Shen Qian chewed on these four unfamiliar but vaguely familiar words, and shook his head in confusion for a while.
Time is not a new concept.
Since ancient times, people have noticed and put forward the concept of time.
There are countless famous poems and lines about advocating people to cherish time.
After the revival of martial arts, time and space are often mentioned together.
The only thing Shen Qian remembers is that among all the sayings, the only thing martial arts can conquer is space.
Time is not only one of the seven supreme laws of martial arts, it is also known as the most elusive law.
Experts and scholars often even raise questions, saying that "time" is just a false concept. "Time" does not exist in the world, and there is no carrier that can be controlled by warriors.
This statement was once recognized by many powerful people, and even Shen Qian himself was quite convinced.
At this moment, these four words were spoken from the mouth of King Jiangling. Shen Qian was keenly aware of something, but he did not rush to ask questions. Even though he felt that he was on the edge of death at any time, he just waited quietly for King Jiangling.
Open your mouth.
"Of all the things in the world, the most amazing thing is time."
King Jiangling sighed softly, "It can change everything, breed everything, and destroy everything."
As he spoke, King Jiangling suddenly waved his palm, as if a breeze blew over Shen Qian's body. With his mind briefly dizzy, Shen Qian was startled.
His injury has not been healed, but there is something different, it seems not as bad as before.
"Your physical condition is back to what it was ten minutes ago."
King Jiangling gave the answer.
Shen Qian showed a doubtful expression.
Obviously, King Jiangling was telling him that time had changed just now, but in Shen Qian's opinion, if King Jiangling had just used some kind of treatment, the final effect would probably be the same.
"What I have left here is just a piece of consciousness. I don't have so many means at my disposal."
King Jiangling raised his hand, and countless fine powder flew out in the wind.
"What is that?"
"A kind of river snail that can barely hold a little bit of time is also a specialty of the 'River of Time', but it will become very fragile once it leaves there."
King Jiangling explained with a smile.
Shen Qian seemed to understand, "Is this the river snail that treated my injury just now?"
"That's understandable." King Jiangling nodded.
"So... time really exists?" Shen Qian asked subconsciously.
"Of course."
King Jiangling glanced at Shen Qian in surprise and then laughed.
"Don't read the so-called expert opinions on the Internet. Even if it is explained from the perspective of modern science, the universe was born with the Big Bang, and then entropy increased. If time does not exist, how do you define all changes?"
"Besides..."
King Jiangling changed his voice again, "When you step into a higher realm one day, you will also be able to perceive the existence of the 'river of time', but even the top princes do not know where it is."
"That should not be an area that 'people' can touch."
Finally, King Jiangling sighed vaguely, but his voice was very low, as if it was an illusion.
"But you know that, right?"
Shen Qian thought of the method mentioned by King Jiangling before, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.
"Me?" Who knew King Jiangling shook his head, "I don't know either."
"You don't know?" Shen Qian was speechless for a moment, so why don't you play riddles with me for a long time?
Even if the opponent is the King of Jiangling, at this time of life and death, it is difficult to stop Shen Qian from complaining in his heart.
"Although I don't know, someone once told me how to find it."
King Jiangling smiled mysteriously again.
"..."
Shen Qian could only laugh to match the cold humor of King Jiangling.
King Jiangling suddenly dropped his smile and said, "Next, I will tell you how to find the long river of time."
Shen Qian quickly calmed down and listened attentively.
"Time is above immortality." King Jiangling slowly said seven words.
Shen Qian waited for a long time, but did not wait for the follow-up. He looked up in shock and said, "No more?"
"No more." King Jiangling nodded, "These are the man's original words."
Shen Qian frowned, feeling that this was nonsense.
But he thought that King Jiangling would not make fun of him, so he thought about it carefully. If this was a puzzle, then obviously the key to solving the puzzle would be the word "immortal".
"What is immortality?" So Shen Qian asked directly.
"Immortality means immortality." King Jiangling smiled slightly.
"Well...Senior King Jiangling, can you say something I can understand?"
"Can't."
"Why?"
"Because I don't understand either."
"..."
Shen Qian decided to take back his previous thoughts.
The King of Jiangling must be making fun of him!
