Chapter 401: Chapter 51: Sending a Ben Bo’Erba to Nuwa

Lu Xuan floated out of the River of Time. He caused the Ninefold Supreme Jade Steps to tremble, forcibly suppressing the pulling force. Poised above the vast expanse of Time, he gazed down upon the endless changes of the ages.

He could see one hundred Grand beams of light roaring out from the end of the River of Time, one after another, plunging into the Years of the Qin Dynasty.

But almost immediately, thirty-seven of the beams dimmed, revealing thirty-seven skeletons within them.

Lu Xuan’s eyes narrowed, and then he understood. ’It seems one hundred people were thrown into the Qin Dynasty by the Bronze Divine Mountain, but over these one hundred and thirty years, thirty-seven of them have died.’

As he pondered, he gave a soft grunt and exerted his Great Magical Power. He commanded the Bronze Fragment to sever the pillars of light connected to Yang Jian, Nezha, and Zhu Wuneng. The remaining sixty pillars of light proceeded as normal, guiding everyone else back to the Current World.

Yan Huang, the Old Celestial Master, Li Yutong, Wang Zhiyao, and the others, all enveloped in brilliant light, sped toward the Current World.

In a daze, they glimpsed the vast River of Time, with all of creation rising and falling within it. Time itself shifted and transformed, a mystery beyond comprehension.

They also saw the familiar figure seated high above the River of Time, wearing a Bronze Mask and a Profound Black Emperor’s Robe, silently gazing down upon the flow of Time.

"Emperor..."

The hearts of the dozens of people trembled in terror. Then, their vision went black as they plunged back into the Current World.

After they had gone, Lu Xuan continued to forcibly suppress the pulling force, his gaze profound as he sank into quiet contemplation.

’What is Taiyi really after, throwing these people into the past?’

’When I enter the dream, they all come here. When I leave the dream, they all return to the Current World... Barring any surprises, they will be here again the next time I visit this era.’

Musing on this, Lu Xuan rose gracefully. He looked up into the boundless void and chuckled to himself.

"But for now, at least, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing..."

Over the one hundred and thirty years, Yan Huang and Li Yutong had served one after another as the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, forcing breakthroughs using Human Dao Fortune.

And though they had only achieved the level of Lower Grade Immortal, they had, in the end, attained immortality.

As for his other acquaintances, with Lu Xuan’s guidance and the resources of the Qin Dynasty funneled their way, their Cultivation had also skyrocketed over the past century.

Qing He stepped into the Great Grade Realm. Lu Chongtong was approaching the rank of True Immortal. Wang Zhiyao and Zhang Jifeng both attained the Earth Immortal Level, and the Chen Family Siblings firmly established themselves at the Celestial Human Level.

Lu Xuan pondered for another moment. With a thought, he slightly adjusted the Bronze Fragment, causing the time-flow ratio between the past and present to surge another tenfold.

One day in the Current World would now equal thirty years in the Qin Dynasty.

Then, he relaxed and allowed the pulling force to take hold. In an instant, he too was plummeting toward the Current World.

.........

「The Present. Federation Capital, Shengjing.」

Inside the Federation Building, during a council meeting, Ao Chengzhong and Nan Ming, the two former major directors of Longque Technology, both wore deep frowns.

The former stood up and spoke grimly.

"Speaker Li and Vice Speaker Yan have been missing for over a month. We have now confirmed the identities of most of the individuals taken by those one hundred pillars of light."

He paused, then continued.

"They include the Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Sect Leader of Wudang Mountain, Lu Chongtong of the Lu Family, Wang Zhiyao of the Wang Family..."

After reciting a long list of names, Ao Chengzhong’s expression grew even more grim.

"The Demon Race in the depths of space has learned of this and is growing restless. They’ve launched probing attacks against the Great Wall time and again. Fortunately, we have Senior Xuan Yuan Fusheng from Sanqing Temple there, so the Immortals from the Death Tower and Earth Palace have yet to make a move..."

An Earth Immortal Councillor raised his hand and spoke up.

"Many True Immortals and young prodigies have vanished. We can’t let this situation continue. I’m afraid we must elect a new Speaker."

The other councillors chimed in with their agreement. One of them said,

"What about Xiang Honglu, the former chairman of Celestial God Pharmaceutical? He is among the most powerful of the current Grand Grade experts!"

"Unsuitable." A councillor at the True Immortal Level shook his head. "I, for one, think..."

Before he could finish, the sky outside the window erupted in a dazzling light.

All the councillors turned to look. They saw dozens of pillars of light, just like the ones from over a month ago, streaking down toward the Bronze Divine Mountain. Within them, they could see familiar figures!

"They’re back!"

Ao Chengzhong’s spirits soared. He took to the air along with the other councillors, speeding toward the Bronze Divine Mountain.

Before long, they could see the silhouette of the Bronze Divine Mountain in the distance. Dozens of pillars of light landed upon it.

But in the next moment, Ao Chengzhong saw the very world around it seem to collapse and crumble into nothingness!

While they stared in shock, before anyone could fully process what was happening, they saw three or four figures shoot up from the Bronze Divine Mountain and dart into Dragon Tiger Mountain. Only then did the collapsing world stabilize.

"That’s..." a councillor at the True Immortal Level stammered, dumbfounded, "Isn’t that the Great Collapse, something that only happens when an Immortal enters the world?"

He paused, swallowed hard, and added in a daze,

"Did I just see Speaker Li? And Vice Speaker Yan?"

The various Earth Immortals and True Immortals looked at one another, and their hearts suddenly lurched. An unbelievable thought surfaced in their minds. ’No... It couldn’t be, could it???’

「Meanwhile, atop Ancient Kongtong Mountain, deep within Guangcheng Palace.」

Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes. The Bronze Mask was once again resting peacefully in the depths of his mind.

"Lu Ancestor, you’ve returned?"

A gentle voice spoke. He glanced to the side and saw it was the Qing Xuan Daoist, who was shrouded in a hazy Chaos Qi.

Lu Xuan’s expression flickered. ’This man... is far from simple.’

Although he was still at the Grand Grade stage, over the past century, his various Divine Techniques had all reached a new level, and his five apertures of Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, and Touch had all reached Minor Achievement.

With his five apertures open, he could gaze upon the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms above and perceive the depths of the Nine Nether below. Fathoming All Realms and all ages was no difficult task.

And yet, even with such power, he still couldn’t see through the mist that shrouded this Qing Xuan Daoist...

’Interesting.’