Chapter 541: Chapter 531: The Object in the Wooden Box, a Monumental Karmic Connection

At this moment, Fang Yuan felt his head buzzing, as if he had inadvertently witnessed a grand historical event.

Although Fang Yuan knew little about the River of Time, he had passed through it many times with the help of the Spring and Autumn Cicada.

Regarding the River of Time, he knew that a single drop of water from it might be an entire world, and the fish living in the Water of Time were powerful beings in the Ten Thousand Realms.

Only those whose strength reached a certain level had the qualification to manifest as the fish swimming in the river; the vast majority of creatures could only become "tiny particles" in the water, unable even to materialize.

A confrontation between Elder Su and that mysterious figure plunged this whole expanse of water into a whirlpool. All the fish that had materialized died, and even the water’s surface was stained red. It was unimaginable how many worlds were destroyed in this clash, how many creatures perished.....

If he hadn’t stepped into the River of Time, if he happened to be in one of the worlds in this stretch of water, his body would be among the countless shattered corpses.

At this moment, he truly realized what was meant by "dimensional reduction strike", what was meant by "domination".

In the eyes of these Supreme beings, each world, the myriad creatures are all just feeble "fish", that can be erased with a wave of the hand.

Until the moment of death, those "fish" didn’t even know why they died, only attributing it to "the unpredictability of fate", or "the end of the world", not knowing it was just the aftermath of a simple confrontation between Supreme beings.

....

"Fang, it’s been a long time."

Su Mu, hands clasped behind his back, smiled and said to Fang Yuan.

Over the years, many have crossed the river, but few left a special impression on Su Mu, and Fang Yuan was one of them.

He still remembered the first time he saw this young man; he was down and out, penniless, unable to pay the crossing fee.

Su Mu made an exception for him once, the first time he did so.

Till now, he still remembered Fang Yuan’s words of promise, or rather, a deal he made with himself.

He paid the crossing fee with his "future".

At that time, Su Mu appreciated his courage, daring to paint such big promises, and also wanted to give a poor young man a chance.

Afterward, he never saw the young man again, and Su Mu didn’t care much, letting it be.

He wouldn’t feel resentful over a small crossing fee, just treated it as a joke, and he hadn’t expected to be repaid in the future.

The second time they met, Fang Yuan gave him a cicada, presumably a treasure he refined himself, although it wasn’t of much value to Su Mu now.

But it was still a token of goodwill, at least showing that Fang Yuan hadn’t forgotten his promise, and the matter concluded there.

This was the third time he saw Fang Yuan, and this meeting was more like a reunion of old friends.

....

Su Mu scrutinized Fang Yuan’s cultivation and found that his cultivation had reached the Sacrificial Dao Perfection Realm.

Was it just a few years?

When he first met Fang Yuan, he was a penniless, untrained boy.

By the second meeting, he had grown significantly.

By the third meeting, he had cultivated directly to the Sacrificial Dao Perfection Realm, truly making him an extraordinary talent!

.....

"Elder, if it weren’t for you, I might already..." Fang Yuan said with a wry smile.

Unexpectedly, it still took the elder’s help to deliver the intelligence.

"It’s nothing."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, after all, it’s because of my issue that you got involved."

Su Mu said with a smile.

In his eyes, the white-robed man and the Chaotic Human Shadow were always his enemies, so even without rescuing Fang Yuan, he would have stopped the white-robed man immediately.

With the strength of his Divine Sense, as soon as the enemy’s aura was exposed, Su Mu would immediately detect it, let alone such a powerful aura.

Unfortunately, although he took the upper hand in this confrontation, the critical information gained was still too little.

He still couldn’t figure out the enemy’s purpose in targeting himself.

....

"Elder, actually, he came to hunt me down, not to trouble you."

Fang Yuan said to Su Mu.

Hearing this, Su Mu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you also have enmity with them?"

After speaking, Fang Yuan said with a wry smile, "What right do I have?"

With Fang Yuan’s cultivation realm, he wasn’t qualified to become their enemy.

"He chased me because I discovered a secret."

"And this secret is aimed at you, elder."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What secret?"

...

Fang Yuan took a deep breath and said slowly, "A while ago, three people found me, wanting me to bring you a ’gift’ and personally deliver it to you."

"Those three people just died at your hands, elder."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu pointed at the three heads beside Jiang Bai’s corpse and said, "Those three?"

Fang Yuan nodded and continued, "They wanted to use me to gain your trust and deliver that gift to you, elder."

Hearing this, Su Mu understood.

A "gift" from an enemy couldn’t be anything good, certainly a time bomb.

Fang Yuan being hunted down indicated that he didn’t agree with them.

....

"So, were you hunted because you took their ’gift’?" Su Mu grasped the key issue.

After speaking, Fang Yuan sighed softly and said, "No, I didn’t have the ability to take it."

"But I knew what the gift was...."

At this point, a cold wind blew the corners of their clothes.

Fang Yuan felt a chill in his heart; he knew once he revealed it, it meant forming an irreparable vendetta with the other party.

Feeling the cold wind, Su Mu’s brow furrowed, but his Divine Sense didn’t detect any other unusual presences.

A steadfast look passed through Fang Yuan’s eyes. If it weren’t for the elder, he would have died many years ago.

Even if it meant death to repay the elder’s grace, so be it.

In Fang Yuan’s eyes, regret was more terrifying than death.

"Rest assured, with me here, no one can harm you." Su Mu’s eyes flashed brightly as he spoke seriously.

He hadn’t expected Fang Yuan to be hunted for his sake, and even more so, he hadn’t expected Fang Yuan to go to such lengths.

....

Fang Yuan looked at Su Mu, taking a deep breath.