Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 716 - 377: Time Lock_2

Half a year had passed, and the Void Fire Sea that Lu Yu had refined had expanded nearly a hundredfold.

Even so, compared to the vast Void Fire Sea, it was still just an insignificant little area, but for Lu Yu, it was of great significance.

Bang! Lu Yu felt as if he heard an explosion in his heart.

The small sun in the Void Fire Sea rapidly shrank, with abundant Spiritual Qi condensing at one point, forming a singularity.

With a loud boom, it exploded and expanded at an astonishing speed, and in an instant, the diameter of the small sun expanded a hundredfold compared to before.

[Sun Star (4 stars), all attribute enhancement by 40 times, blazing sun's fall, sanctified flame barrier]

Harness the power of the Sun Star to create a vast sanctified flame barrier, where within the barrier, fire attribute damage is greatly increased, suppressing the strength of all enemies.

If an enemy's comprehension of the Fire Attribute Rules is weaker than Lu Yu's, they will be unable to use fire attribute attacks within the sanctified flame barrier.

The sanctified flame barrier is extremely overbearing, compensating for Lu Yu's lack of large-scale attack capabilities.

Lu Yu estimated that if he fully deployed the sanctified flame barrier, it could cover an area of nearly a thousand miles.

Within a thousand miles, it was likely that the enemy wouldn't even see Lu Yu before being incinerated by him.

Lu Yu's strength increased significantly, and his aura changed, attracting the attention of Su Peng and Zhang Jingyang, who both worked even harder in their cultivation.

They didn't understand why Lu Yu seemed like he didn't need Spiritual Qi, able to cultivate continuously.

After Su Peng cultivated for a while, he would either rest a bit to let the surrounding Spiritual Qi recover to normal levels or choose to absorb Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones or consume natural treasures and pills to maintain his cultivation speed.

Lu Yu, on the other hand, had no "cooldown time" and could continuously cultivate.

This was because most of the Spiritual Qi he absorbed was feedback from the Sun Star, with only a small amount directly absorbed from the world around him.

Another half-year passed, and Lu Yu and his companions had been on the first level for a year. They could now enter the second level.

However, because Zhang Jingyang arrived half a month late to the Central Floating Island, Lu Yu and Su Peng decided to wait another half month so that Zhang Jingyang could enter the second level before they left.

So the three of them continued to cultivate in the small building. Occasionally, Lu Yu and Su Peng would explore the nearby area or enter the second level to see if there were others or treasures left by predecessors. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Thud thud thud ~ Footsteps echoed from outside into the building. Lu Yu stood up and moved to the window, looking down to see three Golden Feather Guards escorting a young prince towards the second level.

It seemed that they knew they had to stay outside for a year to enter the second level.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to enter the second level at this time.

"Who's there?" a Golden Feather Guard suddenly turned and looked in a direction, raising his bow, ready to shoot.

Lu Yu turned to look in that direction, but it was in his blind spot, and he couldn't see what was in the alley.

Whizz whizz whizz ~ Several arrows shot into the alley, but the powerful arrows seemed to have sunk into a swamp, making no sound after entering.

The other two Golden Feather Guards held their swords and surrounded the prince, vigilantly watching their surroundings without rushing into the alley.

The Golden Feather Guard who shot the arrows stared into the alley for a moment before running to the prince's side and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, that person has already left."

The Fourth Prince appeared young but showed no signs of panic typical of a child in an unexpected situation. He calmly said, "If he's gone, then let's not worry about him. Let's move on."

"Yes." The four continued towards the second level.

Lu Yu turned around to find a Golden Feather Guard standing behind him, feeling no surprise, he said, "I think you two should take off these clothes, or else it won't be good if we run into royalty."

Su Peng nodded in agreement, feeling they should indeed take them off.

They wore them to avoid conflict with other Golden Feather Guards. When Su Peng encountered them before, they directly engaged in combat, showing the Guards' attitude towards outsiders.

But now, if they continued wearing the Golden Feather Guard armor and encountered a prince...

Would they follow the prince's orders or not? This posed a significant problem.

If they didn't, it would not only reveal they weren't Golden Feather Guards but also expose that they had killed one, effectively making them enemies of the Great Zhou royal family.

This left only one option: they'd have to kill the prince who saw them.

But no one knew what life-preserving treasures the princes of Great Zhou might have, making it too risky to try killing one.

"I'll go talk to Jing Yang." Su Peng said as he removed his armor and headed to Zhang Jingyang's room to inform him of this matter.

Zhang Jingyang saw Su Peng enter in his own clothes and understood what he wanted to say.

Earlier, when Lu Yu and Su Peng spoke, they hadn't lowered their voices, allowing Zhang Jingyang to overhear most of it.

Zhang Jingyang also took off his armor and changed into his clothes, then said to Su Peng, "Based on timing, I've already stayed here for a year and can enter the next level."

Su Peng paused and asked curiously, "Isn't it supposed to be two more days before it's a year?"

Zhang Jingyang turned to Lu Yu, who was walking over, nodded to him, and said, "I actually arrived at the Central Island earlier. It's just that there were others around at that time, so it was inconvenient to move. I stayed for two days before following the marks you left to find this place."

"Oh, okay then, in that case, we'll go to the second level today," Su Peng decided.

"Alright." Lu Yu and Zhang Jingyang had no objections.

On the second level, they also needed to stay for enough time before entering the third level.

The earlier entry meant the earlier the time started, allowing them to enter the third level sooner.

After waiting in the small building for a while, ensuring the prince's group was far away, the trio then exited the building.

"This way," Su Peng directed the others.

After crossing the street encircling the first level, Lu Yu followed Su Peng's lead, turning towards a direction where, from afar, he could see a three-story building.

Curious, Lu Yu asked, "Where are you heading?"

Su Peng didn't hide anything, replying, "That side is where the Su family had a residence in Celestial City. Only those with Su family bloodline can open the doors and enter. We're going there first to see if our ancestors left anything good."

"Su family's residence?" Lu Yu glanced around, struck by a sudden idea, and asked, "Do you know where the Lu family's residence is?"

He then turned to Zhang Jingyang and asked, "What about the Zhang family? Do they have a residence here?"

Su Peng glanced back at Su Peng, a bit helpless, and said, "How would I know where the Lu family's residence is? Only your grandfather would know. This residence was told to me by my grandfather."

"As for the Zhang family, there should be one, but you'd have to ask Jing Yang. He would know better."

Zhang Jingyang smiled slightly and said, "There is indeed one. Before I came, my grandfather mentioned it. The Zhang family's old residence is at the southwest corner of the third level."

Lu Yu found it a bit odd and asked, "The Su family's old residence is on the second level, and the Zhang family's old residence is on the third level. Is there any significance behind this?"

Su Peng understood what Lu Yu meant: the further inside, the stronger the family must be.

Zhang Jingyang shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be any particular meaning. According to my grandfather, this separation was likely for convenience in managing Celestial City, given that it gathered all the clan members from several great families."

"I don't know the details either, but judging from the relationships between the major families, there doesn't seem to be a significant disparity in strength among the Su, Zhang, Liu, and Chu families – they're all similarly powerful."

"Oh," Lu Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Su Peng stated, "On the second level, to enter the third level, we need to stay here for two years, so we'll first stay at the Su family's old residence to cultivate."

"After all, only I can open the door to the Su family's old residence, so others can't enter, and we don't have to worry about anyone posing a threat to us."

"That works for me," Lu Yu and Zhang Jingyang both nodded in agreement.