He knew that Chen Kuang absolutely couldn’t kill him, but if Chen Kuang gave up and completely counter-killed, using the Dao of "Time" to change Mu Zhao’s lifespan to make him die of old age, there was still a possibility of success!

Although doing so was no different from drinking poison to quench thirst... The Saint doesn’t enter the cycle of reincarnation, and given time, Mu Zhao could rise again.

But what Mu Zhao did not expect was that the great Dao of "Time" was indeed moving forward.

But the target was not him, it was Chen Kuang himself!

Mu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed mockingly in his heart.

Having witnessed Lv Zhexiong’s death, has Chen Kuang gone mad?

Even if he consumed the Elixir of Longevity, and would not die from running out of lifespan, what meaning does this have?

Is it possible for him to become stronger because his lifespan increases?

Moreover, driving the "Dao Realm" does not come without cost; with Chen Kuang’s current cultivation, he simply cannot hold on for long.

He truly would not die from exhausting his lifespan, but he would die from being backlashed by the Dao of "Time" that he couldn’t withstand!

As Mu Zhao imagined, the Spiritual Qi in Chen Kuang was almost instantly drained.

And because "tyranny" sealed off a thousand miles, the external Spiritual Qi couldn’t support him at all.

Once his Spiritual Qi was exhausted, the only power Chen Kuang could use was... Divine Soul.

The status bar in front of Chen Kuang, which hadn’t moved for a long time, suddenly refreshed rapidly like a waterfall of text.

One day.

[You have comprehended the Dao of "Time," gaining the passive skill "Time Flies": Each day you spend, time will condense into an invisible arrow, which will be shot during your next attack, reducing the corresponding time of the enemy.]

An endless river of "Time" came rushing at him, taking Chen Kuang back 2,300 years.

He saw Lv Zhexiong standing in front of the Mystic God Daoist Sect’s gate, with the gatekeeper disciple hurriedly approaching, addressing the elder riding a deer beside her as "Ancestral Master."

From then on, she became Lin Qingya’s true disciple.

...

Twenty days.

[For the second time, you faced the Martial Saint, gaining the passive skill "Second Blooming": When you do something for the second time, the achievements will double compared to the first, and the effect cannot be stacked.]

Chen Kuang saw the past where Lv Zhexiong studied diligently every day in the Mystic God Daoist Sect, almost forgetting to eat and sleep as she read through a vast sea of Daoist texts.

She dared not reveal her true face and was unwilling to interact with others.

In the dead of night, she would take off her hat, apply rouge in front of the mirror, then shyly wash it off and hide in bed, wondering whom she was thinking of.

...

Six hundred days.

[You have exhausted your Spiritual Qi, gaining the passive skill "Perpetual Motion Machine": You will no longer exhaust your Spiritual Qi.]

Chen Kuang saw Lv Zhexiong traveling down the mountain for training, witnessing countless partings and deaths, wielding her sword to bring justice to the world.

She walked with urgency all the way back to that courtyard.

But found it desolate, with the wooden zither frame empty.

...

Two thousand seven hundred forty-one days.

[By remaining still for two thousand seven hundred forty-one days, you have gained the passive skill "Wooden Figure": When you don’t move, others cannot attack you.]

Chen Kuang swallowed the metallic taste in his throat, knowing that the Spiritual Qi barely maintaining its line was far from sufficient to support him in propelling the Wheel of "Time."

"Intuition" was warning him madly, as if telling him there was still time to stop now.

He remained silent for a brief moment and chose to continue.

"Crack."

Within the Heart Lake, his divine soul shattered, divine sense pouring out.

In a daze, Chen Kuang saw the woman with her 800-year lifespan about to end, braving the wind and snow as she slowly walked towards the already broken wooden zither, once more carving bamboo into a flute.

The lonely sound of the flute, raw and gentle, was drowned in the wind and snow.

...

[You failed a devoted person, gaining the passive skill "Heart for a Heart": When you fall in love with someone, that person will not die because of you.]

Chen Kuang could hardly keep his eyes open, but the status bar fixed in his vision would not disappear just because he closed his eyes, so he clearly saw this line.

He had advanced his own "Time" forward by 500 years.

Five hundred years... translates to 182,500 days.

Eighteen thousand refreshes finally gained him a passive skill.

Chen Kuang laughed, but he had no strength left to lift the corners of his mouth.

The river of "Time" that stretched across the sky began to dissipate, and with the shackles removed, Mu Zhao laughed heartily, clenching his fist:

"I thought you had some capability, but it was just self-humiliation!"

Chen Kuang held tightly to the icy cold— or perhaps he himself was too cold— woman in his arms, softly speaking helplessly:

"Wake up, your goal has been achieved."

"If you don’t act now, I truly will die..."

Mu Zhao’s second punch had already struck, completely shattering the river of "Time"!

Countless bubbles broke in the fierce wind, like scattered light glancing off the water, passing by Chen Kuang’s sides, lifting his snow-white hair as his divine thoughts were exhausted.

"Humph."

The woman let out a soft hum.

"Boom!!!!"

Mu Zhao’s punch landed on an invisible barrier, shaking the heavens and earth. He suddenly narrowed his pupils: "How is this possible?!"

He clearly sensed that a brand new and extremely solid "Dao Realm" had formed right in front of him.

Mu Zhao’s ghostly gaze fell straight on the woman who had stood up to block in front of Chen Kuang.

An awe-inspiring, majestic aura emanated from her, contending on equal terms with Mu Zhao!

Mu Zhao’s voice squeezed through his teeth: "Dao, Shore?!"

Lv Zhexiong raised her sword, glanced at Chen Kuang, and revealed an incomparably beautiful smile.

Those who are devoted in their delusion, if their devotion comes true, can...

Become a Saint on the spot.