The chimes of the Chaos Clock were gradually replaced by the sound of water. When Shen Qian came back to his senses, he was already in endless gray.
This place seems like the beginning of heaven and earth, or the end of the world. You can see stars outside the gray, but you don't know what they are.
From the gray, a mighty silver river rushed through, passing under Zi Shenqian's feet. Next to him, the Chaos Clock was floating quietly.
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"Success?"
Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling grateful to have survived the disaster, and he had not experienced such a feeling for a long, long time. Even in the ancient times when dangers were everywhere, he had never experienced such great pressure.
Just as Shen Qian was thinking about what to do next, he suddenly felt something and looked sideways while his hair stood on end.
Dozens of meters away parallel to him, a figure was turning clearly from Mo Lake. During this period, the other person seemed to have encountered some kind of rejection, and his figure was on the verge of collapse several times, but I don't know what means he used. After all, it showed up bit by bit.
When the smiling expression finally became clear, Shen Qian already felt a little suffocated.
"Ling Tianhou!"
He can even follow the long river of time!
This was not what Shen Qian had expected at all, but it did not prevent Shen Qian from giving up thinking immediately, retracting the Chaos Clock and submerging it directly into the rushing river of time.
After Ling Tianhou solidified his figure, he looked around and seemed to be very interested in everything here.
When his gaze passed over the stars in the gray sky, Ling Tianhou's eyes lit up and he murmured, "The source of 'Tao'..."
However, after discovering that his palm could not penetrate the gray barrier around him, Ling Tianhou had no choice but to give up.
"There's still an air of 'it' here."
Ling Tianhou's expression became cautious, and then he followed Shen Qian's footsteps and plunged into the river of time.
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In the mighty river of time, there are countless magnificent scrolls that are flowing. Those scrolls that represent the nodes of the times continue to flow at a certain constant speed, without being affected by the two intruders at all.
Shen Qian was walking in the direction of the mud flow, while thinking about countermeasures in his mind quickly.
Ling Tianhou followed him not far behind him in a leisurely manner, turning his head to look at the scrolls on both sides from time to time. He would also exchange a few words with Shen Qian from time to time. With such a leisurely attitude, someone who didn't know the inside story would have thought that The two were friends who met for an outing.
The only thing that made Shen Qian happy was that due to the limitation of time, even Ling Tianhou could not speed up. He could only stay behind Shen Qian, always maintaining the same distance.
Moreover, Shen Qian was keenly aware that compared with the previous two times, some changes had occurred in the passage of time.
The most obvious thing is that no matter which direction you go, the resistance is much greater.
This made Shen Qian a little uneasy. He was not sure whether this change came from the long river of time itself or from the unknown danger that had appeared in the past.
If it is the latter, it means that Shen Qian's re-entry is very likely to alarm the unknown and terrifying existence. Although the advantage is that once the unknown existence comes, even Ling Tianhou will not be spared.
After all, the "creatures" that can affect the long river of time have already exceeded the upper limit of princes in Shen Qian's opinion.
"Shen Qian, where did you find the Chaos Clock?"
Ling Tianhou followed Shen Qian leisurely and asked with interest.
Shen Qian was thinking about how to escape, and after thinking about it, he didn't hide it from Ling Tianhou, "From ancient times."
"Ancient times... It's a pity that it's just an imitation. If it were the original body of the Chaos Clock, you should have completely gotten rid of me by now."
Ling Tianhou nodded thoughtfully.
Ling Tianhou seems to know a lot of secrets, and he didn't even show too much surprise when he entered the river of time. But in terms of age, he is only a dozen years older than me, and he can be regarded as an absolute younger generation... …And Liu Changqing said that Ling Tianhou was also an orphan, with no aristocratic family and seemingly no regular teacher…
Doubts flashed through Shen Qian's heart. This was something he had never figured out.
"Have you seen the true form of the Chaos Clock?" Shen Qian asked tentatively.
The reason why he was willing to talk to Ling Tianhou was to see if he could get some useful information in reverse.
"I haven't, but King Jiangling must have seen it." Ling Tianhou glanced at Shen Qian and said with a smile, "How else could he create a replica of the Chaos Clock?"
"Is the imitation of the Chaos Bell made by King Jiangling?" Shen Qian was surprised. He thought that the imitation of the Chaos Bell itself came from ancient times.
