All of these things could be put in the back of his mind currently though, as the spectacular attacks that Martial Uncle Dan, the face of the cultivator he was currently wearing, had truly gifted him with a tremendous set of skills.
The first one was a Phantasmal skill that the cultivator had used the moment he pulled Noah into the formation, the skill called [Earthly Revival]
[Violet Immemorial First Stage- Earthly Revival] :: The very earth you look down upon becomes a source of strength that can be transferred into a plain attack or used to reinforce your defenses. An incantation is required- "A glimmering darkness that never ages. Rise and turn the earth asunder, Earthly Revival!"
It was a powerful skill that matched some of the highest damage dealing Phantasmal skills that Noah currently held, but the skill he obtained next was one that made him even happier. It was a skill at the TRANSCENDENT rank, making it his second-ever skill of this rank.
[Violet Immemorial Second Stage- Sands of Time ] :: Aged and forgotten, the history of the sands in the surroundings come under your command as they corner your enemy. Unless one is proficient in the power of time, the attacks cannot be evaded. An incantation is required to initiate the skill- "Shimmering earth filled with sinless grains of time. Suffocating dreams asphyxiate thy own will. Obey, revile, and overwhelm! Sands of Time!"
A feature repeated itself similar to the first stage of these skills from the Violet Immemorial set where one had to call out a specific incantation to cast them, but their power spoke for itself.
The surprises should have stopped here as Noah prepared to move towards the Rainbow Spirit Mountain to assume his new role as Martial Uncle Dan before following the forces of the Time Immemorial Sect into the extremely dangerous tomb of the Void Fimmerment cultivator, but when he moved on from the memories in the [Library] and into the skills he could choose from the beings he devoured using {Sin of Gluttony}, he was met with the most stupendous selection as something new he had never come across before appeared.
Among the skills he could choose from the devoured origin of Martial Uncle Dan was a skill that was the first of its kind, a skill holding the tag of TRANSCENDENT+. This came as a huge surprise as he always had to combine his current skills before he reached the mid-rank between one level to another, yet one of the skills he could obtain right now was already halfway there. His eyes shined as he peered through the appearance of this new skill!
TRANSCENDENT+ [Violet Immemorial Third Stage- Cage of Time] :: A cage filled with the darkness of time sunders upon a single target. Only those with great strength or proficiency in the Law of Time can break out of this terrible cage filled with nothingness. An incantation is required to initiate the skill- "The ebb of corpses flows and flutters, yet a single prison stalls in the river of time. Simmer in the sea of turbidity, reflect the embers of age, and extinguish all hopes of victory, Cage of Time!"
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Chapter 227 - Martial Uncle Dan
Noah was lost in thought for a few minutes as he looked through the spectacular skills of the cultivators sitting at the top of the Time Immemorial Sect. Their techniques dealt with time as their name suggested, and they held such unique uses that Noah could not wait to test them for himself. But first, he would have to fully play the part of the Martial Uncle of the Time Immemorial Sect that he had taken down.
So who was Martial Uncle Dan?
He was a prideful, confident, and an outspoken cultivator at the Transcendent Realm who held one of the seats as an Elder of the Time Immemorial Sect. This job came with many perks and responsibilities, and one of the biggest ones currently was the privilege of getting all the information on the subject that was making many sects scramble, the tomb of the Devilish Time Unveiler.
As Noah was about to start heading towards the central location of the Time Immemorial Sect on the Rainbow Spirit Mountain, he felt a glistening jade medallion holding the tiniest amounts of Soul Jades ring out from the items he had obtained from the dead Martial Uncle. He now held the memories and knew everything there was to know about this cultivator, so playing his part would not be a problem.
"What is it?"
He placed mana into the Jade Medallion as he worked to perfectly modulate the voice, mannerisms, and behavior of Martial Uncle Dan.
"Elder, our scouts have observed a destabilization of space to the south, some of the Elders are already gathering to move out!"
At the other end came an excited voice of a Legacy Disciple that held a higher level of authority and power than a normal Inner Disciple of the Time Immemorial Sect. These disciples were those with the highest potential and were being nurtured closely by the Elders of the sect.
Noah's eyes shone with a powerful light at the fast pacing of events, being glad he didn't have to waste too much time playing the part of an Elder of Time Immemorial Sect as they had likely found a clue on the location of the tomb of the Devilish Time Unveiler!
"Haha good! I'm on the way!"
He sent out a boisterous reply that fit with the demeanor of the dead Martial Uncle as he changed directions and went south from the Rainbow Spirit Mountain. His changed body fluttered in the air with the violet robes streaked with purple outlines that only the Elders of the Time Immemorial Sect wore as he digested many memories and secrets only those in the higher echelons of the sect held.
He flew for some distance before he found the gathering of elders that were itching to move out at the first instance, but were still waiting for all the forces to gather as they knew how dangerous this venture would be. It was a group of powerful being cl.u.s.tered together on what looked like a corporeal cloud stably supporting them in the skies.
Among this group of cultivators, one particularly wizened elder looked up as he saw the figure of the changed Noah nearing, his eyes brightening up.
