Ning Cheng was too familiar with Time Wheels; after all, he had almost died once beneath an expanding broken Time Wheel in the Perpetual Moon Lake. Fortunately, he had the Mysterious Yellow Bead.
“I see.” Shen Qinyu looked at the ice-crystal plain in front of her and instantly understood why this place did not contain even a single raised area. From the looks of it, Time Wheels continuously passed through this area, and any protrusion in their path would end up wiped flat.
“Thank you….” Shen Qinyu thanked Ning Cheng sincerely. Although she would not behave like other ordinary female cultivators, she still found it slightly tricky to remove the awkwardness from her tone, despite the feelings in her heart.
Seeing Shen Qinyu talk while shivering, Ning Cheng suddenly grabbed Shen Qinyu’s hand and spoke, “Although you keep yourself warm inside, you do not have sufficient Celestial Essence….”
Not waiting for Shen Qinyu to operate her cultivation method, a warm flow of Celestial Essence gently flowed into her body. After Ning Cheng put down her hand, Shen Qinyu’s Celestial Essence automatically flowed through the meridians indicated by Ning Cheng. It immediately allowed her to disperse the ice-cold sensation from her body. She no longer felt as terrible as before.
“Is this what you came up with?” Shen Qinyu felt shocked once again as she looked at Ning Cheng. She personally knew that Ning Cheng had no master to learn from, nor did he have any inheritance to rely on. However, the cultivation method he came up with was just too terrifying. It could quickly drive out the cold from this place. At this moment, she had already forgotten the irritation and awkwardness she felt previously.
Ning Cheng smiled, “Although I thought about it myself, I had some help from somewhere else. If you have some free time, we can talk about it, but there should be a few Time Stones around here.”
“Time Stones…..” Just when Ning Cheng spoke, Shen Qinyu saw a Time Stone and shouted. The words that she wanted to ask she immediately put them aside. In the excitement, she immediately rushed towards the place where the Time Wheel had just swept by, reaching for a dark grey stone the size of a dragon-eyed fruit.
A weak trace of flowing time emerged from the stone, filled with natural vicissitudes, a sense of time that words could not describe.
“It really is a Time Stone.” Shen Qinyu felt excited. She had remained inside the Time Wilderness for a few years already; however, it was the first time that she encountered a Time Stone.
“So it turned out like this.” Ning Cheng immediately understood that in the places that a Time Wheel passed through, one had a higher chance to encounter a Time Stone. From the looks of it, Time Stones had an inexplicable link with Time Wheels. When he was in the Perpetual Moon Lake, Ning Cheng had managed to pick up three Time Stones, which most likely had some relations to the broken Time Wheel.
If he had managed to break that Time Wheel, maybe they could have found more than one Time Stone.
Ning Cheng also speculated that perhaps no one would dare to think of breaking a Time Wheel, beside him.
Shen Qinyu finally sobered up from her excitement; she carefully put the Time Stone into a jade box and then tried to hand the jade box to Ning Cheng, “This is yours. Although it was you who brought me to this place, you have also repeatedly saved me.”
Ning Cheng gently pushed Shen Qinyu’s hand back and spoke, “Since we found a Time Stone here, then we can definitely find more. As long as we look for them in this place, we can definitely find more Time Stones. From now on, whoever finds it, keeps it.”
Shen Qinyu did not continue with forcing the Time Stone into Ning Cheng’s hand. Moreover, this was a one-of-a-kind priceless treasure, which was something that even she coveted. However, Ning Cheng, as the starry skies’ Wanderer, gave her a brand new impression. In the face of something like a Time Stone, a Celestial Scryer Cultivator could still refuse it with such conviction, she certainly could not think of any other person.
Not to mention Celestial Scryer Cultivators, when it came to Time Stones, even someone on the level of Heavenly Emperor Striking Order would not refuse it. Such objects were really too precious. Switched with any other cultivator, maybe they would immediately try to kill her to obtain the stone. Moreover, this starry skies’ Wanderer not only refused it, but his eyes also did not show any hint of greed within the refusal.