Ling Tianhou's answer also verified his guess that the Nine Kings Secret Realm in ancient times was indeed left by King Jiangling.
In other words, it is very likely that King Jiangling once set foot in ancient times and left a replica of the Chaos Clock and some unknown information there. This seems to be based on the fact that King Jiangling knew that he would definitely go to that ancient place. on the basis of the times.
"Haha, you may not know that in addition to being the head of the first nine kings, King Jiangling also has another identity, that is, the 'Destined Great Weapon Refiner'."
Ling Tianhou smiled faintly and casually revealed a shocking secret that had never been recorded in writing.
"Destiny's great weapon refiner?"
Shen Qian was shocked.
From the literal meaning, it is not difficult to guess that the so-called "Destiny Great Alchemist" is the same as the "Destiny Great Alchemist", corresponding to the ultimate title of the alchemist's secondary career path.
This means that he has reached the top on the road of refining weapons, and can rival the princes of the Golden Immortal level just by refining weapons.
"Oh, if not for this, how can he be called the leader of the Nine Kings?"
Ling Tianhou seemed to be happy to say a few more words, "Although his talent in martial arts is also extremely terrifying, the other eight kings are not worse than him, but they are still completely suppressed by him, relying on his skills in weapon refining." increase.”
"You have to know that King Jiangling is from a real grassroots background, without any background. He only opened three orifices when he broke through as a warrior. From this point of view, he is far inferior to the other eight kings. You know what he did Of?"
"How?" Shen Qian listened intently and asked subconsciously.
"He has tempered his body into the top star soldier in the world. It has even surpassed the ordinary nine orifices, maybe nine and a half? Only in this way can he accommodate the eight physical and mental restraints at the same time. He and Yuanli's Eight Forbiddens, after breaking through the princes, have a combat power comparable to that of the Great Emperor..."
Listening to Ling Tianhou's narration, Shen Qian was dumbfounded.
Can this still be done?
What is deficient in nature, can it be made up in the day after tomorrow?
Shen Qian seemed to have been opened up to a new world, and he realized that the sub-career was far more than just decoration.
He was still thinking that with the talent of the Nine Kings, those who could reach that height would probably have the body of the Nine Apertures. How did King Jiangling stand out among them? At this moment, all his questions were answered.
Then Shen Qian felt ashamed again. Although he had also won the title of "Destined Great Alchemist", compared to King Jiangling, his use was simply too rough. He just created a clone of a prince, and his combat power was superior to that of the prince. Chuuya is not outstanding...
If he can escape this disaster, he must study the "Hundred Herbs Classic" again. Perhaps refining medicine can help him far more than that.
"With such a foundation, why doesn't King Jiangling try to break through the Nine Forbidden Rules?" Shen Qian couldn't help but ask after suppressing all his thoughts.
"Nine Forbidden... Hehe, that is the theoretical limit of the mountains and seas. How can there be such an easy breakthrough? Even with his ultimate body that has been tempered, taking that step by force will only result in collapse. To carry the Nine Forbiddens to perfection, with the life strength of the human race, it is impossible to break through. It’s just impossible.”
Ling Tianhou sneered, "Jiang Huan was able to do it because he exploited some loopholes in the rules and worked hard for a long time before finally succeeding. But because of this, his attempt to break through to the princes is destined to be elusive."
Shen Qian digested the information in Ling Tianhou's words and already made some associations.
It’s also related to the shackles of the human race’s talent... Does that mean that only a body with ten orifices can accommodate the perfection of the Nine Forbiddens?
Unknowingly, he was on the right path again?
"So King Jiangling is not an ancient person?" Shen Qian put away his cluttered thoughts and asked a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
"No." Ling Tianhou said with certainty, "There are not many people from modern times among the nine kings, but King Jiangling really rose to power when the spiritual energy was revived."
Sure enough, isn't it...
Shen Qian frowned, because King Jiangling also liked to wear white clothes, so in Shen Qian's early imagination, King Jiangling might also be equal to the man in white, equal to the great master, equal to the ancient demon king...
But at this time, he had to overturn this idea.
Next, Shen Qian asked some more secrets, but Ling Tianhou no longer answered all questions. He just stared at Shen Qian with a smile, until Shen Qian was horrified. In a short period of conversation, the distance between the two was actually Invisibly, we got a lot closer.
