The Ancient God left with the Holy Spirit Universe Crystal.
His conversation with Mu Qing before departing had given Mu Qing a great deal of information.
A flicker of excitement rose in Mu Qing's heart. This was simply a village appearing beyond the willows' shade and bright flowers—he had thought he would have to follow in Time Sovereign's footsteps to learn how to resist the Time Curse.
Yet the Ancient God had brought him astonishing news: once the World Serpent clan's innate ability surpassed its ordinary limits, it too could ignore the curse of the River of Time!
But Mu Qing soon began to worry again.
A World Serpent ability beyond ordinary limits was likely the next tier recorded in the Starry Sky Book, yet advancing it required a full ten thousand golden light clusters!
Mu Qing could not even gather a thousand golden light clusters at present. As for amassing ten thousand, who knew what year or month that would be?
Still, the World Serpent ability had given Mu Qing hope. Once he gathered ten thousand golden light clusters in the future and pushed the World Serpent ability beyond its limits, he would be immune to the Time Curse. He might even be able to enter and leave the River of Time freely!
Mu Qing secretly let out a breath. As far as he was concerned, the problem of the Time Curse was more or less solved.
At worst, he would simply spend enough time gathering those ten thousand golden light clusters.
Of course, Ming Xuan did not possess the World Serpent ability, so Mu Qing would not give up on seeking the relics left behind by Time Sovereign.
After all, the power of time was hailed as an invincible force. If there truly was a way to become