Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 260 - 254: I Was There in the Past, and I’ll Be There in the Future!

Chapter 260: Chapter 254: I Was There in the Past, and I’ll Be There in the Future!

"The Heaven Shepherd Alliance has always nurtured prodigies within the ’current timeline.’"

"In the Ten Thousand Realms, almost every faction follows the same practice."

"What I’m thinking is, not to be confined to the ’current timeline,’ but to expand into the ’past timeline’ and even the ’future timeline.’"

With these words, all four of them were stunned, their faces showing expressions of shock.

Dong’Er’s words were like a massive stone dropped into a calm lake, creating ripple after ripple in their hearts.

Indeed!

This was a path they had never considered.

....

"What we need to do is go back from the River of Time to the past, or venture into the future, to support and help those prodigies who have yet to grow."

"In this way, not only will there be our people in the past, but also in the future."

Dong’Er’s words were light, very light, yet they resonated like a clear bell in everyone’s mind repeatedly.

This task is difficult or perhaps impossible for other powerful factions in the Ten Thousand Realms.

Because to accomplish this plan, one must repeatedly cross the River of Time, constantly going to the past or heading to the future.

So, the core point is — the River of Time!

In the Ten Thousand Realms, with so many powerful worlds and factions, surely some clever ruler has thought of this.

But then again, who can achieve it?

Who dares to try?

The River of Time is guarded by its master, and frequent crossings require a toll so high that even considering cultivating seeds of the past and future may cause those in power to flinch.

Therefore, throughout the Ten Thousand Realms, only the Heaven Shepherd Alliance remains unaffected.

Because the River of Time is governed by its master, they can freely travel through it.

...

The more the leader and the others thought about it, the more excited they became.

Why hadn’t they thought of this method earlier?

Perhaps the master had silently approved of them doing so all along, but they were too foolish to comprehend his hidden meaning, which was just... too stupid!

...

"I often hear the elder brothers mention the master, our master must be stationed above the River of Time, right?"

Dong’Er asked the group.

"Yes, yes!" the third brother replied, "Our master is stationed above the River of Time, and all who come and go must pay the toll. But we’re different; we can traverse the River of Time freely!"

.....

Upon receiving this answer, Dong’Er internally acknowledged the answer, though she had roughly guessed it, she was still incredibly shocked when she truly learned that the master guarded the River of Time.

No wonder she couldn’t glean any information about the master; he stood high above the River of Time, transcending everything.

To him, the Wisdom Divine Race might just be an excellent clan among the rivers.

In theory, the Wisdom Divine Race cannot be killed, but if the master acted, they, too, could be killed!

Simply extracting them from the River of Time would turn them into fish on the chopping block.

Dong’Er didn’t know if she still had any clansmen, but from her grandfather’s usual words, perhaps she did...

However, her grandfather and her clansmen did not have good relations, even harboring animosity.

So... Dong’Er would not recognize her original clansmen.

These were not her concerns.

All she needed to know now was to follow the master and assist him in completing his grand plan for cosmic dominance; knowing this was enough.

...

"That’s great!"

"I know how to breach the defenses of the Longevity Immortal Realm!"

"For instance, once I learn the details of the commander managing the Immortal Realm Barrier today, such as their name and identity."

"I would go back to the past, help him resolve his tribulations when he was still weak, and turn him into one of us."

"Using this method, turning all Longevity Immortal Realm bigwigs into our people, wouldn’t it mean the realm would fall without a battle?"

The third brother’s eyes lit up as he expressed his bold idea.

It was a rare moment of cleverness for him, but only half-clever.

...

"Third brother, how would you pinpoint the exact birth time and life tribulations of that commander to assist him accurately?"

"Moreover, currently, only a few of us in the Heaven Shepherd Alliance can step into the River of Time."

"Returning to the past for just one commander may not necessarily be successful, and if it fails... it would cost a lot of time, energy, and effort."

Jin Yao accurately pointed out the critical flaw in this plan.

Since the essence of this plan is investing in the past and cashing out in the future.

But how to invest, and whether the investment succeeds, are the key questions.

...

"I can find a way to probe the approximate birth time and location, but only roughly, not accurately."

"And about the hardships they encounter in life, when they will happen, that I have no way of discovering..."

Xiao Wu slowly said.

"Fourth sister is right, and third brother is also correct. The main issue we must solve is..."

"We cannot achieve precise investment by turning all the Longevity Immortal Realm leaders into our people."

"The workload is too great, simply impossible to complete, and the karma involved is too substantial for us to bear."

"What we need to do is focus on the Longevity Immortal Realm rulers who can influence the future battlefield, especially those in charge of primary defenses, and make them ours, which is enough."

"The current issue is, we need to know the exact information of those individuals."

The leader provided a comprehensive summary, pointing out the crucial point of the problem.

The higher the Cultivation level and the higher the status of an immortal realm leader, their full life history tends to be very mysterious, akin to a state secret known only by themselves.

This is to prevent anyone from using the River of Time to interfere in their lives and karma.

For example, the current highest ruler of the Longevity Immortal Realm, the Eternal Domain Master, has a life so mysterious that no one knows how he ascended to the pinnacle of the Immortal Domain step by step.

Only a rough idea and a few legends are known.

Additionally, the Eternal Domain Master is so powerful that going back to forcefully change his life might provoke backlash.

Hence, he can’t be the target; instead, they must target those around him.

Just succeeding with one would provide an absolute trump card for the future battlefield!

...

Instantly, the scene fell into a deadlock.

The plan was excellent, but without the key information, it was too difficult to execute.

After a long silence, Dong’Er slowly spoke, "I have a way to see their past lives."

"However, I need something personal from them, such as hair, clothing, limbs, nails, anything really, the more significant, the clearer I can see."

The most extraordinary and ’bug-like’ ability of the Wisdom Divine Race is nothing but this!

If they weren’t unable to Cultivate, conquering the Ten Thousand Realms would be a walk in the park!

"Let me handle this."

"In some time, I’ll lead troops to provoke their borders lightly and find a way to chop off the arms or legs of the leader overseeing the border barrier defenses and bring it back."

The third brother volunteered.

"That’s possible, but make sure not to kill him; leaving him alive serves a greater purpose than killing."

The leader reminded.

Because with the third brother’s strength, killing a leader at the border barrier defenses was quite achievable.

"Xiao Wu, accompany me, I need your intelligence."

The third brother said to Xiao Wu.

"Alright!" Xiao Wu nodded.

....

Above the Long River.

Su Mu returned home, entered the room, and found that the clay statue he worshipped still showed no reaction.

Which made him inexplicably angry.

Could it be that he was really deceived?

At that moment, he noticed something seemed to be buried in the ash of the Incense Burner.

He pulled it out to find a piece of yellowed paper with words written on it.