txolops Chapter 248 The Sea of Time Finally Meets Its Time!
Chapter 248 The Sea of Time Finally Meets Its Time!
The heavy fog suppressed one's primordial spirit to the extreme. With the Xuanhuang Pagoda of Heaven and Earth above his head, Zhao Gongming moved forward cautiously. In the vast forest of time, only the "crack" sound of stepping on crystals could be heard.
His emotions fluctuated throughout the journey.
The further you go, the larger the time crystals become, some even piled up into small mountains, radiating dazzling light. They are crystal clear, reflecting the image of Zhao Gongming, as if there are countless versions of him walking in this jungle.
Moreover, as you go deeper, you can even see countless hour, minute, and second hands floating in the sky, ticking away, sometimes speeding up, sometimes slowing down, and sometimes stopping, distorting the void.
Most surprisingly, behind the void distorted by time, there is an extremely ancient aura, as if stepping in would transport you to an extremely ancient chaotic era, to witness the vastness of countless years ago!
Zhao Gongming carefully avoided the twisted areas, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the end of the purple mist.
He was immediately shocked by what he saw.
What unfolded before him was a boundless sea of time!
The Sea of Time is composed of infinite timelines. Even the shortest timeline has ancient stories spanning hundreds of millions of years. They are connected and rise and fall, appearing at first glance as if a vast ocean is flowing!
However, although the surface of the Time Sea seemed calm, Zhao Gongming keenly sensed an ominous aura, as if the stories that happened in these timelines all ended in destruction.
"The beings in these timelines are born and die, die and are born again..."
Curious, he picked up a timeline and discovered that it showed a chaotic being encountering a terrifying chaotic storm and being strangled inside. Then, the chaotic being would reappear and continue to encounter chaotic storms, repeating this cycle endlessly.
If someone were to enter this timeline at this very moment and offer a warning, it would change the fate of these chaotic beings.
But timelines, whether long or short, are all connected. If you change one timeline, it may cause a terrible butterfly effect, which in turn affects countless surrounding timelines and eventually wreaks havoc on the entire sea of time!
Zhao Gongming, who controls the Great Dao of Time, naturally understood the implications. He put the timeline back in its original position, but just as he did, his entire body suddenly tensed up!
He suddenly looked towards the other side of the ocean!
There, a young Taoist boy sat cross-legged in the void, quietly watching him. He exuded endless Taoist charm of time, like a master of time, and even the years dared not invade his body!
"Three thousand chaotic gods and demons, the time master, Hour!?"
Zhao Gongming tensed up. When he first arrived here, he had clearly sensed everything around him carefully, but when did the other side of the Sea of Time appear, and when did the time come?
At this moment, the spiritual energy seemed to stop flowing. The two of them stared at each other silently. The young Taoist boy didn't move, and Zhao Gongming didn't dare to move either.
After an unknown amount of time, the young Taoist finally spoke first: "May I ask where you come from, fellow Taoist, and why you have intruded into my master's cave dwelling?"
master?
Upon hearing those two words, Zhao Gongming breathed a sigh of relief. He had been too tense and had mistaken the young Taoist boy for the time, scaring himself unnecessarily.
It's no wonder Zhao Gongming acted this way; Shi Chen's reputation was simply too great, and coupled with what he had seen along the way, how could he dare to underestimate the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons?
Once the atmosphere calmed down, Zhao Gongming cupped his hands in greeting: "I am originally a Devouring God-Demon among the Three Thousand Chaos Gods and Demons. My novel, 'Primordial Era: The Ten Absolute Formations Break, Shen Gongbao Asks Me to Come Out of the Mountain,' has received rave reviews and overwhelming praise! I was injured during the Great Tribulation of Creation and fell in cultivation level. I happened to encounter this restriction and thought it was an opportunity left behind by someone else, so I mistakenly entered. I apologize for any offense I may have caused, and I will now depart."
This excuse was something he had already thought of.
After all, during the Great Calamity of Creation, eight or nine out of three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons perished. No one would have expected that someone would survive. It's perfectly normal for them to encounter the restriction and mistake it for something left behind by other Chaos Gods and Demons.
Sure enough, upon hearing Zhao Gongming's words, the young Taoist also laughed and said, "It is fortunate that you, Venerable One, were able to survive in the hands of that scoundrel Pangu. Please do not leave in a hurry. I will go and report to Master right away."
After saying that, the young Taoist boy disappeared from the spot.
"As expected, there are very few of the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods left. I'll take care of whoever I can find. It's not time for me to attack as soon as I see them."
Seeing that he had gotten away with it, Zhao Gongming breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he should consider "taking a master".
Of course, this apprenticeship doesn't mean taking the time of day as the master. Based on Zhao Gongming's understanding of the system, as long as the system doesn't explicitly state anything, there's much that can be accomplished.
For example, regarding this apprenticeship, it wasn't clearly stated whether he was paying homage at the time of the ceremony or the time of the ceremony was paying homage to him.
In other words, once he sees Shichen, he will pretend not to know him and directly praise him for his extraordinary talent, saying he is a peerless martial arts genius, one in a million, and ask if he would like to become his disciple.
Regardless of success or failure, he proposed becoming an apprentice, and in that case, he would naturally obtain a drop of the Primordial Embryo.
Even after leaving, you can receive a second reward: a high-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure.
This trip was a resounding success, allowing me to complete three incredible options in one go and make a fortune!
"Devouring gods and demons, after countless years, I never expected to see a chaotic god and demon again."
Just then, an old man with a white beard, his aura concealed, drifted in as if he had merged into the world, and looked at Zhao Gongming with kind eyes.
"Is this the true time?"
Looking at the old man in front of him, Zhao Gongming suddenly felt a strange sensation. He felt that the old man's cultivation level was not as profound as that of his own disciple.
However, it is also possible that during the great calamity of creation, he received too much "care" from Pangu.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming bowed and said, "Fellow Daoist, you may call me Yuan Shi. I observe that your background is extraordinary, with a faint aura of dragon's roar and chaos. How about you become my disciple?"
"Of course, if you don't want to, please just consider it as me talking nonsense and don't take it to heart."
After speaking, Zhao Gongming released his advanced Chaos God and Demon bloodline aura, as well as his cultivation level of the second level of the Primordial Golden Immortal.
[Ding, option four completed, reward: one drop of Primordial Embryo]
At the same time, the system's reward arrived, immediately bringing Zhao Gongming a look of delight.
But to Shi Chen, that smile of his just looked like he was seriously ill!
What kind of inexplicably confident smile is that!
How can you accept someone as a disciple right after meeting them without even asking about their background?
But then I thought about it and wasn't angry anymore. It was his fault for being too polite when he appeared earlier, which might have made the other party mistakenly think that he was just an ordinary chaotic being.
In that case, it's understandable that a Chaos God or Demon would ask him to become his disciple.
Thinking of this, the old man smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Yuan Shi is joking. I am Shi Chen. In this world, who else can I take as my master?"