After all, Shen Qian would occasionally slow down unconsciously because of his extreme shock and confusion, but Ling Tianhou never stopped.
Damn, did this happen on purpose?
Shen Qian cursed insidiously in his heart, and at the same time he became anxious again.
He thought about it, no matter where he left the river of time, Ling Tianhou would definitely follow him. To break this deadlock, it was obviously impossible for Shen Qian to rely on himself alone. The best way was to find a strong foreign aid.
Shen Qian knew quite a few top experts, but the problem was that it was still a big problem to accurately locate them in the long river of time.
For example, if Shen Qian wants to find his teacher, he must first make sure that Big Lao Gao must have existed in the era he went to, and secondly, he must ensure that Da Lao Gao's cultivation level is enough to compete with Ling Tianhou. The most important point is that according to Shen Qian's Experience, the location intruded from the long river of time is most likely to be random in the current era.
The last time he entered ancient times, he happened to land near Mang Mountain. Not surprisingly, it was because of the advance arrangements of the man in white, and it was no coincidence.
Thinking of Mangshan, Shen Qian also thought of Brother Snake. He wondered what happened to him after he broke away from the shackles of enlightenment...
When Shen Qian was thinking this, he suddenly felt a mysterious feeling in his heart. He turned around subconsciously and saw a small vortex suddenly appeared in front of Shen Qian.
Seeing this whirlpool, Shen Qian was shocked and then overjoyed.
When he returned from ancient times, he also relied on the whirlpool left by King Jiangling. In other words, this was the "anchor" in the long river of time.
Although he didn't know who left this whirlpool, Shen Qian still grabbed a straw like a drowning man and swam towards the whirlpool desperately.
At the same time, Ling Tianhou also noticed the existence of the vortex. Seeing Shen Qian's movements, he was slightly startled and then silently moved towards the vortex.
Shen Qian exerted all his strength. I don't know whether it was because of the existence of the whirlpool or Shen Qian's psychological effect. His speed suddenly increased a little. After all, he arrived before Ling Tianhou touched the whirlpool.
The next moment, a strong suction force came, and Shen Qian's figure fell rapidly and disappeared into the vortex in an instant.
In his last glance, he saw Ling Tianhou also touching the vortex, and immediately Shen Qian's vision was completely swallowed by darkness.
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After a brief moment of consciousness, Shen Qian suddenly sat up.
His head had a splitting headache, and many fragmentary and disturbing fragments were poured into his mind, making him so dizzy that he couldn't tell what year it was for a while.
After a long time, the tearing pain gradually dissipated, and a burst of laughter like silver bells suddenly came to his ears. Shen Qian looked down and saw two passing female high school students in JK skirts covering their mouths and laughing. Passed below.
jk skirt... modern?
Shen Qian, who slowly remembered everything before, realized that he had traveled through time, and looking at the girls' clothes, this was obviously a modern society, but he didn't know whether it was before or after the disaster.
He turned around and saw that he was in an alley. There was a lot of noise at the intersection not far away, and it seemed that there was a downtown area nearby.
The reason why the two girls laughed was because Shen Qian was hanging upside down from the street lamp. The waistband of his high-quality combat uniform was pulled out in an exaggerated arc by the tip of the lamp post and was shaking.
Shen Qian quickly slapped his wrist and jumped down from the lamp post.
The most urgent task is to first figure out where this place is and what year it is.
After looking around and finding no sign of Ling Tianhou, Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward.
This alley is a bluestone road, with a hint of freshness amidst the old age. There are many small advertisements posted on the telephone poles on the roadside. Shen Qian looked carefully and found someone selling Dali Pills specially designed for warriors. He was immediately sure that this was the alley. It's after the disaster.
When he walked out of the alleyway, he saw the modern side of the city. The buildings that were not too tall were arranged in sequence. Pedestrians and cars honking their horns were mixed together on the crowded streets. The familiar noise of a specific dialect came in. In his ears, Shen Qian suddenly felt an indescribable intimacy.
After a while, Shen Qian found the corresponding location in the fragmented memories of his childhood.
Lucheng... This is actually Lucheng, which was destroyed in the disaster more than ten years ago!