“Just remember, don’t stray more than 10 feet from me.” After Ning Cheng spoke a sentence to Shen Qinyu, he then took the initiative to step on to the endless ice plains.
Shen Qinyu gave a gentle nod before following. Although her Spiritual Consciousness had a minimal range, she could still see Ning Cheng in front of her with her eyes.
Ning Cheng turned out right once again; within this seemingly endless ice plain, there was not just one Time Stone. In just an hour, Shen Qinyu’s surprised voice once again resounded. Apparently, she had picked up another Time Stone.
Shen Qinyu looked at Ning Cheng’s back while thinking about the number of Time Stones this starry skies’ wanderer might have already picked up. Since she followed behind him, it stood for the reason that he must have picked up many more stones compared to her.
Ning Cheng had indeed found and picked up more Time Stones compared to Shen Qinyu; however, because these Time Stones were the size of rice grains or pea-sized, he felt lazy even to think of picking them up. As a result, Ning Cheng only picked up stones the size of beans or at least having an average size of Dragon-eyed Fruit, and even a few more the size of a baby’s fist.
Shen Qinyu picking another Time Stone was because Ning Cheng had deliberately let her pick it up. Otherwise, in such a place, where his Spiritual Consciousness could sweep out for over a dozen miles, there absolutely would not be any omissions.
One month later, Ning Cheng and Shen Qinyu encountered fewer Time Stones along the way. However, whether it was Shen Qinyu or Ning Cheng, both felt very satisfied with their harvest. Shen Qinyu had obtained more than 20 Time Stones and even suspected that if one added up all the Time Stones collected by the rest of the cultivators who entered the Time Wilderness, the number still would not exceed her collection.
Of course, this Wanderer in front of her was the only exception. She had picked up so many while following behind this fellow; logically speaking, this Wanderer would have definitely picked up a lot more stones than she had.
Shen Qinyu looked up at the front of Ning Cheng and immediately froze.
Previously, she was still looking for Time Stones around her feet, and only occasionally looked at Ning Cheng to keep him in sight without observing anything else going around them. However, at this time, she felt shocked to discover that the world in front of her was no longer the icy plains, but a forest that looked like a world made out of snow and ice.
Shen Qinyu quickly took a few steps and arrived at Ning Cheng’s side. However, before she could even speak, she felt a warm feeling around her waist. One of Ning Cheng’s hand had already grabbed on to her, and the next moment, the two of them immediately shot up from the ground.
Shen Qinyu instantly understood that Wanderer had a Spiritual Consciousness far stronger compared to her. The two people had picked up so many Time Stones and yet had not encountered another Time Wheel. It most likely had some relationship to Wanderer’s Spiritual Consciousness.
A Celestial Shatterer Cultivator, unexpectedly could use their Spiritual Consciousness to avoid Time Wheels,
just how horrifying of a concept was this?
From this, she also understood that this fellow’s comprehension of the Laws of Time has reached a completely different level compared to her own understandings.
“What a beautiful world!” Shen Qinyu, held by Ning Cheng, could not help but marvel as she looked at the world of ice and snow below them.
This world contained undulating hills made out of clear ice, and even trees in a variety of shapes and sizes made from ice.
“What is this place? I have read a lot of information about the Sea of Twilight; ho
wever, I have never read or even heard about such a place.” Shen Qinyu muttered to herself.
Ning Cheng and Shen Qinyu were different. He could use his Spiritual Consciousness to peer into this icy forest world. As such, Ning Cheng could clearly sense that this forest world gave off bad vibes, despite its beautiful and mesmeric appearance.
“Since we are already inside the deepest part of the Sea of Twilight, I think that this place might be near or is the seabed of the Sea of Twilight. Maybe we should go in and have a look. Maybe, we might find a way out of this place from in there.” Ning Cheng quietly spoke while descending.
Even if Ning Cheng had not spoken about it, Shen Qinyu herself wanted to go inside and explore.
