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Clang!
Li Guanyan’s eyes were alert as he slowly gripped the hilt of his blade. Three inches out of the sheath, golden lightning flashed, and his pupils turned golden. Behind him, a majestic statue of the Thunder King appeared, standing tall and imposing.
Within the Curtain of Heaven, lightning intertwined with black viscous liquid, and black blades wrapped in lightning began to form on the ground.
Li Guanyan stood in front of Wang Xianjia’s true body, holding his breath, and shouted sternly:
“Stop now, or disaster will befall you. The entire Great Jin will pay for your actions.”
“Cease this at once, and I can pretend it never happened. Otherwise…”
Meng Qingzhou’s lips curled into a slight smile, and he laughed boldly, “Do you think the two of you can kill me?”
“The Thunder Blade Technique, combined with the Curtain of Heaven Technique of the Shadow Path, is indeed formidable. Below the Sky-Reaching Realm, it’s invincible…”
“But I want to give it a try.”
Li Guanyan’s eyes turned completely cold, as if he were looking at a dead man. He no longer tried to dissuade him, closed his eyes, and slowly drew his blade.
“Thunder Blade Scripture—Three Stops Thunder.”
Buzz!
Holding his breath, Li Guanyan opened his eyes, and the long blade at his waist was fully unsheathed.
In an instant, the lightning blade light burst forth, transcending time and breaking free from spatial constraints.
The golden blade light illuminated Meng Qingzhou’s face, making it shine brightly.
“Interesting,” Meng Qingzhou chuckled.
Not only that, the black thunder blades floating from the ground rose into the air, sealing off all positions.
“Die, brat!”
Dozens of black shadows, half a step into the Sky-Reaching Realm, suddenly attacked from all directions, targeting Meng Qingzhou with murderous intent.
Such coordination could instantly kill any cultivator below the Sky-Reaching Realm.
“No wonder those Morning Glow Realm cultivators from the World Sect Alliance were like clay chickens and pottery dogs under your hands.”
Meng Qingzhou’s voice was clear as he reached for the blind staff stuck in the ground. The Cicada Song sword trembled lightly, excitedly, as if it had finally met a worthy opponent.
“Unfortunately, I’m not one of them.”
“I am invincible below the Sky-Reaching Realm!”
As his words fell, Meng Qingzhou’s aura became chilling. The Cicada Song sword was drawn, and its cold sword sense swept through, piercing the Curtain of Heaven with countless holes. Without even making a move, just the leaked aura made Li Guanyan’s face change dramatically.
Though it seemed long, it all happened in less than a second.
Strangely, a gray-white light spread from Meng Qingzhou’s body, slowing everything around him. Even the Thunder Blade’s swift and deadly strike couldn’t escape.
“Time and Space. Reversing Time.”
Like the whisper of Yama, the emotionless words were spoken, and the river of time and space condensed into sword sense, piercing through Li Guanyan.
Frozen in mid-air, Li Guanyan, who hadn’t yet swung his blade, was filled with terror and helplessness, watching the sword sense of time and space pierce his body.
“No…”
Li Guanyan seemed to foresee some terrifying future. His voice trembled, but the next moment, it was abruptly cut off, his eyes filled with confusion.
Memories returned to ten years ago.
With the support of the Heaven-Watching Pavilion, he successfully broke through to the late Morning Glow Realm. He was in a border camp at the time.
At that moment, a sword sense of time and space cut through time, returning from the future to the past, waking Li Guanyan from his breakthrough. The sword light pointed directly at his forehead but did not advance further, just hovering quietly in the air.
Li Guanyan opened his eyes in confusion. When he saw the sword sense of time and space, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted angrily, “Who is it!?”
“Who dares to attack the camp? Show yourself, coward!”
“It’s me.”
A shadow gradually solidified, revealing a young man in a black robe behind the sword sense of time and space, his eyes cold as he spoke.
Li Guanyan’s face changed several times before he gradually calmed down and sat back down slowly, asking, “Who are you, and why have you intruded into my camp and interrupted my cultivation?”
“Heaven-Watching,” the young man in the black robe uttered two words.
“What?!” Li Guanyan was so shocked that he stood up abruptly.
At that time, he had been with the Heaven-Watching Pavilion for over twenty years, but because his cultivation had stalled at the mid-Morning Glow Realm, he had not gained much attention from the Pavilion and knew little about its affairs.
Seeing the young man in the black robe travel through time, he believed it by seventy to eighty percent.
Who else but the Heaven-Watching Pavilion could possess such mysterious and unfathomable means!?
“You are an emissary of the Heaven-Watching Pavilion. What are your orders?” Li Guanyan’s attitude made a 180-degree turn, and he asked respectfully.
The young man in the black robe said indifferently:
“I need you to remember one thing. Ten years from now, you will meet a young man named Meng Qingzhou. He is the next chosen Human Emperor by the Heaven-Watching Pavilion.”
“As for that guy named Ji Wushuang, he’s just a decoy put forth by the Pavilion.”
“Remember, you must not tell anyone. This is the master’s top priority order. Not even other members within the Pavilion should know.”
Li Guanyan was utterly confused but still nodded, “I understand.”
Meng Qingzhou nodded slightly and flicked his finger, shooting out a trace of the time path essence, which floated in front of Li Guanyan. He said softly:
“The laws of time and space can help you comprehend the Thunder Path faster. If you have high enough comprehension, you might even integrate a trace of the time path essence into your Thunder Path.”
Li Guanyan’s breathing became rapid, his eyes fixed on the time path essence before him.
It was the supreme essence involving time, a divine opportunity that few had ever obtained throughout history.
“This is just a small appetizer. Ten years from now, when Meng Qin appears, you will gain an even greater opportunity.”
“Of course, before that, I will seal your memory. When the time is right, it will naturally be unsealed.”
As the last word fell, a river of time and space passed through, and the young man in the black robe turned into countless light particles, merging into the river of time and space.
Moments later, the camp returned to silence. Li Guanyan held the time path essence, his eyes burning with excitement, muttering to himself:
“Seal the memory, ten years later, Meng Qingzhou…”
“Can such divine power truly be achieved?”
With a skeptical attitude, Li Guanyan buried the matter deep in his heart…
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A memory that appeared out of nowhere gradually became clear. Li Guanyan, frozen in mid-air, still maintained the posture of raising his blade to strike. The confusion in his expression gradually faded, and a hurried and panicked shout became piercing to his ears:
“Old Li! Old Li! What the hell are you dazing out for?!”
Li Guanyan shuddered all over, looking at Meng Qingzhou in disbelief, his lips trembling:
“You… you are…”
“Master?!”
Wrapped in a black cocoon, Wang Xianjia heard Li Guanyan’s first words upon waking, calling Meng Qingzhou “Master,” and he was utterly stunned, cursing:
“Old Li, have you lost your mind?!”
Meng Qingzhou, however, raised a bright smile and nodded, “You finally woke up. Welcome back, Li Guanyan.”
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