Chapter 817

This power of the Great Dao was invisible and intangible. Following the connection of the Primordial Spirit, it directly penetrated Shi Xuan's Yin Yang Chaotic Hole Divine Light and fell on the Grotto-heaven leisurely.

As the power of the Great Dao fell, in the reflection of Shi Xuan's mind, he suddenly felt a strange, rolling, surging, and flowing colorless river in the surrounding void, as if it would never return, majestically flowing into the Grotto-heaven.

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 a moment, 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, couldn't 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, and it became more and more rapid.

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, and entered the mature period 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 some wrinkles at the corner of his eyes, and he looked like a mature middle-aged man.

After opening a Minor Chiliocosm 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 was no Blight, he could live for billions of years.

The wrinkles at the corner of his eyes became thicker, and Shi Xuan's mind was washed by time.

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 within 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. Even the success rate of passing the Fourth Blight was several times higher than that of ordinary Lords of Heaven.

At this moment, Shi Xuan seemed to have become an ordinary person that was drowned by the river. It was difficult for him to float or breathe, and he could choke to death at any moment.

Fortunately, Shi Xuan's Taoist Heart was outstanding. In these shaking feelings, he maintained a trace of consciousness 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 on the surface of the water in despair. He began to suppress all kinds of thoughts and stabilize his mind. "One … Thought … Does … Not … Arise … Void … Realm."

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, and his smooth jade-like skin became a little dim.

Thoughts were bound in his mind one after another, slow at first and then fast at the next.

Once he adapted to the feeling of time washing, he began to control his mind. With the cultivation of Shi Xuan's Taoist Heart and the suppression of the Tai Chi Painting, he quickly collected all the thoughts, calmed his mind, and visualized the Pure Nature Lord of Dao and Virtue.

Thanks to the feeling of a thousand years when Shi Xuan was a Lord Of Heaven, and he often immersed his mind in the Time Bell to feel the flow of the river of time, Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit soon emitted a black and white light, which surrounded him and gathered into a slowly rotating Yin and Yang fish behind him.

At this time, Shi Xuan's mind was like a clear mirror, and he completely got rid of the sweep of the river of time. With a transcendent mentality and feeling, he sensed the flow of time in the cave.

Without any delay or hesitation, without any haste or panic, Shi Shuan calmly operated his soul and began to slow down the flow of time and reverse the flow of time in the cave.

Suddenly, 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, and 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, and he could only be dragged forward by the train, leaving deep marks on the ground.

"It really feels like the river of time is vast and mighty. If I follow it, I will die, and if I go against it, I will also die. It feels like I can't affect it at all." 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, and his mind shook from time to time.

He was not discouraged because of failure, and he did not despair because of insignificance. Shi Xuan's mind was calm, and he carried out everything in an orderly manner.

Gradually, under Shi Xuan's perseverance in controlling time to resist, the river of time seemed to slow down, and the surging mighty calmed down a little.

There were more and more white hairs, 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 storm of time and space began to become intense, and the number of dark 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 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." At this time, Shi Xuan was able to divert some attention to observe his own situation.

Once the decline of lifespan could make the flow of time equal to the flow of time caused by the countercharge of the Great Way, it would lead to the final countercharge. And if this situation was not reached within 500 years, the final force of the countercharge of the Great Way would also fall. At this time, it was naturally better to face it as soon as possible. After all, the remaining lifespan would be more!

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 obviously cause some reaction outside his soul.

As the decline 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 your decay? That's really not bad. There are quite a few Lord Of Heaven who have undergone three tribulations, but they can't even overcome this … "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 overcoming the fourth Celestial's Decay other than the Lord Of Heaven who cultivated in a technique of time. As a result, Zi Ying was very happy when he saw that his master had made it through the first hurdle.

"I almost used the Tribulation Transcendence Secret Technique just now. The Decline of Lifespan is indeed a tribulation second only to the Decline of Dao Heart." Shi Xuan shook his head with a smile. The further he progressed, the less confidence he had in overcoming the Decay of Lifespan. He was no longer around eighty percent confident like when he faced the decline of his body.

At the same time, his confidence in overcoming the decline of lifespan would no longer increase with the passage of time and the improvement of his heart. This was because the essence of the ability to control time would not change before the decline of the body. Unless he found a secret treasure or secret technique, he would only be able to improve on his current foundation and gain around ten percent more confidence. However, this ten percent was not enough to offset the fear of the decline of the body and the hidden dangers of hesitation. Also, True Monarch Nephrite Dawn was a negative example. Sometimes, he needed to advance bravely.

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Due to the addition of the "Flickering Violet Heavens Chapter" and the "Outer Azure Netherworld Chapter", many of Penglai's disciples who cultivated the Heart of the Sword Dao 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 Truth Treasured Scripture of Enlightenment" was a supreme cultivation method that far surpassed the inheritance of sword cultivation, there were not many disciples of the sword cultivation lineage.

Zi Ying was a chatterbox, so he naturally liked to teach others. The soul disciples of Penglai's sword cultivation lineage would often come to Shi Xuan's dwelling to see Zi Ying if they could receive the guidance of a second tribulation expert.

Shi Xuan did not stop them. Zi Ying needed to increase his wisdom, so teaching juniors was also a kind of tempering.

On this day, Wang Qi, Fang Li, and Lin Shaochong, the three soul disciples who cultivated the sword cultivation method, hurried to Shi Xuan's dwelling to see him when they heard that senior Zi Ying was free.

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. "Zi Ying is waiting for you in the third room on the left." Afterwards, he left the dwelling and flew towards Dubhe Peak.

"The way he calls senior Zi Ying?" Lin Shaochong asked hesitantly.

Wang Qi also felt it was strange. "It's the tone of a senior, could it be?"

"Ancestor Shi?!" The three of them thought of this name at the same time. But how could Shi Zhen Jun be so old? But then they remembered that many cultivators liked to treat others like old elders, so they understood.

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Underground of Dubhe Peak, 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 came to Dubhe Peak.

"Lao Dao, I also 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.