Ning Cheng took the first step into this ice-cold world and immediately experienced a bitter cold wave hitting his face. Despite all his tricks, Ning Cheng still had to circulate his Celestial Essence at full force to block this biting cold from permeating into his body.
After a few years of tempering and understanding a few things within the Sea of Twilight, Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness could now extend to a range of a hundred miles, yet he still had to struggle to resist this cold wave. However, Shen Qinyu’s Spiritual Consciousness, which could only extend to a range of a few feet, felt her entire body trembling. She had only taken a step inside and already found it extremely difficult just to stand on her own.
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The powerful icy-cold aura immediately caused her body to grow cold; even the Celestial Essence within her body had started to freeze up and could not drive out this cold. Surrounded with such icy aura, even her Spiritual Consciousness had almost frozen, which also meant that she could no longer walk forward. Shen Qinyu felt sure that if she did not retreat at this moment, she would end up frozen into an ice sculpture.
Ning Cheng’s Sea of Consciousness had long since transformed into a starry skies’ Sea of Consciousness, and yet even with the full operation of his Celestial Essence, he still found the icy aura unbearable. As such, how could he not understand the plight of Shen Qinyu? It was not that Shen Qinyu did not want to talk; she simply could not talk at all. Ning Cheng took a step before appearing behind Shen Qinyu and placing his palm squarely on her back. A moment later, his Celestial Essence infused with the warmth of the Celestial River Flame spread out under Ning Cheng’s stimulation and the surrounding immediately issued creaking-like sounds.
This sound gave the feeling as if his Celestial Essence, infused with the Celestial River Flame’s heat, had started to melt and crack formless ice as soon as it encountered the icy atmosphere.
Shen Qinyu immediately felt a burst of warmth coming from Ning Cheng’s palm on her back, which helped her drive out the cold. Just like a shining sun emerging from the horizon during the cold winter, this kind of warmth was not something that she could describe with just words itself.
At this moment, she finally understood why one had to collaborate with someone possessing a flame to explore the Sea of Twilight.
Looks like it was all for this place.
This Wanderer’s Celestial Essence could oppose this icy cold atmosphere; most likely, it had some relations to a flame, which he cultivated within his body.
As Shen Qinyu’s thoughts wavered, Ning Cheng’s stature unfolded as he grabbed her rushed in quickly.
Half a day later, Ning Cheng stopped at the periphery of a vast round altar.
“A Transfer Array?” Shen Qinyu spoke out in shock after looking at the inscriptions over the round altar. She then proceeded with an affirmative voice, “Yes, it definitely is a Transfer Array. It must be a Transfer Array.”
Ning Cheng also nodded and spoke, “It is a Transfer Array. Sure enough, this place can definitely send us out.”
“So, should we leave now?” Shen Qinyu asked eagerly.
If she could survive on her own, she would have liked to look around this place to see if she could find some Glimmers of Dawn Ice Essence, and confirm if such a legendary object actually existed. Unfortunately, in this place, she remained very dependent over this Wanderer to carry her around. Without Wanderer’s help, she would die ten times out of ten in this place.
After thinking about something, she spoke out once again, “Senior Apprentice Brother Wanderer, I can help preserve your Time Stones for you. After we come out of this place, I will give them to you. I can assure you that even the Heavenly Emperor Striking Order would not dare take them from me.”
Ning Cheng was just about to speak when a violent force swept over them. Just like a massive tornado, this force immediately curled around them. Ning Cheng, swept up by this horrifying tornado, could not even resist for a moment.
“Boom…. Katcha…..”
A fierce roar erupted, emerging from the bottom of their feet, and a few feet wide crack suddenly appeared below them extending from the outer edge of the Transfer Array. This glacier-like canyon kept widening, with its bottom nowhere in sight.
The raging rotational force, coiled around Ning Cheng, immediately forced him into this glacier canyon.
