High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 501: Chapter 315: Assaulting the Entry-level Time Law

He could clearly feel his progress. His command of the Time Law had become more fluid, and its power had intensified.

However, he had yet to condense the ”Dao Seed” that signified truly stepping through the gates of a Law.

He was not impatient.

Martial Dao cultivation, especially comprehending a Supreme Law, was inherently and incredibly difficult.

To have come this close to the entry stage in just one year was already an astonishing feat.

Li Wen was in no hurry to leave.

He closed his eyes again and sat cross-legged in the void. He circulated his Cultivation Technique, calming his Primordial Spirit and vital energy, which had grown slightly agitated from the long period of extreme comprehension.

A moment later, his state stabilized.

Before leaving, he glanced at his Time Token. With a subtle thought, he quietly adjusted the intensity of the Time Law fluctuations radiating from his body and the time-flow multiplier recorded inside the tower, setting them back to twenty times.

This was the level he consistently showed to the public.

Then, with a flicker of his body, he left the silver ocean of Law.

「Meanwhile, outside the Time Tower.」

The few new members, along with some older students who had finished their cultivation, stared at the door that had been tightly shut for a full four hours, their hearts overwhelmed with a flood of emotions.

”Four hours... Senior Brother Li Wen cultivated for four hours this one time?” a newcomer clicked his tongue, his tone full of envy. ”My entire monthly quota for the Time Tower adds up to a pitiful two hours!”

”You have your talent, and he has his,” a senior student nearby clapped him on the shoulder, his tone complex. ”Don’t forget, we barely managed to meet the recruitment standards for the outer Source Net after immense hardship. But this guy? He even turned down an olive branch from the core of the Source Net, complaining about the restrictions and saying he wanted freedom!”

”Right, right!” another person immediately chimed in, his eyes full of gossip and amazement. ”I hear that right now, all the top factions with any renown within the Alka Empire—the imperial family, ancient clans, super sects...

...are all waiting for this guy to make his decision! The moment his Trial Stage ends tomorrow, they’ll probably be fighting tooth and nail over him!”

”Yeah, being an outer member of the Source Net is pretty flexible. Besides Source Net missions, you can also choose to join other local factions for more resources and protection. I really wonder which one Senior Brother Li Wen will choose to join in the end.”

”Probably the Alka imperial family, right? After all, they’re the undisputed strongest hegemonic power in the entire Alka Empire, with an unfathomable foundation,” someone speculated.

”I doubt it!” someone immediately disagreed. ”Don’t forget, this guy even rejected the core of the Source Net!

I’ve heard some rumors about the Alka imperial family. They say their requirements for geniuses who join are also extremely high, and they place special value on loyalty and contributions to the family.

Their rules are strict, and the restrictions are significant. Given Senior Brother Li Wen’s freedom-seeking personality, he might not choose them.”

”Hiss... That makes sense! In that case, the Alka imperial family might not have much of an advantage on that front compared to the other, more loosely structured top factions?”

”Exactly. Giants like the Ten Thousand Heavens Holy Land and the Divine Light Alliance are said to have far fewer restrictions on top-tier geniuses. They focus more on potential and the future...”

Just as the crowd was heatedly discussing the future of the base’s legend—

BUZZ!

The sealed doors of the Time Tower finally reopened amid a soft ripple in space.

A tall, straight figure in black stepped out calmly. It was Li Wen.

The moment he stepped through the tower’s doors, an aura of Law—subtle, yet clearly discernible—naturally began to spread.

It was not an oppressive sense of power, but a profound and strange fluctuation that seemed capable of inducing subtle changes in the flow of time around him—the aura of the Time Law.