A Powerful Backer Is the Best

As Qin Hong pondered whether to use Pangu's Heart Blood and how to use it, chaos had already broken out outside the secret chamber.

Pangu's Affection gave the entire primordial world an unparalleled sense of affinity toward Qin Hong.

When Qin Hong had first obtained it at Zixiao Palace, he had only given it a simple look-over. He had not even known about the powerful ability Pangu's Affection had just unleashed.

Being able to rise directly to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, Qin Hong had merely assumed it was the effect of the cultivation reward and had not connected it to Pangu's Affection at all.

At that moment, in the main hall of Biyou Palace.

Sect Master Tongtian still wore his black-and-white Eight Trigrams robe, his face stern and imposing as he sat quietly cross-legged atop the Pure Meditation Cushion on the raised platform, calmly looking down at his two favored disciples.

If Qin Hong had been there, he would certainly have recognized the two people standing below the steps. They were none other than his father's most favored disciples, Duobao and Jinling.

"Master, for some reason, just moments ago, all the spiritual energy on Jin'ao Island began surging toward Biyou Palace!"

Duobao bowed to Sect Master Tongtian as he spoke.

Jinling beside him added,

"Not only that, Master. It is not just Jin'ao Island. In fact, the spiritual energy of the entire East Sea is gathering toward Jin'ao Island, and in the end, all of it is flowing into Biyou Palace."

"That is correct. Just now, Junior Sister and I went out to investigate and discovered vast amounts of spiritual energy converging upon Jin'ao Island. We were worried about you, Master, so we came to see you!"

Looking at his two favored disciples below, Sect Master Tongtian nodded without revealing any emotion.

In truth, Sect Master Tongtian himself was rather bewildered at the moment and had no idea what was happening.

He had originally been meditating when the disturbance forcibly roused him. Faced with such a strange situation, he had no clue what to make of it.

However, Sect Master Tongtian was, after all, a Sage. With a quick divination, he learned that it had been caused by Qin Hong.

Yet he still could not figure out what exactly was going on.

"Hong'er, what exactly happened over there?"

Although he was puzzled, Sect Master Tongtian was not worried about Qin Hong's safety. After all, on Jin'ao Island, Qin Hong's place was probably the safest. Even if a Sage came, forcing their way in would require considerable effort.

"Duobao, Jinling, is this spiritual energy disturbance harmful to Biyou Palace or to the many Interception Sect disciples on Jin'ao Island?"

"Reporting to Master, although the spiritual energy has become unsettled, it is not harmful in any way to Biyou Palace or the many Interception Sect disciples on Jin'ao Island. On the contrary, because such a massive amount of spiritual energy has poured in, the spiritual energy concentration on Jin'ao Island has increased more than tenfold. Cultivation has become far more effective for our disciples."

Duobao answered Sect Master Tongtian's question.

"Then there is no need to worry. You two are to instruct all Interception Sect disciples on the island to seize this opportunity and cultivate diligently!"

"Yes, Master!"

Duobao and Jinling replied.

At that moment, however, Jinling raised her head and asked,

"Master, if the East Sea asks about this, how should we respond?"

"The East Sea? That spineless Dragon Clan? Do they dare ask? Even if the Interception Sect occupied their entire East Sea, what could they possibly say?"

Sect Master Tongtian held the East Sea Dragon Clan in great contempt.

Sect Master Tongtian's nature had always been upright and unyielding. In his eyes, the current East Sea Dragon Clan were simply weaklings, allowing others to humiliate them at will.

Back then, under the leadership of the Ancestral Dragon, the Dragon Clan had been an overlord-level force in the primordial world. Only the Qilin Clan and Phoenix Clan combined could contend with them.

The Dragon Clan's glory, the Dragon Clan's majesty—none could surpass them!

But now? The dignified Dragon Clan had submitted to Haotian's brat and become his dogs. Where was their former splendor?

Naturally, Sect Master Tongtian had no pleasant expression for a Dragon Clan that groveled and submitted.

"However, if others ask, tell them that I am studying an array formation, a grand formation capable of slaughtering the nine heavens and ten lands. If anyone has a problem with that, let them come into Jin'ao Island themselves and experience it."

The "others" Sect Master Tongtian referred to were naturally the meddlesome Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and the Two Sages of the West.

Whenever Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning had spare time over the countless years, he would lecture Sect Master Tongtian. The Two Sages of the West also constantly pretended to be poor for no reason.

As the senior brother and senior sister, Duobao and Jinling naturally knew this well.

"Yes, Master!"

"Alright, you two may leave. Remember, do not delay your cultivation!"

"Yes!"

With that, Duobao and Jinling withdrew from the main hall of Biyou Palace.

Meanwhile, inside Qin Hong's secret chamber.

Looking at the tiny drop of Pangu's Heart Blood before him, which contained unparalleled power, Qin Hong made up his mind.

Swallow it!

"Ding! The host has triggered the hidden mission: A powerful backer is the best. The matter was settled before you even knew about it! Reward: the innate ability of the Time Ancestor Witch, twenty Laws of Time."

"Note: Laws of Time can control the flow of time. Each Law of Time can control the passage of five hundred thousand years!" The system gave Qin Hong an explanation!

Huh?

What was going on?

There was even a hidden mission?

Faced with the reward that had suddenly appeared, Qin Hong felt as if it were unreal. He had not done anything at all. He had simply been cultivating quietly, yet he had received a reward?

That was just... incredible!

After taking a closer look, he found that twenty Laws of Time were indeed floating quietly within the system space. Waves of powerful temporal force washed over Qin Hong.

Looking at the Laws of Time before him, Qin Hong temporarily forgot all about swallowing and refining Pangu's Heart Blood.

"Hmm, the innate ability of the Time Ancestor Witch, Laws of Time..."

"Holy shit, Laws of Time!!!"

"Twenty of them!"

Qin Hong had completely lost his mind by then. His little face was filled with delight, and his enormous grin nearly squeezed his big eyes shut.

"One Law of Time can freely control the passage of five hundred thousand years. Does that mean that, as long as I want, I can make a single glance equal five hundred thousand years?"

After holding it in for a long time, Qin Hong finally spoke in delight.

Who cared about hidden missions? Since the reward was already in his hands, he had to make good use of it!

Almost instantly, Qin Hong formed a plan.

What he feared when refining Pangu's Heart Blood was not having enough time. Now that he had the Laws of Time, every problem could be resolved with ease.

Time? It was nothing!

"System, use one Law of Time!"

Qin Hong then gave the system the command.

Boom!

As Qin Hong's words fell, one Law of Time in the system suddenly vanished.

What followed was a mysterious and profound force of law that instantly poured into Qin Hong's primordial spirit and merged into every part of his body.

Qin Hong could clearly feel that at that moment, he was the emperor of time, the one and only emperor.

As long as he wished it, he could turn seas into mulberry fields, or return mulberry fields to seas.

That was the terror of the Laws of Time!