Time Acceleration

Meng Zhang Divine Lord had quietly departed, just as he had quietly arrived. From beginning to end, Meng Chen never knew that his imperial father had come to Kunlun Mountain.

After Meng Chen transformed into a Primordial Saint, he did not emerge from seclusion. He still needed to digest the Myriad Dragon Whip and the Great Dao Divine Script.

"Senior Brother, lend me a hand!"

At Meng Chen's summons, Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu reverted to human form and landed before him.

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu first congratulated Meng Chen on becoming a Primordial Saint, then spotted the Myriad Dragon Whip in his hand and understood his intent.

Meng Chen wanted his help to refine the Myriad Dragon Whip!

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu felt gratified. His junior brother was truly loyal and righteous—he hadn't forgotten him after gaining such a prize. Refining a peerless divine weapon like the Myriad Dragon Whip would also greatly benefit Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu's cultivation.

Meng Chen spread his palm open. The center of his palm split apart on its own, and from it rose a mass of essence blood carrying his Primordial Spirit. Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu understood instantly. With a single hand gesture, he drew Meng Chen's essence blood before him, moved his hand seals, and struck the mass of blood into the Myriad Dragon Whip.

Then, the two brothers sat facing each other, joining forces to refine the Myriad Dragon Whip.

Calling it a joint effort was actually flattering Meng Chen. His meager magical power was as weak as a chick's next to Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu. The entire refinement process was led by Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu; Meng Chen only needed to permeate his Primordial Spirit into the interior of the Myriad Dragon Whip.

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu, as the main force, would not come out short. In helping Meng Chen refine the Myriad Dragon Whip, he gained many insights during the process. The principles understood by the Archaic Dragon Clan and their battle experiences all became nourishment for Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu's cultivation.

With the help of a Golden Immortal of the Origin, Meng Chen fully refined the Myriad Dragon Whip in only three hundred years, claiming this peerless divine weapon as his own.

Unfortunately, Meng Chen's own cultivation was too low. Even after refining the treasure, he could not unleash its wondrous and exquisite capabilities.

"Junior Brother, if we count the days, there are still forty-eight thousand years until the Azure Radiance Grotto-Heaven opens. In the time that remains, do you still want to cultivate?"

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu reminded him, afraid Meng Chen might forget the auspicious day of the Azure Radiance Grotto-Heaven's opening.

Meng Chen certainly would not forget. He kept every opportunity related to Pangu firmly in mind.

Among the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise clans, there was a legend passed down from the Four Primordial Spirits' innate inheritance. Among the opportunities left by Pangu's incarnated remains, there might exist Pangu's own legacy.

Meng Chen did not dare hope to obtain the entire inheritance, but even if he were fortunate enough to find a single phrase left by Pangu, it would be an immense help to his cultivation.

Meng Zhang Divine Lord had also told Meng Chen that treasures collected by Pangu during the Chaos Era existed within the Qinghua Mystic Realm.

How could Meng Chen not take this seriously?

Meng Chen thought for a moment, then said, "Senior Brother, set up a Time Acceleration Formation for me! Wake me in forty thousand years. From the last Dao Discussion Assembly, I gained many Great Dao Divine Scripts. I want to contemplate them thoroughly."

If it were cultivation, using a Time Acceleration Formation would be of little use. Even if time accelerated a thousand or ten thousand times, the speed at which one absorbed spiritual energy and Dao charm would also increase a thousand or ten thousand times.

The problem of spiritual energy could be solved with spirit-gathering formations or pills.

The problem of Dao charm was not so easily resolved. Dao charm was a profoundly mysterious thing emitted by Heaven and Earth themselves, and its recovery rate was limited.

If Dao charm could not keep up, the quality of one's magical power would be greatly compromised. Refining spiritual energy could only produce ordinary magical power; only by refining Dao charm could one's magical power contain the power of laws.

This was why, though the Primordial Wilderness was filled with great cultivators like clouds, very few used time formations to cultivate.

