NOVPUB904: Chapter 23: The Power of Time through the Ages_2
904 -23: The Power of Time through the Ages_2
Fortunately, at present, neither the Sacred Gate nor the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty had taken notice of him.
“These matters are still too far away for me.
The pressing priority is to enhance my strength as much as possible before my identity is revealed,” Gu Chen reflected.
From his recent attempt, he had understood that the preliminary revival of the Zhou Ding meant that the flow of time outside compared to here was at a staggering ratio of one to ten!
In other words, a day passing in the outside world was equivalent to Gu Chen spending ten days here.
The tenfold difference in the flow of time was still just the beginning of the Zhou Ding’s revival, which filled Gu Chen with awe.
“The Zhou Ding is of great use to me,” Gu Chen remarked with emotion.
With this, if he needed to have a breakthrough in his realm or to cultivate, he could do it right here and save a great deal of time.
After all, his true form was in the Medicine Valley, and though there was leisure, it’s not as if he had nothing to do.
If Master Lu from the Medicine Valley emerged from seclusion one day and couldn’t find Gu Chen, that would become troublesome.
However, the worry was gone with the preliminary revival of the Zhou Ding.
“Since that’s the case, I might as well use this opportunity to comprehend the Divine Power of the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement here,” said Gu Chen.
He then sat down cross-legged on the continent the Zhou Ding had transformed into and summoned the panel with a thought.
Looking at the eighty Divine Power points on the panel, Gu Chen didn’t hesitate to upgrade the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement to the beginner level, which is the Ninth Grade.
Crackle and snap! n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
In an instant, the eighty Divine Power points disappeared.
Dazzling electrical light flashed around Gu Chen, with silver radiance bursting forth.
It transformed into silver dragons coiling around him, all emanations of the power of thunder with an incredibly terrifying and destructive force.
Just on this aspect, the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement was hardly any less powerful than the Decimation of the Ten Directions on Gu Chen’s panel.
Although the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement was a rarity from a heavenly stele and thus quite extraordinary, Gu Chen’s own cultivation techniques and Divine Powers were equally remarkable.
After all, he had spent countless cultivation points and a considerable amount of Divine Power points to deduce their creation, and their power was extraordinarily strong as well.
Divine Powers are ranked into nine grades.
Once the Divine Power points were spent, the Nine Heavens Thunder Movement was mastered by Gu Chen in no time.
Corresponding experiences and memories emerged in his mind, and with those, he became extremely proficient in using this Divine Power as if he had already executed it thousands of times.
“Success!” Gu Chen opened his eyes, which were deep, with a brilliant flash of lightning passing through his pupils.
At this moment, Gu Chen’s panel had indeed acquired five Divine Powers, a revelation that could set off a massive surge of shock in the upper realms!
After all, looking across the 3,600 domains of the upper realms, no one could comprehend Divine Powers in the Heavenly realm; it was fundamentally impossible!
Divine Powers involve the mysteries of the operation of heaven and earth, exclusive to the Great Powers and towering figures of the upper realms.
Even those unrivaled geniuses and monsters who could dominate one domain after another only stood a slight chance at comprehension once they reached the Earth realm, but they certainly couldn’t grasp five Divine Powers as easily as Gu Chen had.
This was simply fantastical, even more exaggerated than a wild flight of fancy!
Suddenly, the true form of Gu Chen flashed, appearing in the outside world.
From the time he began to comprehend the Divine Power until now, only a very short span had passed.
…
Meanwhile, on the Ice Island.
The incarnation of Gu Chen, who was advancing to the depths with Gu Qingyan, suddenly revealed a hint of a smile.
The significant improvement in strength, coupled with the preliminary revival of the Zhou Ding, clearly delighted him.
“What’s the matter, Big Brother?
Is there some good news?” Gu Qingyan asked with some confusion upon seeing Gu Chen’s sudden change.
“It’s nothing,” Gu Chen shook his head.
He hadn’t mentioned the matter of the Nine Cauldrons or his mastery of the Divine Powers to Gu Qingyan or their aunt and uncle.
After all, the Nine Cauldrons were of great significance and related to the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty and the Holy Sect.
He feared that it might bring disaster upon his uncle’s family.
As for the Divine Powers, that matter was too astonishing and unbelievable, beyond the realm of common understanding.
Gu Chen also feared that it might scare Gu Qingyan, so he kept it to himself.
Seeing this, Gu Qingyan did not press further, but she felt that her brother must have gained some significant benefits at the stele, which was why he was so joyful.
At that moment, Gu Chen said to Gu Qingyan, “You have information about the Polar Ice Island.
You must know which area on the island would benefit you the most, right?”
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan’s pretty face showed shock, and she replied, “Big Brother, there’s no need to take such risks; it’s too dangerous.
There’s no need to exert yourself.
Doing what is within our power is enough.”
Gu Chen shook his head slightly.
Tall and muscular, with black hair cascading down like a waterfall and bright eyes, he looked at his sister and countered, “Do you think your big brother is reckless?”
“This…” Gu Qingyan, feeling helpless and seeing that Gu Chen was determined, knew that her big brother was cautious in his actions, so she pointed in a direction.
At the same time, she shared all the information she knew about the Polar Ice Island with Gu Chen.
After hearing Gu Qingyan’s description, Gu Chen’s brows lifted, and he decisively said, “In that case, let’s head there!”
In fact, after parting with Lu Mingyue, Mo Bai, and the others, the siblings had also collected some spiritual materials.
Although they were not at the level of divine spiritual treasures, they were still greatly beneficial to martial artists and could enhance their powers.
“This spiritual medicine is a special product of the Polar Ice Island and can increase the power of a Heaven realm martial artist by several decades,” Gu Qingyan handed Gu Chen a blue plant with five leaves.
On this Polar Ice Island, everything within sight was made of ice crystals, including the spiritual materials and even the divine spiritual treasures.
A spiritual medicine that could increase a martial artist’s power by several decades was indeed quite extraordinary.
Anything that could add to one’s power, be it spiritual herbs, spiritual medicine, divine treasures, or elixirs, was valued higher than other items of the same grade, sometimes even much more, depending on how much power they could add.
Therefore, one could tell that the Red Yuan Fruit that Gu Chen had snatched from Gu Yan would fetch an excellent price if auctioned in the outside world.
At this time, without further ado, Gu Qingyan insisted that Gu Chen take the power-enhancing spiritual medicine.
However, Gu Chen smiled and refused.
For him, acquiring another decade or two of power required only the defeat of one or two other-beings, much more convenient than trying all means to refine pills or purchase spiritual treasures and medicines.
If it had been any other time, Gu Chen might have accepted it, but it was different when facing Gu Qingyan.
Seeing Gu Chen insist, Gu Qingyan had no choice but to keep it for herself.
“How much farther is it to the place you mentioned?” Gu Chen asked.
“With our current speed, it shouldn’t take long to get there,” Gu Qingyan replied.
As they continued deeper, her expression grew more solemn.
Along the way, they encountered some dangers, but with Gu Chen present, all were resolved.
But the path ahead was different because they had already left the periphery of the Polar Ice Island and were venturing towards its depths.
