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

Chapter 588 The Supreme Treasures Unite to Annihilate Taiyi
The cave was not large, only a few feet square, but because it was constructed with the power of immortals, it was quite well hidden.

If an ordinary person were to enter this place, they would probably see an ordinary wooden cabin in the mountains, rather than this cave and rocky paradise.

The interior of the cave was extremely simple, with only a table and a jade tablet on top.

Behind the table was the Jade Spring Immortal, sitting cross-legged.

However, the other party was completely lifeless, clearly already dead.

Because immortals are special, they are able to maintain such a complete form.

Apart from the slight sagging of the elderly cultivator's skin, there was no sign of corpse transformation.

If this grotto-heaven is not destroyed and no external force is involved, this physical body will exist forever.

Wei Zhong was about to step forward to search for the spoils of war when the jade tablet suddenly shattered.

A beam of spiritual light emanated from it, forming a projection of the Jade Spring Immortal.

The projection had no independent consciousness; it simply stared at Wei Zhong and spoke to itself:

"Since you have found this place so quickly, you must be one of us."

"Whether it's that old ghost Hong or anyone else, I've kept everything I've collected in my life. If you need it, feel free to take it. I hope you'll remember my sincerity and not try to take anything from my Xiling Immortal Sect."

"Your disciple is unfilial and cannot keep this promise..."

The projection lasted for a few breaths, displaying records left behind by Master Yuquan.

After this information was given, the projection went out, and there was no other sound in the cave.

Wei Zhong shook his head slightly:

"You're so considerate of your disciples, but your two disciples might not appreciate it."

Before even getting close to the Xiling Immortal Sect, Wei Zhong had already heard about the current situation of the descendants of True Man Yuquan from many cultivators.

Without this ancestor, the other party's situation is naturally not much better.

Just 20,000 years later, the two most filial disciples of Master Yuquan had completely squeezed out his clan and excluded them from the core of power.

All of Master Yuquan's painstaking efforts were in vain.

Wei Zhong shook his head slightly, probing the layout of this cave and even the Jade Spring Immortal's surroundings. After confirming that the latter had not left any insidious methods, he raised his hand and took the storage ring off the finger.

He erased the mark on it with his divine sense and probed into it, immediately seeing a huge space.

Although it is called a storage ring, it is more like a small world, with various treasures hidden in the continuous palaces and pavilions.

The earth gives birth to immortal veins, and the sky hangs with the great sun.

The cave was surrounded by spiritual fields, containing more than eleven or twelve rare and precious plants. It seemed that True Man Yuquan was very skilled in cultivating immortal plants, and he prepared a different growing environment for each kind of immortal plant.

"Just as Hong Yonghua said, this person is indeed like a hamster."

The storage ring contained many rare and precious treasures, and in terms of variety, it was probably even more impressive than Wei Zhong's.

After a brief inspection and search, Wei Zhong found the last fragment of the Void Bracelet in a pavilion.

Taking it out of his storage ring, Wei Zhong immediately attached it to the Void Bracelet.

From then on, Wei Zhong had collected most of the Void Bracelets.

The bracelet is relatively intact, except for three gaps across it and quite a few other minor gaps.

Wei Zhong stroked the bracelet, slowly channeling the power of his spatial laws into it.

The Void Bracelet slowly floated up in Wei Zhong's palm, shimmering with dazzling silver light.

The surrounding space immediately underwent a strange change, with spatial ripples visible to the naked eye. This continued for only a moment before the cave collapsed instantly, and Wei Zhong appeared in the Immortal Realm.

The spatial anomalies did not stop, but continued to expand.

Within the Xiling Immortal Sect, thousands of miles away, the two stood on auspicious clouds, their eyes fixed on the south, witnessing this strange phenomenon.

"At such close range, could it be that someone has found Master's secret treasure?"

Both were filled with doubt. They exchanged a glance and then flew away together, heading straight for the location of the strange phenomenon.

Both of them had been trying to find their master's belongings for many years after Yuquan's death.

To this end, they spared no effort in using various methods against the descendants of Yuquan.

They searched almost the entire area within a radius of ten thousand miles of the sect, but ultimately found nothing.

Now that strange phenomena have suddenly occurred, the two cannot help but make connections.

Wei Zhong was completely unaware of all this, as all his attention was focused on the Void Bracelet.

After collecting most of the Primordial Treasure, it absorbed Wei Zhong's spatial laws and seemed to undergo some subtle changes.

As Wei Zhong sensed the bracelet, various mysterious spatial patterns flashed across its surface, all of which were mysteries that Wei Zhong had not comprehended before.

Immersed in the experience, Wei Zhong gained many insights.

Just as Wei Zhong was maintaining this state, Yu Quan's two disciples arrived.