You, meow, are the first of the nine kings of the first generation. How could you not understand?
"The seven supreme laws are life, death, light, darkness, soul, space and time. Time is the only law that has never been controlled by anyone. Is it strange that I don't know this?"
However, the King of Jiangling seemed to have guessed what Shen Qian was thinking, and there was a sense of righteousness in his indifferent expression.
Shen Qian was speechless.
There is really nothing wrong with what I said.
"You don't have much time. Let's finish it as soon as possible. I've told you the method, but just knowing how to open it is not enough."
King Jiangling quickly continued, "Every word I say next is very important, you must remember it firmly."
Shen Qian had no choice but to put away his random thoughts and continue to concentrate.
"Entering the river of time is a very dangerous move. If you really enter, you may pay a heavy price. This is what you need to be mentally prepared for."
At what cost?
Shen Qian subconsciously wanted to ask questions, but he still held back.
Because he estimated that King Jiangling would only answer him "I don't know".
"I don't know the specific price, I'm afraid no one knows."
Sure enough, King Jiangling soon shrugged.
"In addition, if you really succeed in crossing the long river of time, you will almost certainly be ostracized by that entire era. This is an inevitable backlash from the law!"
"That person did mention something about this kind of exclusion."
"It is intangible and may be in any form. It may be a disaster, or it may be everyone's hatred. It will not stop until you disappear in that era or are annihilated."
"The last point is also the most important!"
King Jiangling said solemnly, "If you still want to come back, you need an anchor."
"Anchor?" Shen Qian was startled.
"The long river of time is an extremely vast existence. If you don't have an anchor, you will easily get lost in it. Therefore, you need an anchor to help you find the way back."
King Jiangling explained.
"How should I find the anchor?" Shen Qian couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know."
Fortunately, King Jiangling did not completely disappoint Shen Qian this time. He quickly continued, "But if you can successfully enter this time, I can act as an anchor for you to come back. When you see my trace, you can go ashore." After finishing his words, King Jiangling glanced at Shen Qian, and his figure began to disappear.
"Go ahead, your journey may only begin now... Remember, you can save more than just yourself."
The words that seemed to contain some profound meaning lingered in my ears, but the figure of King Jiangling had completely disappeared.
Shen Qian raised his hand, but ultimately said nothing.
He stood there in a daze, until a sharp pain from the depths of his soul reminded him.
His spiritual core, which has almost completely withered, is constantly reminding him that his time is really running out.
After calmly clarifying his thoughts, Shen Qian began to fall into the most intense thinking in his life.
"Time is above immortality, time is above immortality...immortality...eternity..."
The final destination of everything must come back to these two words.
Throughout the ages, there have been vicissitudes of life, and the years have changed. What can be called immortal?
Can a prince be immortal?
Obviously not, after all, the Qianwu King among the Nine Kings has been clearly recorded as having fallen.
Where are the ancient gods and goddesses in the sky?
Obviously not, otherwise where would they be today?
Treasure?
Some powerful treasures, such as the scales that Shen Qian saw in the heavenly world, may last forever, but if "immortality" refers not only to the time of existence, but also to some kind of indestructible quality, then they will also It doesn’t count.
It is artificially refined, but of course it can also be artificially destroyed.
At most, it's just that... the power of destruction is not strong enough.
So, what exactly makes for immortality?
What is something that has been with time since ancient times, no matter the rise and fall, or the cycle of life and death, it is the only thing that will never decay?
Suddenly, a flash of light was like the ax that created the world, cutting through the chaos in Shen Qian's mind.
He looked up.
The sky above the Nine Kings Secret Realm is also turbid, with no way out.
But he knew that after penetrating the Nine Kings Secret Realm, penetrating the clear blue water, and penetrating the endless dome high above, there was one thing that could definitely be regarded as eternal.
Tao.
Only Tao can be called immortal.
Although it has been understood by warriors, it has never been created by warriors.
The so-called "'road' that has not been traveled by previous generations" is just because it has been stepped on for the first time, which does not mean that it does not exist.
Boom!
Under the stimulation of the system, the sky cracked, and there was a vague ocean shining with mysterious stars, revealing the tip of the iceberg.
