Sister-Chen Qiu Tian took out a Transfer Jade Card and activated it. A ray of light that looked exactly the same as the surrounding seawater wrapped around him and Ning Cheng and instantly teleported them away.
Ning Cheng sighed in his heart, the Dao of Array Formations was the same as the Dao of Cultivation, there was no end to it. This Transmission Array was much more sophisticated than the one used to enter the secret bazaar. He couldn't even see through it, let alone set it up. Sure enough, the stronger one was, the more one would know how weak they were.
Moments later, he and Qiu Tian landed on a circular stone platform.
Si Chen Qiu Tian waved the teleportation jade token in his hand and laughed at himself, "This teleportation token can only be used three times. It's useless."
"Where did you two come from?" A sudden voice arrived, and then Ning Cheng saw a man with a black fringe on his head appear next to the stone platform.
Si Chen Qiu Tian handed the transfer jade token to the man and said, "Pill Sect's Si Chen Qiu Tian has specially come to pay a visit to the Mysterious Crossing Clan."
The man nodded. "Please follow me."
Ning Cheng and Si Chen Qiu Tian followed behind this man, but Ning Cheng did not sweep out with his Spiritual Consciousness. With Ning Cheng's experience, he didn't need to sweep out at all. This place was surrounded by Array Formations and Restrictions. Even if he swept out with his Spiritual Consciousness, he would not be able to detect anything.
At this time, Ning Cheng wasn't even sure if he was still in the Grand Essence Sea.
After walking for an incense's time, the man stopped in front of a stone door. He bowed and said, "Alchemy Sect's Si Chen Qiu Tian has brought my Mysterious Travel Clan's teleportation token to visit."
After a long while, a voice came from inside the stone door, "There's actually a successor in the Alchemy School? Let them in. "
"Yes." The man returned the jade token to Qiu Tian. "Please enter."
Just as Qiu Tian took the jade token, the stone door suddenly opened. Ning Cheng followed Si Chen Qiu Tian through the door, and suddenly felt a bit stunned. This was not a room, but a huge open public square. The public square was simply too big, Ning Cheng's eyes could not even see the end of it.
Ning Cheng secretly muttered in his heart, this was most likely a Magical Weapon, otherwise it would not have this kind of effect.
In the middle of the square, there was a black-haired man. Half of the black-haired man's chest was exposed. He looked like a Shaolin monk. In addition to this, the most attractive thing to Ning Cheng was that this black-haired man had a golden fringe on his forehead. The man who led the way earlier also had a fringe on his forehead. However, the fringe on his forehead wasn't golden, but black. It seemed like the identity of the Mysterious Crossing Ancient Clan was determined by the color of their foreheads.
As for this man's cultivation, Ning Cheng found that he couldn't see through it. He only knew that it was definitely not any lower than Si Chen's Qiu Tian.
"You're Chang Chenxing's disciple?" The gold-rimmed man's gaze fell on Sichen Qiu Tian. As for Ning Cheng, who stood beside Sichen Qiu Tian, he completely ignored him.
Qiu Tian bowed, "Yes, my master is Chang Chenxing."
The man fell silent. After a while, he asked, "I heard that your master died. Is that true?"
Ning Cheng secretly thought to himself, this person's words were really direct.
"In order to pursue the pinnacle of the Great Dao, my master has left Grand Plainness for a long time. I don't know the details. Before my master left, he told me that if I encountered any difficult problems in the future, I could take this jade card to the Mysterious Crossing Ancient Clan to find Senior Jin Molong. "Sichen Qiu Tian lowered his posture and once again handed over the jade card in his hand.
The man nodded and took the jade card. After looking at it for a while, he said, "I'm Jin Molong. Your cultivation isn't any worse than mine, so you don't have to call me senior. What did you come here to ask for? "
Sichen Qiu Tian was the head of the Pill Union. The reason why he respected Jin Molong wasn't because of Jin Molong's status or identity, but because Jin Molong was a friend of his master. Therefore, he naturally had to address him as a senior. Now that Jin Molong said that he didn't need to address him as a senior, Sichen Qiu Tian naturally wouldn't be pretentious and directly said, "Many thanks, Dao Friend Jin. I came here today to request to cultivate on the Annual Ring for three months."
"You want to cultivate on the Annual Ring?" After Jin Molong heard Sichen Qiu Tian's words, his eyes flashed. He stared at Sichen Qiu Tian and spoke with a cold tone.
Sichen Qiu Tian's expression didn't change at all. He pointed at Ning Cheng and said calmly, "It's not that I want to cultivate on the Annual Ring, but he wants to cultivate on the Annual Ring for three months."
Jin Molong's gaze then fell on Ning Cheng. After a while, he frowned and said, "He only has a Dao Sculpting cultivation, and he wants to cultivate on the Annual Ring? Do you know the consequences of not being able to control the flow of Dao Charm when cultivating on the Annual Ring? "
"I know. Dao Friend Jin, can I ask if he can cultivate on the Annual Ring? If he can't, we will leave immediately. We won't make things difficult for you." Sichen Qiu Tian spoke in a tone that was neither overbearing nor servile.
This token was given by the Mysterious Ferry Clan. If Sichen Qiu Tian couldn't do anything even with the token, then the Mysterious Ferry Clan's reputation would be completely ruined.
Jin Molong clearly understood Sichen Qiu Tian's meaning. He showed a faint smile and said, "I can't decide on the Annual Ring alone. Wait a moment. I'll give you an answer after I ask."
