Chapter 977: Once More!

Chapter 977: Once More!

Clan Leader Jing!

Sifan Jing stared at Qiu Baiyi without speaking, but an invisible aura engulfed everything around the latter.

For the first time ever, Qiu Baiyi felt pressured. The words he had prepared beforehand suddenly became hard to speak, as they were all flowery words meant to deceive.

Qiu Baiyi steadied his mind and solemnly said, "Clan Leader Jing, I have come to ask for your help."

In the presence of a true elite like her, one had to avoid playing any tricks.

Sincerity was the best and only option.

Clan Leader Jing didn't speak but took a step forward.

Qiu Baiyi's face changed instantly. He clenched his fists tightly, and a powerful aura surged from him, causing the Time River around them to rise tens of thousands of meters high.

"Stop," Sifan Jing uttered.

The Time River froze as if its time had frozen.

Qiu Baiyi sensed something terrifying. His pupils shrank sharply, and in an instant, he was plunged into a dark void. He could still see Sifan Jing, who was gazing at him calmly with no emotions in her eyes.

However, he could feel himself moving farther and farther away from her.

To make matters worse, his fleshly body was disintegrating along with his soul. His consciousness was fading away as well.

At the critical juncture, Qiu Baiyi suddenly clenched his fists. A sword flew out from his sleeve, emitting a faint blood-red glow.

Slash!

The sword created a tiny tear in the void.

Spacetime shifted in the blink of an eye. Qiu Baiyi found himself in the original Time River, and blood was slowly trickling down the corner of his mouth.

Sifan Jing was still standing there, showing no intentions of making another move.

Qiu Baiyi wiped away the blood from his mouth and smiled. "Clan Leader Jing is still invincible. In this lifetime, apart from my elder brother, you're the second person I admire."

Sifan Jing didn't respond and simply turned around to leave.

Qiu Baiyi said nothing more, knowing that her earlier action was merely a test.

A complex light flashed in Qiu Baiyi's eyes, but it was mostly filled with admiration.

Reaching her current heights with a Mortal Physique was exceedingly difficult, even throughout the vast expanse. However, she still had unresolved inner conflicts. If it weren't for those, her strength would rise even higher.

But certain topics could never be brought up, as doing so would surely lead to death.

Qiu Baiyi took one last deep look into the distance before leaving.

Sifan Jing left the Time River and arrived at a small village.

The village was dilapidated and empty.

Sifan Jing walked to the entrance of the village and sat in an old, broken rocking chair before closing her eyes. It was silent; there weren't any other noises except for the howling wind.

***

After leaving the Time River, Qiu Baiyi arrived at a seashore. Not far in front of him stood a man dressed in clean, patched-up coarse robes. The man was holding a wooden sword in his arms, and his eyes were covered with a black band.

The man faced the sea without speaking or moving.

Qiu Baiyi walked to the man's side, took out a jug of wine, and handed it to him.

The man took it silently and took a big swig.

Qiu Baiyi said, "This is my final visit, and this is the last time I will ever drink with you."

The man remained silent.

Qiu Baiyi took out another jug of wine and sipped."Senior Brother, you know I've never accepted our master's decisions. I was always first in everything, yet Master always treated you as the successor.

Ye Guan's face showed concern.

Jing An frowned deeply, looking anxious.

When the spacetime boxes were compressed even further, the pressure around them skyrocketed.

Yi Nian's face became increasingly pale. She was clearly reaching her limits.

However, Ye Guan and Jing An dared not interrupt her.

Suddenly, Yi Nian said, "Sword."

Ye Guan waved his hand, and the Qingxuan Sword flew to Yi Nian.

Yi Nian then used her will to guide the sword into the compressed spacetime.

Boom!

The compressed spacetime trembled violently before gradually calming down. By now, the countless spacetime boxes had been folded into a small cube about the thickness of a book.

Yi Nian collapsed from exhaustion, and Ye Guan hurriedly caught her.

"It can be further compressed, but I'm not strong enough to do it. This is the best that I can do."

Ye Guan softly said, "You've done great."

Yi Nian blinked. "Really?"

"Really."

Yi Nian beamed with joy.

Ye Guan patted her head and stared at the compressed spacetime cube. His expression grew even more solemn.

The compression seemed to have changed the spacetime itself.

"It's even harder for you because compressing spacetime means compressing your sword intent as well." Yi Nian smiled wryly. "In other words, this isn't actually going to reduce the resource consumption. It increases the cost severalfold.

"But the attack will become even stronger, right?" asked Ye Guan.

Yi Nian nodded. "Yes."

Ye Guan smiled. "Once you've rested enough, I'll begin training immediately."

"Just go ahead and start now."

"How about we roast a lamb first?"

"Ah!" Yi Nian's eyes lit up, "Sure, sure!"

Jing An nodded excitedly as well as if she were a chicken pecking rice.

Ye Guan laughed heartily at the sight.

***

The Ascension World had become desolate, as the Nine Heavens were no more.

There were no longer any opportunities to seek, so the cultivators had practically abandoned the Ascension World.

Qiu Baiyi arrived at the Ascension World. He closed his eyes briefly and smiled.

"Come out!"

There was a slight movement in the distance before a flaming shadow rushed toward him.

Qiu Baiyi smiled. "Tell Young Master Ye that in three days, I will wait for him here."

The flaming shadow disappeared.

Qiu Baiyi took a deep breath and smiled. "In the same old place. My Evil Dao Alliance will fight your Yang Family from the Guanxuan Universe once more!"