Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 760: Chapter 760: The End of an Era, The Descent of Seven-Star Mound into the World

WHOOSH!

Endless, terrifying Sword Qi, like a world-ending deluge, instantly enveloped the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros the moment it revealed its true form. The infinite Sword Qi, layer upon layer, sealed off all of the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros’s escape routes like an ironclad barrel.

”Senior, spare my life, please?” The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros knelt down, lowering its frightened head and begging desperately.

Ye Yun smiled casually. ”Heh heh... where’s that arrogance of yours from earlier? So this little demon beast is scared now?”

With a slight wave of his hand, the silver radiance behind him vanished abruptly. The Heaven-Slaying Sword was in his grasp. The Divine Skills of Thousand Threads could now be retracted.

”Senior, grant me a path to survival! I’m willing to serve you as my master!” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros pleaded.

”Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, you don’t find my cultivation base humble anymore, do you?” Ye Yun asked with a smile.

”Senior, I truly misjudged! How could I have known your true power...” The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros shook its large black head, so dispirited it could have cried.

The mysterious senior in white before it clearly had a lower cultivation base by two Major Realms, yet it couldn’t defeat him no matter what. The terror of this senior had already transcended the constraints of cultivation realms.

Thinking back on the terrifying Unlimited Sword Light, the very world around them had seemed on the verge of collapse. The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros suddenly realized that even dozens more Divine Kings wouldn’t be a match for this senior.

It had lived for so long and had witnessed some exceptional individuals. But it had never encountered such a terrifying figure whose combat prowess was not dictated by their realm. This completely shattered its understanding.

”I’ll ask you a few questions first...” Ye Yun said after a moment of thought.

At this moment, the astonishing Heaven-Slaying Sword still stood tall, like a pillar supporting the heavens within the River of Time. Boundless sword light continued to suppress the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros. Ye Yun had no intention of withdrawing it for the time being.

”Senior, feel free to ask anything! I will tell you everything!” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, desperate to survive, hurriedly replied respectfully.

”You’ve been in a deep sleep?” Ye Yun asked.

”Yes, Senior. I’ve been in a deep sleep for almost an entire long epoch...” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros sighed lightly.

”No wonder your clone could recognize the Ruyi Jade Spider. It turns out you’re also a creature from the previous epoch,” Ye Yun smiled.

The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros’s gaze dimmed as it said, ”Senior, at the end of the last epoch, my physical body and Soul were heavily damaged. After such a long recovery, I’ve only managed to cultivate to the Divine King Realm...”

Ye Yun said, ”Your clone, the Time Elder, is far weaker than you. So, he’s been transferring his cultivation base to you all these years?”

”Yes, Senior.” The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros shook its head and sighed. ”As a Time Demon Beast from the River of Time, recovery is incredibly difficult for me. Once I fall into hibernation, it’s very challenging to awaken. Thus, I created a clone to assist my cultivation.

”The Time Elder periodically lures cultivators from the Dragon Hidden Continent into the Changhe Immortal Palace. Every 100,000 years, he devours them all. The energy gained by the clone constitutes only one-tenth; the remaining nine-tenths are all transferred to me...”

”I see.” Ye Yun nodded and said with a smile, ”This Changhe Immortal Palace can indeed be considered an incredible treasure, capable of assimilating any creature inside!”

”As expected of you, Senior! You even saw through the Changhe Immortal Palace’s assimilation function...” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros said complimentarily.

”Stop flattering me!” Ye Yun waved his hand and said with a light scold. ”Any creature assimilated by the Changhe Immortal Palace is practically bestowed with eternal life; however, it pays a certain price, doesn’t it?”

”Yes!” The Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros nodded. ”Senior, this Changhe Immortal Palace is also considered my symbiotic magic treasure. Any creature that enters this small world will never die as long as I live...”

”So if you die, they all die too?” Ye Yun asked with a smile.

”Senior, it’s very difficult to kill us Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, unless one possesses power great enough to destroy this River of Time! Even the powerful experts of the Divine King Realm in the Divine Land don’t possess such terrifying ability...” A prideful gleam flashed in the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros’s eyes, but its expression remained respectful towards Ye Yun. After the battle just now, having teetered on the edge of death, the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros had been scared witless by Ye Yun, its arrogance completely dissipated.

”Hmm, this is indeed a shortcut to immortality...” Ye Yun’s eyes flickered. Then, as if thinking of something, he asked again, ”Once a creature is assimilated by the Changhe Immortal Palace, can it be reversed?”

”It cannot be reversed, Senior,” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros replied honestly. ”Once a creature is assimilated by the Changhe Immortal Palace, in a sense, it has already merged with this River of Time, so it cannot be reversed...”

Ye Yun nodded. Lu Linlang had been in this place for 100,000 years. She was severely assimilated. The current Lu Linlang could not leave the Changhe Immortal Palace at all. However, this was not necessarily a bad thing. At least for Lu Linlang, she had an almost eternal life.

Because of his own presence, Ye Yun decided that whether it was the Changhe Immortal Palace or the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, he would eventually entrust them to Lu Linlang. In other words, Ye Yun planned to give the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros to Lu Linlang. He would make this Time Divine Beast recognize Lu Linlang as its master, bound to never betray her. This way, Lu Linlang could roam freely in the Changhe Immortal Palace and within the River of Time, which seemed like a good arrangement. Compared to Liu Yiyi in the Divine Land, her life would be even more carefree. Moreover, she would have a Time Demon Beast of the Divine King Realm as her companion, an advantage none of Ye Yun’s other female confidantes could claim.

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Yun asked, ”Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, you said earlier that there are many Rivers of Time. Is this true?”

Recalling these past events, the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros’s spirits fell, and it said with a bitter smile, ”Senior, in the world of the previous epoch, there was only one River of Time. Later, the Primordial Thousands of Tribes waged a great war to contend for it, resulting in the River of Time being split into seven smaller streams... In that battle, I was caught in the crossfire, and my physical body and Soul were severely damaged. Taking advantage of the chaos, I fled into the void. For more than half an epoch, I was displaced, wandering through the void, until tens of millions of years ago when I finally arrived at the Dragon Hidden Continent and settled down in hiding...”

Hearing the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros’s tale of suffering, Ye Yun also felt a touch of sympathy. After a moment of silence, he asked, ”What are the Primordial Thousands of Tribes?”

”In the previous epoch, thousands of tribes coexisted, and experts were as common as clouds,” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros explained. ”The lands were teeming with Primordial creatures of various races. For example, the Five Great Heavenly Demon Clans were the five strongest forces among the Primordial creatures...”

”Was there a Dragon Clan?” Ye Yun asked, a thought flashing through his mind.

”The Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Kylin Clan—these three Primordial races were also extremely powerful, no less so than the Five Great Heavenly Demon Clans...” the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros said.

”Hmm!” Ye Yun nodded with an impassive expression. Gazing at the majestically surging River of Time, he felt a sense of heroic ambition stir within him.

He asked again, ”Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros, this River of Time is of extraordinary grade and is considered a treasure surpassing the God level. Who exactly created it?”

Recalling the origin of the River of Time, the Shadowy Moon Rhinoceros spoke with a sense of yearning and fascination, ”Senior, at the end of the last epoch, the Seven-Star Mound descended upon the world. A River of Time then appeared out of nowhere, winding its way past seven colossal Star Tombs, shocking all the tribes of the world! Thus, the River of Time came into existence...”

What? It was created by the Seven-Star Mound? Ye Yun was dumbstruck.