"Little Dan, we can get started now with your arrival."
Noah looked at this aged elder that held the longest white beard he had come across as he nodded with a wide smile.
"Haha, don't worry Old Man. I'm sure we'll find the treasures to return you to your youth again."
The demeanor of Elder Dan seamlessly flowed out as he joked with the wizened elder that was only second in command beneath the Sect Master of Time Immemorial Sect. The smiling old man in front of him was a powerhouse above the Transcendent Realm of cultivators, sitting comfortably at the Realm of a Saint.
His aged body exuded an unyielding power that very few could stand against. This was the Grand Elder of Time Immemorial Sect, Amos. This Grand Elder looked particularly favorably towards Dan as he held great potential to break through the ranks of the Transcendent Realm and enter the level of Saints. It was just too bad that Elder Dan had targetted someone he shouldn't have, and all that power and potential was taken by someone else. Noah kept his thoughts to himself as he looked at the smiling Grand Elder and the other Elders laughing around him.
They all held a demeanor of strength as their levels ranged from the equivalent of Phantasmal to Transcendent rank, or in the terms of cultivators the Profound Realm and Transcendent Realm, with the Grand Elder being the only one achieving the level of Saint that was just a level below the level of the Void Fimmerment Cultivator they were targeting the remains of.
The figures of cultivators settled down in a few minutes as the corporeal cloud they were on began moving forward at a high speed that very few in the Transcendent Realm would be able to match. This was the ability of a unique travel type treasure that Grand Elder Amos owned, The Cloudchaser! The Grand Elder looked at the faces of the other elders that came with him, as well as the Legacy Disciples that would experience their first dangerous trip to a Treasure Abode that posed extremely high levels of danger. He spoke with a powerful voice.
"The Sect Master has put great trust in you all to do your best and succeed in obtaining as many treasures as you can from this Treasure Abode."
The faces of some of the Elders and Legacy Disciples turned fervent at the mention of treasures as th
e Grand Elder continued.
"The target this time is the Abode of the Devilish Time Unveiler himself! A being that was extremely proficient in the Law of Time. If we were to get our hands on his techniques and combine them with our own…"
The cultivators from the Time Immemorial Sect had fervent faces as they thought about this possibility. Their techniques were specialized in the time aspect, but they still didn't reign as one of the Top Sects in the World of Cultivation because the power of their techniques still was not on par with some of the more mysterious powers in this world!
But...all of this would change if they were able to get their hands on the techniques that allowed a single being to run around unchecked in the World of Cultivation more than a thousand years ago.
"Work together, and watch each other's backs as anything can happen in dangerous Realms like the one we're heading in."
Grand Elder Amos finished his words in a somber tone as he turned and gazed towards Noah. To the Grand Elder, this Elder Dan was one of the Elders with the highest potential that he could place his trust on!
Noah received this gaze with a laugh as he spoke out confidently.
"We are the cultivators of the one and only Time Immemorial Sect. In time, success will be ours!"
"In Time!"
"In Time!"
His words brought about a rousing atmosphere from the somber tone as the cultivators of the Time Immemorial Sect were filled with confidence towards their journey. They had a powerful being like the Grand Elder leading them, not to mention Elder Dan in front of them who filled them with strength. With their power, Time Immemorial Sect will come out of the dangers of this tomb as the sole winners!
Chapter 228 - Different parties gather!
In a particular location in the World of Cultivation, a pulsating dark rift had appeared in the sky!
The rift looked like a tear in space as it let out wild energies, seemingly trying to form into something the more it stabilized in space. One could distinctly catch a glimpse of a completely different environment if they were to peer through this pulsating rift, an environment that made many of the nearby individuals monitoring the rift let out bated breaths.
In the barely stabilized rift gate that led to a Treasure Abode, they could already feel the tremendous coagulation of essence leaking out, as well as observe glistening medicinal herbs and rare materials, and this was just the immediate inside of this rift in space!
One of the watchers hiding themselves in the distance as to not be observed by others was another Elder of Time Immemorial Sect. He continued to send updates every few seconds as he felt the auras of more and more individuals arrive in the immediate surroundings.
"In addition to a few familiar auras from the nearby sects, Otherworlders have also begun to appear. Make haste!"
His voice was filled with hurry as it traveled from the Soul Jade Medallion he held onto a receiver that was on the unique movement item, the corporeal cloud named Cloudchaser where the Grand Elder of Time Immemorial Sect was bringing along many powerhouses for this venture into the tomb of a Void Fimmerment cultivator.
The Elder watching the rift continued to watch with bated breaths as the rift in the skies became wider and wider, the dangerous energy of space destabilization gradually settling down and making the beings in the surroundings even more excited.
Not too far away from the Elder of the Time Immemorial Sect, beings from another world were also keeping watch on the continuing folding and expanding of space in the skies.
It was the cruel Magi from the Magus World, each of them pulsing with immense power as runic circles continued to circle their bodies ceaselessly, continuing to protect and strengthen them at all times.
