NOVPUB903: Chapter 23: The Power of Time through the Ages
903 -23: The Power of Time through the Ages
Meteor State, Xuan Yi Sect.
The life in the Medicine Valley was incredibly peaceful, and the daily tasks were not too busy, requiring only the care of the spiritual flowers and herbs in the medicinal fields.
If one were to do it alone, it might seem a bit hectic, but with two people working together, the work could be completed quite quickly.
In other words, compared to Gu Chen’s incarnation, Gu Jiuge, on the Bitter Ice Island, life in the Medicine Valley was considered to be very leisurely.
As for Master Lu Qingfeng of the Medicine Valley, Gu Chen had met him not long ago, a lean-faced old man indifferent to fame and fortune, wholly dedicated to the art of pill refining, spending almost half a month in seclusion.
Seeing him diligent in his work and giving nothing away, plus he was sent by Ling Fei, Gu Chen didn’t say much about it.
As for the fact that he had made his name on the gold list not long ago, it didn’t cause much of a stir in the Xuan Yi Sect, clearly, no one believed that a mere medicine boy like him could have any connection with the prodigy, Gu Jiuge.
Thus, Gu Chen was happy to enjoy the quiet, saving himself the trouble of explaining.
One being with two bodies, one experiencing life and one embracing the mundane world, this period indeed had inspired many insights in Gu Chen.
At this moment, sensing the thoughts from his other self, and given that there was nothing to do in the Medicine Valley and Master Lu was in seclusion, Gu Chen’s true self prepared to enter the Heavenly Seed to comprehend the newly acquired divine power—”Nine Heavens Thunder Movement.”
“Eh?”
However, suddenly at this moment, a trace of surprise flashed in Gu Chen’s eyes as he sensed that some anomalies had arisen in the embryonic world evolved from the Heavenly Seed.
With a swoosh, he disappeared and reappeared inside the Heavenly Seed, near a boundless continent.
“This is…”
Gu Chen’s eyes widened as he looked at the boundless continent before him, feeling the strange fluctuations emanating from it.
“Has it begun to awaken?” Gu Chen observed with a mix of surprise and uncertainty.
The limitless continent within the Heavenly Seed was the transformation of one of the Nine Tripods; before leaving the Nine Provinces, Gu Chen had obtained two of the Nine Tripods.
One of them was the Universe Tripod, currently in the hands of his incarnation, Gu Jiuge.
The tripod he held was in a sealed state, which, upon entering the Heavenly Seed, had transformed into the limitless continent before him.
But unexpectedly, today, the continent transformed from one of the Nine Tripods was showing signs of activity, beyond his anticipation.
Swoosh!
In an instant, Gu Chen’s figure flashed, and he stepped upon the continent, feeling even more keenly the peculiar fluctuations of time.
“What kind of power is this?” Gu Chen frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something wasn’t right.
In the primeval era, Emperor Yu cast the Nine Tripods to consolidate the heavens, each tripod possessing distinct powers.
Later, there were even rumors claiming “When the Nine Tripods gather, the heavens and the earth will open.”
“Such a strange power.” In a flash, Gu Chen reappeared in the Xuan Yi Sect, back in his own wooden hut.
After multiple trials, Gu Chen’s figure flashed once more, reappearing upon the continent transformed from the Nine Tripods.
“The flow of time here is different from the outside world?” Gu Chen’s eyes shimmered, and the next moment, with a jolt in his heart as if he realized something, he said excitedly to himself, “Through the ages, the power of years, this is the Time Tripod!”
Indeed, within the Heavenly Seed in Gu Chen’s body, this boundless continent was transformed from the Time Tripod!
The four cardinal directions and the zenith and nadir compose “universe,” while the past and present compose “time.” The Time Tripod, governing the power of time, embodies the path of years!
Only such a force would allow Gu Chen to sense the bizarre changes in the flow of time while on the continent transformed from the Time Tripod.
“The Universe Tripod governs space, the Time Tripod governs time, either force is a mighty path among the heavens, if the two tripods combine, they can even give rise to the power of space-time!” At this moment, Gu Chen was exhilarated.
The power of space-time was incredibly formidable—Gu Chen had experienced this when crossing realms to ascend to the higher realm.
It was truly terrifying, capable of annihilating and warping everything.
Even the mere aftershocks, transmitted through the shattered void to the higher realm, had caused unspeakable destruction, which Gu Chen couldn’t forget until now.
Because, that had been the closest he had come to death since he embarked on his path.
“Time and space, each power individually is tremendously formidable.
Combined, even in the vast expanse of the higher realm, one could say there are few if any adversaries,” Gu Chen’s eyes were deep and profound.
He truly had not expected that he would gather the two tripartite Universe and Time Tripods, which even among the Nine Tripods could rank at the forefront!
“It’s a pity, the Time Tripod has only begun to awaken; it will likely take a long time to fully unseal,” Gu Chen sighed softly.
“One day, when the time is right, I will return to the Nine Provinces and gather all Nine Tripods!” Gu Chen muttered to himself.
With the extraordinary Nine Tripods, no wonder countless beings in the higher realm coveted them.
Meanwhile, the strength of Emperor Yu, who forged such powerful tripods, must have reached an astonishing level, right?
And the Holy Gate, which had a significant connection to Emperor Yu’s downfall—or at least was greatly involved—how much more fearsome must it be?
With this thought, Gu Chen couldn’t help but appear solemn; if the news of the Nine Tripods in his possession were to spread, the Holy Gate would never let him go.
After all, holding the Nine Tripods would mean that he was Emperor Yu’s successor.
Furthermore, with such power from the tripods, for two reasons combined, the Holy Gate would not likely sit back and ignore it.
The descent of Gu Yan, the Ninth Prince of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, was a clear signal.