With that, Jin Molong turned around and left. Ning Cheng saw him turn around, and his figure disappeared without a trace.
Although he knew that it was just a trick, Ning Cheng could only watch enviously because he couldn't arrange such an array formation.
"Union Master, what's an Annual Ring?" Ning Cheng asked.
Sichen Qiu Tian looked in the direction where Jin Molong disappeared and said, "The Annual Ring is the Mysterious Ferry Clan's number one treasure. It's just a tree. This tree is made up of Annual Rings. With every Annual Ring you advance, the passage of time inside doubles compared to the passage of time outside …. "
Ning Cheng asked in surprise, "Doesn't that mean that if I can enter the tenth Annual Ring and cultivate inside for ten years, only one year will pass outside?"
Sichen Qiu Tian replied with a solemn tone, "That's right. If you want to advance to the Dao Birth Realm in a few months, I can't think of a better place than the Annual Ring of the Mysterious Ferry Clan."
Ning Cheng suddenly recalled what Cang Wei had said about the World of Law in the Void and asked in doubt, "I've heard that there are many World of Law in the Void, including the World of Law of Time. Once the sect obtains this World of Law of Time, it can turn it into a Holy Land for cultivation. In other words, if you cultivate inside for many years, only one year will pass outside. The specific time difference is calculated based on the World of Law of Time. Is the Annual Ring the same as the World of Law of Time? "
Sichen Qiu Tian shook his head, "The World of Law of Time you mentioned actually exists in the Grand Essence Realm. The 9-Revolution Sacred Dao Pond and the River Luo Sacred Sect have such a World of Law of Time. If ten years pass inside, only one year will pass outside. However, this World of Law of Time is completely different from the Annual Ring because the World of Law of Time lacks the Laws of Heaven and Earth's Dao Charm. Before reaching Dao Confirming Realm, this World of Law of Time can save cultivation time. Once one reaches Dao Confirming Realm, the effects of cultivating in this World of Law of Time would weaken significantly because of the lack of Dao charm insights.
However, Annual Rings are different. Annual Rings are ancient supreme treasures. Even if a Dao Confirming Realm Holy Emperor cultivates in it, not only would their comprehension of Dao charm not weaken, but it would also become stronger than outside. Because of this, the Ancient Ferry Clan is a top-notch clan. Of course, the World of Law of Time also contains the Dao Charm of Heaven and Earth. However, this is no longer a World of Law of Time, but a supreme treasure not far from the Annual Ring. "
"Annual Rings are so powerful? Then why doesn't the Ancient Ferry Clan come out? " Ning Cheng suddenly thought of something. If he had an Annual Ring in his Mysterious Yellow Bead, wouldn't he be invincible when cultivating?
Sichen Qiu Tian sighed, "Everything has its pros and cons. Annual Rings are strong, but once someone with a weak Dao Insight enters the Annual Ring and crosses the line of the Annual Ring that they can't control, they would quickly die of old age due to the loss of Dao charm and turn into a pile of yellow soil to nourish the Annual Ring Tree. I heard that more than half of the genius cultivators in the Ancient Ferry Clan die to Annual Rings every year. "
Ning Cheng finally understood the consequences of not being able to control the Annual Ring's Dao charm. It turned out that the consequences were death.
At this point, Sichen Qiu Tian looked at Ning Cheng with a solemn expression and said, "Ning Cheng, since you can refine Primordial Dao Pills, it means that your control and understanding of your Dao is far stronger than ordinary Dao Sculpting Holy Emperors. Moreover, I've felt your Dao before, and your Dao far surpasses mine.
Because of this, I brought you here. I believe that you can reach the eighth Annual Ring. Three months have passed outside, and you have cultivated for two years in the eighth Annual Ring. In two years, I believe that you should be able to advance to the Dao Birth Realm. If you can't advance to the Dao Birth Realm, then let's just go. "
"Thank you, Union Master." Ning Cheng thanked him again. He was sure that Sichen Qiu Tian didn't want to harm him but sincerely wanted to help him. When he was refining pills, his Alchemy Dao would fuse with his Returning to One Dao, so Sichen Qiu Tian would definitely capture his Dao aura. Because of this, Sichen Qiu Tian believed that he could reach the eighth Annual Ring.
Sichen Qiu Tian smiled. "After reaching the eighth Annual Ring, you can't take another step forward no matter what. Remember, even if you're sure that you can move forward, don't move forward. Everyone who perishes under the Annual Ring is confident that nothing will go wrong, but in the end, something went wrong. If a cultivator can't control his greed, then his achievements will stop at his greed. "
Ning Cheng smiled but didn't answer. Sichen Qiu Tian's words were not wrong. If one couldn't control their greed, they might die because of it. However, it wasn't Sichen Qiu Tian who decided which step he could reach, but he himself. If he thought that he could reach the ninth Annual Ring, he naturally wouldn't stay at the eighth Annual Ring. If he thought that he could only reach the seventh Annual Ring, he wouldn't have gone to the eighth Annual Ring like Sichen Qiu Tian had said.
Fortunately, Jin Molong appeared again and said to Sichen Qiu Tian, "You can wait here. This Daoist who wants to cultivate his Annual Ring will come with me."
"Ning Cheng, remember my words. Your steps must stop at your Dao heart," Sichen Qiu Tian reminded Ning Cheng again.
Ning Cheng bowed and said, "Rest assured, Union Master. My steps are in my heart."
When Jin Molong heard Ning Cheng's words, he showed a hint of appreciation and turned around again.
Ning Cheng followed Jin Molong and took a step forward before disappearing from the public square.
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