That's Daohai.
That is the place where all the laws of the world meet.
There is the source of immortality.
But...a new problem is coming.
How to get up there?
It's not that Shen Qian has never been to Daohai, but that time it was because of the Heaven-Seizing Formation, and even if he could rearrange the Heaven-Seizing Formation, or the energy of the system was enough to motivate him to spy on Daohai again, it would be useless.
Because only consciousness will go up.
That is just the process of "enlightenment", and it is not enough for his whole body and body to enter the sea of Tao.
So, can the physical body also go up?
The answer is yes.
All warriors will have at least one opportunity to fully enter the Daohai in their lifetime.
That is the time to "transform into mountains and seas".
This is not only a spiritual transformation, but also a physical baptism.
Under the pulling power of Dao Hai, warriors will usher in a complete evolution of life levels.
Shen Qian had already affected Dao Hai once, but due to the "cheating" of the system at that time, in the heavenly world where time and space had been shattered, Shen Qian only completed the transformation of his Yuan Power, but his life level did not change.
It was just a "fake breakthrough" that allowed Shen Qian to possess Yuan Power in advance and accomplish an unprecedented feat.
And this is the Secret Realm of the Nine Kings, a living time and space, and the "Sea of Dao" will not be blocked here.
If Shen Qian can make another breakthrough here...
As for his lack of realm...
When Shen Qian raised his eyes, couldn't the almost liquefied spiritual energy in the Nine Kings Secret Realm be enough to support him in breaking through two small realms?
You must know that if you grab a handful of spiritual energy here and just slightly blend it, you can create a mountain-sea-level "Shengyuan Pill"!
Even if the spiritual energy required by Shen Qian to break through is far greater than that of a warrior of the same level, it is more than enough here.
So he closed his eyes before sinking.
Boom!
His body turned into a huge vortex, and began to continuously swallow the spiritual energy around him.
The spiritual energy turned into a storm and poured into Shen Qian's body.
His energy began to rise against the trend.
The middle stage of the seventh stage of high martial arts, the late stage of the seventh stage of high martial arts...
Wave!
Effortlessly piercing through the thin membrane, in less than half a minute, Shen Qian easily broke through to the eighth level of a high martial artist.
His physical foundation has long been solid and far beyond his own realm. As long as he has enough aura and is willing, it is not difficult to break through.
And at the moment of breakthrough, the small transformation of his body temporarily stopped the withering of his spiritual core, buying him more time.
The momentum is overwhelming.
His energy is still rising.
Early stage of the eighth-level martial artist, middle stage of the eighth-level... Another five minutes passed, and Shen Qian successfully entered the ninth-level martial artist.
His spiritual core began to glow again.
At this moment, Shen Qian felt dumbfounded.
Bai Blind prides himself on being unparalleled in wisdom, completely forgetting that injuries can be stopped as long as the realm is broken through!
Just breaking through the ninth level of martial arts at this time can at least ensure that Shen Qian can hold on for several hours.
In other words, it was too late for him to stop and look for the exit of the Nine Kings Secret Realm. As long as he could get out, he would be rescued.
But Shen Qian quickly gave up this idea.
Because he suddenly remembered the last words of King Jiangling.
"You can save more than yourself."
Now that there is hope of entering the long river of time, if time can really be reversed, can senior Qu Bai, Lin Sanmo and others also be resurrected?
Even...
Another point is that Shen Qian is not stupid, Fang Fan's sarcasm is still echoing in his ears.
He doesn't know what kind of situation he will face when he goes out. Even if he has a clear conscience, why bother with it?
So, this is still self-rescue in a sense.
So Shen Qian instantly firmed up his thoughts.
Time flies...he entered samadhi today!
Boom!
As Shen Qian's thoughts drove him, his Qi continued to rise again.
In just a few dozen minutes, we reached a critical point.
This is an area that Shen Qian has never touched, and Shen Qian also vaguely feels its thickness.
It seems so difficult to achieve a breakthrough.
…But that’s just for others.
"Break it for me!"
Along with Shen Qian's roar, the crazy energy in his body stagnated for a short time, then turned into a huge sharp blade, slashing towards the unknown barrier.