This power of the Great Dao was invisible and intangible. Following the connection of the Primordial Spirit, it directly penetrated the obstruction of the Yin Yang Chaotic Hole Divine Light on Shi Xuan's body and fell on the Grotto-heaven leisurely.
As the power of the Great Path's backlash landed, Shi Xuan's mind reflected it. He immediately felt a strange, rolling, turbulent, colorless river that flowed forward appeared in the surrounding void. It seemed as if it would never return, and it flowed into the cave with great momentum.
As soon as this illusory river came into contact with the Grotto-heaven's law, it firmly integrated with it, driving it to change rapidly.
Earth, fire, wind, and water calmed down, the chaos that lost its way dissipated, the storm of time and space separated, lightning flashed everywhere, and some dimensions were born. In just an instant, Shi Xuan's Chaotic Grotto-heaven crossed the long evolution of time and directly entered the Archean Age!
This was not a change of the law, but a real instant of millions of years!
Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit shook, and he felt dizzy. The speed of time in the Grotto-heaven was so fast that even Shi Xuan, the Lord Of Heaven of Three Tribulations, could not control it, and his mind was shaken.
The long river of time flowed faster and faster, like a flood that was about to break through the embankment, becoming more and more rapid, like the waves beating against the shore.
The lightning in the entire Void Universe gradually subsided, and the dark void stabilized. Countless illusory dimensions were born, and the Archean Age arrived!
The number of illusory dimensions began to decrease, and the Void Universe completely stabilized!
If a Grotto-heaven evolved normally, it would have a lifespan of about billions of years. However, in just a few breaths, it grew for hundreds of millions of years, entering the mature phase of a Minor Chiliocosm.
Sitting on the futon, Shi Xuan's face, which was originally in his twenties, changed rapidly. A short black beard grew under his chin, and the shape of his eyebrows and eyes changed slightly. There were a few wrinkles at the corner of his eyes, and he looked like a mature middle-aged man.
After the Minor Chiliocosm was established in the body, the Celestial Being, who originally had no limit on lifespan, would have a new lifespan, and it would be linked with the lifespan of the Minor Chiliocosm. If there were no Blight Tribulations, he could live for billions of years.
The wrinkles at the corner of his eyes grew thicker. Shi Xuan's mind was being washed by time, and he found it hard to calm down.
A small half of the Three-tribulation Lords of Heaven were unable to get rid of the River of Time when the Fourth Blight of the Heavenly Being came, so it was difficult for them to control the time in the Spirit Space. Thus, they died in just a dozen breaths, which was similar to the Heavenly Tribulation. In this regard, the Lords of Heaven who cultivated the Time Cultivation Method had a unique advantage, and the success rate of passing the Fourth Blight of the Heavenly Being was several times higher than that of ordinary Lords of Heaven.
At this moment, it was as if Shi Xuan had become an ordinary person that was drowned by the river. It was difficult for him to float, and it was difficult for him to breathe. He would choke to death at any moment.
Fortunately, Shi Xuan's Taoist Heart cultivation was outstanding. In these shaken feelings, he maintained a trace of consciousness in his Primordial Spirit and never wavered. After ten breaths, he finally adapted to the feeling of being submerged in the water. His eyes, ears, mouth, and nose were all in the river, and he could only float and look at the flowing water in despair. He began to suppress all kinds of thoughts with difficulty and stabilize his mind. "One … thought … doesn't … arise … void … state …"
Strands of white hair appeared on Shi Xuan's head. In addition to the corner of his eyes, wrinkles also appeared on his forehead and other places. His smooth jade-like skin became a little dim.
Thoughts were bound one after another, first slow and then fast, one bound in his mind.
Once he adapted to the feeling of being washed by time, he began to control his mind and thoughts. With Shi Xuan's Taoist Heart cultivation and the suppression of the Taiji Painting, he quickly collected all his thoughts and calmed his mind. He visualized the Pure Nature Lord of Dao and Virtue.
Thanks to the fact that Shi Xuan had experienced the feeling of a thousand years in an instant when he was the Lord Of Heaven, he often immersed his mind in the Time Bell and felt the flow of the long river of time. Soon, Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit emitted a black and white light that surrounded him, forming a slowly rotating Yin Yang fish behind him.
At this moment, Shi Xuan's mind was like a clear mirror, leaving no trace behind. He had completely gotten rid of the sweep of the long river of time. With a transcendent state of mind and feeling, he sensed the flow of time in the cave.
Without any delay or hesitation, Shi Xuan calmly operated his Primordial Spirit and began to control the slow and reverse flow of time in the cave.
All of a sudden, a silent sharp feeling sounded in Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit, causing his mirror-like Taoist Heart to crack. Therefore, the flow of time in the cave was like a high-speed train in the world of Shi Xuan's previous life, while Shi Xuan's ability to control time was like an unarmed man dragging the back of the train, trying to stop the train. However, the disparity in strength was too great. He could only be dragged forward by the train, leaving deep marks on the ground.
"It really feels like the long river of time is vast and mighty. Those who follow it will die, and those who go against it will also die. I can't affect it in the slightest." As Shi Xuan calmed his mind, he suppressed some of the fluctuating thoughts. Then, he continued the tragic and hopeless action that was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. He was dragged by the train until he stumbled, his mind shaking from time to time.
He was not discouraged because of failure, and he did not despair because of insignificance. Shi Xuan was calm and carried out everything in an orderly manner.
Gradually, under Shi Xuan's perseverance in controlling time to fight against it, the long river of time seemed to slow down, and the surging mighty calmed down a little.
