Time Power' that he painstakingly refined into it. The key is that the materials are precious, making it so that Zhou Yu cannot refine a second one even in a short time.

The jade pendant shattered, and Zhou Yu sensed it, so he rushed over.

Zhou Yu gave Ji Ning that jade pendant just as a precaution; he never expected it to actually be used.

"He is Grandmaster Ancestor Qian Yu."

At this moment, someone recognized Zhou Yu; they were all disciples of the Heibai Xuegong.

"Master."

Ji Ning saw Zhou Yu descend, he also came to his senses and hurriedly rose to salute.

"The treasure I gave you has just been used up; it seems you just ran into big trouble," Zhou Yu said while looking at Ji Ning.

"Master, I'm also puzzled; I don't know what's going on." Ji Ning then hurriedly explained what had just happened.

While Ji Ning was speaking, the people nearby also suddenly realized: that treasure had actually been bestowed upon Ji Ning by Immortal Qian Yu.

"To bestow such treasures upon disciples is truly generous; I wish Immortal Qian Yu would take me as his disciple," many thought, filled with envy.

(End of chapter)