The two immediately saw Wei Zhong in the strange phenomenon, and at the same time, they saw the Primordial Treasure in his hand.

"Void Bracelet!"

Although the current Void Bracelet is different from its previous form, it has gone from being incomplete to being more complete.

However, such spatial power cannot be faked.

The two had long witnessed Yuquan's abilities and coveted the item, but unexpectedly it had fallen into the hands of an outsider.

"You Daoist, you actually stole my master's treasure! Return it at once!"

The reprimand interrupted Wei Zhong, who was immersed in comprehending the laws.

With a displeased expression, Wei Zhong tilted his head slightly and saw two "flies".

Upon glancing at their clothing, Wei Zhong knew their identities without even needing to investigate.

"Yuquan's disciples Mingxiao and Cangsong?"

"It is indeed us. Who are you, Taoist priest, and how dare you steal our master's secret treasure?"
"Hand it over immediately and provide compensation, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Looking at the two men with their stern and aggressive expressions, Wei Zhong shook his head helplessly:

"It seems Yuquan was right. You two are not behaving like disciples at all. All you think about is your master's legacy. If you really obtained it, wouldn't you turn Yuquan's remains into magical artifacts?"
"No wonder Yuquan would rather give it to me, an outsider, than leave it to either of you."

Wei Zhong's words immediately turned Mingxiao and Cangsong's faces cold.

The former wanted to refute, but Cangsong stepped forward:
"Enough talk, hand it over now. Or die!"

He summoned a large cyan sword, its blade broad and blunt, with a murky earth spirit pearl embedded in its hilt.

Wei Zhong could discern the laws the other party practiced simply by observing the magical artifact they possessed.

"You've managed to cultivate both earth and wood techniques to the Taiyi level, it's amazing."

Although he cultivates two methods, they are two branches of the Five Elements, which can be considered as having a single law and insufficient strength.

Wei Zhong then looked at another person, who was holding a mirror. The mirror was obscured by fog, with occasional glimpses of light shining through it.

Having mastered countless techniques, Wei Zhong had an exceptionally high level of insight. With just a few glances, he was able to deduce that this person cultivated the Light-based Laws.

It's just unknown which one it is, and perhaps it also incorporates some unknown law power.

The laws they both practiced were quite ordinary, no wonder Hung Wing-wah said their strength was mediocre.

Wei Zhong sighed and shook his head:

"With this kind of strength, you dare to try and extort me?"

"Yuquan's dying words asked me to spare your lives. I have already shown you enough face by not going to the Xiling Immortal Sect, but you two insisted on coming here on your own."

"So you can't blame me!"

Wei Zhong's eyes flashed with silver light, and he raised his hand to grab the Void Bracelet in his palm. The silver light of the law shone brightly, and the immortal realm space within a thousand miles shattered instantly.

The shattered void enveloped Mingxiao and Cangsong.

Mingxiao's heart trembled at the sight:
"The law of space! This person is actually cultivating the law of space." "What's the panic? With the help of the fragment of the immortal treasure, if the two of us possessed this item, we could do the same thing."

After searching around and finding no trace of Wei Zhong, Cang Song assumed that Wei Zhong was afraid.

He snorted coldly:
"Trying to hide? Come out here!"

The greatsword plunged downwards, piercing straight into the void. A phantom image of a cyan immortal seed appeared, instantly growing and endless pine branches extending from it, transforming into a long cyan "dragon" that swept outwards.

Cangsong intended to use this move to force Wei Zhong to reveal his location.

Seeing this, Mingxiao quickly cast a spell to assist. With a flick of his sleeve, the mist on the Dust Mirror immediately dissipated, and a layer of bright light shone on the pine branches, causing them to grow even faster. Before long, the pine branches filled the entire broken space.

However, despite such probing, Wei Zhong was still nowhere to be found.

The two were puzzled by this:

"Ran?"

However, a sense of crisis lingered over the two of them and never dissipated.

"No, it's still there!"

Just as the two were desperately searching for Wei Zhong, Wei Zhong found himself in a peculiar space.

He looked around and saw that apart from Wei Zhong, there was almost nothing there.

It is far more desolate than any place in the immortal realm, or even in the vast void.

The unique environment of this place made Wei Zhong keep looking around.

"Reality, the void, and this place... Could it be a unique interlayered space that can only be entered when the spatial laws are refined to a certain degree, or perhaps a deeper part of the void?"

Wei Zhong swept his palm across the space, finding neither spiritual energy nor immortal energy.

Naturally, there could not be any void rifts.

It was like a unique space isolated from the celestial realm.

"Could it be that Wuya and the other two are hiding in a similar space?"

Wei Zhong's brows were furrowed with doubt.

