The long river in front of us is extremely wide, and the water is rolling down.
Looking ahead, we cannot see its source.
Looking behind you, you can't see where it's going.
Zhang Ruochen knows that the long river of time is not a real long river, but exists in the dark, in every big world and every corner of the universe.
The reason why we can see such a long river in front of us is probably because of the mystery of time.
Zhang Ruochen could feel that there were a large number of mysteries of time and space that shrouded the entire ancient temple. It was because of their existence that he could swim upstream in the long river of time without worrying about being crushed by space or obliterated by time.
The secret of space is the boat, and the secret of time is the oar.
Saint Monk Xumi and this ancient temple are used to strengthen the stability of the "boat". After all, this "boat" is now not under Zhang Ruochen's control.
If in the future, Zhang Ruochen can reach the height of Saint Monk Xumi and control all the mysteries of time and space here, maybe he can walk on the long river of time and travel to the past and future at will.
"This is impossible."
The voice of Holy Monk Xumi came from the main hall again, saying: "The higher the cultivation level, the greater the cause and effect. If you want to go to the past and future across time, the stronger the backlash you will suffer. If you want to interfere with the past, future, or even
There is a huge price to pay in terms of lives.â
Zhang Ruochen returned to the main hall, and the corpse of Saint Monk Xumi was still sitting there, shining with golden light, but lifeless.
The golden light in the corpse burst out from individual light spots.
Every grain of golden light is a relic.
Any gods who come here will definitely be extremely crazy, because they know that the relics in the body of the holy monk Xumi are comparable to the Buddha's relics, have infinite magical functions, and are called peerless divine objects.
Zhang Ruochen had no intention of poaching the relics, which was disrespectful to the holy monk Xumi.
If the holy monk Xumi had intended to pass the relics to him, the relics would have automatically flown into his body, so why would he do such a treasonous thing? Since the holy monks did not arrange this, there must be a reason.
"How long will it take to go back to the beginning of time?"
This question just came to mind, and Zhang Ruochen couldn't help but smile.
We are obviously sailing on the long river of time, but we are thinking about the length of time. Could it be that there are two times between heaven and earth? One is the time of heaven and earth, and the other is the time opened up by the mystery of time.
Stop thinking about these troublesome things. This ancient temple is filled with the mysteries of time and space. It is a perfect opportunity to condense the sacred meaning of time and space.
There are eight types of holy will that Zhang Ruochen has cultivated so far:
The Holy Will of Boxing, the Holy Will of Zhang Dao, the Holy Will of Swordsmanship, and the Holy Will of Five Elements.
If the Holy Will of Time and the Holy Will of Space are to be condensed at the same time, then the total number of Holy Wills will reach ten.
This is another impossible challenge!
Because, according to legend, a great sage can only cultivate nine kinds of holy will at most.
"Let's condense the ninth kind of holy meaning of space first."
During the short period of training with the Lord of the God of Death Island, Zhang Ruochen's spatial attainments have made great progress. In addition, he possesses ninety-nine ten thousandths of the mysteries of space. It is extremely easy for him to condense high-grade sacred meaning of space.
thing.
Just when Zhang Ruochen was about to gather himself, he was shocked to find that light footsteps could be heard outside the ancient temple.
what's the situation?
He was very sure that after entering the stone temple, the owner of the God of Death Island and Gong Nanfeng had disappeared.
Because the two are no longer in the same time and space.
Zhang Ruochen's heart was pounding, and his scalp was numb. He immediately rushed into the hall and hid behind the statue of Buddha riding a white elephant. With the Buddha's light shining from the holy monk Xumi, and the special space in the Xumi temple, even if he came, he would have a high level of cultivation.
No matter how high you are, it should be difficult to spot him.
The sound of footsteps came towards the main hall.
It's becoming clearer and clearer.
After a while, Zhang Ruochen felt the man walking into the hall, and there was a faint sound of kneeling down and worshiping.
Zhang Ruochen breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to kneel down and kowtow to Holy Monk Xumi should not be a vicious creature, nor a terrifying demon that he could not understand.
He cautiously stuck his head out and looked into the main hall, and then he was stunned.
Kneeling in the main hall is a woman with an extremely perfect figure, with divine light flowing around her body and skin as white as jade, just like the fairy Lingbo descending to the mortal world.
It is the Empress of Thousand Bones, Huaying Qingchan.
Zhang Ruochen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to walk out, but suddenly thought of something and immediately retracted his head, sweating on his vest.
"No, I understand!"
