Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 523: A shortcut to all methods, away from the mountain

Wei Zhong's soul was shaken, and his body froze like a sculpture.

The time is so stagnant that not only the hairs on the body, but also the breath inside the body are in an absolute stagnant state.

Wei Zhong's consciousness was hazy, as if his soul was ascending, breaking free from the confinement of his body, flying high into the sky, and finding himself in the long river of time filled with the laws of heaven.

There was silver light all around, and what was flowing in the long river was not water, but countless laws of time.

Wei Zhong was bound by the laws and could not move. Even breathing became a luxury at this moment.

The immortal energy in his body was out of control, and many of the law fields that Wei Zhong had been unable to rely on in the past also disappeared.

Wei Zhong struggled, trying to flap his limbs to escape from the river.

However, all these efforts were in vain.

Stuck in the desolate river of time, Wei Zhong's concept of time began to become blurred.

He couldn't remember the passage of time, nor did he know how long he had been in this state.

He could only open his eyes and watch the wisps of the power of laws passing by in front of him.

It never stopped for a moment, wandering from upstream to downstream.

Wei Zhong's body was also gradually approaching the end of the long river.

His body was turned upside down and flipped with the "river water". Wei Zhong stared and saw a dazzling silver light shining in the distance.

It was as if it was the source of the long river of time, and all the power of laws was included in it.

Wei Zhong wanted to see what the silver light was, but because the distance was too far and his body was tilted uncontrollably, he couldn't see it clearly.

Only as the river drifted closer did Wei Zhong see that there was a square object within the silver light.

Wei Zhong twisted his neck to see more clearly, and suddenly found that he was able to move without knowing when.

Wei Zhong tried waving his hands and legs, moving closer to the silver light.

When I got closer, I found that it was actually a square book.

When he tried to see the words on the cover of the book clearly, he suddenly felt dizzy and found himself back in the cultivation cave on Wufang Mountain.

Wei Zhong held the "Record of Time" in one hand, and it was quietly flashing silver light in Wei Zhong's palm.

Both the silver light in reality and the light that seemed to be in the long river of time disappeared.

It was as if everything just now was an illusion.

But Wei Zhong knew clearly that this was definitely not an illusion.

Some mysterious changes have occurred between himself and the "Record of Time". This change makes Wei Zhong feel that this thing is an extension of himself. Not only his physical body, but also his soul is closely connected to it.

"It's like, it's like, my life treasure?"

As this thought suddenly arose, the immortal energy in Wei Zhong's body began to flow like a rushing river.

It contains a large amount of power of laws, thunder, five elements, yin and yang.

After circulating through the meridians and practicing the skills, it finally condensed into a thumb-sized silver ball of light in Wei Zhong's lower abdomen.

Wei Zhong's mind moved, and the latter immediately passed through Wei Zhong's body and appeared in the outside world.

He raised his hand to pick it up, and as his fingers crossed, he realized that this thing seemed to be empty and had no real entity.

But within it, there is a surging force of the law of time.

"Time Dao Seed, is it that simple?"

This thing is not a scattered force of the law of time, but a real seed of time.

It is particularly similar to the Five Elements and Yin-Yang Taoism that Wei Zhong once mastered.

However, the simplicity of condensing this thing far exceeded Wei Zhong's expectations.

Looking back at the "Record of Time", Wei Zhong put it aside without using any of the power of this rare treasure.

The immortal force was poured into the Taoist seed in the palm of his hand, which naturally expanded into a circular field, wrapping Wei Zhong's palm.

And this size is far from the limit. Wei Zhong injected his own magic power, and the scope of the domain continued to expand, and finally turned into a circle of three meters before stopping.

Reaching this level is Wei Zhong’s own limit.

"It is both the seed of the Way of Time and the core of the field of time. It can even be the scattered power of laws. This Way of Time is really mysterious."

Wei Zhong found it a little difficult to understand, but he understood that in this state, he had indeed succeeded in condensing the Time Dao Seed, and with it he had achieved the realm of Xuanxian.

Although the time domain is only three meters in range, it is extremely stable, without any effort, and there is no danger of collapse.

It cannot be compared with the hundred-foot distance initially formed by the fields of thunder, five elements, and yin and yang.

However, the time domain, as a high-level law, is always somewhat special.

Wei Zhong took the "Record of Time" in his palm again, and naturally realized that the scope of his domain could be expanded further with the help of this item.

As soon as Wei Zhong loosened his palm, the domain immediately shrank back and turned into a time seed in Wei Zhong's palm.

Then Wei Zhong squeezed it gently, and the Tao Seed burst like a balloon and disappeared.

Wei Zhong knew that the power of his own law of time did not disappear, but returned to the moment before it was formed.