Looking around, he found little to gain. Thinking of the two people outside, he put away the Void Bracelet, intending to come back to explore again next time.

The light of the Void Bracelet's laws dimmed slightly, and Wei Zhong returned to the Shattered Void Land.

Only then did he realize that he was surrounded by pine branches, and he was standing on the branches. The pine branches around him seemed to be swimming and approaching like sharks that had smelled blood.

"A petty trick!"

Wei Zhong looked disdainful, and a silver light shone between his fingers. The void trembled and shattered again, with the pine branches inside breaking into fragments that transformed into essential law-based immortal patterns.

The Taoist magic was broken, but the pine tree was not in a hurry.

Mingxiao stepped forward, his sleeve brushing against the Dust Mirror, and a bright light shone, covering Wei Zhong's surroundings for more than thirty feet.

As the laws manifested, a silver sphere of laws appeared out of thin air in front of Wei Zhong.

It continued to expand, and the next second it exploded with a bang.

The already shattered void split open once more.

Mingxiao and his companion lost track of Wei Zhong, only to hear loud laughter.

"Haha, the method of copying and imprinting immortal techniques?"

"Trying to teach a fish to swim, how laughable!"

The two could only hear the sound swirling around them, but they could not pinpoint Wei Zhong's exact location.

But his relaxed words didn't seem like he was seriously injured at all.

For a moment, even the usually composed Cangsong became flustered, haphazardly using his magic to cover the battlefield in an attempt to force Wei Zhong out.

Mingxiao imitated her.

In an instant, the world was filled with the endless light of the laws.

However, even such a fierce attack failed to harm Wei Zhong in the slightest.

Wei Zhong slowly took out the Stealing Heaven Mirror. This mirror was of a slightly lower grade than the Dust Mirror in Ming Xiao's hands, but when combined with Wei Zhong's Imitation Law and Return to Truth Law, the overall effect was much stronger than the Dust Mirror alone.

The mirror reflects countless magical arts.

Wei Zhong slid his fingers, and the immortal magic within was immediately projected, landing on the heads of Mingxiao and Cangsong.

The sudden attack startled the two, who simultaneously cast spells to defend themselves. Upon seeing that the attack was identical to their own magic, they felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"This person is troublesome!"

Having fought this far, the two realized that Wei Zhong was incredibly strong and that they were no match for him, so they began to consider retreating.

Unfortunately, even though the two wanted to back down, Wei Zhong, who was caught up in the excitement of the fight, was unwilling to.

With palms clasped together, the laws of space condensed into threads, intertwining and weaving together.

Thus, the "Great Technique of Void Prison and Diamond Punishment" was formed.

The two barely survived the bombardment of magical arts and wanted to escape, so they each used their escape techniques to leave.

Unexpectedly, they ran headlong into a wall of emptiness.

No matter how mysterious their escape techniques were or how powerful their offensive skills were, they were still completely helpless against the void prison before them.

Looking around, Cangsong and his companion realized that they had unknowingly fallen into a cage.

The cage was not large, only a hundred feet wide. With the power of an immortal, one could travel from one end to the other in an instant.

The two wandered aimlessly through the void prison, trying to find a weak point.

Unfortunately, Wei Zhong's mastery of the Void was profound, and his "Void Prison and Diamond Strike Technique" had no weaknesses whatsoever.

There was naturally no loophole that could allow the two to escape.

Unable to break free after a prolonged attack, Mingxiao and Cangsong panicked, only then realizing what kind of person they had offended.

They all spoke in unison:

"Fellow Daoist, please have mercy! We don't want the Void Bracelet or our master's treasure!"
"Please, fellow Daoist, spare our lives for the sake of our master..."

Faced with such a sudden change in situation and attitude, Wei Zhong couldn't help but shake his head:
"It's too late. If we had left earlier, I might not have wanted to argue with you two."

"But you just tried to kill me, so let alone the two of you, even if Yuquan were in front of me..."

"They must die too!"

Wei Zhong extended his right palm, and the Time Immortal Rune appeared.

With a clenched fist, endless threads of the laws of time immediately appeared within the void prison.

The silk threads, like sharp cutting machines, began to slice through the void cage.

The two tried to hide, but the threads of time multiplied and soon filled the entire cage.

The spell defense was completely ineffective.

Time threads continuously pierced through their bodies.

Mingxiao and Cangsong felt the power of the laws within their bodies being constantly stripped away.

Even the immortal body of the immortal showed signs of decay.

Black lines ran across their faces and necks, the marks left by the threads of time.

"Taiyi is difficult to kill mainly because the latter has been baptized by the River of Laws and has become the physical embodiment of the laws themselves."

"As long as the laws exist, Taiyi will never die."

"But under the immense power of time, all things perish, so how can ordinary laws endure?"

(End of this chapter)