Set into the wall behind the Stone Platform was a huge Dark-Gold Metal Plate, its intricate patterns resembling both a map and the hub of a Formation.
Lin Xiao trembled with excitement. "A treasure from the Ancient Heavenly Court's collection, sealed within the Instant Eternity Secret Art!"
The myna bird's eyes lit up, while Chi You stared fixedly at the mass of Chaos Currents.
Fang Chen quickly calmed down. Those treasures were not important to him. His first priority was the Tear of Time.
He noticed a tightly shut side door on the other side. Glowing patterns covered it, and a richer, purer pulse of the Power of Time seeped through its seams, carrying a rhythm like that of the Tear of Time.
"There!"
Fang Chen pointed at the side door.
They carefully skirted the Crystal Ball and approached the door. The closer they got, the greater the strain on the Time Bell became as it maintained their acceleration. Fang Chen fed it more Heaven and Earth Origin.
Just as they were about to reach the door, Lin Xiao looked at everything around them, eternally still, then at the Time Bell hastening their passage through time. A terrifying thought flashed through his mind, draining the color from his face.
"Wait, Daoist Friend Fang Chen!"
Lin Xiao abruptly grabbed Fang Chen, terror in his voice. "There's something we overlooked!"
Fang Chen stopped. "What?"
Pointing at the accelerated sphere of light and the motionless scene around them, Lin Xiao said hoarsely, "Time inside the Secret Hall has nearly stopped. What we're spending is our own accelerated, subjective time!"
He swallowed hard. "Say ten thousand years pass in this Secret Hall. Many years might pass in the normal world outside as well, but time in here will have barely moved. When we leave