Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 401 - 391: Su Mu’s Predicament, the Void Space

Chapter 401: Chapter 391: Su Mu’s Predicament, the Void Space

"Nannan, the sky is about to turn dark, the riverbank is dangerous."

Su Mu jogged to Nannan’s side and said softly.

"Daddy, where are Brother and the others?"

"Nannan hasn’t seen them for a long time."

"I’ve prepared little cakes for Brother and Second Brother too."

Nannan shook Su Mu’s arm, acting cute.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu smiled, then released his divine thought, summoning all his Spirit Beasts. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Soon, the Eldest, Second, Third, Xiaosi, Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, and Old Seventh hurriedly arrived because rarely did their master summon them all at once. No matter where they were, they rushed to the River of Time as swiftly as possible, arriving at the scene.

"Brother, this is for you."

"Second Brother, this, this is made by Nannan herself."

...

"Brother Xiaoqi, you’re big, so Nannan made a super big one for you!"

In this way, Nannan handed out the homemade cakes she prepared for the seven beasts.

"Daddy said today is New Year’s Day, Happy New Year’s Day!"

Nannan smiled and spoke to the seven beasts.

Seeing this scene, Su Mu was taken aback, then rubbed Nannan’s head.

In a trance, Nannan seemed to have grown a lot, taking care of everyone in the household, even preparing food for Xiaobai, who wasn’t fond of her.

.....

The seven beasts, deeply moved by the food prepared by Nannan herself.

Without realizing it, they found themselves increasingly fond of the little master. Having arrived in such a hurry without gifts for the little master, they felt quite embarrassed.

Su Mu noticed their awkwardness, so he smiled and said, "Nannan’s homemade treats don’t require gifts from you; it’s her heartfelt intention."

"Exactly! Brothers and sisters, don’t feel burdened."

"We’re all family. Daddy said, in a family, there’s no need to stand on ceremony."

Nannan waved her little hand, smiling.

Sometimes, the most touching are the simplest and most sincere words.

Actually, even Su Mu hadn’t realized that because of Nannan’s presence, the Spirit Beasts under his command had become increasingly harmonious.

....

After returning to the Heaven Shepherd Alliance, the Eldest and others issued an announcement, granting the entire Alliance a three-day celebration.

The cultivators in the Alliance didn’t know what "New Year’s Day" was because, in their worldview, only "time" mattered, measured in decades or millions of years; all they knew was the passing of time and monotonous cultivation life, utterly unfamiliar with the concept of a "holiday." This term was very strange to them.

Nonetheless, for some in the Alliance, it was extremely shocking.

For instance, Xiao Huo and others.

Because Xiao Huo’s real identity was actually a transmigrator, he naturally knew that there was a holiday called New Year’s Day in his hometown.

Why would a hometown holiday be encountered again in such a world, countless years later?

They only wondered in their hearts but didn’t voice it since they would never reveal the secret of being transmigrators to anyone.

However, being able to experience such a familiar holiday again after so many years was still quite nice.

.....

Above the Long River, after taking care of everyone, Nannan began to meditate and cultivate.

Because Daddy also needed to meditate and cultivate at night, she would sit quietly and practice.

However, she wouldn’t meditate all night; when midnight came, she’d obediently go to bed.

This was Su Mu’s requirement as well. After all, Nannan was not yet nine years old; she needed to live a normal life and have a complete childhood while diligently cultivating.

....

Su Mu sat beneath the Phoebe Tree.

He placed the Stone Ring on his right middle finger and slowly took the Artifact Spirit Little Snake out from his sleeve, placing it in his palm and observing for a few seconds.

Elder Ling hadn’t mentioned how to merge with the Artifact Spirit.

So, he could only follow the usual method and prepare to let them touch.

Surprisingly, before Su Mu could act, the little snake slithered along Su Mu’s palm towards his ring finger, finally coiling around the Stone Ring.

The next moment, the scenery around Su Mu suddenly changed.

He found himself in a void space.

In this space, there was nothing, no ground underfoot, just endless void, gloomy surroundings with flickering luminescent spots in the void, as if standing in a frigid galaxy.

He looked down and found the Stone Ring on his hand had disappeared and was transformed into a tattoo, engraved on his middle finger.

This tattoo depicted a little snake coiled around the ring.

Su Mu’s divine sense blossomed but was shocked to find his divine sense was fully expanded, yet unable to find the boundary!

This illustrates how vast this realm of void must be.

In other words, is this realm of void truly "finite"? Does it really have a "boundary"?

Moreover, this space was exceedingly real, not an illusion, nor fabricated, but truly existed.

Su Mu stood up and began to walk, as the scenery here was identical, he could only travel in one direction.

Having walked for an undetermined period, he felt like he was still revolving in place.

Gradually, Su Mu lost track of time, with no idea how long he’d been walking.

He started seeking an exit, trying to leave this void space, but none of his efforts worked.

This space must’ve birthed from the merging of the Artifact Spirit and Stone Ring, an alternate dimension; he began to activate the tattoo on his middle finger, but... no matter how he activated it, there was no response.

He could feel the existence of the Stone Ring, integrated into his hand, yet couldn’t be activated.

Having attempted numerous times, all resulted in failure.

This was troubling; being stuck here could cause significant issues.

What sort of treasure did Elder Ling give him, placing him in a perilous situation unexpectedly?

Left with no other option, he continued wandering aimlessly in search.

As he walked, Su Mu felt increasingly fatigued, extremely tired, and his breathing turned labored.

The changes in his body imparted urgency; he had to find a way out of this dreadful place, otherwise, it was truly perilous.

Suddenly, the tattoo on his middle finger began to emit light, releasing a white speck that floated in front of Su Mu.

In the next instant, the speck started drifting forward.

Su Mu picked up his pace and followed the speck.

It seemed this speck was guiding Su Mu.

As he walked, Su Mu found himself lacking stamina. For the first time in years, he felt this way, an infinite wave of exhaustion surged over him; he wished deeply to collapse on the ground and fall asleep.

Yet fortunately, Su Mu’s prowess was robust, his physical strength formidable, his willpower exceptionally strong, enduring it tenaciously.

At last, ahead seemed to appear something.

He hastened his steps, continually approaching....