"The empress I see now must have happened when she first came to Xumi Temple. It happened in the past, probably some time period eight hundred years ago."
"At that time, she didn't know me at all, and she didn't know my father either. She didn't know about Zhang Ruochen or Emperor Ming."
"When she sees me in Xumi Temple, she will definitely kill me directly because I have the blood of the undead blood clan in my body."
A god from the Kunlun Realm who had a blood feud with the Hell Realm suddenly saw a great sage with the blood of the Hell Realm in such a sacred place where Saint Monk Xumi passed away. He was probably going to strike him with a sword.
Zhang Ruochen would not be given a chance to explain at all.
Even if he explained it, it would be impossible to convince her.
Once his soul is searched, it will definitely cause serious damage to Zhang Ruochen's spirit and holy soul.
Although Zhang Ruochen had a few things on his body that could prove himself, he still did not dare to take the risk. The empress was not the owner of the God of Death Island, and her sword had killed countless monks from the hell realm.
Zhang Ruochen was more careful to control his aura.
At the same time, he was also thinking in his mind that Monk Xumi should have sent him back to the past specifically. Why was the empress able to board this "ship"?
Does the empress have a purpose in going back to the past?
As far as Zhang Ruochen knew, the monks who found this ancient temple were not only the empress, but also the ice and fire phoenix from the ancestral spirit world. However, the ice and fire phoenix did not appear in the ancient temple.
Explain that this is not a step back in time, but a new timeline.
Zhang Ruochen got on the "ship" at the starting point, and the empress was picked up on the "ship" halfway.
As for the monks like Ice Fire Phoenix who may have come to Xumi Temple, they stayed in the real time and space and failed to enter this timeline to the past.
"Why did the empress go there? Could it be that she went back to the past specifically to teach her young self the way to practice?"
Zhang Ruochen once heard the empress say this. She said that her future self would often go back to the past and teach her a deeper way. She also claimed that she had 30% of the secret of time and an artifact that could fight against time.
However, the intensity of the mystery of time in the ancient temple does not seem to have changed.
Where did she get the 30% of the secret of time?
It doesn't seem like there are any artifacts in this temple.
After an unknown amount of time passed, the empress finally stood up and walked out of the hall. Immediately, her soft voice sounded outside, apparently discovering the long river of time.
She said to herself: "Xumi Temple is actually sailing on the long river of time, and it is going against the current. Isn't it that it is going back to the past? I understand, that's how it is. It turns out that this is how I saw myself in the future."
She seemed to have figured something out, and suddenly, a sweet and melodious laughter sounded outside.
"Holy monk, holy monk, why did you take me back to the past?"
As the footsteps receded, Zhang Ruochen cautiously walked out from behind the Buddha statue. Just in case, he planned to call Da Sikong and Er Sikong out of the universe.
If the empress discovers him, the two of them may be able to prove his identity.
However, Zhang Ruochen was surprised to find that there was no world of heaven and earth in the sea of ââqi.
"It seems that the world of Qiankun has stayed in the original time and space, and there is no way to go to the past."
Zhang Ruochen thought about it and felt that it was normal. It was impossible for Saint Monk Xumi to return to the past with a big world when he was alive, let alone now that he has passed away.
Zhang Ruochen checked again and found that all the objects on his body that were related to space and time, including the soldiers containing inner space, had all disappeared.
Fortunately, the Quasi-Emperor Grade Shengyi Pill is still there.
The Emperor's Holy Spirit Pill helps condense the Holy Spirit.
The Quasi-Emperor Holy Spirit Pill helps to integrate the Holy Spirit.
If Zhang Ruochen wants to attack the first-grade Holy Intent, Quasi-Emperor-grade Holy Intention Pill is the indispensable key.
"I'm in trouble now. I'd better be careful, Empress, and never let her discover me."
Zhang Ruochen cast his eyes on the stone wall of the main hall, where there was a "Picture of the Sixth Patriarch's Interpretation of Zen" hanging on it. Every line on the picture was drawn by the holy monk Xumi himself and fit in with the context of the space. It is a spatial treasure.
Pulling off the picture and wrapping it around his body, Zhang Ruochen carefully walked out of the hall this time, intending to see where the empress had gone and what she was doing.
He was really curious in his heart.
Moreover, he also planned to search carefully in the Xumi Temple to see if the Ice and Fire Phoenix really hid the Hunter God's Star Soul in the temple?
If he could find it, it would be of great help to him in reaching the 69th level of spiritual power.