Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up

Chapter 551: Chapter 453: The River of Time Running Through the Three Realms

A bone-chilling coldness enveloped everyone in an instant.

Zhao Ling was the first to notice it. In a fleeting moment, he disappeared from everyone’s sight.

The three beasts followed closely, taking Xu Yue’Er with them and dashing a thousand meters away to barely withstand the cold.

The few of them panted slightly, looking in shock towards the direction of the Nether Spring.

"Could something have changed below?"

"Why is the Nether Spring suddenly so cold?"

The White Elephant, Gray Wolf, and Black Eagle fixed their eyes on Zhao Ling. This was the domain of the Litian Sword Sect, and having been here for thousands of years, he surely knows something.

Zhao Ling repeatedly shook his head, his tone filled with grievance much like Dou E.

"I really don’t know. The Nether Spring has never been like this before. In all these years, not even a ripple on the water. I was the first to come out, I have no idea what happened afterward."

"Moreover, this is the Litian Sword Sect. Even if I planned something, wouldn’t I consider the disciples?"

Zhao Ling gazed towards the back mountain, his face full of grief.

Being at the Peak of the Sage Realm, he still needed to escape that far to avoid the influence of the Nether Spring.

Let alone those ordinary disciples.

After this incident, at least nine-tenths of the disciples in the back mountain perished.

They were the elite of the Litian Sword Sect, and he couldn’t express his sorrow.

The three beasts were half-convinced, ready to spring into action. Should he show any flaw, they’d kill him without hesitation.

To them, in the entire Litian Sword Sect, only the old ancestor in front posed any threat.

However, they dared not act rashly. After all, he was at the Peak of the Sage Realm. If a fight broke out, they might not win.

"Let’s wait. The master should be fine. We all know his capabilities, and this level of threat probably can’t harm him,"

Xu Yue’Er spoke up, while the other three beasts stood guard in the four directions to prevent anyone from approaching.

Not long after.

The Nether Spring erupted again, releasing another wave of cold, enveloping all with an astonishing chill.

Everyone had no choice but to retreat several thousand meters further.

The disciples of Litian Sword Sect fled frantically, many unable to react in time, turning into ice sculptures, their forms erased by the cold current.

Zhao Jing stood at the edge of the cold current, his expression extremely unsightly, casting a resentful glance at the Treasure Tower.

"Didn’t you say this drop of water was the greatest treasure within the Nether Spring? So what did you mean just now?"

"To traverse the River of Time of the Three Thousand Worlds, could this truly be the real treasure behind the Nether Spring?"

The Treasure Tower spoke in shock, "I... I really didn’t know that the Nether Spring connected to the River of Time. If that were the case, how could I care about this drop of water?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"After all, that’s the River of Time!"

The Artifact Spirit was filled with endless regret. Had it known, it wouldn’t have looked at that water capable of cleansing all karma.

The protagonist sighed silently, staring at the distant Nether Spring, his face desolate as his destined opportunity slipped away.

...

A boundless and unending river appeared before Zhao Yi, shimmering with various lights, and every time a light emerged, a massive wave would stir upon the river.

The river surged relentlessly, stretching beyond the eye’s reach, appearing simultaneously in the void, mysterious yet sacred.

Zhao Yi stood atop the river, looking at the scene, somewhat puzzled, unsure of what kind of place he had arrived at.

Just before, when the protagonist took away that drop of water, Zhao Yi intended to stop him. After all, that drop was evidently extraordinary, and any opportunity the protagonist saw must be something good.

He originally intended to seize the protagonist’s opportunity, naturally unwilling to let him leave just like that.

However.

At the moment he was about to act, the Nine Dragon Jade Seal showed no interest in the drop of water, desiring instead to continue leading him forward.

Thus, the protagonist managed to exit the Nether Spring.

When Zhao Yi reached the bottom of the Nether Spring, he faced a silent and dark cave entrance.

As he stepped forward, a wave of opposition emerged.

This feeling, although not intense and without intent to harm, was persistent, making him unable to proceed forward.

In the end, the Nine Dragon Jade Seal enveloped the cave entrance with all its purple aura, blocking it.

However, after this ordeal, the purple aura thinned again, visible only in sparse strands on the Nine Dragon Jade Seal, threatening to vanish at any moment.

Zhao Yi knew, for the Nine Dragon Jade Seal to reach such lengths, there must be something extraordinary within.

Previously, when dealing with the Heavenly Dao Will of the Beastman World, it hadn’t exerted itself like this.

Stepping into the cave entrance, a river lay before Zhao Yi, and simultaneously, he emerged within the void, reaching an unknown place.

"What kind of place is this? It seems like nothing exists here,"

Zhao Yi murmured in confusion.

This place had no Spiritual Energy, no air, none of the known existences.

As if here, everything vanished.

Except for that river...

Suddenly.

Zhao Yi saw the river’s flow accelerate, and ahead, a light appeared. As the river surged, the light’s brilliance grew ever more dazzling.

Seeing the river about to vanish, Zhao Yi knew he couldn’t let it continue, and with a leap, he dived into the river.

And at this moment.

A terrifying sight unfolded, with alarming changes appearing on Zhao Yi’s body.

"How... how could this be possible?"

"My arm is shaped like an infant, my leg actually withered like this, and the rest of my body is continuously aging and changing..."

Zhao Yi gaped in astonishment at the transformations occurring on his body.

His body seemed to have a mind of its own, at times shrinking into the size of a newborn, fine and tiny, bizarrely connected to his frame.

At other times, his skin resembled that of an elderly person, wrinkled and taut over his bones, appearing to become a skeletal frame the next second.

Even his facial features and internal organs were undergoing varying degrees of change.

At this moment, under such transformation, Zhao Yi’s body showed signs of collapsing.

Even his Divine Soul was being intensely vaporized.

Just as he was about to succumb, that light finally appeared.

At the same time.

A tender voice sounded in his mind.

"Master, I am Little Seal."

"This river is the River of Time, and if Master finds the next entry point to the world’s River of Time, once I restore some purple aura, I can help Master reap from this river."

"During this period, Master must be cautious. The River of Time traverses the Three Realms, taking you to different worlds. During this time, you must prioritize safety above all."

...

Before the words finished, the Nine Dragon Jade Seal emitted a final trace of purple aura to stabilize his body before completely falling into slumber.

His body also ceased changing at this moment, reverting to a youthful form.