As long as one has a thought in his mind, it will appear again, whether it is the time seed or the law field, they will come back.

No longer paying attention to the laws of time, Wei Zhong looked at the "Record of Time" in his hand.

Use your fingers to open the pages one by one.

This time Wei Zhong did not feel any resistance, as if this rare treasure had turned into a real book.

"This item is not just a simple time treasure."

Wei Zhong recalled the illusion just now, associated it with the long river of time, and then thought about the characteristics of treasures of this level, the Hongmeng Supreme Treasure.

A bold guess formed in Wei Zhong's mind.

"Could it be that this thing is a section of the long river of time?"

The Hongmeng Supreme Treasure has its own cycle of laws within it, which can be seen as a path of laws independent of the laws of heaven.

The "Record of Time" in Wei Zhong's hand also seems to have these characteristics.

“Moreover, the Dao patterns on this page cover the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, lightning, and even all of my previous concealment, speed, etc.

"Could it be that this thing encompasses all the laws of the universe?"

Wei Zhong held his chin:

"These characteristics are consistent with the name of Hunyuan Tianzun."

However, when Wei Zhong looked at the incomplete Dao patterns on some of the pages and wanted to condense some new Dao seeds of laws, he found that he could not do it.

"It's incomplete, too incomplete!"

Of a full page of content, these Dao patterns only fill up less than one percent or one thousandth.

Most of them are certain techniques that Wei Zhong once practiced, which were condensed into this after reaching the peerless level.

Even if one practices the first and second level techniques to the highest level, they are only a tiny fraction of the magnitude of this great principle.

"Peerless, peerless, it should be called the shortcut.

"The path to all things is short; practicing all things and integrating them into one is the path to heaven and earth."

It was not until this moment that Wei Zhong finally understood what the key to the proficiency panel was.

It’s a pity that Wei Zhong did not follow this path and practice all kinds of wonderful methods to touch the power of various great ways.

Instead, he took a shortcut and condensed many Tao seeds first, and then broke out of the seeds, forming a field of laws and achieving the realm of Xuanxian.

“Perhaps the myriad laws of the heavens are the only possibility to deal with the being that hangs high above the long river of time?”

Wei Zhong didn't know.

Stroking the book in his hand, Wei Zhong raised his hand and threw it, and the latter disappeared into his sea of ​​consciousness again.

Wei Zhong tried to figure out the latter's ability, and with a thought, the yin and yang, thunder, and five elements in his body immediately dissipated.

Wei Zhong's aura weakened, and he no longer had the domineering aura of a Xuanxian, just like an ordinary Sanxian cultivator. "This secret technique is really good, even the Dao Seed is completely hidden. In this state, who can tell my true cultivation level?"

Wei Zhong stood up, packed up the remaining things after leaving the cave, and walked out of the door.

After settling accounts with the Hong family steward who was guarding him, he realized that he had been in seclusion for nearly two thousand years.

If it weren't for the contribution points that Julong Pavilion provided him every ten years, Wei Zhong would have been expelled from the Hong family because of his debts.

"So much time has passed. Could it be that my time floating in the river of time was not just an illusion?"

"Taoist friend, keep it!"

Picking up the Dragon Gathering Token, Wei Zhong retrieved the Dao Spirit Box and the Robe of Laws, and headed for the Dao Source Vortex again.

As soon as he entered the origin layer, Wei Zhong noticed something strange.

Going deeper into the catastrophe layer, the surrounding environment is completely different from what he imagined.

"Too quiet, too few people."

The bustling scene of the past is no longer there. Wei Zhong has been wandering in the catastrophe layer for a long time and could only see a few fellow Xuanxian.

They bowed to each other, nodded and parted without any interaction.

"What happened?"

With doubts, Wei Zhong asked people for information and finally learned from a True Immortal about the recent changes in the Daoyuan Vortex.

"The number of law phenomena has decreased. Many cultivators cannot afford the consumption of contribution points for two immortal artifacts, and have evacuated from Wufang Mountain one after another..."

“Less?”

Wei Zhong raised his head and looked around. The laws and strange phenomena here had indeed become much fewer.

When Wei Zhong looked down at the Daoyuan layer below, an impulse prompted him to dive down and take a look.

With a leap down, Wei Zhong soon arrived at the dividing line between the Tribulation Layer and the Dao Source Layer.

Try to stretch out your right hand and put it inside, and then put your whole body inside.

What comes into view is a huge cover, which almost completely covers the entire Daoyuan layer.

Many soul-stirring auras flowed over this hood.

As if they had sensed Wei Zhong's strange aura, multiple beams of light flew over, and before they got close they shouted:

"Where did this wild cultivator come from? How dare he trespass into the forbidden area of ​​our Hong family?"