Leading this group of Magi was a being that was known by the title of The Black Serpent, a powerful Magus that was successful in transplanting the bloodlines of a deadly serpent and gaining its strength. His body let out wild levels of power that were similar to the Grand Elder Amos, power of the realm of a Saint!
Around him were many other magi covered in runic circles or holding forms similar to the powerful bloodlines they transplanted on themselves as they stood behind him, their power obviously a level lower. The voice of Black Serpent rang out in each of their ears covertly as they watched the continued expansion of the rift in the skies.
"The information we've gathered suggests a large number of cultivators will be entering this Dangerous Realm in order to obtain the cultivation techniques and treasures of some cultivator from hundreds of years ago. We do not care about any treasures in this Realm, only the fact that it is extremely dangerous...and many cultivators will be falling in this place."
A chilling smile wrapped around Black Serpent's face as he voiced out the words slowly.
"Our targets are the cultivators, we have to collect as many bodies as possible!"
Horrendous words came out of his mouth as the temperature surrounding them chilled.
"While they are running around greedily looking for treasures, follow them closely. We are on a hunt! If you find a cultivator straggling or moving alone, that is your target. Attack fast and swiftly, and do not leave behind any traces!"
Maddening words came out of the mouth of the powerful Magus as the beings surrounding him nodded with glistening eyes. While many more set their sights on the wondrous treasures and techniques they would be able to obtain in the Treasure Abode of the Devilish Time Unveiler, the beings from the Magus World were moving with completely different goals!
Time continued to pass as beings of different origins continued to gather around the pulsating rift. At one point, two individuals appeared silently in the skies as they didn't even bother hiding their aura. It was a robust young man with dark hair that was filled with streaks of blue. He held a calm and confident expression as beside him stood a golden armored individual with dark blank eyes. The Rank 3 Celestial assigned a mission of obtaining a Cursed Item had appeared. He watched the stabilizing of the rift in front of him curiously as more and more auras gathered around the area.
The region surrounding Rainbow Spirit Mountain was filled with a great many sects, with the majority of them being slightly lower in power than the Time Immemorial Sect. There only a few major sects in their surrounding areas of influence that were also aiming for the techniques of the Devilish Time Unveiler when the risks of the extremely dangerous Realm were considered.
CRACK!
A loud sound like that of the sky tearing apart rang out as the rift in the sky became even wider, many beings now clearly seeing the wondrous land visible inside. Just a cursory look made many people start coming forward as they prepared to rush in at the moment the rift stabilized.
WAA!
At this moment, a droning sound rang out as a corporeal cloud appeared on the horizon, getting closer and closer to the position of the rift as they neared within a few seconds. The Cloudchaser that the main group from the Time Immemorial Sect was riding on had arrived on the scene.
A powerful aura of a Saint erupted out as the beings from Time Immemorial Sect made their intentions clear. The show of strength made the Rank 3 Celestial turn to look towards this new group that arrived with such vigor as the violet-colored robes of multiple Elders and Grand Elder Amos disembarked the moment the movement type treasure appeared in the sky. The Elders also turned to look at the two calm individuals that floated openly in the skies of this dangerous location with no worry as they didn't even bother to put them in their eyes.
It was only a glance, but they were able to observe each other. The Rank 3 Celestial observed what he considered to be a simple group of cultivators that meant less than nothing in his eyes. From the group of the Time Immemorial Sect cultivators, a particular Elder Dan who was the disguised Noah also passed his eyes over the two figures of Celestial accompanied by the armored Punisher. Neither of them knew each other, and each had their own histories. At this moment in time, their gazes briefly collided, and that was it. Neither of them knew that when the t
ime came where they would actually clash, it would be the start of a tremendous sequence of events that will leave a mark in history.
Chapter 229 - Devilish Abode I
The Treasure Abode of the Devilish Time Unveiler had been found!
This news made its way across to the sects near Rainbow Spirit Mountain as even more forces began to rush towards this mystical and yet dangerous Realm in order to test their luck to obtain extravagant treasures.
Near the gradually stabilizing rift which led the way into the Treasure Abode, a group of powerful cultivators from the Time Immemorial Sect were blatantly standing close and waiting for the stabilization of the doorway.
Grand Elder Amos was watching the situation closely as he used his immense power to sense the surrounding space. Someone of his level could expand his senses wide and observe the minuscule changes at a depth unknown to most beings. His eyes flashed as he sent a message to the Elders and Legacy Disciples surrounding him, having discovered that the time was ripe.
"It is stable, lets go!"
This command propelled a burst of essence from the group of cultivators from Time Immemorial Sect as they became streaks of violet and white lights, faithfully listening to their Grand Elder as they rushed into the rift in space.
The other beings watching from the surroundings were shocked as they still felt that the rift wasn't fully stable yet, but this singular movement propelled even more rapid movements from the nearby Cultivators and beings of other Worlds, their target being the glistening world they could already see from the ever so expanding rift!
WAP!
The group from Time Immemorial Sect passed through the rift with ease, not a single problem occurring. This caused those who were still hesitant to start a mad dash as every single being in the surroundings pooled in towards the entrance of the Devilish Abode.
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