"Then again, it was hard to say who had truly struck it lucky."
Although Ye Tian had never heard of the Inkstone of No Return, a treasure that could fool even him could hardly be anything ordinary.
"Legend had it that the Inkstone of No Return contained a Small World within it. Unlike the Small Worlds opened by other Great Daos, this kind of Small World was truly connected to the cycles of reincarnation outside and could nurture a Heavenly Dao of its own."
Shen slowly explained it to Ye Tian.
"So this Inkstone of No Return was essentially equivalent to a Small World?"
Ye Tian asked.
"Not only that. You could use it to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, even to comprehend true reincarnation. And the flow of time within it could be altered according to its owner's cultivation."
"Alter the flow of time?"
Ye Tian froze. If one's cultivation was high enough, would hiding inside it not truly allow one to live forever, imperishable and undying?
"This so-called alteration of time merely made it move a little faster or a little slower. It was impossible to keep it frozen forever."
Shen poured a basin of cold water over Ye Tian's head, immediately snapping him awake.
"Then could the golden statue be stored inside this inkstone?"
"Given that Ghost County King's arrogant nature, it should be inside. Even the Ghost Emperor had failed to recognize the Inkstone of No Return. In his eyes, likely no one in this world besides himself could identify it. Besides, the golden statue could not be stored just anywhere. Keeping it within an entire world was the most appropriate method possible."
"Then how did you know?"
"Do you remember the member of my same clan you met before? I might not excel at other things,