Ning Cheng could not think of anything. Grabbing Shen Qinyu, he immediately stimulated his Celestial Essence to throw her behind him before bringing out his Twin Wings of the Heavenly Clouds. Inside this wilderness, Ning Cheng already some experience with a similar phenomenon. It felt similar to when he had fallen into that deep well previously. The only difference was that in the deep well, a suction force wanted to pull him down, while this place had a whirlpool that tried to force him in from the outside.
When Ning Cheng threw out Shen Qinyu, she did not feel any resentment or any sense of loss in her heart. Instead, her mind flashed with scenes of Wanderer carrying her everywhere. Wanderer had taken her around for the past few years within the depths of the Sea of Twilight, and she had not yet repaid that debt or even thanked him for it.
Then she immediately showed a self-deprecating smile; in this world, everyone worked for his or her own selfishness, not to mention that she and Wanderer were not even on familiar terms. However, she still felt that this starry skies’ Wanderer was a lot better compared to many people she had met in the past. Although she did not blame him for leaving her behind in such a desperate situation, Shen Qinyu definitely felt as if she had not done enough for all the gratitude she had received from this person.
“Bang.” Shen Qinyu’s feet landed on hard ground.
What happened?
Only when Shen Qinyu looked around did she discover that she was standing at the centre of the Transfer Array, not in the depths of the glacial canyon as she imagined.
A moment of clarity washed over her, and she understood why Wanderer had thrown her away. It definitely was not what she had thought initially; instead, he had thrown her to let her reach the Transfer Array first.
At this moment, all she had to do was to take out a few starry skies’ crystals and put them into the grooves of the Transfer Array to take her away from this place. No matter where this Transfer Array led to, it definitely was better than falling into this unfathomable glacial canyon.
Shen Qinyu touched the grooves of the Transfer Array in a daze and unexpectedly forgot to take out any starry skies’ crystals.
She was an open-minded individual and rarely partook in irrational thoughts, except for the one time when she let a stranger look at her real appearance. Until a few moments ago, she felt that they had no hope to survive and get out of this place. Even when Ning Cheng caught her naked before she could put on a new pair of robes, she did not turn angry and calmly asked why.
Since her birth, she had done everything in an orderly fashion and never did anything that she did not want to do because of some impulses. As such, the word ‘impulse’, never belonged to her dictionary.
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br /> Now, Wanderer had thrown her on to the Transfer Array while he ended up falling into the glacial canyon. If one asked for the only thing that existed within her heart at this moment, it would be ‘impulse’. She truly felt the urge to jump into the bottom to look for Wanderer.
Why would she care anymore about anything?
Shen Qinyu carefully walked out of the Transfer Array; however, under the ever-present ice-cold aura, she once again shuddered subconsciously. However, she quickly noticed that the icy cold aura was not as horrifying as when she first came in. At least she could remain safe while circulating her Celestial Essence.
Feeling slightly relieved, Shen Qinyu walked to the edge of the cracked glacial canyon. Trying to gaze into the deep valley of horror; however, her gaze could not sweep out until the end. Even without using her Spiritual Consciousness to scan, she could feel a one-of-a-kind chill emanating from the deepest part of the gorge.
Shen Qinyu shivered;
falling into such a terrifying place, was there any hope for survival?
Moreover, in this place that not only restricted one’s Spiritual Consciousness but also limited flight capability. Not to mention encountering a Time Wheel, despite not facing any external danger while climbing up,
could one still climb up?
……
After Ning Cheng sent Shen Qinyu away, it turned a lot easier for him. However, in the face of the raging whirlpool that had swept him away, he still could not break free.
This whirlpool was like a spinning funnel in general, that kept forcing him to the bottom.
“Bang…..” Not knowing how long he remained trapped within, the dominant force of the whirlpool suddenly dropped Ning Cheng to the ground causing ice crystals to scatter. The shocking power contained within the drop had enough strength to shatter Ning Cheng’s bones several times over. Fortunately, Ning Cheng was a body-refining cultivator; at the same time, also wielded the Twin Wings of the Heavenly Clouds with full power. As such, although injured, the injuries did not turn out fatal.
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