More and more white hair, deeper and deeper wrinkles, and darker and darker skin. Shi Xuan gradually became like an old man in his sixties. At this time, in the cave, the illusory worlds and stars that had entered destruction and doomsday began to outnumber the newly born Boundless Universe and stars. The space-time storm began to intensify, and the number of dark and chaotic holes gradually increased.
Just when Shi Xuan saw that the lifespan of the cave had reached the last billion years, he intended to perform "Void Opening" in order to leave more lifespan for the last moment. His hard work paid off. Under the reverse control of Shi Xuan, the flow of the long river of time gradually stabilized as the countercharge of the Great Way finally became gentle!
Although the speed of flowing forward was still extremely fast, compared to the lifespan of the cave world that was left with nearly a billion years, it did not seem to be so urgent. At least within 60 years, he would not die because of the exhaustion of his lifespan.
"After a few more years, I can control the power of time to slow down the flow of time. But according to my progress, I can completely stop the flow of time in about 30 to 40 years, and then I will enter the final countercharge of the Decay Phase." Shi Xuan could only divert some attention to observe his own situation at this time.
Once he could make the power of time control equal to the flow of time brought by the countercharge of the Great Way, the final countercharge would come. And if this situation was not reached within 500 years, the final force of the countercharge of the Great Way would also come. At this time, the earlier the better, after all, the more lifespan would be left!
Shi Xuan stood up from the cushion, but he seemed to kick up a thick layer of illusionary dust. The passage of several billion years would naturally cause some reaction outside his soul.
As the Decay of Lifespan only involved the cave and lifespan, Shi Xuan still possessed quite a bit of strength. Just his soul alone could resist any immortal technique below Class 7, and if he forced himself to divert his attention, he could even use Class 6 immortal techniques.
Removing the restrictions and opening the door to the room, Zi Ying, who had always been standing guard outside, said happily, "Master, you've stabilized the Decay Phase? Not bad. There are quite a few Lord Of Heaven who have undergone the third tribulation, but they haven't even passed this stage … "Zi Ying began to chatter away as soon as he said that.
Due to the mysteries of time, as well as the lack of secret techniques and secret treasures, there were no great experts who could say they had great confidence in passing the fourth Celestial's Decay stage other than the Lord Of Heaven who cultivated in a technique of time. As a result, Zi Ying was very happy that his master had passed the first stage.
"I almost used the secret technique just then. The Decay of Lifespan really is a stage only second to the Decay of the Heart of Ways." Shi Xuan shook his head with a smile. The further he advanced, the less confidence he had in passing the Decay of Lifespan. He was no longer around eighty percent confident like when he faced the Decay of the Body.
At the same time, his confidence in passing the Decay of Lifespan would no longer increase with the passage of time and the improvement of his cultivation of the heart of ways. This was because the power of time control would not undergo any fundamental changes before passing the Decay of the Body. Unless he found a secret treasure or secret technique, he would only have an additional ten percent confidence in passing the Decay of Lifespan. However, this ten percent was not enough to offset the fear of the Decay of Lifespan and the hidden dangers of hesitation. Also, True Monarch Nephrite Dawn was a negative example. Sometimes, he needed to advance fiercely.
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Due to the addition of the Flickering Violet Heavens Chapter and the Outer Azure Netherworld Chapter, many disciples of Penglai who had a Heart of the Sword could finally choose. However, because Penglai chose disciples, he still focused on the Shenxiao lineage's cultivation method. Coupled with the fact that the Shenxiao Insight Treasured Scripture was a supreme cultivation method, it far surpassed the inheritance of sword cultivators, so there were not many disciples of the sword cultivator lineage.
Ziying was a chatterbox, so he naturally liked to teach others. The soul disciples of Penglai's sword cultivator lineage would often come to Shi Xuan's dwelling to see Ziying if they could receive the guidance of a second tribulation supreme expert.
Shi Xuan did not stop them. Ziying needed to increase his wisdom, and teaching juniors was also a kind of tempering.
On this day, Wang Qi, Fang Li, and Lin Shaochong, the three Divine Soul disciples who cultivated the sword cultivation method, heard that Senior Purple Ying was free, so they hurried over to Shi Xuan's dwelling to greet him.
Under Green Wolf's lead, they saw an old, thin cultivator with completely white hair walk out as soon as they stepped into the dwelling. His face was covered in wrinkles, and his skin was dry and dim. Moreover, he gave off a smell of decay and vicissitudes.
"It's like he's been washed away by a million years of time!" Wang Qi, Fang Li, and Lin Shaochong could not help but sigh in amazement inside. They could even see the invisible, heavy, and vicissitudes of history rippling around the old cultivator. Although he only seemed to be in his sixties, he gave off a feeling that he was inhumanly old.
They had never felt such a feeling before, but how could an ordinary cultivator give off such a feeling? As a result, the three of them bowed politely, even though they did not know this old, thin cultivator.
Shi Xuan nodded. "Ziying is waiting for you in the third room on the left." Afterwards, he left the dwelling and flew towards Dubhe Peak.
"His tone when he calls senior Ziying?" Lin Shaochong asked hesitantly.
Wang Qi also found it strange. "It's the tone of a senior, could it be?"
"Ancestral Master Shi?!" The three of them thought of this name at the same time. But how could True Monarch Shi be so old? But when they thought about how many cultivators liked to act like old elders, they understood.
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Underground, Shi Xuan looked at Xu Zhenjun in the ice coffin and couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't think I would see you like this again, Xu Zhenjun." It was because he heard that Xu Zhenjun's body was weakening that Shi Xuan decided to go to Dubhe Peak.
"Lao Dao, I didn't think that you, brat Shi, are more like Lao Dao than Lao Dao." Xu Zhenjun replied to Shi Xuan with a mix of annoyance and amusement.
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