"Just contemplating the Great Dao Divine Scripts? That should be fine. But why do you need me to wake you?"

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu asked, puzzled.

Meng Chen said bluntly, "For the remaining eight thousand years, I plan to go to Mount Wuyi to find a treasure."

He paused there, then continued, "Your junior brother is now a Disciple of Intercepting Teaching. Since our own sect has an opportunity emerging, I can't very well forget the Teaching of Humanity and the Chan Sect. I need to invite disciples from the Teaching of Humanity and the Chan Sect to enter the Azure Radiance Grotto-Heaven together."

It was said that the three teachings were one family. Even if he had to put on an act, he would pretend to be close to the Teaching of Humanity and the Chan Sect.

The Three Pure Ones always thought of him when they had something good. If he encountered an opportunity and only thought of himself, leaving behind his fellow disciples of the Chan Sect, the Teaching of Humanity, and the Chan Sect—how would that look?

As a Disciple of Intercepting Teaching, he had to establish a good persona for himself.

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu heard this and cast an admiring glance at Meng Chen. "Junior Brother, you've thought this through thoroughly!"

When he had mentioned the Azure Radiance Grotto-Heaven, he himself hadn't realized this point. He had simply thought of taking Meng Chen alone back to the Eastern Celestial Pole. Without needing his reminder, Meng Chen had thought of his fellow Chan Sect disciples, the Teaching of Humanity, and the Chan Sect—he considered things more thoroughly than he did.

Meng Chen smiled faintly and closed his eyes, beginning his contemplation.

He didn't think Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu couldn't have thought of it. It was simply a matter of not being in that position. Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu was not a Xuanmen disciple; he couldn't view things from a Xuanmen disciple's perspective.

Seeing Great Dao Divine Scripts surge from Meng Chen's body, Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu immediately cast a spell and set up a Time Acceleration Formation. For every day that passed outside, a hundred years passed within the formation.

Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu also had his concerns. He feared that Meng Chen's mind might be corroded by the long passage of time, or that Meng Chen might become so absorbed in contemplation that his Primordial Spirit would dissolve into the Dao.

Within the formation, Meng Chen immersed himself in an ocean of Great Dao Divine Scripts, beginning his long contemplation.

He was only contemplating, not cultivating.

The Great Dao Divine Scripts were profoundly mysterious and wondrous beyond measure. Each character was a scripture, an exposition of the Great Dao by Pangu. The deeper Meng Chen contemplated, the higher his spiritual realm rose, and his Daoist arts grew increasingly unfathomable.

The Great Dao Divine Scripts did not raise one's cultivation level, but they could elevate one's ceiling, allowing one's Daoist arts and divine abilities to surpass their peak.

Time turned. He did not know how many ages had passed within the formation. Azure Dragon Lord Cangwu, uneasy, came to check on Meng Chen's condition every few thousand years.

Meng Chen's condition was excellent—better than ever.

He felt that he was drawing closer and closer to creating his own divine ability. He lacked only a catalyst, a spark.

The divine abilities he currently cultivated were all of the highest order. To surpass them, he needed to come into contact with even higher-level divine abilities and grasp their principles.

Only with such principles could his own divine ability be born.

The Primordial Nine Seals—these were divine abilities created by Yuanshi Tianzun himself. How could Meng Chen possibly create a divine ability that could suppress the Primordial Nine Seals?

"It seems a trip to the Azure Radiance Grotto-Heaven is absolutely necessary. Only Pangu's legacy can help me suppress divine abilities on the level of the Primordial Nine Seals and the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation."

With a crack, the time formation around Meng Chen exploded. He emerged from the formation a thousand years early. At this moment, the aura of ages clung to him, as if he were an ancient monster from a bygone era.

Meng Chen took a deep breath, merging with the Heaven and Earth of the Primordial Wilderness. The sense of antiquity gradually faded, and he returned to his own era.