"Forbidden place?"

Wei Zhong was stunned. When had he ever heard that there was a forbidden area within the Daoyuan vortex?
The monk was arrogant. Seeing that Wei Zhong did not respond, he threw the bronze bell in his hand straight towards Wei Zhong.

"Brother Lin Yun, wait a minute, this person is a guest of the Xuanxian clan of our Hong family!

A mysterious black and white light flew over and held the bronze bell in front of him.

He turned his head and revealed Hong Shichang's face.

"Brother Wei, how did you get here, and what aura do you have..."

"Humph, who is your guest and you are so unruly? Leave immediately, or don't blame me for killing you."

The bronze bell flew back, and Hong Shichang bowed:
"Thank you, Brother Lin Yun, for your support!"

After saying that, he turned around and took Wei Zhong away.

The two of them passed through the catastrophe layer and the origin layer, and then appeared in the outside world.

They went into a teahouse, ordered two pots of fragrant tea, and then began to talk about recent events.

"What is this aura, Brother Wei?"

Wei Zhong's mind moved, and the aura of the mysterious immortal leaked out again:

"I have been in seclusion for a thousand years and have gained some insights. But Brother Shichang, what exactly is this Wufang Mountain?"

There was a look of admiration in Hong Shichang's eyes:

"Brother Wei's methods are extraordinary. Even I cannot fathom your realm..."

After saying a few words of praise, he finally got back to business.

"Wufang Mountain is no longer as prosperous as before..."

From him, Wei Zhong learned the more detailed process of the changes in Wufang Mountain.

About 1,300 years ago, during the period when Wei Zhong was in seclusion for several hundred years, the power of the laws within the Daoyuan vortex became obviously less and less.

This is because of the internal laws that cause the ups and downs, the ebbs and flows.

But the situation has not improved at all.

Instead, it is getting worse and worse, and the power of the law is becoming increasingly scarce.

Many cultivators gained little, which could hardly cover the contribution points expenditure for the two immortal artifacts, so they had to leave Wufang Mountain and seek other ways to make a living.

Later, the Hong family even lowered the rental price of these two magic weapons again and again, but unfortunately the situation in the Daoyuan Vortex was getting worse and worse.

This eventually led to the loss of a large number of monks.

"Friend Fu had already left eight hundred years ago...

"As for those sects, they also left with curses. They said that our Hong family accepted their benefits but failed to give us enough benefits. They put pressure on us, which put a lot of pressure on our Hong family...

"Fellow Daoist Wei, do you want to continue staying in Wufang Mountain? If the internal search for the power of the law is not enough, I can find a leisurely job for you.

"Although the treatment is not high, it is enough to satisfy fellow Taoists' cultivation..."

Wei Zhong did not refuse immediately, but planned to try it inside the Daoyuan vortex first.

"In that case, I will not persuade you any more. The clan members are urging me to leave now."

The other party said goodbye and left. Wei Zhong looked at the teahouse with only a few monks and the empty streets outside.

There was a sense of unreality in my heart:

"Only two thousand years have passed, and Wufang Mountain has undergone such obvious changes?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Wei Zhong entered the Daoyuan vortex again.

He stayed there for ten years. When he went out, Wei Zhong had captured four Daoyuan Essences. He kept three for himself and stored one in the Daoling Box.

In the delivery hall, the Hong family disciples were surprised to see Wei Zhong's harvest:
"Senior, you are really capable. You can catch one in ten years. You have surpassed most monks."

After asking, Wei Zhong learned that many people nowadays often have to spend fifty or sixty years to achieve this.

He shook his head, took the empty Dao Ling Box and entered the Dao Yuan Vortex again.

More than a hundred years had passed like this, and Wei Zhong couldn't help but shake his head when he saw his pitiful harvest.

“This place of Daoyuan is completely ruined!

"Exhausted? Not necessarily. If it has already been exhausted, then what is the meaning of the formation that the Hong family has set up on the bottom floor?"

……

"Is Fellow Daoist Wei leaving?" Hong Yun looked at Wei Zhong opposite her. The latter's aura was mysterious and it was difficult to see clearly.

"Exactly!"

"Brother Wei, have you decided where to go?"

"The Immortal Realm is a hundred realms away, and I travel the human world!"

He raised his hand and took out a piece of green jade, which had a circle engraved inside and the color cycle was not like that of ordinary objects.

"If Daoist Fellow Hong Yun needs anything in the future, you can crush this jade."

Arch your hands:
"I will take my leave now!"

Wei Zhong leaped up into the air, turned into lightning and disappeared into the clouds.

Leave the five directions and escape into the space between heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)