Mystic light shone clear, calming the spirit and settling the spells.
As the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire leaped into Jiang Sheng's palm, its clear mystic light calmed his spirit and settled his spells. Its lush radiance shielded him from the erosion of this bygone age.
It was because he had the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire that Jiang Sheng had returned the Torch Dragon Eye to Mingxian, allowing him to protect himself.
Compared with Mingxian, Jiang Sheng had more ways to defend himself.
Even without the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire, Jiang Sheng could at least protect himself with the Talisman of No Taboos. Apart from the Torch Dragon Eye, Mingxian had few means of resisting the erosion of time.
With the Torch Dragon Eye protecting him alone, Mingxian would be safe for a while. His chances of surviving the storm of time were that much better.
Jiang Sheng, meanwhile, chose to enter the storm of time and seek a way to break out.
Holding the Lotus Heart Lamp Fire, Jiang Sheng studied his surroundings and watched this fragment of the past replay.
Palaces stood on every side. Auspicious clouds and rosy mists drifted between pavilions and towers, while figures hurried through radiant light and blessed haze. This fragment was replaying a scene from the Sanxuan Dao Sect at its height in the previous era.
The Lotus Heart Lamp Fire concealed Jiang Sheng's presence. The people passing through this bygone scene ignored him, giving him ample time to find where this fragment of history ended.
Strolling between jade balustrades and stone steps, Jiang Sheng watched a group of cultivators head toward a palace. One breath, two breaths, three—the scene started over.
Each mote of Dust of Years had come into being at a different time and under different circumstances, so each recorded